Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Cannot Connect To Media Server Or Squeezebox.com

2013-08-24 Thread toby10
Call Vonage support. Ask them how/why this is happening and how to prevent it from happening again. ;) Their equipment, their service, their problem. toby10's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Cannot Connect To Media Server Or Squeezebox.com

2013-08-24 Thread jdt7385
krochat wrote: I can help debug further, but need the complete configuration of your network - a) what's plugged into what, including manufacturer and model number b) what's connected wirelessly, including manufacturer and model number c) If possible, the IP and Gateway (or DNS)

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Cannot Connect To Media Server Or Squeezebox.com

2013-08-24 Thread jdt7385
jimbobvfr400 wrote: I'm guessing the Vonage router also has DHCP enabled, it may be that disabling DHCP on the Vonage will break something else but should certainly fix this issue. I'm not at all familiar with the Vonage so no idea what it does or how it works. Sent from my Nexus 7

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Cannot Connect To Media Server Or Squeezebox.com

2013-08-24 Thread jdt7385
toby10 wrote: Call Vonage support. Ask them how/why this is happening and how to prevent it from happening again. ;) Their equipment, their service, their problem. Toby, I think you are right. I have indicated to my reply to Kim that it is appropriate for me to take Vonage's time rather

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will Touch Play in 24/192 mode? Is wired connection better than wireless?

2013-08-24 Thread jdt7385
jimbobvfr400 wrote: The result is the same but yes LMS down samples as necessary (using SOX I believe) Additionally it might be worth mentioning if you have any players synced then the stream will be down sampled to the lowest common denominator of the sync group, so if your touch is

[SlimDevices: Touch] Question for those using SQT with Oppo 105

2013-08-24 Thread gellie
Question for those usinging their 105 to stream music from Mac. I recently downloaded J river for Mac to stream my files(mostly pure Cd rips and 96/24 downloads and of course I tunes apple lossless files) to the 105. I also have a Squeezbox Touch running Logitech Mecia server , which can also

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will Touch Play in 24/192 mode? Is wired connection better than wireless?

2013-08-24 Thread jdt7385
Stratmangler wrote: The Touch is downsampling nothing at all - it does not have the processing capability to perform such a feat. If there is any downsampling taking place then you have the Touch connected to a separate devices running LMS. It's the only way such a thing can occur. LMS is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will Touch Play in 24/192 mode? Is wired connection better than wireless?

2013-08-24 Thread Mnyb
jdt7385 wrote: LMS is running on my computer and Touch is connected wirelessly. No other devices are being utilized. Touch is connected to my McIntosh preamp. Perhaps the downsampling is done by the preamp? The downsampling is done by LMS on your computer , by a utility called SoX that's

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will Touch Play in 24/192 mode? Is wired connection better than wireless?

2013-08-24 Thread jdt7385
Mnyb wrote: The downsampling is done by LMS on your computer , by a utility called SoX that's installed with LMS . This row sampling is very good and if your dac works properly its very unlikely that you will hear any difference , 96k is good enough for human consumption :) OK, that is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will Touch Play in 24/192 mode? Is wired connection better than wireless?

2013-08-24 Thread garym
jdt7385 wrote: OK, that is what Jimbob was trying to tell me, but I was not listening well enough. Yes, I doubt that I would hear the difference between 96k and 192k, although there are those who say that 192k sounds better to them. I do know that the file sizes are a lot bigger for 192k.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will Touch Play in 24/192 mode? Is wired connection better than wireless?

2013-08-24 Thread jdt7385
garym wrote: some say they can hear differences in lossless files that were saved on different hard drives even though the resulting files are exact copies (bit perfect). There is a lot of misinformation among audiophools! And some say the earth is flat. ;-)You'll do very well with

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will Touch Play in 24/192 mode? Is wired connection better than wireless?

2013-08-24 Thread garym
jdt7385 wrote: I printed the article to read later. I am very interested to read the detail but the conclusion is obvious at a glance. Frankly, due to the size of 192 k files, I don't want to have to deal with them unless there is a darn good reason to do so. I am thinking about converting

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Cannot Connect To Media Server Or Squeezebox.com

2013-08-24 Thread krochat
jdt7385 wrote: b. Two Motorola Model VT2442 telephone adapters/routers to connect three telephone lines (VOIP). 1) Download the VT2442 User Guide from http://www2.vonage.com/support/files/pdf/VT2442_UserGuide.pdf 2) For each VT2442, log into the administration interface following the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Cannot Connect To Media Server Or Squeezebox.com

2013-08-24 Thread jdt7385
krochat wrote: To disable DHCP on the VT2442 Vonage routers: 1) Download the VT2442 User Guide from http://www2.vonage.com/support/files/pdf/VT2442_UserGuide.pdf 2) For each VT2442, log into the administration interface following the instructions on page 13. For this to work you'll need

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will Touch Play in 24/192 mode? Is wired connection better than wireless?

2013-08-24 Thread jimbobvfr400
garym wrote: You might take comfort as well that even 24/96 is overkill as compared to redbook CD (16/44.1). A number of tests have shown that when the underlying mastering is the same, listeners can't tell any difference between 16/44.1 and 24/96 or 24/192 in a double blind tests. This