woodnut;556989 Wrote: > Hello all, > > Many many thanks for all of your replies, I am fairly new to using FLAC > files and was unaware there were different levels of compression. > > Is 5 an average level that won't put too much strain on the processor > of the Touch? Would a lower level give me a better chance of smooth > operation? > > I have not noticed controls to adjust sleep times for external hard > drives I have used in the past, does anyone know if this is a standard > option for all external hard drives? I am wondering whether I will be > able to disable or adjust this on the Toshiba I have ordered. > > Cheers.
I am of the opinion that -5 FLAC Ripping is just a good all around compromise. As in going to -6 through -8 really doesn't save that much more space on a hard drive (not enough because large drives are cheap and the CPU price that must be paid) but really adds to the load on the CPU. At zero there is basically hardly any CPU load and one better have lots of disk space. -5 is a good compromise between 0 and -8. I am using Toshiba drives with the Touch without issue. Hopefully you will have the same luck/results. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79896 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
