Not all is lost with IOS yet, I will be getting some sighted assistance
in the next couple of days.
I think I know what the problem is, when I launch the IOS App I go
straight into the tutorial and I can't find the button to get out or
"Skip" so once this hurdle is overcome then i'm pretty sure I'll be right.
As far as the tuner goes its a very nice piece of equipment indeed with
very few menu systems to get around, only two as a matter of fact and
they're to do with the FM and DAB bands.
The FM menu one probably wouldn't worry too much about as it mainly has
to do with controling the sensitivity of the scanning.
The DAB menu only has one option that we need concern ourselves with and
that's the "Full Scan" option which can be easily found.
I've found presets easy enough to set though the method is slightly
different to other tuners.
There are two different ways of setting presets, you can either preset
them from the remote or from the buttons on the front panel so as I
don't know what the layout of the remote is at this time I chose to try
my luck with the buttons on the front panel.
The tuner has a complete number pad on the front with a memory button to
the right, hold down the memory button and type in the two digit preset
number you wish to store the currently tuned station in and that's done!
I'll be bringing you more on this excellent piece of equipment in the
coming weeks as I find out more about it myself.
If quality is what you're after then the T14 looks it, feels it and
certainly sounds it.
On 7/03/2017 7:56 PM, John Gurd wrote:
I'll look forward to the review of the Rotel T14. Pity about the accessibility
of the app on IOS. I need something that can do streaming of HD Audio.
John
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Subject: DTS Play-Fi: Wireless audio streaming for Android | Wren Sound Systems
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Hi!
today I started the upgrade of the Hi-Fi system in the Den and the first
component arrived that being the Rotel T14 DAB/FM/Network Player.
I'll be writing a review shortly for the list though it won't be for a while as
the T14 is a piece of comprehensive music kit.
What I would like to mention is the standard that the T14 uses when streaming
over a network.
Up until now - when using my Sangean WFT3 DAB/FM/Network Player tuner which in
many ways can be compared to the Rotel - I was used to using devices with all
the network streaming capabilities built-in and thus using an iPhone or Android
Device as a remote.
The Rotel T14 Tuner reverse the whole equation
http://wrensound.com/hi-fi-over-wi-fi-a-new-era-of-old-school-sound-by
having the streaming component as part of the Tuner but relying on an App to
actually do all the streaming work, retreive the file or stream and then stream
that content via the Wi-Fi network to the player.
The App recommended for the Rotel T14 is the excellent Play-Fi App
http://www.play-fi.com Setup of the App for connection to the tuner was fast
though I note with interest that the Android version is 100% more accessible
than the IOS version though its early days so perhaps I'm missing something.
So Play-Fi is yet another emerging Wi-Fi standard which prides itself on
streaming losslessly from a Smart Device to a pair of compatible Wi-Fi Speakers
or - in the case of the Rotel T14 - a dedicated Network player.
Unlike Airplay, Play-Fi doesn't have any "Drag Time", your source is in
complete sync with the speakers.
Unlike AirPlay Play-Fi can stream with effortless ease high bit-rate files such
as HD FLAC though this capability isn't turned on by default as this sort of
streaming requires quite a lot of band width that some Wireless router systems
may not be capable of providing.
Anyway the link below takes you to an article which discusses using Play-fi on
Android devices streaming to compatible equipment.
for-android/