need help with squeeze box duet

[tosob]

i just recieved my duet. Hooked it up with wifi, eerything hooked up and I'm getting music to my umc1. but with no volume at all. I ran the imput up 10dbs in the set up and the volume up to 80 and it is not loud at all. I'm thinking i don't have the duet configured right. can someone give me the values they have for the volume control, preamp voulme control, cross fade and the duration. I can use them as a starting point.

thanks
marty

amp is and isp

[strindl]

The duet remote has it's own volume control. The best bet is to put the duet remote volume at max, and use the UMC-1 volume to control things. How is the duet receiver hooked to the UMC-1? With analog RCA or with a digital cable, either toslink or coxial digital?

Using a digital out from the duet receiver will sound better.

[strindl]

and I have the crossfade in the duet set to none and the volume adjustment set to smart gain only. The others are not checked.

[tosob]

looks like i need a new cable, hooked up with rca cables. I was not impressed with thesound quality. sounded better through my el cheapo computer speakers. Now to find the volume control on the duet.

thanks for the reply
marty

[strindl]

Mar 6, 2010 0:41:50 GMT -5 tosob said:

looks like i need a new cable, hooked up with rca cables. I was not impressed with thesound quality. sounded better through my el cheapo computer speakers. Now to find the volume control on the duet.

thanks for the reply
marty

If you rip your music to a lossless format and use the digital outs on the duet into the dacs on your UMC...your music will sound every bit as good as a high quality CD transport into the UMC.

The volume control is front and center on the Duet remote...the two buttons below the scroll wheel that show little speakers on them with one having more soundwaves coming out than the other. Those are the up and down volume buttons. You get a bar readout on the screen.

The DACS built into the duet receiver are not bad and they still sound decent...just not as good as the dacs in something like the UMC-1.

[tosob]

Thanks strindl. I've got everything riped and saved via flac. I've got music at good volumes. now for a cable.

thanks

marty

[strindl]

Mar 6, 2010 9:22:10 GMT -5 tosob said:

Thanks strindl. I've got everything riped and saved via flac. I've got music at good volumes. now for a cable.

thanks

marty

It sounds like your problem is solved and you are now hearing the duet like it should sound. You're going to love it and wonder how you got along without one.

[tosob]

I allready unhooked my old cd player. A single mom at work just had her cd player quit, sounds like a good home for it.

thanks again for all the help

marty

[jeffc]

Mar 6, 2010 2:06:16 GMT -5 strindl said:

Mar 6, 2010 0:41:50 GMT -5 tosob said:

looks like i need a new cable, hooked up with rca cables. I was not impressed with thesound quality. sounded better through my el cheapo computer speakers. Now to find the volume control on the duet.

thanks for the reply
marty

If you rip your music to a lossless format and use the digital outs on the duet into the dacs on your UMC...your music will sound every bit as good as a high quality CD transport into the UMC.

The volume control is front and center on the Duet remote...the two buttons below the scroll wheel that show little speakers on them with one having more soundwaves coming out than the other. Those are the up and down volume buttons. You get a bar readout on the screen.

The DACS built into the duet receiver are not bad and they still sound decent...just not as good as the dacs in something like the UMC-1.

Exactly. I have 2 Duets one for the whole house audio (analog) and one for the main system. I did a bunch of testing when I first got it and passing digital to the pre is the best IMO. A friend of mine goes into a tube DAC and it sounds great. This is the route I will be going some point in the future

[rick240]

I'm looking forward to getting a Duet and the new Emo DAC ;D

[strindl]

Mar 24, 2010 13:57:03 GMT -5 rick240 said:

I'm looking forward to getting a Duet and the new Emo DAC ;D

That new emo dac is probably in my future as well.

[tosob]

Just wanted to say thanks again for all the help from the forum in getting my duet set up. Just love this setup. Everything at the touch of a button. I'm impressed with the sound out of this and the umc. Now for new speakers.

Marty

[teedub21]

I've got a Squeezebox "classic" on the way. Does anyone know if it will output from both toslink and coax digital at the same time? How about analog and digital at the same time?

[hemster]

Don't know about Toslink and coax at the same time but simultaneous output of analog and digital is doubtful.

[teedub21]

That would be a real bummer if true. I want to run the digital into my Integra processor and the analog into my USP1. Hopefully that will work out.

[DYohn]

Apr 2, 2010 17:16:58 GMT -5 teedub21 said:

I've got a Squeezebox "classic" on the way. Does anyone know if it will output from both toslink and coax digital at the same time? How about analog and digital at the same time?

All outputs on the SB3 are active at all times. I believe the "Classic" is the same as the 3, but I don't know for certain.

[RadTech]

Apr 2, 2010 17:16:58 GMT -5 teedub21 said:

I've got a Squeezebox "classic" on the way.

Did you get a good price on it and, where?

[teedub21]

I guess technically speaking it is an SB3. I bought it off Audiogon. I missed one that sold the same day for $150. Guy never replied to me, so I must have been last in line. The one I bought was listed at $215 plus paypal plus shipping. I offered $175 paypal'd and shipped and pointed out I can buy a new one on Amazon.com for $229 shipped. The seller accepted my offer. I really want the "Transporter" and there is one on Audiogon for $999 but that was a bit much right now for me. Maybe down the road.