verycd;661290 Wrote:
Thank you, Mnyb.
If I set the volume at 100% on the Touch (not the fixed maximum
volume) and select smart gain, will the touch still be able to
adjust the volume automatically?
Yes provided you have replay gain tags in your files.
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You want to see the
verycd;661272 Wrote:
It is said that the volume control in the Touch is manipulated digitally
before line level out. I am wondering, when the analogue line out is in
use, if it is better to keep the volume on the Touch in the middle
(default, I guess) and control volume via
All gone at £150, back to normal suppliers at £180 plus postage.
Thanks for the heads up, I snaffled one of the last four remaining last
night!
Cheers,
John.
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Thanks, John.
I will try to reboot or sync using winSCP. Guess I can just re-edit it
if I don't like the result.
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Mnyb;661326 Wrote:
Why not blind test those nordost cables to ;) an ok but avarege troll
attempt meh
I'm sorry mate, but I don't know what you mean.
I have realised, though, that I have called myself a cynic but have
Nordost interconnects!
In my defence they only cost me 70 quid used, and
Daverz;661348 Wrote:
Yes, I've encountered this problem with the Touch when switching between
sample rates. Some DACs do not mute the sound when switching between
sample rates, so you end up with these popping noises.
Correct - it's a feature of some DAC's unfortunately. The Touch is
muffle the sound ??? Sorry, but I have to laugh.
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jhnpennington;661372 Wrote:
All gone at £150, back to normal suppliers at £180 plus postage.
Thanks for the heads up, I snaffled one of the last four remaining last
night!
Cheers,
John.
Bugger. Missed it.
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The stereophile measurements for the SBT suggest it is really very well
engineered. It probably should not be a surprise that it sounds good. I
am gradually coming round to the view that
1 competently designed digital source components are pretty good these
days.
2 the difference between
Ron Olsen;661387 Wrote:
muffle the sound ??? Sorry, but I have to laugh.
OK, if you prefer a lengthier exposition, they emphasize bass, whilst
simultaneously rolling off the treble, with a congested midband and
restricted dynamics.
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Me too. Doh!
Does this hint that there may be a refresh or update of the Touch, or
just a mid-cycle promotion to boost sales/clear inventory?
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t-chok;640226 Wrote:
I originally had a SB Classic connected to my stereo system in my family
room. I then also bought a SB Touch for my kitchen and needed powered
speakers. After much researching on the web, I chose the Audioengine
A2's. I've had them up and running for about 9 months
jhnpennington;661400 Wrote:
OK, if you prefer a lengthier exposition, they emphasize bass, whilst
simultaneously rolling off the treble, with a congested midband and
restricted dynamics.
That's how they sound to you.
I can absolutely assure you that whilst a cable IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
Phil Leigh;661406 Wrote:
That's how they sound to you.
I can absolutely assure you that whilst a cable IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
THINGS IT IS CONNECTED TO can definitely roll-off/boost the treble
and/or roll-off/boost the bass, it can't actually restrict dynamics
or make the midband
turbot fiend;661401 Wrote:
Me too. Doh!
Does this hint that there may be a refresh or update of the Touch, or
just a mid-cycle promotion to boost sales/clear inventory?
It could well hint at an updated version, as many other retailers are
out of stock as well. I was just frightened that
jhnpennington;661412 Wrote:
Yes, I do realize that, but was trying to keep to subjective aural
assessments on a hi-fi forum.
Cheers
John
:-)
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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) - Audiolense
Phil Leigh;661406 Wrote:
That's how they sound to you.
I can absolutely assure you that whilst a cable IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
THINGS IT IS CONNECTED TO can definitely roll-off/boost the treble
and/or roll-off/boost the bass, it can't actually restrict dynamics
or make the midband
jhnpennington;661416 Wrote:
It could well hint at an updated version, as many other retailers are
out of stock as well. I was just frightened that they would stop
production completely, as any viable alternatives cost a lot more
money.
In March, I got two radio on amazon.de for 105euro each
Woke up this morning, went downstairs powered the receiver and pressed
the touch and music! its working not sure why but all the
stations/spotify are working perfectly, sounds good too. Tried both the
digital and RCA connectors and i think the digital connection sounds
marginally better (going
Phil Leigh;661378 Wrote:
Correct - it's a feature of some DAC's unfortunately. The Touch is
behaving correctly. There are plenty of DAC's that are engineered
properly to handle sample rate changes gracefully.
There IS a workaround (that I use for other reasons) which is to use
SOX to
not all NAS can run the SBS software needed ,check the 3rd party
hardware forum for which mini servers plug computers and nas boxes that
are in use ( vortexbox seems optimal as pluganplay for this ).
It can actually be more struggle to use a NAS than installing som low
power pc with a random
Coolio,
I just bought a SB Touch - and I am not able to get iPeng on my iPad to
find the tiny SBS.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that the tinySBS would appear
on iPeng just like the PC based SBS or my squeezebox.com do, but it
does not.
Since the purpose of getting the Touch was to
If you don't have a USB drive connected TinySBS is not running and the
Touch will be connected to MySB.
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pippin's
OK, some more info:
I don't fully understand the part with the text-based list, iPeng
should always have artwork when using Spotify, even when you use
Logitech's Spotify support.
Another aspect is that the 3rd party Spotify plugin (Spotify Premium)
is superior to Logitech's implementation (which
Thanks, Phil,
I guess no facts can be communicated without being said in one way
or another. My barbarian ears can't tell the difference between
different volume settings so the facts were not heard but heard about.
That is way I was asking.
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verycd
In my Touch set-up, I adjust the volume of my Pre (Emotiva USP-1) to a
level that is comfortable (ie: about the most I would possibly want)
with the Touch volume set at/near 100%. I then use the remote for the
Touch as a trim to adjust for those momentary needs to adjust the
volume from a
Curt962;661535 Wrote:
In my Touch set-up, I adjust the volume of my Pre (Emotiva USP-1) to a
level that is comfortable (ie: about the most I would possibly want)
with the Touch volume set at/near 100%. I then use the remote for the
Touch as a trim to adjust for those momentary needs to
Been listening to something over the last couple of days, knew the SB3
supply could be improved on, but the stock Touch switcher? Naa.
uhm..yes it can.
Clean linear power supply can do it.
Dont groan.. :)
I wouldn't put pen to paper if it wasn't something special.
What I'm using is a two box,
I have several SB Touch units and find them very useful in applications
around the house, ranging from high end systems to kitchen radio type
applications connected to powered speakers.
On my own systems, I run the Touch into a good DAC, but In my wife's
small library, in the interest of
I look forward to hearing more about this.
jc
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Yes, I am intrigued. Keep us posted.
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aubuti;661171 Wrote:
or (b) do a quick left-to-right swipe and boom, you're right back at the
home menu. One more button press and it's off.
I was going to say... You're one swipe away from the power button.
Hardly worth worrying about.
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Since the 7.6 updates my SB Touch really worked a lot better and more
stable. Yesterday during music playback there was a sudden poof crash
and the SB did a restart. Then it prompted for the 7.6.1-r9486 update.
Now after installation, there are two problems:
1 I cannot access my music folder,
The SB touch has been performing more stable and there are almost no
problems any more for me to use it. It generally stays online and I
don't have to keep restarting the samba server. Yeaah!
One issue that remains is working with playlists.
I'd like one option in the more (+) menu which would
Yes playlistmanager plugin does this and more, but ofcourse a real
server is needed as the limited one on the Touch itself does not run
any plugins
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