Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] gave up with tinySBS but got improved sound

2010-11-30 Thread Mr_Sukebe
econd rate, look on the bright side, as a digital transport the Touch really is very very good. I've owned a modded Meridian 500 CD transport and believe that the Touch is better, and that's before I added a good linear PSU, which has moved the Touch on even further. -- Mr_Sukebe SB T

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch as standalone

2010-09-02 Thread Mr_Sukebe
gh quality PSU in the near(ish) future. In short, brilliant piece of kit. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe&

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Are there any cheap options for a Better Touch Power Supply?

2010-06-30 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Has anyone here tried a Touch with a TeddyPardo PSU? Any thoughts? -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Suk

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Why does (digital out) sound quality differ between Touch and Duet?

2010-06-08 Thread Mr_Sukebe
poll asking whether Touch owners believe that music sounds better via SPDIF when compared to previously using an SB3. Personally, I do believe that the Touch sounds better. If we assume that the data is accurate via both the Touch and SB3, that doesn't leave many explanations apart from jit

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Touch doesn't seem to want to go into standby

2010-05-07 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Did that lastnight and the Touch was promptly very happy to go into standby. So assuming you have any wi-fi link worth speaking of, there is a solution. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cabl

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch + Cambridge Audio DacMagic

2010-05-02 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Assuming you bought it from RS, take it back for a refund. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe's Pro

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Vs Transporter as a transport

2010-04-27 Thread Mr_Sukebe
That does lead to an interesting question, i.e. can an external antenna be fitted to the Touch? -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillp

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch hard drive on net?

2010-04-25 Thread Mr_Sukebe
With sharing enabled, does that allow drag and drop of new music from the PC to the USB HDD attached to the Touch? -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillp

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] So, can we now have apodising please?

2010-04-25 Thread Mr_Sukebe
with CD files saved at 16/88.2. Let me go investigate that a bit more. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe&

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] So, can we now have apodising please?

2010-04-24 Thread Mr_Sukebe
costs, only the development costs to ensure that it works. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe's Profile: htt

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] So, can we now have apodising please?

2010-04-24 Thread Mr_Sukebe
hilst still making money for both groups. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe's Profile: http://forums.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Blanking display.

2010-04-24 Thread Mr_Sukebe
My Touch is again experiencing issues with refusing to go into standby. A workaround for this would be a button on the remote which could cycle through the screen brightness, as per the SB3. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-tec

[SlimDevices: Touch] So, can we now have apodising please?

2010-04-24 Thread Mr_Sukebe
ogitech, I'm hoping that the cost from Meridian wouldn't be that much on a unit basis. Along the way, I'd assume that Logitech would add something of a markup, thus adding to their bottom line. So, how about it Logitech? -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 5

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Touch doesn't seem to want to go into standby

2010-04-21 Thread Mr_Sukebe
o save settings on say a USB drive does sound like a good future option. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Su

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Touch doesn't seem to want to go into standby

2010-04-21 Thread Mr_Sukebe
t and it's sound quality, that minor niggles can be put up with for a while. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Touch doesn't seem to want to go into standby

2010-04-21 Thread Mr_Sukebe
g happens at all. So for example, if it's showing the "now playing" screen, it simply continues to show the now playing screen. Doesn't go into my chosen screensaver. I appreciate that it doesn't make a significant impact to overall use of the unit, but I rather like t

[SlimDevices: Touch] My Touch doesn't seem to want to go into standby

2010-04-20 Thread Mr_Sukebe
n press that I should be doing? -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevic

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to check the progress of a scan of the USB drive?

2010-04-19 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Did you try the Factory settings reset? As mentioned, I did that after playing around and not getting that far with the initial scan. It's performed flawlessly since. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zan

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to check the progress of a scan of the USB drive?

2010-04-19 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Did you try the Factory settings reset? As mentioned, I did that after playing around and not getting that far with the initial scan. It's performed flawlessly since. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zan

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Display info character size

2010-04-14 Thread Mr_Sukebe
e Touch's beta test phase. I'm clearly feeling a bit thick. I tried to find those options yesterday and couldn't see them anywhere. Can you please advise the path for them? -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to check the progress of a scan of the USB drive?

2010-04-13 Thread Mr_Sukebe
I've put mine into standby, played lots of tracks and even removed the USB drive (the wrong way, oops). The Touch has still performed flawlessly. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, S

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to check the progress of a scan of the USB drive?

2010-04-12 Thread Mr_Sukebe
I used the factory reset option, restarted it, then setup to scan my USB HDD. Worked a treat. Scanned the whole lot in 25 mins, then played everything with zero issues. Big thumbs up from me. -- Mr_Sukebe SB Touch, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to check the progress of a scan of the USB drive?

2010-04-12 Thread Mr_Sukebe
d 30 seconds, then repeat back from the start of the track. Is this normal behaviour? -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints ---

[SlimDevices: Touch] How to check the progress of a scan of the USB drive?

2010-04-12 Thread Mr_Sukebe
the USB HDD, will I need to re-scan it? -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevic

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Funky new applications for the Touch

2010-04-09 Thread Mr_Sukebe
anscoding. AFAIK Inguz DRC is much more > demanding than either of those tasks. Oh, I hadn't realised that resources were so marginal. Scrub that idea then. -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-tech

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Funky new applications for the Touch

2010-04-09 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Sorry, maybe I shouldn't have worded my opening post in quite that way. I certainly wouldn't expect some weird and wonderful Iphone style apps. Some audio related apps might be interesting though. -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coheren

[SlimDevices: Touch] Funky new applications for the Touch

2010-04-09 Thread Mr_Sukebe
it has the processing power for that type of work? -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe's Profile: http://fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Why Purchase a Touch??

2010-04-02 Thread Mr_Sukebe
only additional point that I'd like from the Touch would be the option of audio streaming via a HDMI connection, but that's only because my long term plans include the use of a Meridian HD621, which is best served by that type of connection. -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unofficial official Release Date

2010-03-04 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Look on the bright side of it. It's the first time I remember reading an official release date timeframe from Logitec. Yes, I know we'd all have liked them prior to Xmas, but being fair, May is only a couple of months away now, so we're nearly there. -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meri

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Doesn't make sense to me...

2010-02-02 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Can't you control the Touch using either the duet handset or via say an iPhone, making this a bit of a moot question? -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, S

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Query regarding settings functionality

2010-01-27 Thread Mr_Sukebe
My thanks for the clarification. Guess I'll just set the volume at 100% and avoid fiddling with it. -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, S

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Query regarding settings functionality

2010-01-26 Thread Mr_Sukebe
ing it's touchscreen: 1. Screen brightness 2. Text size 3. Disable volume control and set it to max 4. Change the choice of screen to display the track Title, Artist and Album 5. Enable shuffle by genre 6. Listen by genre Those are the most critical things I use. -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568

[SlimDevices: Touch] Query regarding settings functionality

2010-01-25 Thread Mr_Sukebe
c over the network. Assuming the above, how do you access the settings on the Touch? Is it all done via the built in screen on the Touch, or can you remotely login via a webscreen on my PC to deal with things? -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, aud

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] To those who have pre-ordered the Touch from Logitech

2010-01-18 Thread Mr_Sukebe
Mine (UK order) is still listed as "other". Do keep us posted. -- Mr_Sukebe SB3, Meridian 568.2, Bel Canto Evo2i, Impulse Ta'us, Coherent system, audio-technica and Zanash cables, Stillpoints Mr_Sukebe&