Review: Sangean HDR-18 AM/FM HD Wooden Tabletop Radio | radiojayallen

2016-08-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
This radio is would appeal very much to those on the list who live in the U.S. given its HD capabilities though it can of course be used as an excellent AM/FM radio too. I have a couple of Sangean Tabletop receivers and they have very good performance characteristics and they give the Tivoli

Review: Sangean HDR-18 AM/FM HD Wooden Tabletop Radio | radiojayallen

2016-08-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
Sounds absolutely oarsome. https://radiojayallen.com/sangean-hdr-18-amfm-hd-wooden-tabletop-radio/#main

HD Radio

2016-08-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi Folks! I know the majority of list members reside in the United States thus the fact that Sangean have released 3 new HD AM/FM models may be of considerable interest. I've been reading reviews and feedback on these radios for most of the morning and it would appear that Sangean has not

The wonderful people at Bowers And Wilkins

2016-08-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, that they are. I went looking on their site just now and discovered that the excellent Ziplin Air speaker we've discussed on list so many times has been reworked to keep it modern. The tech specs are much the same but the Lightning Dock connector has been dropped in place of

Re: Sandberg USB Sound Box 7.1

2016-08-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
Never even heard of the thing until you mentioned it, what does Google tell you about it? On 3/08/2016 1:29 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all Has anyone used this sound device? Is it accessible? This also goes for the software supplied with it. Regards André ---

Re: re soundforge audio studio

2016-07-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that instead of marking you can "Select" your audio by using the shift plus navigation keys and you can use further keyboard shortcuts to preview your select sound so you know you have everything correctly selected before you apply an operation such as

Re: Airfoil For Windows

2016-07-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
ould you construct the search > term? > Regards > Fanus > > > From: Dane Trethowan > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 2:43 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Airfoil For Windows > > Yes that’s true and I’m sorry that I can’t help either because I’ve never ha

Re: Airfoil For Windows

2016-07-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
lly a pity that one pays for > software and can’t use it. > Regards > Fanus > > > From: Dane Trethowan > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 8:22 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Airfoil For Windows > > Hi! > > > I reinstalled Windows 10 onto my system

Airfoil For Windows

2016-07-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I reinstalled Windows 10 onto my system, I've been using Windows 10 for 12 months, was having problems that were getting too difficult to fix easily so decided to completely reinstall which wasn't a difficult task in itself. So now I have Windows 10 up and running again so now to the

Roark Internet Radio not available any longer?

2016-07-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
This certainly could be the case as I don’t see it stocked along with other Ruark radio models any longer - the Ruark Radio Gram which has Internet radio is still available but not the smaller tabletop model it seems -. Never mind, for those in Australia I’ve found a perfectly adiquit

BBC Radio URL's

2016-07-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, I've managed to track these down. The following URL's take you to high quality 320K streams of the appropriate stations and can be pasted into VLC Media Player or similar. Note that these streams will not work unless you're a resident of the U.K. BBC Radio 1

CDJ-2000NXS2 + DJM-900NXS2 Hands-On Review (at NAMM) - DJ TechTools

2016-07-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
I wonder if anyone has or will consider one of these mixing desks/media players? Sounds absolutely superb and I'm sure there are ways of getting around the touch screen. http://djtechtools.com/2016/01/25/cdj-2000nxs2-djm-900nxs2-review-first-impressions/

Re: Playing back voicemail on Skype for Windows

2016-07-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
I worked out the problem thanks and it should work regardless of the screen reader being used. On 26/07/2016 9:23 PM, Smiling? wrote: What screen reader is it that you are using? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan

Re: Degen 1103 portable radio version 2.0

2016-07-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Sorry, forgot to paste the link for the review http://swling.com/blog/2015/11/the-new-degen-de1103-dsp-first-impressions-review/ On 22/07/2016 12:09 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep point taken but be aware that you can get better travelling radios. The 1103 is indeed a budget priced radio

Re: Degen 1103 portable radio version 2.0

2016-07-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Wave listening you want as well then the new Sangean aTS405 is certainly worth a look. On 22/07/2016 12:09 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep point taken but be aware that you can get better travelling radios. The 1103 is indeed a budget priced radio and the sound is okay but not good

Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers

2016-07-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
the sound quality depreciates quite a bit - which makes me think that perhaps much of the signal processing is actually done at the DAC stage of the speakers. André -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 22 July 2016 10:15

Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers

2016-07-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 22 July 2016 01:12 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers Yep fair point about the “Standby” issue unless something could trigger them through the USB port connection perhaps? I’ll do some

Re: Degen 1103 portable radio version 2.0

2016-07-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
though its more expensive, its a better performing radio, easily accessible etc. On 22/07/2016 12:04 PM, Donald L. Roberts wrote: When I go out of town, I don't want to take the 2010 with me. I want something smaller when traveling. Don Roberts On 7/21/2016 4:07 PM, Dane Trethowan

Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers

2016-07-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
heard a bad speaker from Bowers and Wilkins. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 21, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: Yep fair point about the “Standby” issue unless something could trigger them through the USB port connection perhaps? I’ll do some re

Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers

2016-07-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
you just turn it off when you're not using >> it, it's fine. But if you forget and leave it on for a long time as I have >> done on occasion, yes, it does get hot. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 21, 2016, at 11:53 AM, Dane Tr

Re: Degen 1103 portable radio version 2.0

2016-07-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
The price is fairly typical yes but I have a question, you have a Sony 2010 do you not so why do you want to downgrade to a Degen 1103? That’s pretty much what your doing. The Degen is a much smaller size and - whilst there’s no argument whatever that as a budget radio it performs very well -

Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers

2016-07-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
t. If you leave > it on for a long time. If you just turn it off when you're not using it, it's > fine. But if you forget and leave it on for a long time as I have done on > occasion, yes, it does get hot. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 21, 2016, at 11:53

Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers

2016-07-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi there! I know that people on this list have these speakers and I’m saving for a pair myself. So to my question, I read another review on these fine speakers which states that the speakers get hot after use. Well I’ve seen and listened to them enough and I’ve never noticed any real heat

Tones you can add to Skype

2016-07-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, my audio engineer friend has passed along some ring tones and such he recorded which can be added to Skype or perhaps other VOIP clients. To add them to Skype for Windows you use the Import Sounds function. There are 4 tones in this archive and they’re in both Wave and M4A format and

Re: Sound Forge Pro 11 Window-Eyes

2016-07-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
10. You don't have to hit control r than alt r > to record. Just control R and you're off to the races. lol > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 8:18 PM > To: pc-audio@

Sound Forge Pro 11 Window-Eyes

2016-07-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
This has just been approved for Window-eyes though don't know how good it is or what it does as I don't use Sound Foge 11 and - as far as I know - I've no plans to ever use it .

New national Australian sports radio network

2016-07-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Indeed! You can listen to Eon Sports on DAB+ radio or through their web site at http://www.eonsports.com.au -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Re: Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house

2016-07-17 Thread Dane Trethowan
the words or who is singing. As I said Airplay in iTunes does work, so I do not know what the problem may be. Very strange. Regards Fanus From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 11:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house You’ll

Re: Anyone know anything about Sirius Radio?

2016-07-17 Thread Dane Trethowan
holds a Sirius/XM tuner (about the size of an old fashioned Walkman). The cradle, with a power supply has connections for going to the stereo and one for the antenna. I can't speculate about the internet radio part of your question. Hope this helps. - Original Message - From: "

Anyone know anything about Sirius Radio?

2016-07-16 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I'm not expecting an answer to my e-mail message to be honest but perhaps there is someone out there who might be able to fill me in. I know of the Sirius Radio service and I know its only available in the U.S. which is unfortunate. I also know that my Cambridge Audio 650T Digital

Playing back voicemail on Skype for Windows

2016-07-16 Thread Dane Trethowan
So I don't know everything about Skype . I know how to play back voicemail left on Skype for Mac, Android and IOS but I can't quite work out how do play voicemail messages on Skype for Windows, anyone any tips? Thanks -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help

Re: Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house

2016-07-16 Thread Dane Trethowan
tab shows > the volume as 100%. Is there perhaps something in Winamp I should set or if > you do not use winamp, can you suggest another player? > Regards > Fanus > > > > From: Dane Trethowan > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 7:47 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List

Re: sound Forge Audio Studio

2016-07-16 Thread Dane Trethowan
Interesting. I didn’t have the problem you had but I’m curious nevertheless. did you have Sound Forge Audio studio 10 installed on your computer before the upgrade? I did and thus had the software installed when I undertook the upgrade and I’ve not had any issues thankfully, in fact the only

News: Apple in talks to buy Jay Z's streaming service Tidal

2016-07-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
Who knows just how far this will go but - if the deal goes ahead - we’re sure to see more changes in the online music streaming landscape. > http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/streaming-what-do-you-get-if-you-cross-apple-with-jay-z-20160705-gpyohf.html > >

Re: Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house

2016-07-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
hifi by using winamp? If so, how would I set airfoil up? Regards Fanus From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:21 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house I’ve never bothered with the user manual for Airfoil - whether it be W

Re: Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house

2016-07-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
ave a .txt or .docx file. > Regards > Fanus > > > From: Dane Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 8:32 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house > > New versions of Airfoil have been released for Mac and

Re: Its Goodbye To An Old And Faithful Product

2016-07-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
the above drawbacks addressed before wading further into the > water. It does sound pretty damn good though, especially for the money. > That's not to say it's cheap, but it's certainly not the most expensive > system of it's type. > > John Gurd > >> On 9 Jul 2016, at 6:49

Microphone for iPhone

2016-07-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Someone was after a microphone they could use with their iPhone? Well I found this in the Australian Apple Store which may be the type of microphone that person was looking for. Shure MOTIV MV88 Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone

Article: The future for radio broadcasting in Australia | The SWLing Post

2016-07-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
Certainly a worth while read if your hobby is radio or if you're a resident of Australia. The article makes reference to the plans in other countries - such as the U.K. - regarding their future broadcasting plans.

Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house

2016-07-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
New versions of Airfoil have been released for Mac and Windows, discover what this amazing audio streaming product can do. I use both Airfoil on Windows and Mac, accessibility on the Windows PC is okay, you can tab through the buttons and get to the menu system. >

Re: Microphone for IOS iPhone

2016-07-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
I almost bought one, but I > could not find an app to use with it, set levels, etc. The one they had > turn VO off or something, and I could not use it. > > Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> A little while ago a list member was l

Microphone for IOS iPhone

2016-07-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! A little while ago a list member was looking fir microphones to use with his iPhone, perhaps this one linked to below would be well worth looking at, I may even buy one myself as they're available through the Apple Store in Australia, the link here takes you to the U.S. dealership.

DAB+ Tuners

2016-07-11 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! As people know I'm very interested in Digital Radio or DAB+, that's the name of the Digital Radio protocol we use here. Unfortunately in Australia there are very few good quality Digital Radio sets available on the market these days and that's a real shame as there's some great sound

Re: Sony Creative Software Sells Majority of Products to MAGIX SoftwareGmbH

2016-07-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 11:41 PM Subject: Sony Creative Software Sells Majority of Products to MAGIX SoftwareGmbH Changing Names and Ch

Re: Internet Radios: Stand-Alone Models

2016-07-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2016 10:57 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Internet Radios: Stand-Alone Models Hi! Streaming and listening to Internet Radio is perhaps one of my favourite hobbies. In

Internet Radios: Stand-Alone Models

2016-07-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Streaming and listening to Internet Radio is perhaps one of my favourite hobbies. In 2011 I was fascinated by the Logitech Squeezebox Boom, a stand-alone device which could play both Internet Radio streams and allow the user to stream audio to it via a Computer or similar. In 2012

Re: iPhone Microphones

2016-07-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep loads of them or you can use an adapter to use existing USB microphones such as the Blue Yeti. > On 10 Jul 2016, at 1:13 AM, Kelby Carlson wrote: > > All, > > Are there any external mics that can plug into the iPhone? > > > ** Those of a positive and

Its Goodbye To An Old And Faithful Product

2016-07-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, seems my Logitech Squeezebox Boom has come to the end of the road as its not providing audio output any longer and I’ve reset the Boom a couple of times. I bought the Squeezebox Boom around 5 years ago and during that time the Boom hasn’t missed a beat. Accessibility was king with the

Sony Creative Software Sells Majority of Products to MAGIX Software GmbH

2016-07-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
Changing Names and Chaing Times but will the products change too? One can only wait and see. http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/news/pressreleases/2016/sony-creative-software-sell-products-to-magix -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Re: Recording While Moving Around

2016-07-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay I found a description for these microphones and I'll quote it below. I suppose you use some sort of adapter plug to allow you to connect both microphones to the 3.5MM stereo external microphone socket? Product Description Our (MM-BSM-9) is hand-made with high quality products to ensure

Re: Recording While Moving Around

2016-07-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
While I agree with you its better to use external microphones where you can I don't agree that good quality recordings can't be made with a recorders' built-in microphone facilities and it very much depends on the recording application or scenario involved. I made an extremely good recording

Re: Recording While Moving Around

2016-07-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
Put the info into Google Maboy and see what you get. On 7/07/2016 11:31 PM, kelby carlson wrote: THanks. Is there a good way to get a sense of which microphones are worth purchasing? i will probably have to do it online, so if there are any review sites that would be nice. On 7/7/16, Andy

Re: Recording While Moving Around

2016-07-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
Thanks for the recommendation , the microphone I described - similar to yours in the way it attaches to clothing - is a one unit small stereo microphone so having a pair would be most practical so I'll have a look with Google in a few moments to see where I may purchase a pair. I On

Re: Recording While Moving Around

2016-07-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep a very basic question with a very basic answer , use an external microphone with your Dm4 which can be attached to something perminantly as you move. I use several different external microphones for different applications and one of my favourites is one which can clip onto my shirt

Re: tapin radio and witopia

2016-07-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yes, I've had this sort of thing happen though not with Tapin Radio but with other radio station databases. I'm not exactly sure why it happens though my theory is that the database intry's for those stations are out of date so I have to either use another database source such as vTuner or

Yesterday Was Federal Election Day In Australia

2016-07-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yes that’s true but never mind that, I’m writing about something far more important and that is the fact that I had my Bowers And Wilkins A7 Speaker system delivered yesterday morning and what a fine looking and sounding beast it is too sitting on the shelf here in the den though I could easily

Article:People can hear the difference in high resolution audio, study finds -- ScienceDaily

2016-06-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
Given that I listen to many and varied audio formats I tend to agree with what the study outlined below concludes. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160627214255.htm -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Wavesink DAB/FM Trial - Android Apps on Google Play

2016-06-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
This is exactly the sort of thing I’ve been looking for. I did consider the purchase of the LG Stylus DAB+ phone - or Stylus Drab+ as its affectionately known because the quality of the phone is so dreadful compared to others - but the App below along with a USB SDR dongle is both a practical

Hearing aid survey - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - Citizen Space

2016-06-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Forgive me if I'm branching off the subject a little but PC's and hearing aids are so tied together these days and I know a lot of people on list use hearing istruments and this particular media release is quite important - particularly if you reside in Australia -. My attention was

Re: Article: If you kill the headphone jack, you need to replace it with something better | Ars Technica

2016-06-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
Many of the Android devices available today are running the latest Bluetooth Standards and Profiles available whereas the iPhone does not. Whether this has anything to do with it I don't know. I have a pair of Senheiser Bluetooth headphones here I bought 5 years ago, can't remember the

Re: Article: If you kill the headphone jack, you need to replace it with something better | Ars Technica

2016-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
You mean delay was an issue with Bluetooth headphones? Thankfully this has improved beyond recognition. I use Bluetooth all the time with my hearing Instruments. Delay was never a serious problem with them, the manufacturers implemented Bluetooth well but there's absolutely no delay now so

Rogue Amoeba | Current Software Status

2016-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
The document linked to here will be of interest to those list members who run Mac software such as Audio Hijack, Nicest, Airfoil and so on, it outlines what to expect in the upcoming release of Sierra, Apple’s next generation of OSX Operating system. > https://rogueamoeba.com/status/

Article: If you kill the headphone jack, you need to replace it with something better | Ars Technica

2016-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
The rumour is that Apple will rid the iPhone 7 of the Headphone jack. Its an issue that doesn't worry me all that much as I already use Bluetooth with my iPhone, I have a DAC unit I can plug standard headphones into anyway which gives far better audio quality than comes from the Apple

Twilight Zone Radio Series Episodes To Buy

2016-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
I was pleasantly surprised to find that over 150 episodes of the radio Twilight Zone series are available legally for sale at $1.99 U.S. each and available for immediate download. Type in Twilight Zone Radio and Google will bring up the site, think its called something like Hollywood 360

How to activate the "Sound Detector" feature on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

2016-06-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
The author of this document has it exactly right when he points out that Samsuhng phones are so full of bells and whilstles, its easy to overlook many of the very useful features and one of those is the Sound Detector. I'm going to see if I can get the "Detect Doorbell Sound" working tomorrow

Olympus Dictation App

2016-06-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Was wondering if anyone had tried this App? I've just downloaded/installed and tried it and it looks fairly accessible and has more functionality than I thought it would given its a free App. You can adjust the sensitivity of the microphone, select a recording format and email your

Olympus Recorders, Never Enough Time To Explore Them

2016-06-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I have an Olympus DM4 and DM7. I've written to the list regarding these machines at different times but up until now I've just not had the time to play so this morning when I had some time to myself and saw the Olympus DM7 in the drawer doing nothing I decided it was certainly time to

Re: Becoming An Aussie: The Story Of Alexa, The US-Born Amazon Echo | Gizmodo Australia

2016-06-18 Thread Dane Trethowan
:57 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm very tempted to buyh one myself. Was it difficult to set up and are their region/language options in a setup menu? Anything on accessibility at all? On 19/06/2016 1:35 AM, Chris Skarstad wrote: I love my echo! Can't be without it! On 6/18/2016 3:39

Re: Becoming An Aussie: The Story Of Alexa, The US-Born Amazon Echo | Gizmodo Australia

2016-06-18 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm very tempted to buyh one myself. Was it difficult to set up and are their region/language options in a setup menu? Anything on accessibility at all? On 19/06/2016 1:35 AM, Chris Skarstad wrote: I love my echo! Can't be without it! On 6/18/2016 3:39 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote

Becoming An Aussie: The Story Of Alexa, The US-Born Amazon Echo | Gizmodo Australia

2016-06-18 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm thinking of buying one of these and the review linked to here was certainly both a good read and an eye opener. I've contacted a store on eBay which has these units in stock to see if the procedures outlined in the review for setup are the same or whether updates have been applied to the

Re: The Talking DAISY Book & Media Player from Accessible Electronics - AccessWorld® - June 2016

2016-06-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
. /A 14 juni 2016 kl. 17:30 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>: I have been looking around for a Daisy Reader separate from my Android and iOS devices for some time. I was on the verge of purchasing a Victor Reader Stream until I saw the article linked to here, the Talking

Re: Short Wave Radio: End Of An Irra

2016-06-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
batteries which are available everywhere. > On 15 Jun 2016, at 5:46 AM, tim cumings <thcumi...@comcast.net> wrote: > > if you were to choose one radio to buy, would you get the Eaton satellite or > the Texan 880? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 14, 2016,

Short Wave Radio: End Of An Irra

2016-06-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
Indeed it is yes. I learnt today that Sony have finally stopped production of the highly successful model ICF-SW7600GR radio First it was the ICF-SW7600G released in 1994 which was upgraded to the GR The GR boasted 10 times the memory locations - the G had 10 and the GR 100 - along with

The Talking DAISY Book & Media Player from Accessible Electronics - AccessWorld® - June 2016

2016-06-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
I have been looking around for a Daisy Reader separate from my Android and iOS devices for some time. I was on the verge of purchasing a Victor Reader Stream until I saw the article linked to here, the Talking Daisy And Media Player sounds the type of device for me and at a good price too!

Apple brings Siri to Macs and lets it talk to apps - BBC News

2016-06-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
A good read. Glad to see SIRI coming to the Mac and good to see that Apple is seeking to improve it, as it stands right now Google - in my view - leads in this field. We will also see changes to Apple Music, i myself have signed up but I've not taken advantage of the service yet and the

Access your iTunes Library from non-Apple devices : iHomeServer for iTunes

2016-06-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
Now this App looks most interesting and may very well bridge the gap I have in my streaming system here, at present I'm unable to use DLNA to stream my iTunes library to other devices. I've installed this and will have a play to see if I can get it going.

Re: Accessories For Your B P7 Headphones

2016-06-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
its way to bulky when folding the > headphones. > But if one should have small headphones then i guess i have to stick with the > koss porta pro. > But they don’t have the best cable in the world. > /A >> On 12 Jun 2016, at 17:20, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.n

Re: Best AirPlay speakers 2016 | Best buys | What Hi-Fi?

2016-06-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
> -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 10 June 2016 03:48 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Best AirPlay speakers 2016 | Best buys | What Hi-Fi? > > Hi! > > Someone on thi

Eton Satellit Radio

2016-06-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Some users of this radio - including Yours Truly - have come together to compile notes on the device in the hope that we can help others who have or are thinking about the purchase of this killer small portable. The PDF and the printed manual for the Eton Satellit - whilst perhaps

Re: Accessories For Your B P7 Headphones

2016-06-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
Some people are never happy are they . On 13/06/2016 1:17 AM, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: Only problem I see is keeping it from getting tangled -- 5 meters is quite long. Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: Owners of these cans are in for a very pleasant surpri

Accessories For Your B P7 Headphones

2016-06-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
Owners of these cans are in for a very pleasant surprise, go to the B home page, look up the P7, look under accessories and you'll find a 5 Meter cable available which can be interchanged with the other cables that came with the cans. I amongst other P7 users have been voicing our

Rogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » Audio Hijack 3.3 Brings Updates Big and Small

2016-06-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Perhaps one of my favourite Audio recording/capturing tools has just gotten a whole heap better with the 3.3 update and you can see what all the fuss is about for yourself in the blog entry linked to below. http://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2016/06/09/audio-hijack-3-3-brings-updates-big-and-small/

Best AirPlay speakers 2016 | Best buys | What Hi-Fi?

2016-06-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Someone on this list wanted to know what was the best AirPlay speaker around? I mentioned the B A7 though I have to admit you do have to shell out an arm and a leg for one. Using Google I found a roundup of the best AirPlay speakers that others may wish to consult. The B A7 - whilst

B A7 Speaker System

2016-06-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I've mentioned this unit before when we were discussing the B MM1 computer speaker system. I didn't know at the time but the B A7 can also be used as a speaker set with your computer. The A7 has a USB connection on the back along with some others which I'll get to in a moment. The

Re: Iheart radio

2016-06-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
I know people who use the iHeart Radio App on IOS though that's where my knowledge on the subject ends as I don't use it myself. On 5/06/2016 9:03 PM, Ray Williams wrote: does anyone on the list have any experience with Iheart radio? is there player useable with jaws,or like some others

Sound Advice: Fixing Common Mac Audio Problems in OS X

2016-06-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
If anyone who owns a Mac is having issues with audio then the guide presented here may very well help solve the problem. Thankfully I’ve not had any nasty’s to deal with in this area but I do know people who have.

How to Listen to and Delete Everything You've Ever Said to Google

2016-06-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Did you know that every time you use a Vocie search with Google its recorded? Well like me you learn something new every day, the article here describes how to manipulate those recordings and much else besides. http://gizmodo.com/how-to-listen-to-and-delete-everything-youve-ever-said-1780366724

How To Play Same Music Across Multiple iPhone And Android Devices At Once | Redmond Pie

2016-05-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
Now this is the most impressive Music sharing App I've seen for quite some time, the potential of which is limited only by your imagination. http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-play-same-music-across-multiple-iphone-and-android-devices-at-once/ -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared

Re: Optical to analog

2016-05-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep millions of them and we've talked about them frequently here , what you're looking for is a DAC and you'll find them a plenty everywhere from Amazon to your specialist Hi-Fi shop. I recently bought one for around $30 on eBay, its no where as good as my Rotel DAC I use in my Hi-Fi System

Re: Inserting audio into a specific location in a file using Goldwave

2016-05-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hasn't this question already been asked once and promptly addressed? On 30/05/2016 6:07 AM, JOHN RIEHL wrote: Hi. I have an audio file and I want to insert audio from another recording at a specific location in my audio file. I've got the audio I want to insert in one window and the

Re: B speakers arrived finally

2016-05-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 27 May 2016 10:25 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B speakers arrived finally I certainly sympathise with you regarding scraping up funds and waiting as that's exactly what I've been doing with the B A7 I'll have in my hands shortly so I guess the only consolation

Re: B speakers arrived finally

2016-05-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
to arrive in SA. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 27 May 2016 07:21 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B speakers arrived finally Most of my B merchandise has come from my local online Apple Store, my P7

Re: B speakers arrived finally

2016-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
Most of my B merchandise has come from my local online Apple Store, my P7 headphones and the A7 speaker system were bought from a specialist Hi-Fi shop up the road. One of our biggest department store chains - Harvey Norman - stocks B though when you contact them to order it their out of

Re: B speakers arrived finally

2016-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay thanks. I've since been talking to a couple of people who inform me that the Best Buys chain have B P7 headphones so I guess it figures that they should have other B products. We don't have a Best Buys in Australia but we do have discount stores such as JB Hi-Fi And Dick Smith which

Re: Hitachi Introduces High-Performance Wireless Whole-Home AudioSpeakers | News Releases : Hitachi in the U.S.A.

2016-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
library outside Apple Music, that might not be as good. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 4:41 AM Subject: Hitachi Introduces High

Re: B speakers arrived finally

2016-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
they don't sell many, if any at all, of their speakers in the major chain stores like Best Buy. One of their smaller Airplay systems might be nice though. - Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <

Re: best air play speaker system/ doc.

2016-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
person On 5/26/2016 4:03 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: The B Zeplin. On 27/05/2016 7:01 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: I haven't seen it what was it? On 5/26/2016 3:49 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: That's already been mentioned. On 27/05/2016 6:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: What is the best air play

Re: best air play speaker system/ doc.

2016-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
The B Zeplin. On 27/05/2016 7:01 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: I haven't seen it what was it? On 5/26/2016 3:49 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: That's already been mentioned. On 27/05/2016 6:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: What is the best air play speaker system or speaker doc to use

Re: best air play speaker system/ doc.

2016-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
That's already been mentioned. On 27/05/2016 6:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote: What is the best air play speaker system or speaker doc to use with an Ipod Touch -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Re: Hitachi Introduces High-Performance Wireless Whole-Home AudioSpeakers | News Releases : Hitachi in the U.S.A.

2016-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
least to follow up availability etc. On 26/05/2016 9:54 PM, Clifford Blackwell wrote: I see the release is from 2015, but there's been virtually no news about these speakers since then. Any newer info? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.

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