RE: what's a good program for playing dvd's?
Once you get it working VLC is pretty good. If you have Win 8 pro and wanna spend the 9 bucks, Windows Media Center is good too. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of randy tijerina Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 9:02 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: what's a good program for playing dvd's? Hi folks...Randy here..what's a good programme for playing dvd's?
what's a good program for playing dvd's?
Hi folks...Randy here..what's a good programme for playing dvd's?
Re: best Ipod Touch Dock
Because that’s exactly what they are, the demand for Docks has slackened given the cordless freedom that Bluetooth and other Wi-Fi offerings can achieve that Docks cannot. > On 25 May 2016, at 10:31 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: > > why do you say they are a dying race? > > > On 5/24/2016 7:12 PM, Brent Harding wrote: >> I like my old Klipsch iGroove. I got one of these devices off amazon that >> turns the 30-pin into airplay, it was called the Lario HD Music Receiver. It >> seems like this thing is almost a knockoff of the now discontinued Auris >> Skye, to the point that if I download that app instead, it is compatible for >> setup as much as Lario's app. I wish Klipsch did make something more >> up-to-date because I use this thing with a Winamp plugin called remote >> speakers as well, and it's a high bar for quality to try to reach in the $80 >> range half-off deal I got on Woot back when for the iGroove. It would've >> been worth the $150/160 range it retailed for though. >> >> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" >> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:36 PM >> Subject: Re: best Ipod Touch Dock >> >> >>> iPod Docks are a dying race so you should be able to get some nice bargains >>> out there. >>> >>> >>> Remember that most iPod docks are of the older 30 pin connector style so >>> you may need a Lightning connector adapter depending on what model of IOS >>> device you're using. >>> >>> >>> Best iPod Dock still seems to be the B&W Zeplin Air but they don't come >>> cheap. >>> >>> >>> Course we're talking about powered docks here and not portable docks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 25/05/2016 3:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where can a person order it. On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. > > The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might > come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover > anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. > > The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W > Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the > shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, > middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the > slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and > Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. > > I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle > but very desirably so in my opinion. > > I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I > hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set > yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 > speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid > off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on > the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been > reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind > telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. > > >> On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer >> wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> >> >> For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers >> finally arrived today. >> >> >> >> Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the >> two >> speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB >> port. >> Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active >> speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised >> it >> immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my >> audio >> devices as mm1. >> >> >> >> The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and >> extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side >> of >> the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker >> which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically >> press >> so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication >> where >> they are located. >> >> >> >> There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I >> have >> not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery >> door >> from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab >> broke off! Still have to get the rest out. >> >> >> >> The sound that come
Re: best Ipod Touch Dock
why do you say they are a dying race? On 5/24/2016 7:12 PM, Brent Harding wrote: I like my old Klipsch iGroove. I got one of these devices off amazon that turns the 30-pin into airplay, it was called the Lario HD Music Receiver. It seems like this thing is almost a knockoff of the now discontinued Auris Skye, to the point that if I download that app instead, it is compatible for setup as much as Lario's app. I wish Klipsch did make something more up-to-date because I use this thing with a Winamp plugin called remote speakers as well, and it's a high bar for quality to try to reach in the $80 range half-off deal I got on Woot back when for the iGroove. It would've been worth the $150/160 range it retailed for though. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:36 PM Subject: Re: best Ipod Touch Dock iPod Docks are a dying race so you should be able to get some nice bargains out there. Remember that most iPod docks are of the older 30 pin connector style so you may need a Lightning connector adapter depending on what model of IOS device you're using. Best iPod Dock still seems to be the B&W Zeplin Air but they don't come cheap. Course we're talking about powered docks here and not portable docks. On 25/05/2016 3:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where can a person order it. On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: best Ipod Touch Dock
I like my old Klipsch iGroove. I got one of these devices off amazon that turns the 30-pin into airplay, it was called the Lario HD Music Receiver. It seems like this thing is almost a knockoff of the now discontinued Auris Skye, to the point that if I download that app instead, it is compatible for setup as much as Lario's app. I wish Klipsch did make something more up-to-date because I use this thing with a Winamp plugin called remote speakers as well, and it's a high bar for quality to try to reach in the $80 range half-off deal I got on Woot back when for the iGroove. It would've been worth the $150/160 range it retailed for though. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:36 PM Subject: Re: best Ipod Touch Dock iPod Docks are a dying race so you should be able to get some nice bargains out there. Remember that most iPod docks are of the older 30 pin connector style so you may need a Lightning connector adapter depending on what model of IOS device you're using. Best iPod Dock still seems to be the B&W Zeplin Air but they don't come cheap. Course we're talking about powered docks here and not portable docks. On 25/05/2016 3:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where can a person order it. On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
RE: B&W speakers arrived finally
Dane Got it sorted thanx! Pricy but the most amazing set of speakers I have ever owned. Just keep in mind they're desktop speakers. They're not made to fill a whole room. I've heard criticism about that. My feeling is though that you buy a set of speakers for the purpose you want to use them. I tested them with a sweep generator program and they go down to about 50 Hz when they start to fall off. Amazing for such small units! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 24 May 2016 06:38 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. > On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 > speakers finally arrived today. > > > > Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two > speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. > Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the > active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer > recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now > shows up in my audio devices as mm1. > > > > The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and > extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of > the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the > speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be > physically press > so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where > they are located. > > > > There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which > I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the > battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest > part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. > > > > The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. > However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as > seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going > to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the > only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you > would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. > > > > Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. > > > > Regards > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
RE: B&W speakers arrived finally
Fanus Yes two separate speakers. They connect by usb to your computer directly so you do not need to use an external digital to audio converter for them. The connections are all at the back on the underside of the speaker. They run from their own power supply so they are not portable in that sense of the world. But it should be quite easy to travel with them although they are quite heavy! André -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: 24 May 2016 06:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally Hello Andre I assume there are two speakers to have stereo sound? So are both connected via bluetooth simultaneously? Did you get it here in SA? Regards Fanus From: André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:40 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: B&W speakers arrived finally Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
RE: B&W speakers arrived finally
Got the rest of the tab out! Very simple actually you simply have to open the battery compartment! Very handy little control indeed. All the functions work with fobar 2000 which is what I am primarily use. Still can't get over the sound of these little speakers! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 24 May 2016 06:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I hope you can manage to get your remote control working. I prefer it immensely to the controls on the speaker, because they have no tactile indication, and because you have to reach for the speaker in order to use those controls. Plus, with the remote you can move among tracks and stop playback. It's a very handy little unit. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2016, at 8:40 AM, André van Deventer > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 > speakers finally arrived today. > > > > Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two > speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. > Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the > active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer > recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now > shows up in my audio devices as mm1. > > > > The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and > extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of > the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the > speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be > physically press > so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where > they are located. > > > > There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which > I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the > battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest > part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. > > > > The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. > However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as > seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going > to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the > only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you > would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. > > > > Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. > > > > Regards > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: Portable Am/Fm shortwave weather radio recomandations.
Sorry I got the model number of the Degen wrong, it is in fact an 1103 but put a DE in front of the 1103 so the model number should read DE-1103. On 25/05/2016 4:18 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: To put things into perspective, the little Degen radios are incredibly powerful - wasn't long ago that such power would have to come from a tabletop - and we're talking small portable here. They're not on the same scale as your Sangean ATS909X or the Eton Satellit but at a quarter of the price of those two radios? Well they're damn good value for money. The AM of the 1103 has some slight image rejection issues but again, we're talking about a radio under $100 which is hotter than a fire cracker. The audio isn't first class through the internal speaker but certainly not the worst and there's plenty of good audio to be heard through the headphones socket or the line-out jack. The 1103 can even be connected to an external antenna through the jack provided if you feel that way inclined. On 25/05/2016 3:56 AM, Evan Reese wrote: I found several Dejen radios on Amazon for well under $100, but not the D-1103. Nothing for Kido 1103. It's pretty amazing what you can get for less than $100 these days, especially when I consider that I grew up with short wave in the 1970s. Things have come a long way since then.. Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Portable Am/Fm shortwave weather radio recomandations. There are a lot of Shortwave radio sets out there which are blind friendly but the trick to getting a blind friendly shortwave set is to be prepared to learn how to use it. The cheapest around which is an all-round good performer would be the Degen D-1103 sometimes known as the Kido - hope I got the spelling right - 1103, the set has been around a good while and as far as I know is still available for well under $100. The radio covers all the Shortwave bands along with Medium-wave and Long-wave bands, has SSB tuning should you want it and performs well. There are a few tricks to this radio but overall the interface is extremely well laid out. One of the things I like about the radio is the analogue feel to the tuning, yes it has a knob for tuning the radio with the added tester year feel of each band wrapping around. For example you select a band and start tuning using the dial, when you come to the upper or lower end of the band - depending on your thing direction - the radio doesn’t just go to the next band rather it wraps around to the end and continues tuning. The 1103 has a numeric keypad though its a little strange to get used to at first as all the numbers are from left to right. Buttons are easily identifiable, keypad buttons are small round buttons whilst function buttons are rectangle in shape. These radios were being sold by the giant discount Aldi Supermarket chain in Australia up until recently. I have a document which describes how to use the radio and its many functions which I was involved in compiling if anyone would be interested, email me and I’ll send along a copy or - if demand is great enough - I’ll put up a Dropbox link. On 25 May 2016, at 12:24 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: Does anyone have any good recomandations for a radio in the subject line? that is blind friendly? if so what is the brand, model, and price and where can a person buy it? ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: Portable Am/Fm shortwave weather radio recomandations.
To put things into perspective, the little Degen radios are incredibly powerful - wasn't long ago that such power would have to come from a tabletop - and we're talking small portable here. They're not on the same scale as your Sangean ATS909X or the Eton Satellit but at a quarter of the price of those two radios? Well they're damn good value for money. The AM of the 1103 has some slight image rejection issues but again, we're talking about a radio under $100 which is hotter than a fire cracker. The audio isn't first class through the internal speaker but certainly not the worst and there's plenty of good audio to be heard through the headphones socket or the line-out jack. The 1103 can even be connected to an external antenna through the jack provided if you feel that way inclined. On 25/05/2016 3:56 AM, Evan Reese wrote: I found several Dejen radios on Amazon for well under $100, but not the D-1103. Nothing for Kido 1103. It's pretty amazing what you can get for less than $100 these days, especially when I consider that I grew up with short wave in the 1970s. Things have come a long way since then.. Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Portable Am/Fm shortwave weather radio recomandations. There are a lot of Shortwave radio sets out there which are blind friendly but the trick to getting a blind friendly shortwave set is to be prepared to learn how to use it. The cheapest around which is an all-round good performer would be the Degen D-1103 sometimes known as the Kido - hope I got the spelling right - 1103, the set has been around a good while and as far as I know is still available for well under $100. The radio covers all the Shortwave bands along with Medium-wave and Long-wave bands, has SSB tuning should you want it and performs well. There are a few tricks to this radio but overall the interface is extremely well laid out. One of the things I like about the radio is the analogue feel to the tuning, yes it has a knob for tuning the radio with the added tester year feel of each band wrapping around. For example you select a band and start tuning using the dial, when you come to the upper or lower end of the band - depending on your thing direction - the radio doesn’t just go to the next band rather it wraps around to the end and continues tuning. The 1103 has a numeric keypad though its a little strange to get used to at first as all the numbers are from left to right. Buttons are easily identifiable, keypad buttons are small round buttons whilst function buttons are rectangle in shape. These radios were being sold by the giant discount Aldi Supermarket chain in Australia up until recently. I have a document which describes how to use the radio and its many functions which I was involved in compiling if anyone would be interested, email me and I’ll send along a copy or - if demand is great enough - I’ll put up a Dropbox link. On 25 May 2016, at 12:24 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: Does anyone have any good recomandations for a radio in the subject line? that is blind friendly? if so what is the brand, model, and price and where can a person buy it? ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: Portable Am/Fm shortwave weather radio recomandations.
I found several Dejen radios on Amazon for well under $100, but not the D-1103. Nothing for Kido 1103. It's pretty amazing what you can get for less than $100 these days, especially when I consider that I grew up with short wave in the 1970s. Things have come a long way since then.. Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Portable Am/Fm shortwave weather radio recomandations. There are a lot of Shortwave radio sets out there which are blind friendly but the trick to getting a blind friendly shortwave set is to be prepared to learn how to use it. The cheapest around which is an all-round good performer would be the Degen D-1103 sometimes known as the Kido - hope I got the spelling right - 1103, the set has been around a good while and as far as I know is still available for well under $100. The radio covers all the Shortwave bands along with Medium-wave and Long-wave bands, has SSB tuning should you want it and performs well. There are a few tricks to this radio but overall the interface is extremely well laid out. One of the things I like about the radio is the analogue feel to the tuning, yes it has a knob for tuning the radio with the added tester year feel of each band wrapping around. For example you select a band and start tuning using the dial, when you come to the upper or lower end of the band - depending on your thing direction - the radio doesn’t just go to the next band rather it wraps around to the end and continues tuning. The 1103 has a numeric keypad though its a little strange to get used to at first as all the numbers are from left to right. Buttons are easily identifiable, keypad buttons are small round buttons whilst function buttons are rectangle in shape. These radios were being sold by the giant discount Aldi Supermarket chain in Australia up until recently. I have a document which describes how to use the radio and its many functions which I was involved in compiling if anyone would be interested, email me and I’ll send along a copy or - if demand is great enough - I’ll put up a Dropbox link. On 25 May 2016, at 12:24 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: Does anyone have any good recomandations for a radio in the subject line? that is blind friendly? if so what is the brand, model, and price and where can a person buy it? ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
Re: cd mp3 boom box with Ipod Doc.
You're not going to get an iPod Dock in a boombox with a CD Player as far as I know. Now if you were to think differently in the form of a Tabletop system or a Compact Micro system then things change. I have a Sangean DDR63 Tabletop which has a CD Player - plays MP3/WMA files from CD and from everything else - has FM/DAB+ radio - the latter band only available outside the United States - Internet Radio, USB/SD Card playback etc. Sangean make slightly cheaper models where the feature set changes, another of their models plays CD's - same specifications as mentioned above - and has AM/FM radio, USB/SD Card Playback etc. I regard these models highly as they're in audio tuned wooden cabinets along with acoustically separated speakers so they sound absolutely divine. Pioneer make some nice compact micro systems - compact micro systems look similar to boomboxes though they're more powerful given the fact they're AC powered -, they have a model with CD Player - plays MP3/WMA files along with DVD Playback - FM radio, iPod Dock, plays music fron a home network, is Airplay compatible, plays music from a USB memory stick and so on. On 25/05/2016 3:31 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: What I am looking for is a boom box that has a cd player, that can play mp3 cds, am fm radio tape deck built in Ipod doc for the Ipod Touch. Do you know the Model of the TDK boom box and the price perchance? On 5/24/2016 11:28 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Don’t know whether TDK are still selling there Boombox, think that might meet much of your requirements. Panasonic still make a CD/Radio Cassette Boonbox with an Aux-In port so perhaps you could use that with a Dock attachment for your iPod Touch. On 25 May 2016, at 12:26 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: Does anyone know of a good cd/ mp3 boom box that has an Ipod Doc? for use with an Ipod Touch? can also have am fm radio and tape deck cd player needs to be able to play mp3 cds. ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: best Ipod Touch Dock
iPod Docks are a dying race so you should be able to get some nice bargains out there. Remember that most iPod docks are of the older 30 pin connector style so you may need a Lightning connector adapter depending on what model of IOS device you're using. Best iPod Dock still seems to be the B&W Zeplin Air but they don't come cheap. Course we're talking about powered docks here and not portable docks. On 25/05/2016 3:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where can a person order it. On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: cd mp3 boom box with Ipod Doc.
What I am looking for is a boom box that has a cd player, that can play mp3 cds, am fm radio tape deck built in Ipod doc for the Ipod Touch. Do you know the Model of the TDK boom box and the price perchance? On 5/24/2016 11:28 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Don’t know whether TDK are still selling there Boombox, think that might meet much of your requirements. Panasonic still make a CD/Radio Cassette Boonbox with an Aux-In port so perhaps you could use that with a Dock attachment for your iPod Touch. On 25 May 2016, at 12:26 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: Does anyone know of a good cd/ mp3 boom box that has an Ipod Doc? for use with an Ipod Touch? can also have am fm radio and tape deck cd player needs to be able to play mp3 cds. ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
best Ipod Touch Dock
What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where can a person order it. On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
Radiotunes, list of Radiotunes Apps plus supported Hardware and Software Players
If you're a user of radiotunes or you're thinking about tapping into the amazing audio quality that Radiotunes offers then the below guide may be of some help, it lists the support Radiotunes Apps for Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone etc along with supported hardware and software players. http://www.radiotunes.com/apps -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. > On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers > finally arrived today. > > > > Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two > speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. > Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active > speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it > immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio > devices as mm1. > > > > The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and > extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of > the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker > which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press > so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where > they are located. > > > > There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have > not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door > from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab > broke off! Still have to get the rest out. > > > > The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. > However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to > be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very > disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can > describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the > sound is wonderfully clear. > > > > Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. > > > > Regards > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
Re: cd mp3 boom box with Ipod Doc.
Don’t know whether TDK are still selling there Boombox, think that might meet much of your requirements. Panasonic still make a CD/Radio Cassette Boonbox with an Aux-In port so perhaps you could use that with a Dock attachment for your iPod Touch. > On 25 May 2016, at 12:26 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: > > Does anyone know of a good cd/ mp3 boom box that has an Ipod Doc? for use > with an Ipod Touch? can also have am fm radio and tape deck cd player needs > to be able to play mp3 cds. > > > ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
Re: Portable Am/Fm shortwave weather radio recomandations.
There are a lot of Shortwave radio sets out there which are blind friendly but the trick to getting a blind friendly shortwave set is to be prepared to learn how to use it. The cheapest around which is an all-round good performer would be the Degen D-1103 sometimes known as the Kido - hope I got the spelling right - 1103, the set has been around a good while and as far as I know is still available for well under $100. The radio covers all the Shortwave bands along with Medium-wave and Long-wave bands, has SSB tuning should you want it and performs well. There are a few tricks to this radio but overall the interface is extremely well laid out. One of the things I like about the radio is the analogue feel to the tuning, yes it has a knob for tuning the radio with the added tester year feel of each band wrapping around. For example you select a band and start tuning using the dial, when you come to the upper or lower end of the band - depending on your thing direction - the radio doesn’t just go to the next band rather it wraps around to the end and continues tuning. The 1103 has a numeric keypad though its a little strange to get used to at first as all the numbers are from left to right. Buttons are easily identifiable, keypad buttons are small round buttons whilst function buttons are rectangle in shape. These radios were being sold by the giant discount Aldi Supermarket chain in Australia up until recently. I have a document which describes how to use the radio and its many functions which I was involved in compiling if anyone would be interested, email me and I’ll send along a copy or - if demand is great enough - I’ll put up a Dropbox link. > On 25 May 2016, at 12:24 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: > > Does anyone have any good recomandations for a radio in the subject line? > that is blind friendly? if so what is the brand, model, and price and where > can a person buy it? > > > ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Hello Andre I assume there are two speakers to have stereo sound? So are both connected via bluetooth simultaneously? Did you get it here in SA? Regards Fanus From: André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:40 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: B&W speakers arrived finally Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
I hope you can manage to get your remote control working. I prefer it immensely to the controls on the speaker, because they have no tactile indication, and because you have to reach for the speaker in order to use those controls. Plus, with the remote you can move among tracks and stop playback. It's a very handy little unit. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2016, at 8:40 AM, André van Deventer > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers > finally arrived today. > > > > Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two > speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. > Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active > speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it > immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio > devices as mm1. > > > > The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and > extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of > the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker > which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press > so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where > they are located. > > > > There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have > not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door > from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab > broke off! Still have to get the rest out. > > > > The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. > However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to > be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very > disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can > describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the > sound is wonderfully clear. > > > > Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. > > > > Regards > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus
B&W speakers arrived finally
Hi all For those of you who might still remember my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
cd mp3 boom box with Ipod Doc.
Does anyone know of a good cd/ mp3 boom box that has an Ipod Doc? for use with an Ipod Touch? can also have am fm radio and tape deck cd player needs to be able to play mp3 cds.
Portable Am/Fm shortwave weather radio recomandations.
Does anyone have any good recomandations for a radio in the subject line? that is blind friendly? if so what is the brand, model, and price and where can a person buy it?
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