Re: Bose Cinemate 1SR speakerbar
Thanks for that, Walter! Right now, I have infinity speakers for my surround sound. I went to a store, and I couldn't make it out exactly what I heard, but someone said that it was a Bose Acoustomass, so the next time I went back, I went to where this sound was, and spent some time to hear it. I was surprised to hear that this system sounded like pure surround sound in a smaller space, and I was interested in how it does that. I heard that it was then $2,000.00 dollars. Anyway, I went to the Bose website and studied the Acoustomass some more. It has the array like you're talking about, but I think they say that it has two Gemstone speakers besides. It costs $14,00 dollars, so I don't know how it does it. It must sound good at that price. Yahama has a 5.1 compact surround sound for about $12,00. There are no other side speakers on that one, so I don't know how they can get 5.1 with just one speaker. That must be nice at that price. Anyway, I still have my five speaker Onkyo system. It sounds great, but I haven't tried these others lately. I hope they sound good for you guys. - Original Message - From: Walter w...@blueyonder.co.uk To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 6:06 PM Subject: Bose Cinemate 1SR speakerbar Hi all. You might recall a while back I asked if anyone had any experience of the Bose Cinemate 1SR speakerbar as I was at that time contemplating purchasing one. Well I have purchased it and have just got it set up and running this afternoon. It is too early to say if I'm completely happy with it but so far, so good. A couple of points I will make for those who find themselves in a similar situation to myself and are thinking of going down this road. The Cinemate 1SR has a big brother called The Lifestyle 135. This is nearly double the price but in truth it isn't worth the extra expense from my point of view. It really depends on what one wants to do. The Cinemate 1SR is limited to 2 inputs, analogue or digital. The digital has two options, coaxial or optical. The Lifestyle has more inputs around 4 HDMI inputs and I think two analogue inputs of the RCA phono variety plus the optical and or coaxial options. It also has a back lit remote control which is RF rather than infrared as it is with the Cinemate 1SR. Both controls have learning capabilities and can be used as a universal remote. The Cinemate 1SR remote is not back lit. The Lifestyle 135 can run speaker systems in 14 different locations around the home plus can run a speaker system outside the home but these extra speakers are not part of the package and have to be purchased separately. Personally the extra inputs weren't worth the extra money, nearly double the price because I can't use a backlit remote regardless of how clear the display is. I don't want to have speaker systems in 14 rooms, I don't have 14 rooms and I don't want a speaker system in the garden, it would get pinched. So all I would be paying extra money for would be the few extra inputs. Added to this, I would use inputs for mainly listening to music, I understand that HDMI audio isn't very good as it is subject to jitter and that many manufacturers are investing a lot to solve this problem. So all in all I went for the Cinemate 1SR. As things stand my TV has a coaxial out socket and that is wired to the digital input on the soundbar. I have my Laptop and my CD player connected to the Analogue in on the soundbar but as there is only one analogue input (left and right phonos) I am using a QED switching box so I can move between laptop and CD player. The Cinemate 1SR senses which input is receiving a signal and defaults to that input. So if I am watching TV and then turn off the TV and start playing the CD then the Sinemate 1SR switches to the Analogue input. If I then stop the CD player and turn on the TV again then it will switch back to the coaxial input. I don't have to select the inputs under my present configuration. Setting the Cinemate up is simplicity itself. When you turn on the speaker array and the subwoofer they are paired in a nano second via Bluetooth. The way the system is set up is you plug in the supplied head set and it speaks to you with a greeting of hello. It then explains what is going to happen and talks you through it. So, it tells you that it is going to play a series of tones both from the subwoofer and the speaker array and once each sequence is complete you are to press the up volume button. You are asked to sit in position 1 and remain still and press the up volume. The tones are sounded from the speaker array and the subwoofer. Once done you are asked to sit in position 2 and the sequence is repeated. You do this in 5 different positions and once done the Cinemate 1SR tells you it is analysing the results and configuring the system taking into account the acoustics of the room and after a couple of
Problem with ripping - creating wave files from CDs with CDEx 1.70 Beta 4 on Windows 7 64 Bit
Hi list, I've been trying in vain to create proper wave files from CDs with CDEx 1.70 Beta 4 on Windows 7 64 Bit. They are always so distorted that you can't listen to them at all. Has anyone else made this experience and is there a way around? Has anyone tried CDEx 1.70 Beta 2 on a similar machine? Does that version work with windows 7 at all? Thanks, Alexandra To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
AW: Bose Cinemate 1SR speakerbar
Hi, Walter, Thanks for this very thorough description. I don't intend to buy any speakers right now, but it was interesting to read. Take care Alexandra -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] Im Auftrag von Walter Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. Juni 2013 01:06 An: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Betreff: Bose Cinemate 1SR speakerbar Hi all. You might recall a while back I asked if anyone had any experience of the Bose Cinemate 1SR speakerbar as I was at that time contemplating purchasing one. Well I have purchased it and have just got it set up and running this afternoon. It is too early to say if I'm completely happy with it but so far, so good. A couple of points I will make for those who find themselves in a similar situation to myself and are thinking of going down this road. The Cinemate 1SR has a big brother called The Lifestyle 135. This is nearly double the price but in truth it isn't worth the extra expense from my point of view. It really depends on what one wants to do. The Cinemate 1SR is limited to 2 inputs, analogue or digital. The digital has two options, coaxial or optical. The Lifestyle has more inputs around 4 HDMI inputs and I think two analogue inputs of the RCA phono variety plus the optical and or coaxial options. It also has a back lit remote control which is RF rather than infrared as it is with the Cinemate 1SR. Both controls have learning capabilities and can be used as a universal remote. The Cinemate 1SR remote is not back lit. The Lifestyle 135 can run speaker systems in 14 different locations around the home plus can run a speaker system outside the home but these extra speakers are not part of the package and have to be purchased separately. Personally the extra inputs weren't worth the extra money, nearly double the price because I can't use a backlit remote regardless of how clear the display is. I don't want to have speaker systems in 14 rooms, I don't have 14 rooms and I don't want a speaker system in the garden, it would get pinched. So all I would be paying extra money for would be the few extra inputs. Added to this, I would use inputs for mainly listening to music, I understand that HDMI audio isn't very good as it is subject to jitter and that many manufacturers are investing a lot to solve this problem. So all in all I went for the Cinemate 1SR. As things stand my TV has a coaxial out socket and that is wired to the digital input on the soundbar. I have my Laptop and my CD player connected to the Analogue in on the soundbar but as there is only one analogue input (left and right phonos) I am using a QED switching box so I can move between laptop and CD player. The Cinemate 1SR senses which input is receiving a signal and defaults to that input. So if I am watching TV and then turn off the TV and start playing the CD then the Sinemate 1SR switches to the Analogue input. If I then stop the CD player and turn on the TV again then it will switch back to the coaxial input. I don't have to select the inputs under my present configuration. Setting the Cinemate up is simplicity itself. When you turn on the speaker array and the subwoofer they are paired in a nano second via Bluetooth. The way the system is set up is you plug in the supplied head set and it speaks to you with a greeting of hello. It then explains what is going to happen and talks you through it. So, it tells you that it is going to play a series of tones both from the subwoofer and the speaker array and once each sequence is complete you are to press the up volume button. You are asked to sit in position 1 and remain still and press the up volume. The tones are sounded from the speaker array and the subwoofer. Once done you are asked to sit in position 2 and the sequence is repeated. You do this in 5 different positions and once done the Cinemate 1SR tells you it is analysing the results and configuring the system taking into account the acoustics of the room and after a couple of seconds it announces that the task has been completed and you can then remove the head set. This head set is very sensitive because when I was trying it in the store I asked a question while it was emitting the test signals and it picked that up and asked me to repeat the previous step. Also I turned my head slightly to speak to the guy demonstrating the kit and the system picked this up and asked to please keep my head still while it is working. This sensitivity means when sitting in the 5 positions you need not wander all over the room, just move left or right a few inches. By the way, don't try moving back to a previous position, the system knows you have done that and tells you that position has already been used. The sound quality is very good but in my case is going to be an acquired taste and will take a little bit of time to get used to it. The sound is different from the normal
Re: Problem with ripping - creating wave files from CDs with CDEx 1.70 Beta 4 on Windows 7 64 Bit
I forgot to mention that it rips fine when ripping into mp3. So there can't be anything wrong with the cd drive. What's also strange that when I check the checkbox don't delete wave files after conversion then the wave files are fine. It's just when pressing F8 that I get such strange results. I'd be really happy, if anyone could help. Alexandra -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] Im Auftrag von Alexandra Grünauer Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. Juni 2013 23:57 An: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Betreff: Problem with ripping - creating wave files from CDs with CDEx 1.70 Beta 4 on Windows 7 64 Bit Hi list, I've been trying in vain to create proper wave files from CDs with CDEx 1.70 Beta 4 on Windows 7 64 Bit. They are always so distorted that you can't listen to them at all. Has anyone else made this experience and is there a way around? Has anyone tried CDEx 1.70 Beta 2 on a similar machine? Does that version work with windows 7 at all? Thanks, Alexandra To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: USB input device
Robert, here's another USB device that I've read about. It seems to be capable of inputting a set of mics for stereo recording. What do you think? Howard - Original Message - From: Robert Nelson rsnel...@optusnet.com.au To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:47 AM Subject: Re: USB input device Would recommend the Behringer Xenyx 302USB which is a small mixer with a footprint roughly equivalent to an I phone laid flat. It has XLR, 6mm and rca connectors. The last time I looked they were about $60 on Amazon. - Original Message - From: Howard Traxler how...@traxlerenterprises.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:54 PM Subject: USB input device I'm looking for a USB audio device that has adequate options for inputting mics and line level inputs in stereo. Inputs such as quarter-inch, XLR, RCA, eighth-inch. Professional is not necessary, but something that is quite good quality. Can anybody recommend? Thanks. Howard To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: USB input device
I forgot to give you the name, haha. Alesis iO2 Express USB Audio Interface IO2 EXPRESS BH at http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=sku=685448is=REGQ=A=details - Original Message - From: Robert Nelson rsnel...@optusnet.com.au To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:47 AM Subject: Re: USB input device Would recommend the Behringer Xenyx 302USB which is a small mixer with a footprint roughly equivalent to an I phone laid flat. It has XLR, 6mm and rca connectors. The last time I looked they were about $60 on Amazon. - Original Message - From: Howard Traxler how...@traxlerenterprises.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:54 PM Subject: USB input device I'm looking for a USB audio device that has adequate options for inputting mics and line level inputs in stereo. Inputs such as quarter-inch, XLR, RCA, eighth-inch. Professional is not necessary, but something that is quite good quality. Can anybody recommend? Thanks. Howard To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: USB input device
Sorry my notes were getting here by mistake. However, if anyone has suggestions, I would appreciate them. Thanks. Howard - Original Message - From: Howard Traxler how...@traxlerenterprises.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:13 PM Subject: Re: USB input device Robert, here's another USB device that I've read about. It seems to be capable of inputting a set of mics for stereo recording. What do you think? Howard - Original Message - From: Robert Nelson rsnel...@optusnet.com.au To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:47 AM Subject: Re: USB input device Would recommend the Behringer Xenyx 302USB which is a small mixer with a footprint roughly equivalent to an I phone laid flat. It has XLR, 6mm and rca connectors. The last time I looked they were about $60 on Amazon. - Original Message - From: Howard Traxler how...@traxlerenterprises.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:54 PM Subject: USB input device I'm looking for a USB audio device that has adequate options for inputting mics and line level inputs in stereo. Inputs such as quarter-inch, XLR, RCA, eighth-inch. Professional is not necessary, but something that is quite good quality. Can anybody recommend? Thanks. Howard To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
burn data cd windows media player
I have all of my music on the computer now and use winamp to listen to it. I burned a cd that is data cd all mp3 files for the car using windows media player before and I can't seem to figure out how to do it again. Maybe it is because I am using winamp and the programs conflict. The reason I want to use media player to burn is because it has volume leveling across all tracks whereas winamp does not. Maybe there is a better way to burn cds? I have never liked windows media player finding everything difficult. I need some counseling. Been trying to figure it out for hours. Thanks To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: USB input device
It's twice the price of the Behringer and does not have some of the functionality of the Behringer. Have a listen to a youtube review at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcLS6J9QT0E Be patient with the audio because it takes quite a few seconds to get into the talking bit. I've just ordered a thing called irig pre which, supposedly, will allow me to plug an xlr microphone, such as a Rode m1, into an Iphone 5. How's that for turning a pig's ear into a silk purse? Bob Nelson - Original Message - From: Howard Traxler how...@traxlerenterprises.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:15 PM Subject: Re: USB input device I forgot to give you the name, haha. Alesis iO2 Express USB Audio Interface IO2 EXPRESS BH at http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=sku=685448is=REGQ=A=details - Original Message - From: Robert Nelson rsnel...@optusnet.com.au To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:47 AM Subject: Re: USB input device Would recommend the Behringer Xenyx 302USB which is a small mixer with a footprint roughly equivalent to an I phone laid flat. It has XLR, 6mm and rca connectors. The last time I looked they were about $60 on Amazon. - Original Message - From: Howard Traxler how...@traxlerenterprises.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:54 PM Subject: USB input device I'm looking for a USB audio device that has adequate options for inputting mics and line level inputs in stereo. Inputs such as quarter-inch, XLR, RCA, eighth-inch. Professional is not necessary, but something that is quite good quality. Can anybody recommend? Thanks. Howard To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
