Re: Arcam MusicBoost

[Dane Trethowan]

Perhaps existing stock could be modified easily by the manufacturer.


> On 3 Feb 2016, at 4:12 AM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> Well, I have to say I'm sorry to hear that about the tight fit. Hard to
> believe they would just come out with a product that is made for a
> phone which is now a year and a half old and won't fit the current
> model. 
> 
> Mary
> 
> 

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Re: Arcam MusicBoost

[Dane Trethowan]

Yes that’s a shame about the 6S so I’ve therefore decided to purchase the Chord 
Mojo, something similar one might say but it doesn’t follow the case idea.

Actually the Mojo is a standard type of DAC in a shell about the size of an 
iPhone though thinner.

The Mojo can be used with a wider variety of devices - everything from iPhone 
to Samsung S6 - and you can even hook it up to stereo components if you want 
given the Mojo has several digital inputs.

Of course that’s not knocking the Music Boost and that would have been my 
preference, something to enclose my iPhone 6S.

If you’re a lover of music then you really don’t know what you’re missing until 
you’ve heard it through a DAC from Arcam, Chord or one of those manufacturers 
who dedicate their existence to DAC’S.

And you have a pair of B P7’s as do I.

Perhaps you would echo my thought process when I say that these cans are a 
bargain for their price, sounds as though you’re listening to a 30 inch 
sub-woofer and some silky tweeters not forgetting those power mid range 
speakers right up close.

My only annoyances about these cans is that they don’t come with a longer 
leader for Hi-Fi listening and I’m a little surprised that B don’t offer one 
as an optional attachment.


> On 3 Feb 2016, at 3:31 AM, John Gurd  wrote:
> 
> I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write
> about it for a while. 
> 
> 
> 
> First of all the DAC sounds great with the B P7s as you might expect. I
> mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit
> to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds very detailed and
> natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a headphone amp as well there is
> plenty of volume if necessary and the music has a nice feel of power in
> reserve. Bass when present has loads of umph but very well controlled and by
> no means overwhelming. 
> 
> 
> 
> The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. The
> fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at all. I
> struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You can't pull
> it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped from about
> halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the bottom edge of the
> phone and the unit and it can take more than one attempt. So there is no way
> an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! Well, it can be forced but you'll
> never get it back!
> 
> 
> 
> There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and pressing it
> in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a lot of charging
> cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone the combined weight is
> quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my phone in a trouser or jeans
> pocket but it's too heavy to be comfortable with the case. So I use the
> musicBoost when I want to do some undivided listening and it's certainly
> handy to have in a bag to breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the
> go.
> 
> 
> 
> Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it all the
> time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find it will be
> permanently attached!
> 
> 
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 

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Re: Arcam MusicBoost

[Dane Trethowan]

The iPhone 5S is a completely different shape to the 6 so you’d be better off 
with something like the Chord Mojo.


> On 3 Feb 2016, at 5:14 AM, Vicky Vaughan  wrote:
> 
> Do you think that an iPhone 5S would work with it?
> 
> Many thanks! Vicky
> 
> -Original Message- From: John Gurd
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 11:31 AM
> To: PC Audio
> Subject: Arcam MusicBoost
> 
> I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write
> about it for a while.
> 
> 
> 
> First of all the DAC sounds great with the B P7s as you might expect. I
> mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit
> to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds very detailed and
> natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a headphone amp as well there is
> plenty of volume if necessary and the music has a nice feel of power in
> reserve. Bass when present has loads of umph but very well controlled and by
> no means overwhelming.
> 
> 
> 
> The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. The
> fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at all. I
> struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You can't pull
> it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped from about
> halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the bottom edge of the
> phone and the unit and it can take more than one attempt. So there is no way
> an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! Well, it can be forced but you'll
> never get it back!
> 
> 
> 
> There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and pressing it
> in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a lot of charging
> cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone the combined weight is
> quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my phone in a trouser or jeans
> pocket but it's too heavy to be comfortable with the case. So I use the
> musicBoost when I want to do some undivided listening and it's certainly
> handy to have in a bag to breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the
> go.
> 
> 
> 
> Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it all the
> time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find it will be
> permanently attached!
> 
> 
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Re: Arcam MusicBoost

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
Whats the cost of this unit?
I am about to buy an android phone so i may not have enough money for this unit 
but it sure sounds intresting.
/
> On 02 Feb 2016, at 17:31, John Gurd  wrote:
> 
> I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write
> about it for a while. 
> 
> 
> 
> First of all the DAC sounds great with the B P7s as you might expect. I
> mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit
> to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds very detailed and
> natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a headphone amp as well there is
> plenty of volume if necessary and the music has a nice feel of power in
> reserve. Bass when present has loads of umph but very well controlled and by
> no means overwhelming. 
> 
> 
> 
> The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. The
> fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at all. I
> struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You can't pull
> it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped from about
> halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the bottom edge of the
> phone and the unit and it can take more than one attempt. So there is no way
> an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! Well, it can be forced but you'll
> never get it back!
> 
> 
> 
> There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and pressing it
> in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a lot of charging
> cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone the combined weight is
> quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my phone in a trouser or jeans
> pocket but it's too heavy to be comfortable with the case. So I use the
> musicBoost when I want to do some undivided listening and it's certainly
> handy to have in a bag to breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the
> go.
> 
> 
> 
> Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it all the
> time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find it will be
> permanently attached!
> 
> 
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
Well you can buy a long cable and connect to the end of the p7 cable.
So do i when i don’t want to use my Sennheiser RS140.
/A
> On 02 Feb 2016, at 20:40, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> 
> Yes that’s a shame about the 6S so I’ve therefore decided to purchase the 
> Chord Mojo, something similar one might say but it doesn’t follow the case 
> idea.
> 
> Actually the Mojo is a standard type of DAC in a shell about the size of an 
> iPhone though thinner.
> 
> The Mojo can be used with a wider variety of devices - everything from iPhone 
> to Samsung S6 - and you can even hook it up to stereo components if you want 
> given the Mojo has several digital inputs.
> 
> Of course that’s not knocking the Music Boost and that would have been my 
> preference, something to enclose my iPhone 6S.
> 
> If you’re a lover of music then you really don’t know what you’re missing 
> until you’ve heard it through a DAC from Arcam, Chord or one of those 
> manufacturers who dedicate their existence to DAC’S.
> 
> And you have a pair of B P7’s as do I.
> 
> Perhaps you would echo my thought process when I say that these cans are a 
> bargain for their price, sounds as though you’re listening to a 30 inch 
> sub-woofer and some silky tweeters not forgetting those power mid range 
> speakers right up close.
> 
> My only annoyances about these cans is that they don’t come with a longer 
> leader for Hi-Fi listening and I’m a little surprised that B don’t offer 
> one as an optional attachment.
> 
> 
>> On 3 Feb 2016, at 3:31 AM, John Gurd  wrote:
>> 
>> I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write
>> about it for a while. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> First of all the DAC sounds great with the B P7s as you might expect. I
>> mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit
>> to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds very detailed and
>> natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a headphone amp as well there is
>> plenty of volume if necessary and the music has a nice feel of power in
>> reserve. Bass when present has loads of umph but very well controlled and by
>> no means overwhelming. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. The
>> fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at all. I
>> struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You can't pull
>> it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped from about
>> halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the bottom edge of the
>> phone and the unit and it can take more than one attempt. So there is no way
>> an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! Well, it can be forced but you'll
>> never get it back!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and pressing it
>> in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a lot of charging
>> cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone the combined weight is
>> quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my phone in a trouser or jeans
>> pocket but it's too heavy to be comfortable with the case. So I use the
>> musicBoost when I want to do some undivided listening and it's certainly
>> handy to have in a bag to breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the
>> go.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it all the
>> time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find it will be
>> permanently attached!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> **
> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
> halfwits in this world behind.
> 
> 
> 

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

[Dane Trethowan]

Yes you could but - given their are already 2 cables supplied that connect to 
the cans themselves - it would make sense I reckon for an optional longer cable 
to connect the same way, neater too.


> On 3 Feb 2016, at 9:43 AM, Anders Holmberg  wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> Well you can buy a long cable and connect to the end of the p7 cable.
> So do i when i don’t want to use my Sennheiser RS140.
> /A
>> On 02 Feb 2016, at 20:40, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
>> 
>> Yes that’s a shame about the 6S so I’ve therefore decided to purchase the 
>> Chord Mojo, something similar one might say but it doesn’t follow the case 
>> idea.
>> 
>> Actually the Mojo is a standard type of DAC in a shell about the size of an 
>> iPhone though thinner.
>> 
>> The Mojo can be used with a wider variety of devices - everything from 
>> iPhone to Samsung S6 - and you can even hook it up to stereo components if 
>> you want given the Mojo has several digital inputs.
>> 
>> Of course that’s not knocking the Music Boost and that would have been my 
>> preference, something to enclose my iPhone 6S.
>> 
>> If you’re a lover of music then you really don’t know what you’re missing 
>> until you’ve heard it through a DAC from Arcam, Chord or one of those 
>> manufacturers who dedicate their existence to DAC’S.
>> 
>> And you have a pair of B P7’s as do I.
>> 
>> Perhaps you would echo my thought process when I say that these cans are a 
>> bargain for their price, sounds as though you’re listening to a 30 inch 
>> sub-woofer and some silky tweeters not forgetting those power mid range 
>> speakers right up close.
>> 
>> My only annoyances about these cans is that they don’t come with a longer 
>> leader for Hi-Fi listening and I’m a little surprised that B don’t offer 
>> one as an optional attachment.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 3 Feb 2016, at 3:31 AM, John Gurd  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write
>>> about it for a while. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> First of all the DAC sounds great with the B P7s as you might expect. I
>>> mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit
>>> to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds very detailed and
>>> natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a headphone amp as well there is
>>> plenty of volume if necessary and the music has a nice feel of power in
>>> reserve. Bass when present has loads of umph but very well controlled and by
>>> no means overwhelming. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. The
>>> fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at all. I
>>> struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You can't pull
>>> it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped from about
>>> halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the bottom edge of the
>>> phone and the unit and it can take more than one attempt. So there is no way
>>> an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! Well, it can be forced but you'll
>>> never get it back!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and pressing it
>>> in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a lot of charging
>>> cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone the combined weight is
>>> quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my phone in a trouser or jeans
>>> pocket but it's too heavy to be comfortable with the case. So I use the
>>> musicBoost when I want to do some undivided listening and it's certainly
>>> handy to have in a bag to breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the
>>> go.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it all the
>>> time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find it will be
>>> permanently attached!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> **
>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
>> halfwits in this world behind.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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Re: Arcam MusicBoost

[Vicky Vaughan]

Do you think that an iPhone 5S would work with it?

Many thanks! Vicky

-Original Message- 
From: John Gurd

Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 11:31 AM
To: PC Audio
Subject: Arcam MusicBoost

I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write
about it for a while.



First of all the DAC sounds great with the B P7s as you might expect. I
mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit
to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds very detailed and
natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a headphone amp as well there is
plenty of volume if necessary and the music has a nice feel of power in
reserve. Bass when present has loads of umph but very well controlled and by
no means overwhelming.



The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. The
fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at all. I
struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You can't pull
it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped from about
halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the bottom edge of the
phone and the unit and it can take more than one attempt. So there is no way
an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! Well, it can be forced but you'll
never get it back!



There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and pressing it
in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a lot of charging
cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone the combined weight is
quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my phone in a trouser or jeans
pocket but it's too heavy to be comfortable with the case. So I use the
musicBoost when I want to do some undivided listening and it's certainly
handy to have in a bag to breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the
go.



Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it all the
time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find it will be
permanently attached!



John

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Re: Arcam MusicBoost

[Mary Otten]

Well, I have to say I'm sorry to hear that about the tight fit. Hard to
believe they would just come out with a product that is made for a
phone which is now a year and a half old and won't fit the current
model. 

Mary

Arcam MusicBoost

[John Gurd]

I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write
about it for a while. 

 

First of all the DAC sounds great with the B P7s as you might expect. I
mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit
to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds very detailed and
natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a headphone amp as well there is
plenty of volume if necessary and the music has a nice feel of power in
reserve. Bass when present has loads of umph but very well controlled and by
no means overwhelming. 

 

The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. The
fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at all. I
struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You can't pull
it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped from about
halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the bottom edge of the
phone and the unit and it can take more than one attempt. So there is no way
an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! Well, it can be forced but you'll
never get it back!

 

There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and pressing it
in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a lot of charging
cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone the combined weight is
quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my phone in a trouser or jeans
pocket but it's too heavy to be comfortable with the case. So I use the
musicBoost when I want to do some undivided listening and it's certainly
handy to have in a bag to breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the
go.

 

Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it all the
time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find it will be
permanently attached!

 

John

 

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[Andy Logue]

Hi all.

I think that I've blocked an important list to my block senders list and no 
longer enjoy any messages from that particular list.

I use a gmail account and my question is if I blocked a particular list rather 
than  a member is this information held on my computer or gmail account.  If 
the latter, is there any way that I can reset and unblock everyone and start 
again?

Thanks for any advise you may have.


Very best wishes.
Andy.