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

2012-12-09 Thread fastcooler
Hello, does it works with Calyx DAC using XMOS and ESS Sabre 9018 ? Thanks fastcooler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58406 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch "music folder" access very slow

2012-12-09 Thread garym
aubuti wrote: > What are the hardware specs on the Tranquil and the old desktop? The > scan times are dramatically different, so if the old desktop doesn't > have equally dramatically better hardware then it would seem that you > may have configuration issues on your Tranquil, either with the > h

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch "music folder" access very slow

2012-12-09 Thread ChipMonk
aubuti wrote: > What are the hardware specs on the Tranquil and the old desktop? The Tranquil BBS2 Server is WHS 2011 on Intel Atom D510MO, 1.66GHz, 2-core 4GB RAM, no antivirus. Windows explorer works just fine both through Remote Desktop or Network Share on this machine. The "old desktop" tes

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch "music folder" access very slow

2012-12-09 Thread garym
ChipMonk wrote: > The Tranquil BBS2 Server is WHS 2011 on Intel Atom D510MO, 1.66GHz, > 2-core 4GB RAM, no antivirus. Windows explorer works just fine both > through Remote Desktop or Network Share on this machine. The "old > desktop" test system is Win7 x64, Athlon 2.2GHz 2-core 4200+, 4 GB RAM,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch "music folder" access very slow

2012-12-09 Thread aubuti
I'm stumped, too. The old desktop only has a little more juice than the Tranquil, but much faster scans. I want to say it's probably a WHS issue, but that's only because I don't know anything at all about WHS. And because the other difference with garym's scan times (which are around the minor dif

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread Saturn94
garym wrote: > there are ways to do it, but the most straightforward way is to have > itunes on your PC. I have it on my PC, but I only use if for > transferring music to my iphones/ipods/ipads. You can have this and > use it and it won't interfere with your LMS. And although there is a way > t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread pippin
Yes, you can opt out of that on installation. pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97366 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread garym
Saturn94 wrote: > You touched on one of my concerns about installing iTunes. I'm > concerned that it will "take over" my music file system. The way I have > my music and LMS set up right now works well for me and I don't want > that messed up. > > Would it be a simple process to load iTunes wi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?

2012-12-09 Thread dufferdan
It sounds to me like you are using the volume control on the Touch to control the volume from your amp. Is this correct? If so, I would look to set the volume control on the Touch at 100% and play it through the pre-amp, using that as a volume control. Because the Touch has digital volume, not ana

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?

2012-12-09 Thread garym
dufferdan wrote: > It sounds to me like you are using the volume control on the Touch to > control the volume from your amp. Is this correct? If so, I would look > to set the volume control on the Touch at 100% and play it through the > pre-amp, using that as a volume control. Because the Touch h

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread Saturn94
pippin wrote: > Yes, you can opt out of that on installation. garym wrote: > yes. and after installed, go to PREFERENCES > ADVANCED and somewhere > related to music library there are a bunch of settings. Uncheck a lot of > these things (related to organize music files automatically, deleting, >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread garym
Saturn94 wrote: > Thanks guys. > > If I decide I'd really like to load music on my iPad, I'll give iTunes a > try. Of course I could just stick with taking my Sansa Clip with me > when I travel. Being so small it would't be a big deal to take it and > my iPad along. > > That said, I can see t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch "music folder" access very slow

2012-12-09 Thread ChipMonk
aubuti wrote: > I don't suppose you'd like to try installing VBA or some other Linux on > the Tranquil? Especially with no guarantees whatsoever that it would > improve performance substantially. I'm sure that Linux on the Tranquil would be a good solution, or at least improve things, but I'm g

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?

2012-12-09 Thread Wombat
I just lately realized that my Transporters digital volume control prevents the hard clipping of intersample overs when i use it at my normal volume setting, mostly below -8dB. If i interpret my readings correctly a nearly clipped signal can create peaks after analog conversation up to +6dB. When

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?

2012-12-09 Thread Mnyb
Wombat wrote: > I just lately realized that my Transporters digital volume control > prevents the hard clipping of intersample overs when i use it at my > normal volume setting, mostly below -8dB. > If i interpret my readings correctly a nearly clipped signal can create > peaks after analog conv

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread Saturn94
garym wrote: > I occasionally download songs from amazon. not a problem. And I can play > them in itunes if I wish. And itunes store no longer sells songs with > DRM (the file protection that can limit your use of the songs). I think > you're being a bit too paranoid about installing itunes. Don

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?

2012-12-09 Thread Wombat
Mnyb wrote: > So by DAC side you mean both the internal and some arbirary external DAC > , as you say it opens up a plethora of different possibilities depending > on how the DAC is designed . > Hopefully most sane DAC's can take signals that is the full word length > for a couple of consecutive

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread Saturn94
Just tried a test mp3 download from Amazon to my iPad. No go. Apparently I can save it on the cloud player but cannot download it to an iPad. I guess they want you to buy their tablet! Saturn94's Profile: http://forums.s

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?

2012-12-09 Thread Mnyb
Wombat wrote: > Yes, thats how i mean it. > Never realized that myself. My older DAC based on BB PCM63k had for sure > more audible clipping on overcompressed recordings. I often heard that > when my tweeters puked. I noticed it became less when i switched to the > Transporter. Since i used its b

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch considered lower SQ than CD player on a high-end system?

2012-12-09 Thread garym
Mnyb wrote: > The new benchmark sure looks interesting . yes it does. If my Transporter died, it would be high on my list to mate with a TOUCH in my main system. garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread garym
Saturn94 wrote: > Just tried a test mp3 download from Amazon to my iPad. No go. > Apparently I can save it on the cloud player but cannot download it to > an iPad. I guess they want you to buy their tablet! nope. you're probably doing it wrong. I'm not sure you're understanding the relationsh

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread Saturn94
garym wrote: > nope. you're probably doing it wrong. I'm not sure you're understanding > the relationship of song files, databases that organize these files > (like itunes, winamp, LMS, etc.) and how different things access these > files. You don't download the amazon mp3 directly to the ipad.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-09 Thread garym
Saturn94 wrote: > You are correct, my understanding of how this all works is limited, but > I've learned quote a bit recently in this thread alone. ;) > > I appreciate the clarification. I'm still adjusting to the differences > between using my iPad and my Windows based laptop. As I mentioned

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

2012-12-09 Thread agentsmith
I just want to shout out that this Enhanced Digital Output App works like a charm with my dCS Debussy. I bought a brand new Touch and the first thing I did after opening the package is to install this app, and it one of those rare moment when something worked the first time, right out of the box.