Squeezebox Touch, how to make it sound better!

As the public at large move away from physical media (CD’s, DVD, Blu-Ray) and towards network storage and ripped and downloaded music on i-pods and PC’s a new knight in shining armour has emerged. The Squeezebox Touch is made by Logitech and has almost certainly helped to revolutionize how we listen to music in the 21st century. It is an interface to play music stored on a computer or storage device and works brilliantly.

It may well be responsible for the death of the CD in time. With millions sold and many used by audiophiles who demand the best, Mains Cables R Us have developed ways to take the standard touch and make it sound much better when it is connected to a top flight hi-fi system. As standard the touch is powered from the mains by a wall wart type power supply, so called because it looks like a giant wart, black and bulbous. This power supply does not help the performance of the touch as it injects interference into the mains which is detrimental to good sound quality. Widely known as a SMPS (switch mode power supply) replacing it is the best way to take your touch to the next level sound quality wise.

The Mains Cables R Us Squeezebox Touch PSU is plug and play, it is supplied with a power lead and a cable to fit straight into the back of your touch, the power supply itself is totally unique and is manufactured in the UK by professionals who specialize in electronics so they understand what is required from this type of power supply from an audiophile’s perspective. There are other ways to improve the performance of your touch and those involve modifying the internal software which is a job for professionals and we are able to improve the sound by dis-abling the analogue circuitry which is not normally used and other internal modifications which are all totally reversible and do not effect the warranty, contact us if you want your squeezebox to sound better than it did when purchased from new.

Finally do not forget the cables used to connect the signal which is normally ethernet (wireless is an option but in our opinion wired connections sound better), we use Meicord Opal Ethernet Cables made in Germany, audiophile quality and excellent performance. Available up to 20 metres in length, well reviewed and postively recommend by everyone who has heard them.