Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch, compared to Classic, PS and portable HD

2010-08-22 Thread Dura
firedog;570544 Wrote: Dura, give the Touch some time. Our brains get used to a certain sound, and when we change a component we often (subconsciously) don't like the sound b/c it is different, and our reference sound is the sound we are used to. Try listening only to the Touch for a few

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch, compared to Classic, PS and portable HD

2010-08-22 Thread Amauta
NewBuyer;570180 Wrote: Oh yeah, the SB3 also makes you sterile. Is that a fact? -- Amauta SqueezeboxServer 7.5.1 on Qnap TS-119. 3x Squeezebox2, 1 Squeezebox Classic, 2x BOOM - excellent sound!, One little RED Radio 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/Squeezebox_II/)

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch, compared to Classic, PS and portable HD

2010-08-22 Thread Phil Leigh
Amauta;571042 Wrote: Is that a fact? Yes. Everything on this forum is true. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch, compared to Classic, PS and portable HD

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
Phil Leigh;571047 Wrote: Yes. Everything on this forum is true. The forum is a part if internet and everything on the internet is also true. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted amps

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] No connection??

2010-08-22 Thread EddieV
Hallo Garym, Thanks, I will ask for the uninstall. Yesterday evening I was checking my Controller again to see if I might have missed something. I came across the option Install new release. I already had the latest but I reinstalled nevertheless just to check if this would work. Well, it

[SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread Harmoniousdistortion
First post! I've been using the Classic for over a year and have had good experiences so far. Recently, I bought a Touch because I'm starting to require 88.2 and 96 kHz playback. I use a Harmony 700 remote. The graphics and display of the Touch are quite nice but I was quite disappointed that

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread lrossouw
When playing in sync the stream is transcoded to format that can be handled by the weakest player in the sync group. Thus if you sync a Touch and a Classic all 48khz tracks will be transcoded to 48khz. In your case music is not playing at all. Possibly due to: - customisation in your

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] No connection??

2010-08-22 Thread garym
EddieV;571067 Wrote: Hallo Garym, Thanks, I will ask for the uninstall. Yesterday evening I was checking my Controller again to see if I might have missed something. I came across the option Install new release. I already had the latest but I reinstalled nevertheless just to check if

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to refresh itunes library

2010-08-22 Thread tullace
That was what I needed. Thanks! -- tullace tullace's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39784 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81396

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread Harmoniousdistortion
lrossouw;571074 Wrote: When playing in sync the stream is transcoded to format that can be handled by the weakest player in the sync group. Thus if you sync a Touch and a Classic all 48khz tracks will be transcoded to 48khz. Thanks for the response Lewis! I have experimented with disabling

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread Harmoniousdistortion
Mnyb;571079 Wrote: Don't do any custom file type settings these are not neccesary mowday's If you want to be sure that transcoding work's . Yes in a sync group every player gets the same stream (how else to sync ?) so the server tries to provide 24/48 for all players. This normally

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Universal remote controls SB3 but not Touch

2010-08-22 Thread peterw
808htfan;570983 Wrote: Anyone w/ ideas about why it might work w/ an SB3 but not SB2? Why what would work? Isn't paltomare merely saying that he got a 3rd-party remote to work with SB2/SB3, whereas 808htfan is talking about the fact that MySqueezebox.com doesn't let you choose to have it

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread lrossouw
Harmoniousdistortion;571082 Wrote: Thanks for the response Lewis! I have experimented with disabling sox for FLAC when streaming WAV and so on. By adjusting the settings, I've been able to get both players to play back at downsampled to 44.1 or 48kHz rates or with the Touch playing

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
Have a look at his thread. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77705 re universal remotes, the Touch does not have the JVC remote codes that SB3 can use in parallel with it's own codes, this is why surprisingly many universal remotes works with SB3 or BOOM without any effort .

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Analogue vs. digital outs

2010-08-22 Thread Howard Turkster
Thanks for the feedback in this thread. It was very helpful. I've had my Touch now for two weeks and it was everything I was hoping for (and more). Has really revolutionized my home listening experience. I hadn't even been using my system for a while and now I'm listening almost daily. And

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] URLs of 192k bitrate internet streams?

2010-08-22 Thread OppfinnarJocke
toby10;569106 Wrote: I'd suggest even a better way to get MANY 192k or higher URL's. - Install the ShoutCast App - change ShoutCast settings --- set bitrate limit to 192k --- set sort order to highest bitrate Now anything you find within ShoutCast, through any means of searching or

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread Harmoniousdistortion
Thanks for the response guys... Really appreciated! Unfortunately, a solution can't be found for what I want. The Other Players plugin sounds interesting and I did read up on it but it doesn't sound suitable. I'll either sell my Touch and buy a Transporter or consider some other plugins. Is it

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the wireless bridge feature been added yet to the touch?

2010-08-22 Thread TurnipMan
I bought one of these for my mum, plus an ASROCK ION as a vortex box. I have to say I just assumed the wireless bridging would work. It would be nice to place the server near the Touch but it can go next to the router. Not ideal. Will this come as an update in the near future or should I look

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] URLs of 192k bitrate internet streams?

2010-08-22 Thread toby10
OppfinnarJocke;571142 Wrote: Are these settings supposed to stick, somehow? On my Duet Controller it clicking on the 192k or higher bitrate moves to an empty page. I thought this was a setting that could be ticked. Not...? It should stick, it does on mine. I don't have a Duet or

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the wireless bridge feature been added yet to the touch?

2010-08-22 Thread Dura
TurnipMan;571160 Wrote: I bought one of these for my mum, plus an ASROCK ION as a vortex box. I have to say I just assumed the wireless bridging would work. It would be nice to place the server near the Touch but it can go next to the router. Not ideal. Will this come as an update in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-22 Thread millerlitescott
I loaded some music on an 8gig thumb drive and while it worked fine I did not like the sound quality for some reason. I could not listen to the thumb drive sourced music. I ejected it and pulled it out. YMMV. Scott -- millerlitescott

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the wireless bridge feature been added yet to the touch?

2010-08-22 Thread TurnipMan
Sadly not the model I bought; because I was wrongly assuming that the Touch did bridging like my SB3. -- TurnipMan TurnipMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9739 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the wireless bridge feature been added yet to the touch?

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
TurnipMan;571187 Wrote: Sadly not the model I bought; because I was wrongly assuming that the Touch did bridging like my SB3. To many SB3 functions omitted by it's successor and replacement. But they just fixed: The fixed volume at 100% in 7.6b And the reordering of menu's also in 7.6b

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] WiFiRemote possible with Touch+USBdisk

2010-08-22 Thread Konzales
Hi, Is their any possibility to control the Touch via a normal WinXP? My separate server consumes to much power, so I would like to change to Touch internal server, but I am used to control the music from my Laptop. -- Konzales

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playlist limit

2010-08-22 Thread szhjcn
Thanks for that. Easy when you know how :-) Are there any recommended limits? Running the server on a QNAP TS-659 -- szhjcn szhjcn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17078 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] WiFiRemote possible with Touch+USBdisk

2010-08-22 Thread garym
Konzales;571217 Wrote: Hi, Is their any possibility to control the Touch via a normal WinXP? My separate server consumes to much power, so I would like to change to Touch internal server, but I am used to control the music from my Laptop. yes. I doing it right now! download SqueezePlay

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] WiFiRemote possible with Touch+USBdisk

2010-08-22 Thread snarlydwarf
Konzales;571217 Wrote: Hi, Is their any possibility to control the Touch via a normal WinXP? My separate server consumes to much power, so I would like to change to Touch internal server, but I am used to control the music from my Laptop. using SqueezePlay on the Windows machine. yes.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Analogue vs. digital outs

2010-08-22 Thread dogsnadgers
Glad you are happy Howard, I think it is a great bit of kit. Dave -- dogsnadgers dogsnadgers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34782 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Japanese characters not displaying correctly

2010-08-22 Thread Konzales
Unfortunately I already had the same problem with the Controller. It looks like their are not so many people using German and Asian language and have deeper knowledge regarding Squeezebox. However, if anybody finds a solution I am also still interested -- Konzales

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playlist limit

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
Is it the QNAP 659 with a dual core atom CPU ? Just try something 2000 isch . As a benchmark I have a slower machine it has a 1,2gHZ VIA-EPIA CPU . It handles this quite ok I have 4000 songs as limit. But it somewhat depends on what players you have or how long you want to wait on the web-UI

[SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon drops SB Touch -- why?

2010-08-22 Thread johnny baby
Howdy all, I was just curious if anybody out there knows why Amazon.com has essentially dropped the SB Touch. On their site, they do show links to other sellers, but they're no longer directly selling the Touch themselves. A week or two ago there was a notice on the site, basically saying, We

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How much would you pay for a Touch Wall Mount?

2010-08-22 Thread RussellMrgn
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80231 Question:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How much would you pay for a Touch Wall Mount?

2010-08-22 Thread MrC
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread lrossouw
All you need is a better control of the touch right? It seems overkill to use the classic to control the touch in this way. If you want to commssion someone why not just commission them to fix what is wrong about the touch for you? I think all they would need to do is add a few IR codes to the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon drops SB Touch -- why?

2010-08-22 Thread iPhone
Because in the States they are exclusively available on the Logitech Website only. I have heard it will be the same in other countries also. If you want one better order it now if its still available locally. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-22 Thread Kal Rubinson
ralphpnj;570636 Wrote: As we await the Stereophile and TAS reviews perhaps we can amuse ourselves with a little guessing game of what each review might contain. I'll go first. Stereophile: 1) They will give the Touch a favorable review and say that it is big step up from the SB

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Universal remote controls SB3 but not Touch

2010-08-22 Thread 808htfan
peterw;571102 Wrote: Why what would work? Isn't paltomare merely saying that he got a 3rd-party remote to work with SB2/SB3, whereas 808htfan is talking about the fact that MySqueezebox.com doesn't let you choose to have it ignore IR codes? I can't think of any good reason that an SB3 would

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon drops SB Touch -- why?

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
iPhone;571289 Wrote: Because in the States they are exclusively available on the Logitech Website only. I have heard it will be the same in other countries also. If you want one better order it now if its still available locally. Where did you here that ? The logitech sites are completely

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Classic in sync, can't play high-rez music!

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
You find the Touch slower browsing artists ? it has acceleraration if you keep the arrow key pushed , and it can jump to letters, I tried with V that was instant ? Album view with picture can be a little slower. But the jump to letters function works here too, then it's also instant. Are your

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon drops SB Touch -- why?

2010-08-22 Thread Goodsounds
There was some speculation and discussion about this in an earlier thread. One person wondered if maybe a model transition was in the works. Most (all?) retailers don't much care what they carry, so long as customers are buying. I wonder if Logitech dropped Amazon for Squeeze products rather

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Universal remote controls SB3 but not Touch

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
808htfan;571295 Wrote: My question is exactly why the ^^above^^ works when my SB2 is connected to SBS, but not when connected to mysqueezebox.com? I'm wondering if anyone might have any ideas as to why my SB2 won't ignore the Touch's (Slim Devices) remote codes when connected to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the wireless bridge feature been added yet to the touch?

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
peterw;571283 Wrote: IR Blasting is not as fully featured on Touch, and probably won't be: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=514451postcount=4 Ok ir-blaster to ,check -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Universal remote controls SB3 but not Touch

2010-08-22 Thread 808htfan
Mnyb;571310 Wrote: They are two different servers, so precisely like home you can have two different set off settings. mysqueezebox.com seems to have a limited set of settings compared to the local server that's your problem :-/ As the old slim players work ,they are really slim so

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Universal remote controls SB3 but not Touch

2010-08-22 Thread Mnyb
808htfan;571312 Wrote: What I don't understand is why krochat's SB3 will ignore the IR commands while connected to mysqueezebox.com but my SB2 won't. Are you relly conected mysb.com ? listening to internet radio is easy with the local server, just choosing a radio channel wont conect you to