Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-07 Thread Paul Webster
Hardware volume controls https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109624-Announce-Material-Skin=1011985=1#post1011985 and I think better lock screen handling https://github.com/CDrummond/lms-material-app/releases Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-07 Thread edwin2006
Paul Webster wrote: > There is an app on f-droid - but you can experiment with the web > interface by installing the plugin and then going to > h t t p ://lmsip:9000/material > to use it. > The app is a wrapper for the web interface that brings a couple of extra > things.Tried to find the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-07 Thread Heuer
Yes, a fantastic piece of work by Craig and brings the whole LMS ecosystem bang up to date. Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's + 2 x Velodyne SPL1000 sub's Kitchen: SB3>Topping DAC>Arcam Solo>Anthony Gallo Micro's+Sub,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-07 Thread Paul Webster
There is an app on f-droid - but you can experiment with the web interface by installing the plugin and then going to h t t p ://lmsip:9000/material to use it. The app is a wrapper for the web interface that brings a couple of extra things. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-07 Thread edwin2006
Heuer wrote: > As you have been away for so long (if you have not tried it yet) give > the Material Skin a go: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109624-Announce-Material-Skin > > There is also a mobile app which gives you full control over LMS and any > players.I guess you're

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-07 Thread Heuer
As you have been away for so long (if you have not tried it yet) give the Material Skin a go: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109624-Announce-Material-Skin There is also a mobile app which gives you full control over LMS and any players. Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-07 Thread slartibartfast
stop-spinning wrote: > Does the DAC32 take an external DAC? This is how I am using the SBT - as > a transport.No Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-07 Thread stop-spinning
Heuer wrote: > Not at the moment as far as I can tell although it does fix the bass > dropout in the Radio. > > Consider getting yourself a DAC32 which has some of us quite exited at > the moment. I have a feeling it will be better sounding than a Touch and > only costs £65/E65. Details in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-06 Thread Heuer
Not at the moment as far as I can tell although it does fix the bass dropout in the Radio. Consider getting yourself a DAC32 which has some of us quite exited at the moment. I have a feeling it will be better sounding than a Touch and only costs £65/E65. Details in third party software part of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-06 Thread stop-spinning
Heuer wrote: > To get the latest community f/w you need to go into > LMS>Settings>Advanced>Community Firmware and check the box. It can take > up to 24 hours for the f/w to appear and you will need to reboot the > Touch when it will offer to install the latest. Latest f/w is > 8.0.1-r16835

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-05 Thread Heuer
To get the latest community f/w you need to go into LMS>Settings>Advanced>Community Firmware and check the box. It can take up to 24 hours for the f/w to appear and you will need to reboot the Touch when it will offer to install the latest. Latest f/w is 8.0.1-r16835 which you can check from

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-05 Thread stop-spinning
Man in a van wrote: > Check by going to Settings > Advanced > Software Update it should be > (7.8.0. r 16754) Yes it is exactly that - how did you know? Was this your SBT? Should I attempt to upgrade this software further?

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-05 Thread Man in a van
> does this mean the Touch will get its updates from the PC as a proxy > from here on in? Check by going to Settings > Advanced > Software Update it should be (7.8.0. r 16754) Man in a van's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-05 Thread stop-spinning
Heuer wrote: > There is a new f/w release from the community for the > Radio/Touch/Controller which you can enable in LMS V8.1.1 > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113479-Announce-Community-Firmware-for-Squeezebox-Radio-Touch-Controller-and-LMS-8 > > Don't think it does anything

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-05 Thread Man in a van
stop-spinning wrote: > > > Funny thing is - I reset the SBT to factory defaults about a Week or so > ago but this message is still coming up (I never noticed it before). Not > that I'm too bothered - it's all working OK - I just wondered why you > can't reset it back to how it was out of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-05 Thread stop-spinning
Heuer wrote: > There is a new f/w release from the community for the > Radio/Touch/Controller which you can enable in LMS V8.1.1 > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113479-Announce-Community-Firmware-for-Squeezebox-Radio-Touch-Controller-and-LMS-8 > > Don't think it does anything

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-03 Thread Heuer
There is a new f/w release from the community for the Radio/Touch/Controller which you can enable in LMS V8.1.1 https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113479-Announce-Community-Firmware-for-Squeezebox-Radio-Touch-Controller-and-LMS-8 Don't think it does anything for sound quality but you

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-03-03 Thread stop-spinning
Hi - as per my question further up - is there a software package that can further improve the SBT as a transport via it's coax (not USB) connection? stop-spinning's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-22 Thread CorsairFlot
I agree, I waited a long time for the release and finally received an order last week. CorsairFlot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=71429 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-22 Thread stop-spinning
I am still enjoying the SBT into my AN 0.1x DAC - I'm just wondering though - can any software updates improve the sound quality of the SBT as a transport even further? I know you can get EDO for USB out - but I am just fine using coax. I am using the SBT over Wi-Fi.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-14 Thread philippe_44
slartibartfast wrote: > This is from Titan Cables. They constantly use "dialectic" instead of > "dielectric" [emoji1787] > https://titanaudio.co.uk/pages/why-buy-mains-cables > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk What a collection of ignorance, lies, crap & idioties! LMS 8.1.x on

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-14 Thread Zombie
What's the fuzz about Chords DACs? Sometimes it sound they're the beat since sliced bread. Is Mojo yet another magic DAC in the 450 euro bracket? Zombie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25009

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-14 Thread stop-spinning
Heuer wrote: > No joke, just making the point that at which point do you stop. Would a > s/h Touch (£60) be markedly improved with a £37,200 mains cable and > would putting a MCRU PSU (£599) add or subtract? > > "Wow, resonance mains will shift the WHOLE performance envelope of your > entire

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-14 Thread Heuer
No joke, just making the point that at which point do you stop. Would a s/h Touch (£60) be markedly improved with a £37,200 mains cable and would putting a MCRU PSU (£599) add or subtract? "Wow, resonance mains will shift the WHOLE performance envelope of your entire set up not improve aspects

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-14 Thread stop-spinning
Heuer wrote: > I really think the Touch MCRU power supply needs a proper mains cable to > get the most out of it. I suggest the Audio Acoustics WOW Power Cord > (0.83m length) which apparently changes everything, albeit at a cost of > £37,200. However there is a used 9 year old one on eBay for

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-14 Thread slartibartfast
Heuer wrote: > I really think the Touch MCRU power supply needs a proper mains cable to > get the most out of it. I suggest the Audio Acoustics WOW Power Cord > (0.83m length) which apparently changes everything, albeit at a cost of > £37,200. However there is a used 9 year old one on eBay for

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-14 Thread Heuer
I really think the Touch MCRU power supply needs a proper mains cable to get the most out of it. I suggest the Audio Acoustics WOW Power Cord (0.83m length) which apparently changes everything, albeit at a cost of £37,200. However there is a used 9 year old one on eBay for £19,990:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-14 Thread slartibartfast
philippe_44 wrote: > Holy Crap > > [edit]: but now I understand > > > Code: > > > Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme Gold Plated Audiophile fuse. > > > > > And I like that, this is my preferred one >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-13 Thread philippe_44
slartibartfast wrote: > I hope you got a good deal on the combination if this is the power > supply. > https://www.mcru.co.uk/product/mains-cables-r-us-dc-power-supply-8/ > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Holy Crap LMS 8.1.x on Odroid-C4 - *SqueezeAMP!*, 5xRadio, 5xBoom,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-13 Thread Daverz
stop-spinning wrote: > It has the same configuration but it's not that beast of a power supply. > Goes to show what potential you can get out of the SBT though! > > An SBT on average sells for £100 (sometimes less) - and this power > supply £600! So what you effectively get is a streamer for

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-13 Thread Zombie
stop-spinning wrote: > Measurements don't seem to reveal everything - pop along to ASR and get > your fix from there - but listening to various equipment is far more > important and evident. I assume you used blind A-B to determine that. What in a PSU else than low noise could affect the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-13 Thread stop-spinning
slartibartfast wrote: > I hope you got a good deal on the combination if this is the power > supply. > https://www.mcru.co.uk/product/mains-cables-r-us-dc-power-supply-8/ > It has the same configuration but it's not that beast of a power supply. Goes to show what potential you can get out of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-13 Thread stop-spinning
Fizbin wrote: > There have been measurements taken in the past (by various members) of > the original PSU vs premium ones and they measured the same. Well measurements or not - the linear power supply makes a very big difference to the sound even when used as a pure transport. I tried the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-12 Thread slartibartfast
stop-spinning wrote: > OK this Touch is sounding exceptionally good with my current Metrum > Octave MK2 DAC (which is a fussy beast) - I wonder how much of that is > attributed to the linear power supply that came with it. > > The PSU is a MCRU two box design with the small regulator box

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-11 Thread Fizbin
There have been measurements taken in the past (by various members) of the original PSU vs premium ones and they measured the same. Fizbin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58734 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-11 Thread stop-spinning
OK this Touch is sounding exceptionally good with my current Metrum Octave MK2 DAC (which is a fussy beast) - I wonder how much of that is attributed to the linear power supply that came with it. The PSU is a MCRU two box design with the small regulator box nearer the Touch. But the sound from

[SlimDevices: Touch] Ah the lovely Squeezebox Touch - it has returned to the fold

2021-02-11 Thread stop-spinning
I've just bought a Squeezebox Touch - complete with high quality linear PSU - and I'm happy to see that this forum is still going strong in 2021. Has anyone returned to the SBT after owning a high-end streamer for whatever reason? There are so many alternatives / choices out there - Bluesound,