Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
So it seems yes and there are plenty worse out there. > On 18 Aug 2019, at 7:33 am, Gary Schindler wrote: > > It isn't a bad radio. The sensitivity is quite good. > > > I have a Marc 3 which is half the price of the Hd-R16 and it has an edge on > FM sensitivity and it fits in your over sized pants pocket. > > > On 8/17/2019 5:16 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> No, I don’t have a HDR16 but I do know someone who does and he has >> demonstrated it often enough to me both via FaceTime and with recordings >> captured directly from it. >> No point me getting a HDR16 as we don’t have HD radio in Australia but Tom >> would be the first to agree with you that the AM of the HDR16 could b e >> improved. >> The AM of the PR-d17 is improved of that of the HDR16 however the PDR-17 >> doesn’t have facilities to receive HD AM or FM. >> >> >>> On 18 Aug 2019, at 6:39 am, Gary Schindler wrote: >>> >>> You have the Hd-R16 like I do! The AM could be improved.. >>> >>> On 8/17/2019 2:08 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: >>>> Dane: I understand what you're saying in regard to how what you hear over >>>> the air is different than what you hear over the internet! Not all >>>> stations >>>> are this way; WSM (in Nashville, Tennessee U.S.A.) as much as I've been >>>> able >>>> to determine, is exactly the same on the internet as it is if you listen to >>>> AM 650! But yes...there is something kind of special (and I can't explain >>>> it) but if you can get a far-off station to come in good on a bonified >>>> radio >>>> that is kind of unique! Having said that, I do enjoy being able to listen >>>> to a station that is out of my area without having to contend with the >>>> station fading out! I still can remember how it used to be, trying to >>>> listen to the Grand Ole Opry back in the day; a song would be playing >>>> and...just at the part where maybe a good instrumental solo was coming up, >>>> WSM would start fading away to the point where you couldn't really hear it! >>>> Of course nowadays, every now and again, you do get a situation where (if >>>> you're listening on your computer or smart speaker) the connection drops; >>>> this is also a pain! Fortunately (at least in my case) this doesn't happen >>>> all that often! In regard to this San Gian radio: I might be tempted to >>>> check it out further if it had the capability to get HD! I bought a San >>>> Gian radio a couple of years ago (don't remember the exact model number) is >>>> a nice radio and does get HD, but isn't quite as good as I thought it was >>>> going to be! While it has wonderful selectivity, to me it tends to be a >>>> little noisy on AM! On FM, if a station isn't really that close, sometimes >>>> the stations will sound fuzzy or sort of like it is "miss tuned!" >>>> Tom Kaufman >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Dane >>>> Trethowan >>>> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 1:31 PM >>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually >>>> Impaired >>>> >>>> A couple of things here. >>>> Often these days - particularly it seems with broadcasters from the US - >>>> the >>>> Internet Streams and free-to-air broadcasting are two completely different >>>> things. >>>> Listen to say KNX or WINS and what you get over the Internet is quite >>>> different than what you'll hear from the Medium-Wave transmitter. >>>> Next - as a DX Listener - I find Internet radio to be rather an insult. >>>> That is anyone can listen to Internet streams and that's convenient without >>>> a doubt. >>>> But their can be no doubt that the fun and the challenge from a DXer's >>>> point >>>> of view is to be able to listen to that far off station and furthermore be >>>> able to report the fact - in both written detail and literal sound - to the >>>> station itself. >>>> I have managed to listen to KNX in the US from Australia a number of times >>>> on the radio long before Internet was even thought of for this sort of >>>> thing. >>>> >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
I had planned to set up a Network SDR receiver on some farm land the family owned. Unfortunately this land has been sold so I’m looking at setting up my SDR in the shed at the back of my residence. The setup has its own challenges when it comes to illuminating noise. Firstly I will have to track down and replace every switch mode power supply in my house. The next thing to be done is to establish independent earthing points for the SDR Radio and associated equipment. The replacement of supplies is probably the hardest thing needing to be done. As far as earthing goes? Well I can easily drive some earthing pegs into the ground in my backyard for that. The farm would have been the best option though there I was having a couple of difficulties with the setup. The first major problem was keeping batteries charged for the operation of the system given mains power was not an option. I couldn’t find solar panels with a voltage low enough for my needs. Internet wasn’t a problem as there was mobile coverage there and I could have easily used that given the SDR doesn’t require that much data and data flow can be controlled. So now everyone knows the status of my SDR journey and I did plan to send the list an eMail about this at some stage given plenty of people have asked me how I was going with the project. > On 18 Aug 2019, at 7:26 am, Gary Schindler wrote: > > That is when AM radio is the best! There is always lots of leakage from the > power grid. > > > On 8/17/2019 5:13 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Point taken. >> I have just returned to the land of the living if you like after >> deliberately turning my power off for almost an hour to DX before the sun >> rises and even then the noise from other sources was still >> noticeablenoticible I must be the only person the world over who wishes for >> a neighbourhood power blackout for a few hours from time-to-time. >> >> >>> On 18 Aug 2019, at 6:34 am, Gary Schindler wrote: >>> >>> Amazon has it too! >>> >>> >>> With all the cell towers and computer noise in general you can't DX any >>> more like you used to in the states. >>> >>> >>> On 8/17/2019 1:37 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>> If anyone would like to buy in the US then you will find it at Universal >>>> Radio >>>> https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/0417.html >>>> >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Casey >>>> Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 3:25 AM >>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually >>>> Impaired >>>> >>>> Hi does anyone have this radio yet? >>>> >>>> If so how is the sound on A.M and is the F.M reception as good as the say >>>> it is and what about on A.M also can you set the alarm so that you could >>>> wake up to the radio as well? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/17/2019 11:57 AM, - wrote: >>>>> I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my >>>>> smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or >>>>> standard radio. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always >>>>>> do what you tell them to do. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Original Message- >>>>>> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - >>>>>> Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM >>>>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually >>>>>> Impaired >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream >>>>>> all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice >>>>>> command. >>>>>> >>>>>> And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of >>>>>> podcasts and the cable and other news sources. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet >>>>>>> radio with >>>>
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
It isn't a bad radio. The sensitivity is quite good. I have a Marc 3 which is half the price of the Hd-R16 and it has an edge on FM sensitivity and it fits in your over sized pants pocket. On 8/17/2019 5:16 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: No, I don’t have a HDR16 but I do know someone who does and he has demonstrated it often enough to me both via FaceTime and with recordings captured directly from it. No point me getting a HDR16 as we don’t have HD radio in Australia but Tom would be the first to agree with you that the AM of the HDR16 could b e improved. The AM of the PR-d17 is improved of that of the HDR16 however the PDR-17 doesn’t have facilities to receive HD AM or FM. On 18 Aug 2019, at 6:39 am, Gary Schindler wrote: You have the Hd-R16 like I do! The AM could be improved.. On 8/17/2019 2:08 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I understand what you're saying in regard to how what you hear over the air is different than what you hear over the internet! Not all stations are this way; WSM (in Nashville, Tennessee U.S.A.) as much as I've been able to determine, is exactly the same on the internet as it is if you listen to AM 650! But yes...there is something kind of special (and I can't explain it) but if you can get a far-off station to come in good on a bonified radio that is kind of unique! Having said that, I do enjoy being able to listen to a station that is out of my area without having to contend with the station fading out! I still can remember how it used to be, trying to listen to the Grand Ole Opry back in the day; a song would be playing and...just at the part where maybe a good instrumental solo was coming up, WSM would start fading away to the point where you couldn't really hear it! Of course nowadays, every now and again, you do get a situation where (if you're listening on your computer or smart speaker) the connection drops; this is also a pain! Fortunately (at least in my case) this doesn't happen all that often! In regard to this San Gian radio: I might be tempted to check it out further if it had the capability to get HD! I bought a San Gian radio a couple of years ago (don't remember the exact model number) is a nice radio and does get HD, but isn't quite as good as I thought it was going to be! While it has wonderful selectivity, to me it tends to be a little noisy on AM! On FM, if a station isn't really that close, sometimes the stations will sound fuzzy or sort of like it is "miss tuned!" Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 1:31 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired A couple of things here. Often these days - particularly it seems with broadcasters from the US - the Internet Streams and free-to-air broadcasting are two completely different things. Listen to say KNX or WINS and what you get over the Internet is quite different than what you'll hear from the Medium-Wave transmitter. Next - as a DX Listener - I find Internet radio to be rather an insult. That is anyone can listen to Internet streams and that's convenient without a doubt. But their can be no doubt that the fun and the challenge from a DXer's point of view is to be able to listen to that far off station and furthermore be able to report the fact - in both written detail and literal sound - to the station itself. I have managed to listen to KNX in the US from Australia a number of times on the radio long before Internet was even thought of for this sort of thing. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 2:57 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always do what you tell them to do. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! It is commenda
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
That is when AM radio is the best! There is always lots of leakage from the power grid. On 8/17/2019 5:13 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Point taken. I have just returned to the land of the living if you like after deliberately turning my power off for almost an hour to DX before the sun rises and even then the noise from other sources was still noticeablenoticible I must be the only person the world over who wishes for a neighbourhood power blackout for a few hours from time-to-time. On 18 Aug 2019, at 6:34 am, Gary Schindler wrote: Amazon has it too! With all the cell towers and computer noise in general you can't DX any more like you used to in the states. On 8/17/2019 1:37 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: If anyone would like to buy in the US then you will find it at Universal Radio https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/0417.html -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Casey Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 3:25 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Hi does anyone have this radio yet? If so how is the sound on A.M and is the F.M reception as good as the say it is and what about on A.M also can you set the alarm so that you could wake up to the radio as well? On 8/17/2019 11:57 AM, - wrote: I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always do what you tell them to do. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with accessibility in mind. On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visual l y-impaire d/ -- XB -- Gary G. Schindler -- Gary G. Schindler -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2741): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2741 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
No, I don’t have a HDR16 but I do know someone who does and he has demonstrated it often enough to me both via FaceTime and with recordings captured directly from it. No point me getting a HDR16 as we don’t have HD radio in Australia but Tom would be the first to agree with you that the AM of the HDR16 could b e improved. The AM of the PR-d17 is improved of that of the HDR16 however the PDR-17 doesn’t have facilities to receive HD AM or FM. > On 18 Aug 2019, at 6:39 am, Gary Schindler wrote: > > You have the Hd-R16 like I do! The AM could be improved.. > > On 8/17/2019 2:08 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: >> Dane: I understand what you're saying in regard to how what you hear over >> the air is different than what you hear over the internet! Not all stations >> are this way; WSM (in Nashville, Tennessee U.S.A.) as much as I've been able >> to determine, is exactly the same on the internet as it is if you listen to >> AM 650! But yes...there is something kind of special (and I can't explain >> it) but if you can get a far-off station to come in good on a bonified radio >> that is kind of unique! Having said that, I do enjoy being able to listen >> to a station that is out of my area without having to contend with the >> station fading out! I still can remember how it used to be, trying to >> listen to the Grand Ole Opry back in the day; a song would be playing >> and...just at the part where maybe a good instrumental solo was coming up, >> WSM would start fading away to the point where you couldn't really hear it! >> Of course nowadays, every now and again, you do get a situation where (if >> you're listening on your computer or smart speaker) the connection drops; >> this is also a pain! Fortunately (at least in my case) this doesn't happen >> all that often! In regard to this San Gian radio: I might be tempted to >> check it out further if it had the capability to get HD! I bought a San >> Gian radio a couple of years ago (don't remember the exact model number) is >> a nice radio and does get HD, but isn't quite as good as I thought it was >> going to be! While it has wonderful selectivity, to me it tends to be a >> little noisy on AM! On FM, if a station isn't really that close, sometimes >> the stations will sound fuzzy or sort of like it is "miss tuned!" >> Tom Kaufman >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Dane >> Trethowan >> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 1:31 PM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually >> Impaired >> >> A couple of things here. >> Often these days - particularly it seems with broadcasters from the US - the >> Internet Streams and free-to-air broadcasting are two completely different >> things. >> Listen to say KNX or WINS and what you get over the Internet is quite >> different than what you'll hear from the Medium-Wave transmitter. >> Next - as a DX Listener - I find Internet radio to be rather an insult. >> That is anyone can listen to Internet streams and that's convenient without >> a doubt. >> But their can be no doubt that the fun and the challenge from a DXer's point >> of view is to be able to listen to that far off station and furthermore be >> able to report the fact - in both written detail and literal sound - to the >> station itself. >> I have managed to listen to KNX in the US from Australia a number of times >> on the radio long before Internet was even thought of for this sort of >> thing. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - >> Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 2:57 AM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually >> Impaired >> >> I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. >> It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. >> >> On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> >>> That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always >>> do what you tell them to do. >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - >>> Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM >>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually >>> Impaired >>> >>> >>> Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream >>>
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Point taken. I have just returned to the land of the living if you like after deliberately turning my power off for almost an hour to DX before the sun rises and even then the noise from other sources was still noticeablenoticible I must be the only person the world over who wishes for a neighbourhood power blackout for a few hours from time-to-time. > On 18 Aug 2019, at 6:34 am, Gary Schindler wrote: > > Amazon has it too! > > > With all the cell towers and computer noise in general you can't DX any more > like you used to in the states. > > > On 8/17/2019 1:37 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> If anyone would like to buy in the US then you will find it at Universal >> Radio >> https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/0417.html >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Casey >> Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 3:25 AM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired >> >> Hi does anyone have this radio yet? >> >> If so how is the sound on A.M and is the F.M reception as good as the say it >> is and what about on A.M also can you set the alarm so that you could wake >> up to the radio as well? >> >> >> >> On 8/17/2019 11:57 AM, - wrote: >>> I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my >>> smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard >>> radio. >>> >>> On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> >>>> That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always >>>> do what you tell them to do. >>>> >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - >>>> Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM >>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually >>>> Impaired >>>> >>>> >>>> Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream >>>> all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice >>>> command. >>>> >>>> And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of >>>> podcasts and the cable and other news sources. >>>> >>>> On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: >>>> >>>>> That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet >>>>> radio with >>>> talking menus. >>>>> Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the >>>>> nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much >>>>> advantage >>>> to having one of these! >>>>> It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with >>>> accessibility in mind. >>>>> On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >>>>>> Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get >>>>>> the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here >>>>>> but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am >>>>>> boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. >>>>>> /A >>>>>> >>>>>>> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visual >>>>>>> l >>>>>>> y-impaire d/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> -- XB >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > -- > Gary G. Schindler > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2739): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2739 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
You have the Hd-R16 like I do! The AM could be improved.. On 8/17/2019 2:08 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I understand what you're saying in regard to how what you hear over the air is different than what you hear over the internet! Not all stations are this way; WSM (in Nashville, Tennessee U.S.A.) as much as I've been able to determine, is exactly the same on the internet as it is if you listen to AM 650! But yes...there is something kind of special (and I can't explain it) but if you can get a far-off station to come in good on a bonified radio that is kind of unique! Having said that, I do enjoy being able to listen to a station that is out of my area without having to contend with the station fading out! I still can remember how it used to be, trying to listen to the Grand Ole Opry back in the day; a song would be playing and...just at the part where maybe a good instrumental solo was coming up, WSM would start fading away to the point where you couldn't really hear it! Of course nowadays, every now and again, you do get a situation where (if you're listening on your computer or smart speaker) the connection drops; this is also a pain! Fortunately (at least in my case) this doesn't happen all that often! In regard to this San Gian radio: I might be tempted to check it out further if it had the capability to get HD! I bought a San Gian radio a couple of years ago (don't remember the exact model number) is a nice radio and does get HD, but isn't quite as good as I thought it was going to be! While it has wonderful selectivity, to me it tends to be a little noisy on AM! On FM, if a station isn't really that close, sometimes the stations will sound fuzzy or sort of like it is "miss tuned!" Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 1:31 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired A couple of things here. Often these days - particularly it seems with broadcasters from the US - the Internet Streams and free-to-air broadcasting are two completely different things. Listen to say KNX or WINS and what you get over the Internet is quite different than what you'll hear from the Medium-Wave transmitter. Next - as a DX Listener - I find Internet radio to be rather an insult. That is anyone can listen to Internet streams and that's convenient without a doubt. But their can be no doubt that the fun and the challenge from a DXer's point of view is to be able to listen to that far off station and furthermore be able to report the fact - in both written detail and literal sound - to the station itself. I have managed to listen to KNX in the US from Australia a number of times on the radio long before Internet was even thought of for this sort of thing. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 2:57 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always do what you tell them to do. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with accessibility in mind. On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visua ll y-impaire d/ -- XB -- XB -- Gary G. Schindler -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Amazon has it too! With all the cell towers and computer noise in general you can't DX any more like you used to in the states. On 8/17/2019 1:37 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: If anyone would like to buy in the US then you will find it at Universal Radio https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/0417.html -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Casey Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 3:25 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Hi does anyone have this radio yet? If so how is the sound on A.M and is the F.M reception as good as the say it is and what about on A.M also can you set the alarm so that you could wake up to the radio as well? On 8/17/2019 11:57 AM, - wrote: I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always do what you tell them to do. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with accessibility in mind. On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visual l y-impaire d/ -- XB -- Gary G. Schindler -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2737): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2737 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Agreed! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 2:12 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired A very general statement indeed. I can go to my local retailer and purchase a standard radio for $20. As I've explained earlier listening to radio stations on a Smart Speaker is easy in theory sometimes but doesn't always work out in practise. Some radio stations on my Amazon devices for example it seems just can't be played no matter what my voicing instructions whilst others require a skill to play correctly. I guess the real point here is never to put all your eggs into one basket. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 2:57 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: > That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always > do what you tell them to do. > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - > Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually > Impaired > > > Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream > all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. > > And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of > podcasts and the cable and other news sources. > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: > > > That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet > > radio with > talking menus. > > > > > > Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the > > nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much > > advantage > to having one of these! > > > > > > It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with > accessibility in mind. > > > > > > On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > > Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get > > > the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver > > > here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe > > > i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. > > > /A > > > > > >> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > >> > > >> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. > > >> > > >> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visua > > >> ll > > >> y-impaire d/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- XB > > > > > > > > -- XB -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2736): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2736 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Internet has a huge potential given the advent of 5G services but free-to-air radio still has the advantage of being heard by potentially an infinite number of listeners. FM Radio sets have gotten so much better in such a short space of time. Its now not uncommon to be able to purchase a cheap radio and be able to tune FM signals from over 100 miles away. I thought long distance listening on the Medium-Wave band might die along with listening on Shortwave but this doesn't seem to be the case and if anything the Internet has helped mature the hobby given the fact that more information is available concerning those great radio sets which are available today. Would I advise anyone to go and buy one of those GE Super Radio sets from 30 years ago? No I would not as good a set as they are and really there is no need to get a set of that vintage unless you are a collector as I am. Why purchase a GE Super radio when you can buy something like a CCrane 2E or Ccrane EP Pro, both these sets smoke the older Super Radio and so they should given the changes in technology and better antenna which have come along in 30 years. The Sangean PRD-17 - subject of this discussion - is a testament to how good radio has become for listening. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 4:08 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Dane: I understand what you're saying in regard to how what you hear over the air is different than what you hear over the internet! Not all stations are this way; WSM (in Nashville, Tennessee U.S.A.) as much as I've been able to determine, is exactly the same on the internet as it is if you listen to AM 650! But yes...there is something kind of special (and I can't explain it) but if you can get a far-off station to come in good on a bonified radio that is kind of unique! Having said that, I do enjoy being able to listen to a station that is out of my area without having to contend with the station fading out! I still can remember how it used to be, trying to listen to the Grand Ole Opry back in the day; a song would be playing and...just at the part where maybe a good instrumental solo was coming up, WSM would start fading away to the point where you couldn't really hear it! Of course nowadays, every now and again, you do get a situation where (if you're listening on your computer or smart speaker) the connection drops; this is also a pain! Fortunately (at least in my case) this doesn't happen all that often! In regard to this San Gian radio: I might be tempted to check it out further if it had the capability to get HD! I bought a San Gian radio a couple of years ago (don't remember the exact model number) is a nice radio and does get HD, but isn't quite as good as I thought it was going to be! While it has wonderful selectivity, to me it tends to be a little noisy on AM! On FM, if a station isn't really that close, sometimes the stations will sound fuzzy or sort of like it is "miss tuned!" Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 1:31 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired A couple of things here. Often these days - particularly it seems with broadcasters from the US - the Internet Streams and free-to-air broadcasting are two completely different things. Listen to say KNX or WINS and what you get over the Internet is quite different than what you'll hear from the Medium-Wave transmitter. Next - as a DX Listener - I find Internet radio to be rather an insult. That is anyone can listen to Internet streams and that's convenient without a doubt. But their can be no doubt that the fun and the challenge from a DXer's point of view is to be able to listen to that far off station and furthermore be able to report the fact - in both written detail and literal sound - to the station itself. I have managed to listen to KNX in the US from Australia a number of times on the radio long before Internet was even thought of for this sort of thing. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 2:57 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: > That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always > do what you tell them to do. > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - > Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subje
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
A very general statement indeed. I can go to my local retailer and purchase a standard radio for $20. As I've explained earlier listening to radio stations on a Smart Speaker is easy in theory sometimes but doesn't always work out in practise. Some radio stations on my Amazon devices for example it seems just can't be played no matter what my voicing instructions whilst others require a skill to play correctly. I guess the real point here is never to put all your eggs into one basket. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 2:57 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: > That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always > do what you tell them to do. > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - > Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually > Impaired > > > Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream > all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. > > And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of > podcasts and the cable and other news sources. > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: > > > That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet > > radio with > talking menus. > > > > > > Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the > > nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much > > advantage > to having one of these! > > > > > > It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with > accessibility in mind. > > > > > > On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > > Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get > > > the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver > > > here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe > > > i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. > > > /A > > > > > >> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > >> > > >> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. > > >> > > >> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visua > > >> ll > > >> y-impaire d/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- XB > > > > > > > > -- XB -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2734): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2734 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Dane: I understand what you're saying in regard to how what you hear over the air is different than what you hear over the internet! Not all stations are this way; WSM (in Nashville, Tennessee U.S.A.) as much as I've been able to determine, is exactly the same on the internet as it is if you listen to AM 650! But yes...there is something kind of special (and I can't explain it) but if you can get a far-off station to come in good on a bonified radio that is kind of unique! Having said that, I do enjoy being able to listen to a station that is out of my area without having to contend with the station fading out! I still can remember how it used to be, trying to listen to the Grand Ole Opry back in the day; a song would be playing and...just at the part where maybe a good instrumental solo was coming up, WSM would start fading away to the point where you couldn't really hear it! Of course nowadays, every now and again, you do get a situation where (if you're listening on your computer or smart speaker) the connection drops; this is also a pain! Fortunately (at least in my case) this doesn't happen all that often! In regard to this San Gian radio: I might be tempted to check it out further if it had the capability to get HD! I bought a San Gian radio a couple of years ago (don't remember the exact model number) is a nice radio and does get HD, but isn't quite as good as I thought it was going to be! While it has wonderful selectivity, to me it tends to be a little noisy on AM! On FM, if a station isn't really that close, sometimes the stations will sound fuzzy or sort of like it is "miss tuned!" Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 1:31 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired A couple of things here. Often these days - particularly it seems with broadcasters from the US - the Internet Streams and free-to-air broadcasting are two completely different things. Listen to say KNX or WINS and what you get over the Internet is quite different than what you'll hear from the Medium-Wave transmitter. Next - as a DX Listener - I find Internet radio to be rather an insult. That is anyone can listen to Internet streams and that's convenient without a doubt. But their can be no doubt that the fun and the challenge from a DXer's point of view is to be able to listen to that far off station and furthermore be able to report the fact - in both written detail and literal sound - to the station itself. I have managed to listen to KNX in the US from Australia a number of times on the radio long before Internet was even thought of for this sort of thing. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 2:57 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: > That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always > do what you tell them to do. > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - > Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually > Impaired > > > Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream > all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. > > And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of > podcasts and the cable and other news sources. > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: > > > That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet > > radio with > talking menus. > > > > > > Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the > > nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much > > advantage > to having one of these! > > > > > > It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with > accessibility in mind. > > > > > > On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > > Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get > > > the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver > > > here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe > > > i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. > > > /A > > > > > >> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > >> > > >> Now this radio may be well
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
If anyone would like to buy in the US then you will find it at Universal Radio https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/0417.html -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Casey Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 3:25 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Hi does anyone have this radio yet? If so how is the sound on A.M and is the F.M reception as good as the say it is and what about on A.M also can you set the alarm so that you could wake up to the radio as well? On 8/17/2019 11:57 AM, - wrote: > I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. > It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. > > On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always >> do what you tell them to do. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - >> Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually >> Impaired >> >> >> Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream >> all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. >> >> And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of >> podcasts and the cable and other news sources. >> >> On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: >> >>> That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet >>> radio with >> talking menus. >>> >>> Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the >>> nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much >>> advantage >> to having one of these! >>> >>> It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with >> accessibility in mind. >>> >>> On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >>>> Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get >>>> the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here >>>> but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am >>>> boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. >>>> /A >>>> >>>>> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : >>>>> >>>>> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. >>>>> >>>>> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visual >>>>> l >>>>> y-impaire d/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> -- XB >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Casey -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2732): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2732 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
A couple of things here. Often these days - particularly it seems with broadcasters from the US - the Internet Streams and free-to-air broadcasting are two completely different things. Listen to say KNX or WINS and what you get over the Internet is quite different than what you'll hear from the Medium-Wave transmitter. Next - as a DX Listener - I find Internet radio to be rather an insult. That is anyone can listen to Internet streams and that's convenient without a doubt. But their can be no doubt that the fun and the challenge from a DXer's point of view is to be able to listen to that far off station and furthermore be able to report the fact - in both written detail and literal sound - to the station itself. I have managed to listen to KNX in the US from Australia a number of times on the radio long before Internet was even thought of for this sort of thing. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 2:57 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: > That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always > do what you tell them to do. > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - > Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually > Impaired > > > Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream > all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. > > And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of > podcasts and the cable and other news sources. > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: > > > That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet > > radio with > talking menus. > > > > > > Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the > > nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much > > advantage > to having one of these! > > > > > > It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with > accessibility in mind. > > > > > > On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > > Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get > > > the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver > > > here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe > > > i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. > > > /A > > > > > >> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > >> > > >> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. > > >> > > >> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visua > > >> ll > > >> y-impaire d/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- XB > > > > > > > > -- XB -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2731): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2731 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Hi does anyone have this radio yet? If so how is the sound on A.M and is the F.M reception as good as the say it is and what about on A.M also can you set the alarm so that you could wake up to the radio as well? On 8/17/2019 11:57 AM, - wrote: I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always do what you tell them to do. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with accessibility in mind. On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visuall y-impaire d/ -- XB -- Casey -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2730): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2730 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
I have few to none problems listening to radio worldwide on my smartspeaker. It is also a fraction of the cost of an intrnet or standard radio. On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, Dane Trethowan wrote: > That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always do what > you tell them to do. > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - > Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually > Impaired > > > Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all > internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. > > And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of > podcasts and the cable and other news sources. > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: > > > That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with > talking menus. > > > > > > Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the > > nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage > to having one of these! > > > > > > It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with > accessibility in mind. > > > > > > On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > > Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get > > > the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here > > > but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am > > > boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. > > > /A > > > > > >> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > >> > > >> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. > > >> > > >> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visuall > > >> y-impaire d/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- XB > > > > > > > > -- XB -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2729): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2729 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
That's the theory about Smart Speakers yes however they don't always do what you tell them to do. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of - Sent: Friday, 16 August 2019 11:07 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: > That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. > > > Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the > nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! > > > It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with accessibility in mind. > > > On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get > > the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here > > but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am > > boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. > > /A > > > >> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > >> > >> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. > >> > >> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visuall > >> y-impaire d/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- XB -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2719): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2719 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Hi! Yes i totally agree. Sadly. /A > 15 aug. 2019 kl. 21:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > You can still get around it I’ve discovered but to be honest the BBC - in my > opinion - just ain’t want it used to be and I’m very disappointed that UK > residents are forced to pay a license fee for such crap. > > >> On 16 Aug 2019, at 5:18 am, Anders Holmberg wrote: >> >> Hi! >> I maybe could listen to BBC 5 live that way instead? >> Since they seem to block VPN listenings these days. >> /A >> >>> 15 aug. 2019 kl. 20:59 skrev Dane Trethowan : >>> >>> How you entertain yourself is entirely your thing and I appreciate your >>> points. >>> I hardly listen to local radio myself anymore given that I have better and >>> higher quality listening options from services such as Tidal etc. >>> Having said all that however I do appreciate just how useful the Sangean >>> Pr-d17 may be to someone who has a bit of trouble using a radio given the >>> unit has voice prompts. >>> I plan to buy one myself to add to the collection and I’m sure I’ll get a >>> good deal of use out of the unit. >>> Firstly the radio rates highly with regards to sensitivity on AM and FM and >>> that suits me given I like to listen to long distance radio. >>> This feature alone marks a great change for a device with voice prompts, it >>> has been the case that when when such a product has arrived on the market >>> the product under performs its competition. >>> The second good reason to purchase this radio is that the radio is a full >>> stereo set meaning you can take full advantage of FM radio - not that any >>> of our FM stations give you much in the way of audio fidelity these days of >>> course -. >>> The PR-D17 has RDS functions which display the name of the song playing, >>> artist, station name etc. >>> The voicing system doesn’t speak this information and that’s understandable >>> as you would need a full TTS platform in the radio itself to allow that >>> kind of functionality so I suspect Sangean are using Static Speech. >>> >>> On 16 Aug 2019, at 4:46 am, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don’t get the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A > 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. > > https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire > d/ > > > > > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2717): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2717 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Even internet radios have been passed by. Smart speakers will stream all internet radio sources, including those worldwide, all by voice command. And they have many other sources of audio info including thousands of podcasts and the cable and other news sources. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Gary Schindler wrote: > That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with > talking menus. > > > Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and > how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to > having one of these! > > > It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with > accessibility in mind. > > > On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don???t get the Am/fm > > radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but > > i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or > > stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A > > > >> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > >> > >> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. > >> > >> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire > >> d/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- XB -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2715): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2715 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
I think the smart speakers on the market cut into the internet radio market, maybe even crippled it altogether. The only internet radios seem to be needing to be set up with remote controls, knobs and buttont on the radio itself with know audio feedback! Grace and C. Crane seem to be the only manufacturers making anything these days. I do know Dane if there were anything worth the while you would be one to let us know what would be available and how accessible it would be! On 8/15/2019 4:00 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: That’s a most interesting point and I’ll give you my opinions from my perspective given I’ve owned quite a few Internet radio devices. Portable self-contained Internet radio sets have not taken off in the market which perhaps isn’t surprising given the popularity of Smart Phone devices so really there’s no need for such a device. I have had a number of Sangean Internet radio sets that have provided me with accessibility but that accessibility to the radio was provided by an App on a Smart Phone but still the radio talked and we come back to the same question, what was the point when my Smart Phone could do all that? The only point was that I now had access to the display text of DAB+ and FM broadcasts. So I guess technology when it all is boiled down is as useful as you yourself want it to be or make it. Other Internet radio sets I’ve used with great success include the Logitech U.E. Smart Radio or Squeezebox range which are still available if you know where to look and still supported. These radios are accessed either by an App on your Smart Phone or directly via a HTML web page. You can set alarms on these devices, set up one touch presets, add extra radio services such as Sky FM or whatever it calls itself these days etc. On 16 Aug 2019, at 5:15 am, Gary Schindler wrote: That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with accessibility in mind. On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don’t get the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire d/ -- Gary G. Schindler -- Gary G. Schindler -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2710): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2710 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
That’s a most interesting point and I’ll give you my opinions from my perspective given I’ve owned quite a few Internet radio devices. Portable self-contained Internet radio sets have not taken off in the market which perhaps isn’t surprising given the popularity of Smart Phone devices so really there’s no need for such a device. I have had a number of Sangean Internet radio sets that have provided me with accessibility but that accessibility to the radio was provided by an App on a Smart Phone but still the radio talked and we come back to the same question, what was the point when my Smart Phone could do all that? The only point was that I now had access to the display text of DAB+ and FM broadcasts. So I guess technology when it all is boiled down is as useful as you yourself want it to be or make it. Other Internet radio sets I’ve used with great success include the Logitech U.E. Smart Radio or Squeezebox range which are still available if you know where to look and still supported. These radios are accessed either by an App on your Smart Phone or directly via a HTML web page. You can set alarms on these devices, set up one touch presets, add extra radio services such as Sky FM or whatever it calls itself these days etc. > On 16 Aug 2019, at 5:15 am, Gary Schindler wrote: > > That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with > talking menus. > > > Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and > how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of > these! > > > It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with > accessibility in mind. > > > On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >> Hi! >> Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don’t get the Am/fm radio >> thing anymore. >> I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in >> that receiver. >> Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via >> internet. >> /A >> >>> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : >>> >>> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. >>> >>> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire >>> d/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- > Gary G. Schindler > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2707): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2707 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
You can still get around it I’ve discovered but to be honest the BBC - in my opinion - just ain’t want it used to be and I’m very disappointed that UK residents are forced to pay a license fee for such crap. > On 16 Aug 2019, at 5:18 am, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I maybe could listen to BBC 5 live that way instead? > Since they seem to block VPN listenings these days. > /A > >> 15 aug. 2019 kl. 20:59 skrev Dane Trethowan : >> >> How you entertain yourself is entirely your thing and I appreciate your >> points. >> I hardly listen to local radio myself anymore given that I have better and >> higher quality listening options from services such as Tidal etc. >> Having said all that however I do appreciate just how useful the Sangean >> Pr-d17 may be to someone who has a bit of trouble using a radio given the >> unit has voice prompts. >> I plan to buy one myself to add to the collection and I’m sure I’ll get a >> good deal of use out of the unit. >> Firstly the radio rates highly with regards to sensitivity on AM and FM and >> that suits me given I like to listen to long distance radio. >> This feature alone marks a great change for a device with voice prompts, it >> has been the case that when when such a product has arrived on the market >> the product under performs its competition. >> The second good reason to purchase this radio is that the radio is a full >> stereo set meaning you can take full advantage of FM radio - not that any of >> our FM stations give you much in the way of audio fidelity these days of >> course -. >> The PR-D17 has RDS functions which display the name of the song playing, >> artist, station name etc. >> The voicing system doesn’t speak this information and that’s understandable >> as you would need a full TTS platform in the radio itself to allow that kind >> of functionality so I suspect Sangean are using Static Speech. >> >> >>> On 16 Aug 2019, at 4:46 am, Anders Holmberg wrote: >>> >>> Hi! >>> Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don’t get the Am/fm radio >>> thing anymore. >>> I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio >>> in that receiver. >>> Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via >>> internet. >>> /A >>> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire d/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2706): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2706 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Hi! I maybe could listen to BBC 5 live that way instead? Since they seem to block VPN listenings these days. /A > 15 aug. 2019 kl. 20:59 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > How you entertain yourself is entirely your thing and I appreciate your > points. > I hardly listen to local radio myself anymore given that I have better and > higher quality listening options from services such as Tidal etc. > Having said all that however I do appreciate just how useful the Sangean > Pr-d17 may be to someone who has a bit of trouble using a radio given the > unit has voice prompts. > I plan to buy one myself to add to the collection and I’m sure I’ll get a > good deal of use out of the unit. > Firstly the radio rates highly with regards to sensitivity on AM and FM and > that suits me given I like to listen to long distance radio. > This feature alone marks a great change for a device with voice prompts, it > has been the case that when when such a product has arrived on the market the > product under performs its competition. > The second good reason to purchase this radio is that the radio is a full > stereo set meaning you can take full advantage of FM radio - not that any of > our FM stations give you much in the way of audio fidelity these days of > course -. > The PR-D17 has RDS functions which display the name of the song playing, > artist, station name etc. > The voicing system doesn’t speak this information and that’s understandable > as you would need a full TTS platform in the radio itself to allow that kind > of functionality so I suspect Sangean are using Static Speech. > > >> On 16 Aug 2019, at 4:46 am, Anders Holmberg wrote: >> >> Hi! >> Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don’t get the Am/fm radio >> thing anymore. >> I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in >> that receiver. >> Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via >> internet. >> /A >> >>> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : >>> >>> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. >>> >>> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire >>> d/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2704): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2704 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
That is why Sangean should concentrate on designing an internet radio with talking menus. Once you have used a Sangean radio you get familiar with the nomenclature and how to operate them and to me there isn't much advantage to having one of these! It is commendable that Sangean does for now build something with accessibility in mind. On 8/15/2019 2:46 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don’t get the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire d/ -- Gary G. Schindler -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2703): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2703 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
How you entertain yourself is entirely your thing and I appreciate your points. I hardly listen to local radio myself anymore given that I have better and higher quality listening options from services such as Tidal etc. Having said all that however I do appreciate just how useful the Sangean Pr-d17 may be to someone who has a bit of trouble using a radio given the unit has voice prompts. I plan to buy one myself to add to the collection and I’m sure I’ll get a good deal of use out of the unit. Firstly the radio rates highly with regards to sensitivity on AM and FM and that suits me given I like to listen to long distance radio. This feature alone marks a great change for a device with voice prompts, it has been the case that when when such a product has arrived on the market the product under performs its competition. The second good reason to purchase this radio is that the radio is a full stereo set meaning you can take full advantage of FM radio - not that any of our FM stations give you much in the way of audio fidelity these days of course -. The PR-D17 has RDS functions which display the name of the song playing, artist, station name etc. The voicing system doesn’t speak this information and that’s understandable as you would need a full TTS platform in the radio itself to allow that kind of functionality so I suspect Sangean are using Static Speech. > On 16 Aug 2019, at 4:46 am, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don’t get the Am/fm radio > thing anymore. > I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in > that receiver. > Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. > /A > >> 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : >> >> Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. >> >> https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire >> d/ >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2701): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2701 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
Hi! Actually not want to disrespect people here but i don’t get the Am/fm radio thing anymore. I have a harman/kardon receiver here but i very very seldom use the radio in that receiver. Maybe i am boring or stupid or something but why not just listen via internet. /A > 13 aug. 2019 kl. 22:54 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > Now this radio may be well worthwhile grabbing. > > https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-pr-d7-am-fm-radio-for-the-visually-impaire > d/ > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2700): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2700 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/32857178/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
[all-audio] Sangean PR-D17 AM/FM Radio for the Visually Impaired
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