Zombie wrote:
> Dunno if I want to buy an MQA compatible DAC, that's why I ask.
Theres a simple solution- drop Tidal and get Qobuz. MQA can never be
better than true hires. Thats what I did and I do have an MQA capable
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oldmako wrote:
> Great. Thanks for that. But, how do you know which size pin? Is the
> pin size tied to the output? IOW, are the all the same? I only ask
> because I have a box filled with a dozen of these and only two have pins
> that fit the Touch..
The "pin size" has nothing to do
celo wrote:
> I only do Tidal Hifi streaming. It would be nice to have MQA. Do you
> think it was worth just for the MQA?
> My DAC supports only 16/24 bits/ 32 kHz up to 192 kHz
The Node2i supports MQA in two different ways. If you're using the
digital output to an outboard DAC, it does the
celo wrote:
> Is there anything better than SBT currently? The technology has improved
> a lot so there must be something better, right? No?
I have 4 Touch and a Radio, which I still use, but for Christmas I got
myself a Bluesound Node 2i. On CD quality material it sounds the same,
but it does
JPEG wrote:
> I think I can try #1; #2 probably won't work since I have some
> 2.4GHz-only devices that need to connect to the extended network.
If #1 doesn't work try #2 temporarily. If that fixes the SBT then it's
2.4G interference from the extender. Try moving the extender somewhere
else. I
JPEG wrote:
>
> When I unplug the extender, my SBT goes back to being rock solid.
>
> The extender in question is a TP-Link AC750 (RE200).
>
Referring to Chapter 3 of the extender's user guide:
1) Is the extender set to the same SSID as the SBT? If so try changing
the SSID on the extender
ahertzberg wrote:
> Now that the Touch is dead- is there anything like it out there?
While a Raspberry PI based device will be the least expensive option, I
was attracted to the BlueSound Node 2 when I was researching Touch
replacements:
http://www.bluesound.com/en-us/products/node-2/?cl
jeromeharris wrote:
> Perhaps I should disconnect both cables from both SBTs, turn on the LMS
> PC's WiFi, and see if the bedroom SBT can find it wirelessly.
I've diagrammed out your system and I'm pretty confident that the
router-as-a-switch still has the DHCP server enabled. It should be
jeromeharris wrote:
>
> I wonder if my router-as-switch is somehow set up wrongly, thus
> preventing the bedroom SBT from "seeing" the LMS PC. If any of you are
> router-as-switch savvy, I'd love suggestions about what to check in its
> software and cabling configuration
It will take me a
jeromeharris wrote:
> My bedroom SBT's IP address (when it's Ethernet-cabled to the powerline
> adapter) is 100.38.105.154...below is the result of pinging that address
> from my audio PC:
Your LMS PC is 192.168.1.100, so the SBT and PC are on two different
subnetworks. I'm surprised that the
jeromeharris wrote:
>
> --when I open LMS on the audio PC, it shows the presence of the living
> room SBT in both the Web interface and in Settings. However, the only
> sign of the bedroom SBT is in the Web interface, where it is one of
> three players listed (along with the living room SBT,
jeromeharris wrote:
>
> Having an audio-only WiFi "sub-network" sounds really useful to me (for
> instance, I recall reading somewhere that multiple SBTs on one network
> can play independent streams at the same time), if I can implement it
> without undue expense and physical hassle.
> Jerome
Pascal Hibon wrote:
> The correct wording is: you don't want RAID 0 or 1 (usually two drive
> RAID systems). But you do want at least RAID 5 (at least three drives).
>
> RAID 5 (+) gives you two major pro's:
> 1. you'll have an easy way to increase your storage when needed (by
> replacing /
daleyb wrote:
> I always use dbpoweramp ripper Software, so maybe you can incorporate
> this into the the ripping Process with them.
I rip with dBPowerAmp on Windows 10 and just set the output path to
point to the VortexBox network drive.
I left the CD drive out of my VortexBox to reduce
daleyb wrote:
>
> Option 5: Ignore all above and just UPGRADE to about 3Tb HD in Home
> P.C., Like Iam using now.(Downside, have to have computer on- would like
> to keep Music/HD Separate.. and have raid back up)
>
> I suppose everyone does this slightly different to their needs- and
> there
pippin wrote:
Hm, that's a bit weird. I'd you go to settings-advanced-ickStream in
the web interface, does it maybe ask you to still confirm a license for
the Touch?
Not addressed to me, but an update -
(1) ickStream is now showing up under MyApps on the Touch and I can
select favorite
photonblur wrote:
Last night I installed ickStream lms pluggin. Tidal is now streaming
via squeezebox touch.
I tried this and didn't have much luck. I following the instructions at
http://wiki.ickstream.com/index.php/Open_Beta_Squeezebox . This much
went OK until I tried to find ickStream
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
jdt7385 wrote:
somehow the wireless network is apparently getting an incorrect IP. It
says 192.169.15.2 (IP Address) rather than 192.168.1.xxx. And the DNS
Server (whatever that is) is 192.168.15.1 instead of 192.168.1.xxx.
Googling shows that 192.168.15.2 is associated with the Vonage box.
jdt7385 wrote:
But obviously that is not acceptable so I need to fix this if possible.
Any suggestions?
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,
mickhick1 wrote:
When playing an album from My Music, which is stored on a pc running
vortexbox, after playing a track it goes onto the next track, plays for
about 20 seconds and then stops. I have also noticed that it no longer
plays seemlessly, so when one track goes into the nest it
lunchmoney wrote:
What should I select for Choose Player on the Logitech Media Server
page? I have the option of Squeezebox Touch or Vortexbox... Which do
I choose? I don't even understand the question. How is Vortexbox even a
player?
What does it mean to Synchronize? Does the SQBox
With coupon code 791191repp , 35% off All Items.
Price after discount is $194 and change.
Free shipping.
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in all likelyhood such a device will add jitter, not remove it.
I have used an Apogee Big Ben on the output of the Touch and there was
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I wonder if it is possible to control the Squeezebox Touch via my
laptop?
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezePlay
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I would also be open to cost no object suggestions on best SPDIF signal
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partition as the first partition instead of a physical
partition, regardless of what file system they are formatted in. So
check and make sure that there's only one partition on the drive and
it's physical.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16090
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partition formatted NTFS.
Be aware that the default partition type for Easus Partition Manager is
LOGICAL, not PHYSICAL, which is how I found this bug in the first place
:-)
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krochat;600967 Wrote:
Try this:
http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
It should show you how the disk is partitioned. There should only be 1
partition and it should be a physical partition.
I just noticed that Easus calls it a primary partition, not physical
partition.
You should
reliable.
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the browse button my the Music Folder field to find your music folder.
After you have it set, press the Rescan button at the bottom of the
page.
In a few minutes, the Touch should be able to access and play all the
music files in that folder.
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FWIW, the Vortexbox is hard-wired to the network, 4 of my 5 players are
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at a
garage sale like I did recently), and load VortexBox (a Linux-based
Squeezebox server) on it, you'll be set for anything you want to play.
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RonM;588718 Wrote:
I've often wondered what the point was in using compression with flac
files.
Think bigger - I have 3.7TB of compressed flac files, which requires
four 2TB drives - two for storage and two for backup. Uncompressed FLAC
would require four more 2TB drives.
Kim
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Nice job on the review Kal!
Except now you'll have to hang out in the Audiophile forum here to help
folks hook up their USB DACs :-)
Did you try the touch with a USB hard drive and were just too nice to
mention the issues?
Nice one,
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if the speed varies, there are no dropped connections
as is common with Wifi.
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3) Yes, you can manage any number of players on mysqueezebox.com - just
give them different names.
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), but there is digital silence.
Cycling the power on the Touch fixes it.
Has anyone else experienced this? It seems weird that it would be
related to the mods, but it did start happening after I installed
them.
Of course, my Touch could have gone buggy, too.
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ignores commands from the Boom remote.
Thanks for the reminder,
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into separate mysqueezebox.com and last.fm accounts. I don't
know of a quick way to quickly change the personal profile of a SB,
so using both seems logical. Am I missing anything?
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have to do a factory reset on the router to get back to the
default.
See page 25 of the manual for how to reset to factory defaults.
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AnotherTribe;567417 Wrote:
Logitech has the Touch on sale for $179.99, use coupon code synrepp_2009
Plus you can still stack logi_touch to get free next-day shipping.
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orcinus orca;559059 Wrote:
It's so hard to decide when there is no chance for auditions.
Do you live someplace where you can't take advantage of Logitech's
30-day return priviledge?
What DAC do you currently have?
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audio53;553325 Wrote:
Best Buy has it in this week's flyer for $149.
Before anyone gets too excited, that's the Radio ($50 off), not the
Touch!
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to do this
manually over 1300 times. :(
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/210413/command-line-recursive-rename-move-in-windows
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toby10;540968 Wrote:
As Carl Sagan would put it: it's getting curiouser and curiouser
That's actually Charles Lutwidge Dodgson aka Lewis Carroll in Alice in
Wonderland:
http://intranet.dalton.org/ms/alice/7.html
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andyg;539915 Wrote:
Why can't you just use the function in your receiver to do this
processing?
Or use sox plugged into SqueezeCenter - already discussed at length in
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69145
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than 100 entries
6) If using a 2.5 USB hard drive, make sure it has adequate power.
7) There may still be a problem/bug with artwork disappearing - it
works for some folks.
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of files. While you can play music during the rescan,
the UI is pretty sluggish.
Kim
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for a couple of seconds at the beginning of
each track unless played into from the previous track).
My actual library is split across two 2TB drives, each with at least
500GB free. I only had the patience to run the scan on one of the two
2TB drives.
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krochat;536406 Wrote:
I need to analyze the partition info for the failing drives - I think
it might be having a single logical partition as opposed to a single
primary partition on the drive. If I discover a pattern I'll submit a
bug for it.
Well, sure enough, all the failing drives
krochat;535945 Wrote:
They are all 3.5 drives with their own power supply.
I also got a pair of Samsung Story 2TB external drives today
specifically to use with the Touch. I opened one and it was formatted
FAT32, so I started a slow NTFS format that's been running for hours.
After
krochat;535959 Wrote:
I also got a pair of Samsung Story 2TB external drives today ...It will
be interesting to see if the NTFS one fails, since the FAT32 and NTFS
drives are identical except for patition format.
Kim
The NTFS formatted Samsung Story was also recognized by the Touch -
yippee
and dandy except that the disk IS formatted as NTFS and
has one logical partition. I ran chkdsk on the drive and everything was
OK. It has 2300 files, and is about a third full.
Has anyone else seen this or have any ideas?
Thanks,
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krochat;535929 Wrote:
I've been using it with a local squeezeserver since I can't get USB to
work and that works OK.
The local squeezeserver is running 7.5.0 - r30464, April 1 (fooled
me).
I just tried a 3rd hard drive with the same error - 1TB WD Caviar Green
in a CP tech enclosure. I'm
.
Drives with these characteristics are NOT recommended:
PATA drives with PATA-USB adapters
The first two drives were PATA (not that I see that should make any
difference), but the third one I tried is a year-old SATA drive.
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tonyptony;534529 Wrote:
Didn't work for me.
I ordered one a couple of hours ago and got the confirmation an hour
later. My wife got home and she decided that she wanted one too, but
the order form will no longer accept that coupon code.
Happy/Sad
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. I contacted them
and they said they had no ETA for delivery.
Birthday in 2 weeks and fingers crossed,
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. I contacted them
and they said they had no ETA for delivery.
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and music
on the new drive is available in a few seconds, I may just do that with
my current USB enclosures rather than trying to build that 3.0TB USB
disk array I was asking about on another thread.
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format a single 3.0TB partition with either NTFS
(using GPT on Windows 7) or with Linux ext2/3.
Does anyone know of either of these file system formats will work with
the Touch?
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