Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any 'Audiophile' using an SBT instead of their hi-end CD Player or Transport?

2012-11-03 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: > But was it an analog input to the amp? So different DACs with possibly > different signal levels? Yes we are discussion digital,input to the same DAC . Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.ph

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any 'Audiophile' using an SBT instead of their hi-end CD Player or Transport?

2012-11-03 Thread Julf
congole wrote: > same amp & speakers, same cables, even same input on my amp)... But was it an analog input to the amp? So different DACs with possibly different signal levels? Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Windows RT PlayTo a Touch?

2012-11-03 Thread Snurt
Mike Sargent wrote: > On my Windows Surface RT, I can select music, hit Play To, select one of > my Touches, and it tries to play but fails. The Touch shows the song > title and artist, but won't play due to an HTTP not-authorized error > (sort of hard to see as the error is behind the big Play i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any 'Audiophile' using an SBT instead of their hi-end CD Player or Transport?

2012-11-03 Thread congole
stop-spinning wrote: > ...and getting good if not better results? > > I personally always wondered why a CD player should sound better than an > SBT, because an SBT does not have any moving parts or spinning disks to > worry about. But if you don't take the greatest of care when it comes to > ri

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any 'Audiophile' using an SBT instead of their hi-end CD Player or Transport?

2012-11-03 Thread Mnyb
JohnB wrote: > My understanding is that if you are using the digital output from > Windows PC with the default soundcard then the sound is probably > compromised by the messing about that Windows kernel does. This is > certainly the case with Windows XP, though with Windows 7 you can set > the de

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any 'Audiophile' using an SBT instead of their hi-end CD Player or Transport?

2012-11-03 Thread JohnB
stop-spinning wrote: > I have a friend I am trying to convince that his hi-end CD player should > not be better than a good computer based music source - and so far - the > CD player wins bringing more dimensionality to the sound, whereas so > far, the ripped equivalent sound flat in comparison.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any 'Audiophile' using an SBT instead of their hi-end CD Player or Transport?

2012-11-03 Thread Mnyb
Try a blind test seriously ? And re volume 100% disable replay gain/smart gain it lowers the volume in comparison !! I think this is a common cause for miss understanding this is obvious with modern loudness war pop the volume gets > -10dB lower . But with a good quality recording replay gain in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any 'Audiophile' using an SBT instead of their hi-end CD Player or Transport?

2012-11-03 Thread garym
stop-spinning wrote: > I have a friend I am trying to convince that his hi-end CD player should > not be better than a good computer based music source - and so far - the > CD player wins bringing more dimensionality to the sound, whereas so > far, the ripped equivalent sound flat in comparison.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any 'Audiophile' using an SBT instead of their hi-end CD Player or Transport?

2012-11-03 Thread stop-spinning
I have a friend I am trying to convince that his hi-end CD player should not be better than a good computer based music source - and so far - the CD player wins bringing more dimensionality to the sound, whereas so far, the ripped equivalent sound flat in comparison. Perhaps I am ripping them wro

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] mysqueezebox.com problems (UK)

2012-11-03 Thread Gabathuler
I have the same Problem in Switzerland. When i starting my local server on my pc, then working my toutch. Gabathuler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57895 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevic

[SlimDevices: Touch] Windows RT PlayTo a Touch?

2012-11-03 Thread Mike Sargent
On my Windows Surface RT, I can select music, hit Play To, select one of my Touches, and it tries to play but fails. The Touch shows the song title and artist, but won't play due to an HTTP not-authorized error (sort of hard to see as the error is behind the big Play icon). It looks like this is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] mysqueezebox.com problems (UK)

2012-11-03 Thread Mardler
Yup, if you're in the UK, that's it. BTW, US member Squeezeit has been most helpful on the thread above. I started this one because I somewhat derailed that one. Mardler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

[SlimDevices: Touch] Screensaver no longer working?

2012-11-03 Thread the nightfly
A few days ago, we had a power failure which knocked off power to my Touch. When the power came back on, most things on the Touch seemed to work OK, but I find the digital clock no longer comes on when I turn off the "power"; instead, it just defaults to a blank screen. I checked the Settings/Scre

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch: Listening to radio without mysqueezebox.com

2012-11-03 Thread pjzzz
Supertramp wrote: > Thanks BPA. > > Did some further tests and discovered that if you put the as m3u stored > radio station URLs in a Playlists folder on the memory card and stick > the card in the SBT, then the embedded server starts scanning the > stations. After that, it is possible to Switch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput

2012-11-03 Thread Man in a van
Just plugged MyDac one straight into my Touch, EDO applet, plays 192 flac, sounds OK. One needs to check the little switch on the back is set to USB2 and perhaps restart the Touch a couple of times. Result! Ronnie. Man i