Squeezebox Touch-tips, tricks & tweaks

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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited May 2012
    A SB touch is the equivalent of a cd player. You use it either via analog outs going into a preamp or a digital out to a dac. It's design is really intended to be a stationary unit in a hifi setup.

    The Squeezebox Radio is basically like a clock radio. My wife and I both have one on our nightstands, and use it as our alarm clock. We both wake up to internet radio stations, but you could alternatively wake up to a playlist of your choice from your music library. It also has a battery that can be added at an additional cost that allows you to carry it around anywhere you want. I bring it into the bathroom while I'm showering/shaving, etc. I love the two SB Touches I have in my hifi setups and I love the Radio for a completely different application. Two very different products for very different purposes, but both are Squeezebox and use the same server software/library. So once you've already got the whole server side running for a Touch, adding a Radio is a breeze.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited May 2012
    I also have a Boom in my office that I quite like as well. Yes, I'm insane. I own 6 Squeezeboxes :)
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    edited May 2012
    Kinda expensive clock radio no ? I get it, everyone has a different use for it obviously. Not something that I personally would run out to buy or gotta have, but as a clock radio, eh I can see it.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited May 2012
    I use it more often than just as an alarm clock. Given the amount of money i have invested in hifi equipment, this is a drop in the bucket for something that i use and enjoy as often as the SB Radio. I've spent more money on a single vacuum tube. Do your research and make your own decisions, but I haven't spoken to anyone who has not liked their SB Radio. How you decide to spend your money is purely up to you.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited May 2012
    tonyb wrote: »
    Kinda expensive clock radio no ? I get it, everyone has a different use for it obviously. Not something that I personally would run out to buy or gotta have, but as a clock radio, eh I can see it.

    It's so much more than a "clock radio", and yes at full retail it is a luxury most don't need, but I had a 40% off coupon when I bought mine and I use it daily to stream talk radio and occasionally from my music server. Plus I can take it down in my workshop and stream music, out on the deck, etc. The portability is also what sold me. But AM reception for WGN can be spotty in my area with lots of interference and I can stream WGN on the Squeeze radio. I know I could do that through the Touch on the main rig, but honestly I don't want to turn on my main rig to listen to a little AM radio talk.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    edited May 2012
    Does this thing have a line out?
    Craig
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited May 2012
    vcwatkins wrote: »
    Does this thing have a line out?
    Craig

    No, but it does have a headphone jack. Not the best way to get a signal out, but doable depending on what your expectation is.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    edited May 2012
    Thanks. Was thinking of using as clock radio/bedside hardwired controller for bedroom/bathroom system. Guess I could sync to a Touch. Hmmm....
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • Waynesize
    Waynesize Posts: 62
    edited May 2012
    Have a Squeezebox Radio coming for the wife! Anniversary present. :cool:
    Monitor 60 SeriesII
    Pioneer VSX-821
    DSW PRO 550wi
    Squeezebox Touch
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,496
    edited May 2012
    heiney9 wrote: »
    No, but it does have a headphone jack. Not the best way to get a signal out, but doable depending on what your expectation is.


    Not my Touch, but the void your warranty crowd doesn't worry about missing outputs....:cheesygrin: If your Squeeze radio has a DAC chip, you could do this. The pic shows I2S out of a SB Touch via a LVDS (Low-voltage differential signaling) transceiver module to an external DAC. This is how I export PCM/DSD (CD/SACD) from my transport to my new DAC.

    touch.jpg
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • kappclark
    kappclark Posts: 136
    edited May 2012
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Yes, but the Squeeze radio is a seperate unit. You can stream anything on any Squeeze product

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    I have one on my nightstand and it doubles as a clock radio as well. You can stream anything on it, including your music from your database. It's portable as well. I take mine out on my deck. Obviously you have to be within wireless range. I love it upstairs because I listen to radio programs as I fall asleep and I can rock out when I'm upstairs doing stuff. It's mono obviously, but it's a nice sounding unit with a seperate tweeter.

    H9
    I have to get one of these for the basement..I like the portability..does it have ethernet or is it strictly wi fi ?
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    edited May 2012
    Yep. Req'ts below. I couldn't figure out how to post the image of the back.

    http://www.logitech.com/en-us/speakers-audio/wireless-music-systems/devices/5847

    Craig

    Windows-based PC
    Windows? XP, Windows? 2000, Windows? NT, Windows Vista? or Windows? 7
    Mac? computer
    Mac OS? X 10.3.5 or later
    For access to music on your computer, use Squeezebox software with the minimum system requirements:
    256 MB RAM and 80 MB available hard disk space
    With any of the following operating systems:
    Windows? XP/2000/NT/7, Windows Vista?, 733 MHz Pentium
    Mac OS? X 10.3.5 or later
    Linux/BSD/Solaris (Perl 5.8.3 or later)
    Ethernet or 802.11b/g wireless home network
    Broadband Internet connection required for Internet radio and music services
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2012
    Amazon is having a sale on the squeezebox touch for $234 with $80 free amazon mp3 credit.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LARRDA?ie=UTF8&ref=aw_bottom_links&force-full-site=1
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited May 2012
    wow, good find!
    Samsung pn64f8500
    Sonus faber venere 2.5
    Sf venere center
    Oppo 105d
    Squeezebox touch
    Parasound hca1500a
    Apc power filter
    Audioquest cables asst
    Polk rtia3 SB
    Polk fxia6 sl,sr
    Dual hsu vtf3 mk3

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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited October 2012
    Alright squeezebox junkies, let's see who can answer this one. I just got my 2nd touch in the mail today used from ebay. I did the sync between my main player and this one. Got it to play music just fine sync'd with my loft system and everything. However, when I switch between the two players and go to the new one, I can move the volume slider but nothing happens... I can move the slider when on the original touch and it turns it up and down just fine. Why can't I control the volume on my new player? I really don't care if when Sync'd I could only control the volume on both at the same time but that won't even happen.

    Any thoughts?
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,496
    edited October 2012
    Did you perform a return to default reset on it? (Just above where the A/C power plugs in back). Maybe 'No Volume Setting' is selected in your new used Touch's menu?
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • shadowlight
    shadowlight Posts: 327
    edited October 2012
    There is a setting under the Touch where you can set the volume to be 100% all the time. Connect up to you squeeze server and select settings in the lower right hand corner. Select player tab and the touch you are having problems with. The drop down arrow next to the touch name select audio and there is option for volume control. Personally, since you bought the touch used I would just a factory reset and reconfigure it.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited October 2012
    Thanks, all is well... didn't know that little button existed!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,496
    edited October 2012
    Kewl! Yeah they stuck that there in case you lost the rabbit you were hunting and didn't know where you was in the woods type thing...:lol:

    I've used it a couple of times after experimenting with soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0. That Toolbox blanks the Touch's screen among other things.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • Cassidy
    Cassidy Posts: 87
    edited October 2012
    This may have been mentioned somewhere in this thread but if you have an iphone you can get an app (iPeng) that allows you to use the iphone as a controller. I do this and find the iphone connection to the server is better than using the original controller. The presentation of your library in the iPeng interface is better too. You can also upgarde the app to allow streaming to your phone. Hope this helps.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited October 2012
    WOW, Just got through reading this entire thread! Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this, a heck of a lot of information for someone who will be new to Squeezebox. My SBT will be here tomorrow and I just ordered a CI PS today. Can't wait to get this installed and start playing with it. Thanks again.
    Home Theater
    Onkyo PR-SC5508 Sharp LC-70LE847U
    Emotiva XPA-5 Emotiva XPA-2 Emotiva UPA-2
    Front RTi-A9 Wide RTi-A7 Center CSi-A6 Surround FXi-A6 Rear RTi-A3 Sub 2x PSW505
    Sony BDP-S790 Dishnetwork Hopper/Joey Logitech Harmony One Apple TV
    Two Channel
    Oppo 105D BAT VK-500 w/BatPack SDA SRS 2.3 Dreadnought Squeezebox Touch Apple TV
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    edited October 2012
    Cool Zane, congrats. May I suggest you thumb around in some other threads in the digital section including better ways to download your library. Thats something you only want to do once so best to do it right from the gitgo. Let us know if ya needs any help.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • drmike
    drmike Posts: 1
    edited October 2012
    heiio scomp racer,
    did you do the i2s mod on your touch, dod you like the result?
    thanks, drmike
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,496
    edited October 2012
    Hi drmike, I haven't modded the Touch to export I2S yet. Too many projects in the way.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    edited October 2012
    Not sure if anyone mentioned this in the thread (search didn't find it), but there's an SB enhanced output plugin allowing up to 24/192 audio files. I converted some Led Zep SACD-R albums to 24/176.4k FLACs and it works well. W4S DAC shows correct res as well.
    ALL BOXED UP for a while until I save up for a new place :(

    Home Theater:
    KEF Q900s / MIT Shotgun S3 / MIT CVT2 ICs | KEF Q600C | Polk FXi5 | BJC Wire | Signal / AQ ICs | Shunyata / Pangea PCs | Pioneer Elite SC 57 | Parasound NC2100 Pre | NAD M25 | Marantz SA8001 | Schiit Gungnir DAC | SB Touch

    2 Channel:
    Polk LSi9 (xo mods), Polk DSW MicroPro 2000 sub | NAD c375BEE | W4S DAC1 | SB Touch | Marantz SA-8001 | MIT AVt 2 | Kimber Hero / AQ / Signal ICs | Shunyata / Signal PCs
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited October 2013
    removed, realized its better in its own thread...
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • polk500
    polk500 Posts: 1,171
    edited October 2013
    Hi for apps try ipeng and squeezebox have their own, not sure if either will work with the HTC but they work great on my ipad
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited November 2013
    polk500 wrote: »
    Hi for apps try ipeng and squeezebox have their own, not sure if either will work with the HTC but they work great on my ipad

    There's Squeeze Commander for Android.
    Gears shared to both living room & bedroom:
    Integra DHC-80.3 / Oppo BDP-105 / DirecTV HR24 DVR /APC S15blk PC-UPS
    Living room:
    LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
    Bedroom:
    Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
    Other rooms:
    Audioengine AP4's / GLOW Audio Sub One / audio-gd NFB-3 DAC / Audioengine N22
    audio-gd NFB-10.2 / Denon AH-D7000
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2013
    Seems to be lots of complaints with the latest version of Squeezebox's app. A number of reviewers said it makes them log into mysqueezebox everytime they open the app.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • polk500
    polk500 Posts: 1,171
    edited November 2013
    I haven't experience that issue with the Squeezebox app, But I don't think its a good app to begin with.

    Now the Ipeng app for the Ipad works great, you can configure the squeezebox media app on your pc right from your Ipad using the Ipeng app, That's something that the SB app doesn't seen to have the ability to do.

    As well as a bunch of other features that the SB app lacks.

    And after using both my opinion is the Ipeng wins. The only con is the Ipeng cost $5.99 where as the SB app is free.
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