Squeezebox Touch EDO Module

[pjdowns]

Hi all,

I have recently installed the Enhanced Digital Output Module on my SB Touch after recommendation from Stan and help from MartinT and can confirm it has made quite a significant and very much worthwhile improvement to the overall sound and presentation, through my Caiman DAC.

Treble has opened up and become sweeter, bass seems tighter and maybe even a little deeper and vocals, WOW, it's as though the artist is physically standing in the room!

Definitely a worthwhile upgrade and for free, how can you complain...

Paul.

[Fi-Wi]

Of course it would help us much more if you would tell us about the cable between your SBT (USB/Coax/optical) and your dac and the kind of files played that sound so much better.

[pjdowns]

Of course it would help us much more if you would tell us about the cable between your SBT (USB/Coax/optical) and your dac and the kind of files played that sound so much better.

I have a Beresford Caiman plus Gatorized and all music sounds better, I use a mix of FLAC, Apple Lossless, AAC and MP3.

Hope this helps

P.

[Fi-Wi]

What cable connects your Caiman to your Touch, USB, optical or coax cable.

[pjdowns]

Sorry, it's a coax Chord cable.

[WAD62]

It's an excellent upgrade by Triode IMHO

I have 2 SBTouches downstairs and it's improved both...

SBT+EDO(USB only out)+linear PSU+Sbooster/USB hub/iFi USB cable/iFi USB power/Kimber USB cable/Audiolab M-DAC(A10)

and

SBT+EDO(digital/analogue out)+Sbooster/Mini-T(5A psu)

...so it's improved both the digital & analogue outputs

For what it's worth I've also installed the 'Screen Off' screensaver from triode too, which is nice...but there are a few issues with 2 touches synchronised

[lovejoy]

Same here. I wouldn't be without EDO running. It elevates a competent product to the status of a giant killer. I originally downloaded it just to try out USB output into my 8200CDQ and found that that method of connection just sounds a lot more natural and less digital than either the coax or the optical output. I always rated coax above optical with the touch, but now optical sits in third position.

It's also worth playing around with the buffer settings within EDO too. I find the large buffer setting to sound best although it does cause delays in output of about 5 seconds when you're switching between different streams, but I can live with that. YMMV of course.

The biggest revelation for me though was swapping out different USB cables. I bought a Kimber USB (cheap) when I was using a Caiman and found it to be a big improvement over a standard USB, but now with the Touch and 8200CDQ I find the opposite is true. The cheap cable that came with my old scanner doesn't make everything sound as sterile as the Kimber seems to do.

[Stratmangler]

It's an excellent upgrade by Triode IMHO

I have 2 SBTouches downstairs and it's improved both...

SBT+EDO(USB only out)+linear PSU+Sbooster/USB hub/iFi USB cable/iFi USB power/Kimber USB cable/Audiolab M-DAC(A10)

and

SBT+EDO(digital/analogue out)+Sbooster/Mini-T(5A psu)

...so it's improved both the digital & analogue outputs

For what it's worth I've also installed the 'Screen Off' screensaver from triode too, which is nice...but there are a few issues with 2 touches synchronised

Have you tried a SBooster on the Mini-T yet?

[WAD62]

Have you tried a SBooster on the Mini-T yet?

No I haven't...and guess what I have a spare SBooster from my receiver...

That'll give me something to play with at the weekend...

[Stratmangler]

No I haven't...and guess what I have a spare SBooster from my receiver...

That'll give me something to play with at the weekend...

Sounds good - I just hope that the connectors are the right size.