Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] New Owner questions (Mybook live + SBT + DACMagic Plus)

2015-10-03 Thread ralphpnj
garym wrote: > 2. Regarding wifi vs ethernet. I like to use ethernet whenever possible > as it just removes certain variables (interference, etc.). That said, > some of my SBs are wifi and have no issues with FLAC files. And there > are many people on this forum that use FLAC and wifi, even

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2013-06-13 Thread ralphpnj
blueye wrote: Thank you to all the posters. Thoroughly entertaining. Just one question. Where can I get my bits cryogenicly frozen and once frozen what improvements can I expect:-) Blue Cryogenic treatment works best for cool jazz.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch not at all happy ( me neither)

2013-03-31 Thread ralphpnj
garym wrote: I've seen a number of situations over the years where leaving one of these things unplugged overnight has solved problems. Is there any way to unplug the US Congress? ralphpnj's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch not at all happy ( me neither)

2013-03-31 Thread ralphpnj
dasmueller wrote: I think they already are. They are also out of Touch. True they are unplugged in the sense that they get nothing done and they are most definitely out of touch but I was hoping that unplugging them for few days might help to get Congress working again.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch not at all happy ( me neither)

2013-03-31 Thread ralphpnj
garym wrote: We need erland to write a plugin! I like that idea! However would erland be willing to write a plugin that does nothing? ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Spontaneous Connecting to... messages

2013-02-16 Thread ralphpnj
cjfreitag wrote: I'm experiencing an intermittent problem with one of my SBTs. It will spontaneously display Connecting to [my LMS server]. It's connected wirelessly to my network (at 100% strength...it sits about 4 feet from the router]. It happens even when the unit is sleeping/powered

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

2012-12-08 Thread ralphpnj
Plenty of really good responses and lots of positive things being said about the Touch. One thing to keep in mind is that you can use the Touch's analog outputs for the time being and while doing so you can start a leisurely search for an external DAC to use with the Touch. If one is not in a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Simple way to control and view SBT screen from my listening position.

2012-11-07 Thread ralphpnj
Zombie wrote: So what's wrong with the Controller, then? Have used mine for some four years now, no problem at all... My main complaint with the Controller is the lack of a text based search. While scrolling is okay for limited collections, for large collections nothing is faster than a good

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Simple way to control and view SBT screen from my listening position.

2012-11-05 Thread ralphpnj
sportflyer wrote: Yes, both Squeezeplay and LMS web interface works on my old Toshiba Laptop. Tks I would like to try the Moose but the setup procedure seems a bit complicated for a non network person like me . If you are happy with Squeezeplay and the LMS web interface than don't bother

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can anyone recommend a soundbar to use with the Touch?

2012-11-05 Thread ralphpnj
I don't have much experience or knowledge about sound bars other then the one sound bar I own and would recommend: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-HT-CT150-Sound-Bar-System/dp/B003C1AO2I/ref=lh_ni_t Plus it's not all that expensive!

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Simple way to control and view SBT screen from my listening position.

2012-11-01 Thread ralphpnj
azinck3 wrote: You can use virtually any device with a web browser. Such as a laptop or netbook computer. If using a computer you can also use of several very good Squeezebox front end programs, such as Moose (http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove/) or Muso (http://klarita.net/muso.html), to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Simple way to control and view SBT screen from my listening position.

2012-11-01 Thread ralphpnj
sportflyer wrote: Does Squeezeplay , Moose or any Web interface degrade the quality of the music stream to the SBT ? Absolutely NOT! The data is streamed for the computer running Squeezebox server (SBS) or LMS to the Touch. All Squeezeplay, Moose or any Web interface does is tell the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Should I buy a Squeezebox Touch?

2012-10-10 Thread ralphpnj
jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: Well what are you gonna do when your computer craps out and you have to buy a new one , then you find out with your computer's new operating system won't run LMS ? Then you go back and search for an older LMS version and they don't work either . I believe that

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Should I buy a Squeezebox Touch?

2012-10-09 Thread ralphpnj
jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: Buying a discontinued product that relies on bug fixes to maintain its functionality when there is some doubt as to whether Logitech will put forth the effort to correct those problems Is ludicrous IMO . Nonsense. Sure there are some slight issues and minor

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Should I buy a Squeezebox Touch?

2012-10-09 Thread ralphpnj
mlsstl wrote: Just curious, what bug do I need fixed to keep playing my music on the Touch just as I've been doing for the past 2 1/2 years? (And, yes, I just bought another for a spare.) I know there will always be someone that wants this change or that one, but that is true of any

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Should I buy a Squeezebox Touch?

2012-10-06 Thread ralphpnj
travelfotografer wrote: Sold out and marked discontinued on Crutchfield Sold out and no indication of restocking on Amazon.com (except third party sellers) Sorry to hear that. I must have gotten one of the last ones because the Touch arrived on this past Wednesday and it is up and running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-05 Thread ralphpnj
SBGK wrote: funny how other forums look at hydrogenaudio as a bunch of kooks and here they are revered, nuff said !!! What other forums? The almost dead Stereophile forum? The just about dead Absolute Sound forum? The only pattern I see here is that the forums which have a decidedly

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-05 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: No no silver is best for USB1.0 copper is better for USB2.0 .2.0 is faster and must be tamed with the more mellow copper ;) and is there synthetic material in those ? Asphalt saturated hemp is the best. But I'm actually astonished that there is no paper/oil/lead/asphalt

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-03 Thread ralphpnj
SBGK wrote: bits are either 0 or 1 can't argue with that, not in this forum anyway, if that is the level of your thinking then it is quite legitimate to compare that dogma to that of a primitive cult. so the take away is that the Touch is the perfect digital audio device, at least in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-10-03 Thread ralphpnj
Soulkeeper wrote: Pah, you're just being sucked into the religion of those dogmatic idiots who invented digital computing. You should free yourself from that kind of primitive thinking, and go live in the woods without electricity. You know, out in the woods, bits can be whatever they want,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Should I buy a Squeezebox Touch?

2012-09-30 Thread ralphpnj
All this talk about whether or not to buy a Touch got me to thinking that now would be a good time to pick up another Touch before they are all gone since Logitech no longer appears to be manufacturing or offering the Touch. Luckily I was able to find a new Touch from Crutchfield (here in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-09-28 Thread ralphpnj
Mnyb wrote: With quantum problems you must seek out all cryogenic tweaks to get it sorted ,maybe you can freeze your bits, put the post on an USB stick keep it in the freezer for 24 hours :) It's funny that you should state this because after reading SBGK's post I did exactly that, i.e. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Should I buy a Squeezebox Touch?

2012-09-27 Thread ralphpnj
As Tim stated, if you're happy as is then there is no need to buy a Touch. However, that said, the main reason to get a Touch would be use the Touch rather than your current computer/Squeezeplay combo to play your music. This would mean that you would no longer need a computer as part of your

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have better bits ????

2012-09-26 Thread ralphpnj
toby10 wrote: This thread is like a train wreck. We know we shouldn't watch, the outcome is predictable and ugly, yet we watch anyway. :) +1 (really should be +1,000,000) ralphpnj's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tags And Touch: Any Metadata/Tag Editing Tips?

2012-09-05 Thread ralphpnj
dbPowerAmp is an excellent program and offers many ways to customize how songs are tagged. In addition to dbPowerAmp I would recommend the free program mp3tag (http://www.mp3tag.de/en/) which also many very powerful tagging tools. While LMS uses very basic tags, as outlined by Osamede in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] coax vs toslink

2012-07-30 Thread ralphpnj
lovejoy wrote: I tend to avoid the vast majority of stuff that carries the word 'remastered' as it seems to be an excuse just to make everything LOUD and completely sap the life and dynamics out of a recording - the only exception to this I can think of has been the Nick Drake albums which

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] coax vs toslink

2012-07-30 Thread ralphpnj
trott3r wrote: They still are holding on to the 80s and early 90s model of them acting as a monopoly. I think at this point it is the iTunes store that is closer to a monopoly than any of the record companies. trott3r wrote: Yes that was my point it will sound just as bad. My point is i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] coax vs toslink

2012-07-30 Thread ralphpnj
trott3r wrote: But with a bit of googling consumers are realising that they can get a 24bit 96khz high res rip from vinyl that hasn't been butchered by the loudness wars. Thus the monopoly falls (at least for older music). Martin Luckily I still have most of my old (and some new) vinyl

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] coax vs toslink

2012-07-27 Thread ralphpnj
lovejoy wrote: Will it do 24/192 over USB? My Audiolab will only do up to 24/96 over USB as it's a class 1 USB device, but will do 24/192 over coax. The main problem at the moment is having anything meaningful to listen to at 24/192 - The only recording I currently have at this rate is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] coax vs toslink

2012-07-26 Thread ralphpnj
Viventis wrote: Wow! I am so sorry to disagree, but what I have just read sounds like a bunch of techno-babble published by the manufacturers of high end cables to attempt to justify their exorbitant prices. Digital is binary. Binary is a sequence of 0's and 1's. If 100 different

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] coax vs toslink

2012-07-26 Thread ralphpnj
lovejoy wrote: As I said at the bottom of my message, just posting my *EXPERIENCE* based upon many hours of listening and enjoying or not enjoying music. If you can't hear any difference then all the best to you, you've achieved the best sound for your system and I'm jealous and wish you all

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] coax vs toslink

2012-07-26 Thread ralphpnj
saeyedoc wrote: Due to where I wanted to located the Touch, I ended up using coax since that's all I had around that was long enough. Because of the location of the router, I have the touch hooked up with ethernet and the server using wifi. I take by the above quote that your setup is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] coax vs toslink

2012-07-26 Thread ralphpnj
lovejoy wrote: It's a curse. Oh to be able to enjoy music as much from a tinny micro system ;-). That's is the rub! Music can be enjoyed using an iPod boombox but if one wants to immerse oneself fully into the music then a somewhat nicer playback system is needed. lovejoy wrote: I agree

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Replace Duet with Touch?

2012-07-13 Thread ralphpnj
garym wrote: Anyhow, at my house more SB players is always better than less. So in your shoes, I'd buy the TOUCH, use it and find another use for the duet receiver (back patio with some powered Audioengine A2s or A5s. ;-) Exactly! Replacing the Duet with the Touch just means that you

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch's built-in DAC vs DacMagic 100

2012-06-29 Thread ralphpnj
stop-spinning wrote: Goldenote DAC-7 (Italian DAC but superb). LOL! Am I missing something or are Italian audio manufacturers not known for making decent DACs? ralphpnj's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeebox Touch: tagging wav flac files; conversion of wav to flac; rip CDs to flac

2012-06-02 Thread ralphpnj
jdt7385 wrote: You are absolutely right. The problem was with artistsort, which on one of the albums did show Harris, Emmylou. Until you advised me, I did not know about the extended tags section. I was puzzled because the basic information for all the albums did reflect Emmylou Harris as

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeebox Touch: tagging wav flac files; conversion of wav to flac; rip CDs to flac

2012-06-01 Thread ralphpnj
jdt7385 wrote: Thanks for your quick reply. I did not do a good job of describing the artist listing issue. Here is an example: The artist listing for Emmylou Harris appears as Emmylou Harris (not Harris, Emmylou as I said in my post...sorry about that). However, the artist listing appears

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeebox Touch: tagging wav flac files; conversion of wav to flac; rip CDs to flac

2012-06-01 Thread ralphpnj
jdt7385 wrote: You are far more advanced that I at this point in time. For now it appears that I will wind up with dBpoweramp and mp3tag. For now I will be quite happy if I can get those programs to give me well tagged rips to flac, then be able to convert them to wav or some other format in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeebox Touch: tagging wav flac files; conversion of wav to flac; rip CDs to flac

2012-06-01 Thread ralphpnj
garym wrote: dbpa is mostly a CD ripper but there is a program included that can also burn CDs from digital files. Frankly, I've not once needed to ever use it as there is no longer any use case I have for music on a physical CD The dbPowerAmp CD Writer (as it is properly called) is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeebox Touch: tagging wav flac files; conversion of wav to flac; rip CDs to flac

2012-06-01 Thread ralphpnj
jdt7385 wrote: The albums used in my example (Emmylou Harris and Holly Cole) were ripped using Windows Media Player and the artist names input exactly the same way (first name first last name last). When the information is viewed in Windows Media Player the artist information is displayed

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeebox Touch: tagging wav flac files; conversion of wav to flac; rip CDs to flac

2012-05-30 Thread ralphpnj
Things needed for successful ripping and maintenance of a music library: dbPowerAmp: worth every penny of its low price. Back up: A full mirrored back up is a must. If you think ripping a CD collection once is a pain, just think how painful re-ripping that collection will be if your hard drive

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ok. Please make me aware of the proper way to get artwork to display properly.

2012-04-22 Thread ralphpnj
TheOctavist wrote: what the max size you would reccomend? 500x500 just to be safe?? what is large? I store all the cover art as a cover.jpg file in the same folder/directory as the flac files. Rather than go by pixel size I go by file size and keep all the cover.jpg files under one MB. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Questions from new Touch adopter

2012-04-22 Thread ralphpnj
TechHome wrote: Just got the Touch presets configured: Settings - Advanced - Beta Features - Shortcuts Only six presets available; I mapped press-hold numeral keys 1 - 6 to presets 1 - 6, which are the same as my Favorites 1 thru 6. Now my touch presets match my SB 2/3s except numeral keys

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Automatic brightness control

2012-03-08 Thread ralphpnj
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switch Optical Output to Bitstream

2012-01-28 Thread ralphpnj
to decode them. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trouble getting 24/96 output

2011-11-10 Thread ralphpnj
? -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trouble getting 24/96 output

2011-11-10 Thread ralphpnj
. By the way both of these statements can be easily proven by simply listening. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trouble getting 24/96 output

2011-11-10 Thread ralphpnj
yourself but keep your unfounded beliefs to yourself as well. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch / Transporter

2011-10-18 Thread ralphpnj
, use it without a DAC and then decide if adding an external DAC will be worthwhile. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch / Transporter

2011-10-18 Thread ralphpnj
garym;664059 Wrote: I do very much like the transporter balanced outs. But my benchmark has these as well as do many DACs. Funny thing with balanced outputs is that they are only useful if one's preamp/integrated amp/receiver has balanced inputs ;) -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] touch replacing duet

2011-10-14 Thread ralphpnj
of the Receiver. You are in for a very nice treat. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trouble getting 24/96 output

2011-10-09 Thread ralphpnj
Looking at the DEQX site it is unclear as to whether or not their devices can accept a 24bit/88.2kHz or 24bit/96kHz input. I would try checking with their customer support to get a definitive answer. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox T. as DAC (not with external DAC)

2011-10-06 Thread ralphpnj
. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Proximity sensor on SBT

2011-09-29 Thread ralphpnj
1000.9.99, along with the bug fix for the light sensor and the scanning of large (200K+ tracks) music libraries. It's comforting to know that at least the SB Touch in my coffin will work as advertised. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Confirmation bias...

2011-09-29 Thread ralphpnj
players, at any price points! -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Advice on adding a touch as a 2nd SB unit to SB network?

2011-09-16 Thread ralphpnj
fine. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which output?

2011-07-11 Thread ralphpnj
Sinkdrain;640044 Wrote: I have my touch volume set at about 95%. I'm glad you mentioned that...I'm definitely setting it to full volume. How interesting. Thank you. You are most welcome! Glad I could help. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which output?

2011-07-10 Thread ralphpnj
plain annoying and really, really stupid. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which output?

2011-07-10 Thread ralphpnj
the Touch will pass both of these through the digital output. Please note that the volume of Touch must be set at 100% for the encoding to be to be passed through correctly. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24 bit and 96 kHz files

2011-05-18 Thread ralphpnj
computer to the external DAC. 2) A certified pair of golden ears (certification available only from the great and powerful HP). 3) Absolutely firm belief in the one's ability to fool oneself into hearing differences where none exist. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ok dumb audio question

2011-04-17 Thread ralphpnj
to play 24 bit files but only using 20 bits. I would check with EAD about how your DAC handles 24 bit files. then again if you don't have any 24 bit files then you have little to worry about. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ok dumb audio question

2011-04-17 Thread ralphpnj
in the music section. I could say much of the same regarding the wildly popular American Idol and it's talentless, endless parade of singers (calling them singers is an insult to all singers). -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ok dumb audio question

2011-04-16 Thread ralphpnj
or 96 kHz) are the future of high quality audio playback and the Touch fully supports these hi-rez files. You will not be disappointed. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 2 questions! (new user of Touch)

2011-04-09 Thread ralphpnj
(number, please) will this fixed problem actually be fixed? -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 2 questions! (new user of Touch)

2011-04-08 Thread ralphpnj
sSNICKERSs;624222 Wrote: Thank you for yourn answer. So, for the fisrt point, it is certainly a bug. I have log a bug for that : http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17138 Every one can vote for it !! Done! -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best way of storing the cover-art?

2011-04-02 Thread ralphpnj
art usually requires a full clear and rescan. Which of course raises the question of when will SBS,s scan function be updated to handle new and revised cover art without having to do a full clear and rescan? -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best way of storing the cover-art?

2011-04-02 Thread ralphpnj
improved handling of cover art :) -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best way of storing the cover-art?

2011-04-02 Thread ralphpnj
paulster;622724 Wrote: ...without relying on SBS 7.6 being a panacea. I think SBS 7.6 with respect to improved handling of cover art is more of pipedream than a panacea. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best way of storing the cover-art?

2011-04-02 Thread ralphpnj
in that directory. Thanks! I'll give it a little test run before to see how I like the results before I run it on my entire music library. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] External DAC Eastern Electric Minimax

2011-03-26 Thread ralphpnj
to is internet radio or background music, then getting an external DAC may be overkill. Guido F. Absolutely agree and very well stated. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] what's next after touch?

2011-03-26 Thread ralphpnj
to control a UPnP streaming device. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Wireless vs Ethernet. Any sound quality differences?

2011-03-09 Thread ralphpnj
can now listen to my first concert again! So did you attend SMU or did you just live in Dallas in 1969? But more importantly: Was it a good show and was Jerry on that night? In other words, had he drank the Kool-Aid? Had you? -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Wireless vs Ethernet. Any sound quality differences?

2011-03-09 Thread ralphpnj
before they closed the door in the spring of 1971. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Wireless vs Ethernet. Any sound quality differences?

2011-03-08 Thread ralphpnj
of a network switch and the sound of the Touch. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Further Dim Display on 'When Off' Screensaver

2011-02-24 Thread ralphpnj
. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which Category Ethernet Cable?

2011-02-20 Thread ralphpnj
! -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Suddenly, no music from Touch

2011-02-20 Thread ralphpnj
Next time this happens (which I hope is never) try just turning the Touch on and off, if you haven't tried that already. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] A DAC for the SB

2011-02-06 Thread ralphpnj
digital output is also equal to, if not better than, the Squeezebox Classic's digital output. Also please bear in mind that the Touch, unlike the Squeezebox Classic, can natively play up to 24bit/96kHz files and they sound great. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Poll - Do you actually use the touch screen?

2011-01-27 Thread ralphpnj
. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is my Touch broken?

2011-01-24 Thread ralphpnj
Just to eliminate the most obvious: Do your files play on your computer? What kind of files are they? flac, mp3, etc. Are they standard 2 channel stereo audio files and not multichannel audio files? Is the volume set at 100%? -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is my Touch broken?

2011-01-24 Thread ralphpnj
now have music. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Worth upgrading from Receiver to Touch?

2011-01-19 Thread ralphpnj
. Throw in the ability to play up to 96kHz files and the Touch is a very worthwhile upgrade. Note: I run SBS on a separate, dedicated computer (Window 7 Home Premium) with two Drobo external hard drives. Works great, even with my rather large music library. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] A Quick Question about Album Cover

2011-01-18 Thread ralphpnj
souwalker;603225 Wrote: Thanks. Will try this 1st. Rgds Patrick Please let us know if this fixes the problem. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] A Quick Question about Album Cover

2011-01-17 Thread ralphpnj
the cover art is not properly scanned and added to the library database. I would file a bug report but as with many other bugs Logitech doesn't seem to feel that this an actual bug but rather that it is a problem with my hardware. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] controlling a Touch with a wireless laptop...

2011-01-06 Thread ralphpnj
Another option is to use Moose (http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove/) to control your Touch from your laptop. I find Moose to be much faster then the SBS web interface, especially when dealing with a very large music library. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Clutter on new Toshiba disc

2011-01-06 Thread ralphpnj
is a very big pain. By the way, if you have any doubts just Google Wild Tangent and you'll see exactly what I mean. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Questions about the SB DAC and which output to use..

2011-01-04 Thread ralphpnj
is controlled in the digital or analog stage is that if it is in the digital stage then using too low a volume (under 50% or so) will cause deterioration of the sound. In the analog stage this is not a problem. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] flac wont play

2011-01-02 Thread ralphpnj
, there can often be a steep learning curve, especially if one starts running into seemingly unsolvable problems. So please, ask away and we will do our best to help get the questions answered and the problems solved. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] flac wont play

2011-01-02 Thread ralphpnj
is NOT the same as the pretty much useless booklet that comes with the Touch. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] flac wont play

2011-01-02 Thread ralphpnj
a given section is. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Another SB Touch vs. Sonos dilemma

2010-12-29 Thread ralphpnj
and have correct cover art will be rewarded ten fold when using the Touch and listening to music. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] A DAC for the SB

2010-12-19 Thread ralphpnj
to compare (A-B test), and see if the improvement is worth the $. Completely agree - very wise and sage advice. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Large display

2010-12-18 Thread ralphpnj
You might also want to try Moose: http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove/ I have a very large music collection and with Moose I am able to do very fast searches of my library. But that's just one of Moose's many features. Worth a look. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] new touch owner - one problem

2010-11-05 Thread ralphpnj
them then this may be the cause of the problem. Please check the software to verify whether or not it may be modifying the files. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Linear Power Supplies

2010-10-30 Thread ralphpnj
money making opportunities available :) -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Linear Power Supplies

2010-10-30 Thread ralphpnj
Phil Leigh;586003 Wrote: On a (slightly) serious note regarding hi-fi air, it is worth getting an ioniser or two in the room... Phil, since I highly value your pragmatic, fact based approach, could you please briefly explain why one might need an ionizer? -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Linear Power Supplies

2010-10-27 Thread ralphpnj
of many of these people. So please, do tell us just how HUGH is the difference with some specific examples, like deeper bass, clearer midrange, etc. TIA! -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Linear Power Supplies

2010-10-27 Thread ralphpnj
ralphpnj;585363 Wrote: HUGH? - just how how HUGH? HUGH enough that anyone can hear the difference? It's statements like IMHO there is a huge sonical difference that throw many people all into a tissy. Especially what such statements run counter to the experience of many of these people

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Questions prior to purchase

2010-10-27 Thread ralphpnj
when aiming for a minimalist setup. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ralphpnj's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch playback problem

2010-10-21 Thread ralphpnj
You may also want to double check the file tags to make such that the tracks all have proper track numbers. If you're not using file tags then make sure that the file names have numbers, as in 01 - Track Name.flac -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter

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