rotho;470972 Wrote: > For the moment I have no SB Device, and I was contemplating the > Transporter, but I am now considering the Touch because I absolutely > HATE the idea of having my computer (which is located near my Hi-Fi > system, and which is sometimes quity noisy) ON when listening to music. > > So, I am currently in the process of ripping all my CD collection > (around 2000 albums) in FLAC format. I plan to purchase an external hard > drive of 1.5 Tb (two hard drives, actually, for backup purpose) and then > eventually use it with the SB Touch in "standalone" mode. I understand > that such a storage capacity is not necessary for my collection (around > 600 Gb should be enough), but my collection will certainly continue to > grow, and with the Touch 24/96 capability, I will certainly download > high resolution files which are bigger than CD quality files. > > Now, I have a question about the db generated by the Touch : if it is > stored in the Touch memory, is there a size limit ? I suppose there is, > of course, but will it be too small for my collection of 2000 CDs ? Or > can the db be written on the external hard drive itself ? > > And has the Touch been tested in "standalone" mode connected to a large > capacity hard drive, with a huge collection of music ? Are there > performance issues to be concerned with ?
I have 30k tracks on 2200 albums and the database is 265Mb. Memory shouldn't be an issue. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69041 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
