Thanks Bob. I was eventually able to track down some Rock 302G speakers from Austin Computers in Perth, Western Australia, but I got the last ones they had. There are a number of sites which still have them listed, but none of the others I contacted had them in stock, and the manufacturer say they are discontinued, so I don't think they will ever be getting any in. Before I was able to get the Rock speakers, I bought the Logitech LS150 which don't sound too bad, but probably not quite as good as the Rock 302G. Still the Logitech ones are streets ahead of some others I have heard.
I know some have suggested that ones connected to the mains have more output power and this is true, but I wanted something which I could use outside without having to worry about external power or speaker batteries. I tried the site you suggested, but couldn't get anything useful from it using JAWS. Thanks, Barry Chapman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Logue" <bobca...@telusplanet.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 1:04 PM Subject: Re: Advice wanted on USB speakers Hi Barry. I just heard about a new totally digital streeming speaker that isusb powered. They claim they can get more volume without distortion by keeping the signal digital right to the amp. They are sold through Apple stores online so probably will be in stores to check out. I'm hoping our local dealer will have some so I can chec them out. Palo Alto Audio Design Musik Digital http://store.apple.com/us/product/H4752ZM/A?fnode=MTY1NDA0MA&mco=MjEzMDM4OTY Palo Alto Audio has 2 models; Musik M u s i k and Cubik C u b i k. The latter use external power and should be more powerful. There web page is hard to use but here it is: www.paloaltoaudio.com I started out looking for those Rock speakers. It appears only sites that have them are in Australia. Yamaha also used to make a usb power speaker that was claimed to have greater volume because it was an all digital design but I don't have info on them now. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Chapman" <ba...@bchapman.id.au> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 3:10 AM Subject: Re: Advice wanted on USB speakers > Dane, > > The point you are missing here is that I have heard a pair of speakers > which meet my requirements in full. They have an adequate > amount of output volume and a sufficient amount of base. Unfortunately, > they don't appear to be available still. They are a little > more expensive than others I have seen (around $35) but that is not an > issue for me. I have heard 3 other sets of USB speakers and > the Rock 302g are streets ahead of the rest. If anyone can tell me where > I can still buy them, I would be most grateful. > > Unfortunately I can't demonstrate them so you can judge for yourself. > > Thanks, > Barry Chapman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 1:56 PM > Subject: Re: Advice wanted on USB speakers > > > Yep, thank you for underscoring the point I've been trying to make, any > good USB speakers - I think the one's I spoke of earlier are > Bose - need that extra power from the wall. > > Having said all that though it may be that some new speaker models out > there use digital amps, that being the case then USB power > may suffice but I'd imagine they'd be quite expensive. > > > On 24/02/2011, at 1:43 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: > >> The ones I have which are the Bose Companion 5 multi media speakers do >> meet >> 2 of the things you need. They sound really good for speakers that are >> kind >> of small, and you only use the USB for the audio output. Sadly though you >> do >> nead to plug them into the wall. Other then that they are pretty good. >> They >> are a 3 peace surround sound system. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org >> [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] >> On Behalf Of Barry Chapman >> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:14 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Advice wanted on USB speakers >> >> Please can anyone advice me of USB computer speakers which meet the >> following criteria. >> >> 1. Must be powered via USB. >> >> 2. The sound source must be via USB, that is, not a separate lead into >> the >> audio output jack of the computer. >> >> 3. The sound quality must be good with a reasonable amount of base. >> >> I have one set which satisfy my requirements, but am wanting to buy >> another >> set. The ones I have are the Rock USB speakers 302G, >> but they apparently have been discontinued. >> >> I purchased a different set on spec over the Internet, the Gigabyte >> GP-S4600 >> 2.0 Speaker - USB Bus-Powered Audio System, but didn't >> discover until I received them that only the power is via the USB port. >> Apart from this, to adequately describe what I think of the >> sound quality, I would need to use language which is not suitable for the >> list. >> >> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> Barry Chapman >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Barry Chapman" <ba...@bchapman.id.au> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:22 AM >> Subject: Re: winamp bookmarks file >> >> >> There are two bookmark files. They are winamp.bm and Winamp.bm8. >> >> If using Windows XP, you will find them in C:\Documents and Settings\your >> name\Application Data\Winamp >> >> The path is a little different for Windows 7. >> >> Regards, >> Barry Chapman >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "KEN REED" <kvreed...@comcast.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:43 AM >> Subject: winamp bookmarks file >> >> >> Hi, does any one know where they hid the bookmark file in the later >> versions of winamp. >> There must be some way around this?. >> Thanks for your help. >> phone:860- 874-5495 >> skype: kvreed5021 >> have a swinging day >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
