Hi! Yes, i am not sure but i have a logitech hw800 which is both bluetooth and also has a small transmitter that fits into the computers usb port. Atleast to me they're very very nice. /A 23 feb 2014 kl. 00:57 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
> No problem and your thoughts are noted and points taken <smile>. > > Of course its a general comment you made isn't it because there are - as I > have been reminded - exceptions to the rul, more and more people are using > FLAC or other Lossless compression to store their music for example, people > are rediscovering the true and straight forward Hi-Fi amp and nice speakers, > not many I grant you but the market is still there. > > I chose airPlay and other Wi-Fi protocols over Bluetooth because of the > better streaming quality you get though with Bluetooth 4.0 and above its very > close. > > On 23 Feb 2014, at 10:51 am, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote: > >> Hi! >> Young people just want to listen to music at the highest volume possible. >> Atleast heere in sweden. >> Note that this is my thoughts so its not a statement. >> The sad thing with hifi products here is that they're to expensive for my >> budget so i can't aford most of the things i really want. >> /A >> 22 feb 2014 kl. 20:36 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>: >> >>> I heard the Bowers And Wilkins yesterday morning, I listened to their 3 >>> airPlay models, all of which were superb! >>> >>> I listened to some floor standing and bookshelf models and again just >>> outstanding and so was the price <smile>, a little out of my budget, I'll >>> be able to afford the Z2 and I actually think it very good value for money >>> given its sound and straight forward design, compact size etc. >>> >>> Incidentally, I know people in the States who say that high end audio shops >>> are just about extinct there, is that true? Things seem to be going that >>> way over here too and that's a crying shame as so many of the younger >>> generations just aren't going to know what quality sound is, quality sound >>> is not! listening to an iPod connected to a Bluetooth speaker that fits in >>> your hand, listening to music through a pair of Plantronics headphones etc. >>> >>> >>> On 23 Feb 2014, at 6:31 am, Rick Alfaro <rick.alf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Well I can say they were definitely here in the US in 1996 which is when I >>>> auditioned several B&W speakers. They may have gone away for a while and >>>> now coming back again. At any rate, they make a fantastic product and I >>>> probably would have gotten all B&W speakers instead of Klipsch if I could >>>> have afforded it. They were just a little too far out of my budget. Their >>>> best attribute IMHO is their transparency. Very natural sound with >>>> fantastic imaging. I'm glad to hear they are making another push into this >>>> market over here. >>>> >>>> >>>> Best Regards, >>>> >>>> Rick alfaro >>>> >>>> On 2/22/2014 2:19 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>> Right, well I don't know what the definition of "Quite Some time" is, I >>>>> read a review on the speakers - I'll link to it on list in another eMail >>>>> - which suggested that Bowers And Wilkins were new comers to the audio >>>>> market in the U.S.A., I suppose the reviewer was making a comparison >>>>> between B&W and other well established names such as Polk Audio, Boston >>>>> Acoustics, Altec Lansing, Bose and so on. >>>>> >>>>> Incidentally did anyone read that Altec Lansing is no more? Plantronics >>>>> have taken them over so I wonder what that will all mean. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 23 Feb 2014, at 5:50 am, Rick Alfaro <rick.alf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Actually, B&W has been here in the NA market for quite some time but as >>>>>> you said, only found in top notch high end stereo shops. My center >>>>>> channel for my home theater system is B&W. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have all Klipsch speakers except for my sub which is a Velodyne and >>>>>> my B&W center. I specifically chose the B&W because I didn't like the >>>>>> Klipsch center. In fact, my sub was going to be B&W as well but I >>>>>> returned it because it kept bottoming out and making a flapping sound >>>>>> that was just weird so I exchanged it for the Velodyne which is a 12" >>>>>> active sub with a 15" passive radiator. This was several years ago and >>>>>> I haven't upgraded any of the speakers because the system sounds just >>>>>> the way I like it. It's a better experience watching a BlueRay movie >>>>>> here in my living room than in the movie theater except for the iMax >>>>>> ones of course. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Rick alfaro >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2/22/2014 2:05 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>>>> I've not heard those speakers so can't make specific comments but >>>>>>> hearing the B & W Z2 was like hearing some Bose for the first time, >>>>>>> upgrading from a pair of Plantronics Audio 478 headphones to a pair of >>>>>>> Grado Labs SR60I audiophile headphones or say moving from USB 2.0 to >>>>>>> USB 3.0, in other words now you've experienced the difference you can't >>>>>>> go back and I urge anyone to hear these B&W speakers to fully >>>>>>> appreciate what we're talking about here, B*&w aren't the sort of thing >>>>>>> you're going to find at your local Radio Shack or Wallmart and I can >>>>>>> only add its a pity that other speakers readily available aren't equal >>>>>>> to B&W, would be a near perfect world if they were. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Of course B&W and the only company doing this sort of stuff and their >>>>>>> entry into the North American market has been recent though they've >>>>>>> been making speakers in the U.K. for donkeys years. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> B&W are in the same league as Polk Audio, Boston Acoustic and so forth. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 22 Feb 2014, at 9:52 am, Walter Ramage <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi. If these speakers are anything like the B & W CM5 stand mount >>>>>>>> speakers >>>>>>>> or the CM9 floor standing speakers then you won't be sorry. I have >>>>>>>> always >>>>>>>> liked B & W speakers as they have a vary balanced sound and have a >>>>>>>> very good >>>>>>>> bass response, they are also spacious and imiging is very accurate. >>>>>>>> Ihave >>>>>>>> the CM 5s to listen to music or radio via my PC and downstairs are the >>>>>>>> floor standing CM9s which are very impressive. Good luck with your >>>>>>>> purchase >>>>>>>> but as it is B & W, there won't be much luck needed. Walter. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >>>>>>>> Trethowan >>>>>>>> Sent: 21 February 2014 22:45 >>>>>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>>>>>>> Subject: iPhone Dock: The Choice Has Been Made >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yep folks, I've finally decided what Dock I'm going to buy, I'm after >>>>>>>> a new >>>>>>>> one given that I no longer have any IOS devices with 30 Pin connectors >>>>>>>> though the only problem there is I have 3 units with 30 pin dock >>>>>>>> connectors, >>>>>>>> I'd be absolutely raging! if those devices couldn't be put to other >>>>>>>> uses and >>>>>>>> were only useless 30 pin docks <smile>. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My decision has come down to the Bowers & Wilkins Z2 iPhone >>>>>>>> dock/airPlay >>>>>>>> speaker though I warn everyone now, the price for one of these gorgeous >>>>>>>> things is not cheap, at around $400 but - from what I've heard - its >>>>>>>> certainly well worth the money spent. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Z2 sports a 9 pin Lightning connector, has an Aux-in socket and >>>>>>>> can be >>>>>>>> used with airPlay. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'll write more when the device arrives and I can test it with my Wi-Fi >>>>>>>> network etc. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ********** >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dane Trethowan >>>>>>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>>>>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>>>>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>>>>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>>>>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>>>>>> faceTime +61400494862 >>>>>>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>>>>>> Twitter: @grtdane >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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