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" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
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
<andred...@webafrica.org.za> 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
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