Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Some iPlayer content not working.

2015-01-15 Thread majones
anotherbob wrote: I can't get on-demand content from R1, R1X, R2, or 6Music. All give me the reset by local host error. Under more info they all show 96k WMA. I can get R3, R4 R4X all of which show 128k AAC. (I tried the BBC Asian Service out of interest and I couldn't get that either.) I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Surprise!Touch decoding sounds better...

2015-01-15 Thread Eric Seaberg
garym wrote: My position is that unless something is wrong with one's system, there should be NO audible difference between the two methods. (yes, I've tried it both ways back when this sort of discussion began) I've been in the recording biz since 1971, having worked in all areas of it in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Surprise!Touch decoding sounds better...

2015-01-15 Thread garym
Eric Seaberg wrote: I've been in the recording biz since 1971, having worked in all areas of it in Hollywood, Burbank, etc. In the 'pro industry', there is now talk of hard-drives actually changing the sound of digitally recorded audio, and it has to do with jitter that is acquired because

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Surprise!Touch decoding sounds better...

2015-01-15 Thread Apesbrain
Eric Seaberg wrote: I've been in the recording biz since 1971 ... In the 'pro industry', there is now talk of hard-drives actually changing the sound of digitally recorded audio ... It effects those of us that create what you're buying... MUSIC! garym, you are being way too kind. I call

[SlimDevices: Touch] Problem with Spotify on Squeezebox Touch

2015-01-15 Thread john lennon
Here's my problem: The mixes of many Spotify songs I hear on my Squeezebox Touch are really weird. For example, on some Dean Martin Reprise material, it seems like the instruments are mixed way down low, as if they were trying to create a near a capella mix. On The Byrds' Mr Tambourine Man, the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Some iPlayer content not working.

2015-01-15 Thread anotherbob
majones wrote: I don't have an answer, but it may help you to narrow your options to know that like you I find that R1, R1X, R2, R6 and Asian play as 96kbps WMA. But they all play fine on my SB devices, including Radios that run the BBCiPlayer applet. I'm in the UK. Thanks for your response.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Some iPlayer content not working.

2015-01-15 Thread castalla
anotherbob wrote: Thanks for your response. I have the applet's stream setting at Highest Bitrate, but even if I set that to WMA my devices won't play on-demand from the stations I listed. It makes no difference if I use mysqueezebox.com or LMS on my PC. All the stations play OK on my PC

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] help please re version 7.9 software

2015-01-15 Thread Fizbin
There is a 7.8 firmware for the touch. I don't know if it's official or not but it works great for me, in conjunction with the 7.8 server. Fizbin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58734 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Problem with Spotify on Squeezebox Touch

2015-01-15 Thread Mnyb
You have not simply inverted the phase of one of channels on your stereo ? And listen to mono versions of some of these older songs ? Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Some iPlayer content not working.

2015-01-15 Thread anotherbob
bpa wrote: That issues was in October - fixes were found and things have moved on. This is a new but associated issue. I still have this problem with on-demand. I can get R3/R4/R4X/R5L but not R1/R1X/R2/R6M. A fellow user says he's not experiencing difficulties, but he's in mainland