I have never seen one of those which actually worked! Do you have a specific brand that works?
Sunshine <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote: > you can buy a bluetooth adapter that will allow any device with a > headphone jack to be come bluetooth compatable. > > On 8/6/2015 10:07 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: > > Just to be clear, I didn't necessarily buy the speakers on account of the > > possibility that the Victor Stream may one day accommodate Blue Tooth! I > > was looking for a speaker that would give me good stereo sound...but that > > was portable; just so happens that these JBLs _are_ "Blue Tooth!" Will most > > likely not need that side of the speaker, so am not really concerned with > > that; I mainly wanted something with good sound and something that wouldn't > > be too hard to carry, should I want to listen out on my front porch or > > something! I didn't really think of HumanWare as a place to get speakers; I > > had been told about this one I ended up buying and they seem to be pretty > > doggone good, considering the size and all! > > Tom Kaufman > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > > Trethowan > > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:47 AM > > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed > > > > Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its > > price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other > > and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools > > paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have > > even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of > > introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made > > that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in > > anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have > > added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole > > heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing > > instruments and so it goes on. > > > > Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been > > for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - > > Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option > > then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and > > when that day ever arrives. > > > > > > > > On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: > >> Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was > >> portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a > >> speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So > > I > >> had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever > >> do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! > >> Tom Kaufman > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > >> Trethowan > >> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM > >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >> Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed > >> > >> I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better > >> mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be > >> buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 > >> months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the > >> future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. > >> > >> Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have > >> Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and > >> without blue tooth. > >> > >> > >> > >> On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: > >>> Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from > >> Radio > >>> Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor > >>> Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to > >> charge > >>> it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end > >>> that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have > >> no > >>> prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I > >>> supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no > >>> prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include > >>> something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that > >> this > >>> only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this > >>> particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until > >> it > >>> cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the > >> stream > >>> tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate > >>> that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly > >>> interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that > >>> there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the > >> receptacle, > >>> that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. > >>> > >>> Tom Kaufman > >>> > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
