Re: Bose Soundlink 3
I guess people say that you get what you pay for, and maybe it's worth it. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:25 PM Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
As much as Bose users won't like to hear it, you won't find a Bose system or product mentioned in an audiophile magazine but that's nice to say their products are cheap, nasty and rubbish because that just isn't the case. The products are reasonable at worst and the company is very good to deal with, or it is here at any rate. I've been able to try before I buy the products I have in my own home, there was one product I didn't like and I told Bose so after the trial, they made arrangements to pick the product up from me and I was given a refund of the purchase price, no questions asked. I had a problem with my Bose Soundlink Air and a pickup of the old and delivery of the new replacement was arranged, again no questions asked, no hitches etc, I just had to identify who I was. On 25 May 2014, at 4:08 pm, Gary Wood k8...@att.net wrote: I guess people say that you get what you pay for, and maybe it's worth it. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:25 PM Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Burnaware 6
alizabeth, what keyboard do you use, and do you have a phone number to contact you off list? - Original Message - From: Elizabeth thot...@earthlink.net To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:42 PM Subject: Burnaware 6 A few days ago, a list member posted the link to Burnaware 6 on this list. Please can you re-post that link? Thanks. Elizabeth
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
You can go to www.bose.com and see if it is part of their payment plan. I got both of my Bose this way. If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message - From: Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 6:25 PM Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary
Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
I have to say that the Jambox sounds good but to describe it as a toy is just a little harsh. The other thing I would say about your speakers is that providing a sample file is never a true reflection of what the actual quality of a speaker system is since the listener is playing the sound through their own system and not hearing it through the speakers that have been sampled. Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:37 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Come on now! these are proper Hi-Fi speakers and not a toy. On 25 May 2014, at 10:19 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: how do they compare to the jam box? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Burnaware 6
I use a standard keyboard. What do you need my phone number for to contact me off list please? Surely not a date. (grin) I just need the link to download version 6 of Burnaware if you have it please. Elizabeth At 02:28 AM 5/25/2014, you wrote: alizabeth, what keyboard do you use, and do you have a phone number to contact you off list?
Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
Yep okay, call me harsh and I can understand your point but I believe in being frank and my description of the Jawbone Jambox as a toy is I believe well justified, I owned one and I can't tell you the pleasure I had in throwing that device into the bin. The hands free speakerphone on that device sounds God damn awful! the problem again comes down to the narrow band width of Bluetooth 2.0 and there's really no excuse for that given the price of one of these things, the standard used should have been at least Bluetooth 3.0, that was around at the time. As far as the sound for music goes? I think a friend of mine summed it up beautifully when he said that the Jawbone Jambox sounded Too Boxy. In all events we've moved on since the days of Jambox and Jawbone, one can buy a far better sounding system for Bluetooth when it comes to music and something far better for a speakerphone at fractions of the price. On 25 May 2014, at 9:00 pm, Kulvinder Singh Bhogal kbhog...@btinternet.com wrote: I have to say that the Jambox sounds good but to describe it as a toy is just a little harsh. The other thing I would say about your speakers is that providing a sample file is never a true reflection of what the actual quality of a speaker system is since the listener is playing the sound through their own system and not hearing it through the speakers that have been sampled. Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:37 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Come on now! these are proper Hi-Fi speakers and not a toy. On 25 May 2014, at 10:19 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: how do they compare to the jam box? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
Airplay is much better than bluetooth. much better range because you use your home network for it. - Original Message - From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:43 PM Subject: RE: Bose Soundlink 3 Yes, my syster Johana has one. It' epic! Real christal clear. But since Dain says Air Play is better then Blue Tooth then I might want to check that out. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
I have to admit, the Bose soundlink sounded quite good when I had a chance to play with one. the speaker didn't sound plastic like compared to the Bose wave radio I had the chance to audition, - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 8:23 AM Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3 Airplay is much better than bluetooth. much better range because you use your home network for it. - Original Message - From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:43 PM Subject: RE: Bose Soundlink 3 Yes, my syster Johana has one. It' epic! Real christal clear. But since Dain says Air Play is better then Blue Tooth then I might want to check that out. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
You're absolutely right, the Bose Wave Radio does sound a little odd but then again, the Soundlink - or at least the Soundlink Air I have - is a bigger unit than the Bose Wave radio, I have a Bose Wave Radio II and its very nice sounding considering its size but it has many disappointments which could put a lot of people off buying one. Thankfully the Bose Wave III Radio is now available and I'm told that many of the problems in the Wave II have been addressed and corrected. For example, the Wave II has a nice sound for its size but the AM radio sounds absolutely dreadful, sensitivity is okay. FM is very average but at least you can plug an external FM antenna into the radio and do something about the reception. On 25 May 2014, at 10:34 pm, Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net wrote: I have to admit, the Bose soundlink sounded quite good when I had a chance to play with one. the speaker didn't sound plastic like compared to the Bose wave radio I had the chance to audition, - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 8:23 AM Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3 Airplay is much better than bluetooth. much better range because you use your home network for it. - Original Message - From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:43 PM Subject: RE: Bose Soundlink 3 Yes, my syster Johana has one. It' epic! Real christal clear. But since Dain says Air Play is better then Blue Tooth then I might want to check that out. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
that's true! As I explained earlier, you have more band width at your disposal and the data for audio isn't compressed thus you're affectively receiving a digital stream, similar to what the digital output of a CD Player would send. There are of course a few things to bare in mind when using AirPlay, there's a slight delay between tracks and not all Wi-Fi networks are equal, if your network is competing with half a dozen others in your area then their can be some problems. On 25 May 2014, at 10:23 pm, Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net wrote: Airplay is much better than bluetooth. much better range because you use your home network for it. - Original Message - From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:43 PM Subject: RE: Bose Soundlink 3 Yes, my syster Johana has one. It' epic! Real christal clear. But since Dain says Air Play is better then Blue Tooth then I might want to check that out. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
batteries For Your Audio Goodies
Hi! Just looking at the 3rd generation of Sanyo Eneloop Rechargeable HI-NH batteries that were released last year and specs seem impressive. I have a supply of Eneloop batteries which I bought 5 years ago, at that time the specs for the batteries stated that they were low discharge and would still hold 90% of their charge after a year. The specs for the third generation have changed somewhat, they now state that the batteries will hold 70% of charge for 5 years. I've had a very good run with Sanyo Eneloop batteries and I have to report that their seems to be little if any of the old memory effect that we associate with Rechargeable cells. This means that if you have partly drained batteries, you don't have to worry about charging them up to full capacity and then experiencing limited life for the next cycle. These batteries are rated between 1800-2000MAH, certainly not the highest capacity AA Batteries on the market however its been my experience that the higher the capacity the bigger the self discharge factor. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: batteries For Your Audio Goodies
Cool man. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 9:32 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: batteries For Your Audio Goodies Hi! Just looking at the 3rd generation of Sanyo Eneloop Rechargeable HI-NH batteries that were released last year and specs seem impressive. I have a supply of Eneloop batteries which I bought 5 years ago, at that time the specs for the batteries stated that they were low discharge and would still hold 90% of their charge after a year. The specs for the third generation have changed somewhat, they now state that the batteries will hold 70% of charge for 5 years. I've had a very good run with Sanyo Eneloop batteries and I have to report that their seems to be little if any of the old memory effect that we associate with Rechargeable cells. This means that if you have partly drained batteries, you don't have to worry about charging them up to full capacity and then experiencing limited life for the next cycle. These batteries are rated between 1800-2000MAH, certainly not the highest capacity AA Batteries on the market however its been my experience that the higher the capacity the bigger the self discharge factor. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
Ah you're funny Dain. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 8:11 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Yep okay, call me harsh and I can understand your point but I believe in being frank and my description of the Jawbone Jambox as a toy is I believe well justified, I owned one and I can't tell you the pleasure I had in throwing that device into the bin. The hands free speakerphone on that device sounds God damn awful! the problem again comes down to the narrow band width of Bluetooth 2.0 and there's really no excuse for that given the price of one of these things, the standard used should have been at least Bluetooth 3.0, that was around at the time. As far as the sound for music goes? I think a friend of mine summed it up beautifully when he said that the Jawbone Jambox sounded Too Boxy. In all events we've moved on since the days of Jambox and Jawbone, one can buy a far better sounding system for Bluetooth when it comes to music and something far better for a speakerphone at fractions of the price. On 25 May 2014, at 9:00 pm, Kulvinder Singh Bhogal kbhog...@btinternet.com wrote: I have to say that the Jambox sounds good but to describe it as a toy is just a little harsh. The other thing I would say about your speakers is that providing a sample file is never a true reflection of what the actual quality of a speaker system is since the listener is playing the sound through their own system and not hearing it through the speakers that have been sampled. Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:37 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Come on now! these are proper Hi-Fi speakers and not a toy. On 25 May 2014, at 10:19 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: how do they compare to the jam box? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Au dio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Au dio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: Bose Soundlink 3
I know audiophiles don't like them. I've seen it on youtube. People make fun of people, people say the no highs, no lows, it must be Bose joke, and hell, I've even seen death threats. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:11 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3 As much as Bose users won't like to hear it, you won't find a Bose system or product mentioned in an audiophile magazine but that's nice to say their products are cheap, nasty and rubbish because that just isn't the case. The products are reasonable at worst and the company is very good to deal with, or it is here at any rate. I've been able to try before I buy the products I have in my own home, there was one product I didn't like and I told Bose so after the trial, they made arrangements to pick the product up from me and I was given a refund of the purchase price, no questions asked. I had a problem with my Bose Soundlink Air and a pickup of the old and delivery of the new replacement was arranged, again no questions asked, no hitches etc, I just had to identify who I was. On 25 May 2014, at 4:08 pm, Gary Wood k8...@att.net wrote: I guess people say that you get what you pay for, and maybe it's worth it. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:25 PM Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
That's pretty good. Very good volume, pretty clear sound, and some bass. Perhaps there's more, but didn't hear it on the file. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
I probably held the recorder a bit too low thus you may have experienced a little more bass than intended so sorry about that smile. On 25 May 2014, at 11:55 pm, Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com wrote: That's pretty good. Very good volume, pretty clear sound, and some bass. Perhaps there's more, but didn't hear it on the file. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
thankfully I've got an open mind and appreciate Bose for what they are, they're certainly not the worst. Overpriced? Well I'm not sure that I agree with that comment either, its a general statement really so I'll try to explain further. With the Soundlink III for example, that product consistently scorse very good reviews and comment yet its not that much more expensive than the Logitech UE Boombox which has a few problems. On 25 May 2014, at 11:49 pm, Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com wrote: I know audiophiles don't like them. I've seen it on youtube. People make fun of people, people say the no highs, no lows, it must be Bose joke, and hell, I've even seen death threats. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:11 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3 As much as Bose users won't like to hear it, you won't find a Bose system or product mentioned in an audiophile magazine but that's nice to say their products are cheap, nasty and rubbish because that just isn't the case. The products are reasonable at worst and the company is very good to deal with, or it is here at any rate. I've been able to try before I buy the products I have in my own home, there was one product I didn't like and I told Bose so after the trial, they made arrangements to pick the product up from me and I was given a refund of the purchase price, no questions asked. I had a problem with my Bose Soundlink Air and a pickup of the old and delivery of the new replacement was arranged, again no questions asked, no hitches etc, I just had to identify who I was. On 25 May 2014, at 4:08 pm, Gary Wood k8...@att.net wrote: I guess people say that you get what you pay for, and maybe it's worth it. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:25 PM Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
New Developments With iTunes
Haven't tried this yet so perhaps someone will beat me to the punch smile It seems that iTunes will now play FLAC audio files? If this is the case then its a development I wasn't aware of not that I care really myself, I prefer to use VLC for playing just about every type of Media I have these days.
Re: New Developments With iTunes
ITunes could play files since whenever, not sure how you didn't no that but its easy to find out, if you don't have it, download and explore and you will see that sooner than later. On 25/05/2014, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Haven't tried this yet so perhaps someone will beat me to the punch smile It seems that iTunes will now play FLAC audio files? If this is the case then its a development I wasn't aware of not that I care really myself, I prefer to use VLC for playing just about every type of Media I have these days. -- Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 Skype: andries4451 Twitter: smarttalk7 Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight
RE: New Developments With iTunes
I always understood iTunes doesn't play Flac. That's one of the reasons I stopped using it. That and the fact that it doesn't maintain it's library effectively in Windows. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: 25 May 2014 16:07 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: New Developments With iTunes ITunes could play files since whenever, not sure how you didn't no that but its easy to find out, if you don't have it, download and explore and you will see that sooner than later. On 25/05/2014, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Haven't tried this yet so perhaps someone will beat me to the punch smile It seems that iTunes will now play FLAC audio files? If this is the case then its a development I wasn't aware of not that I care really myself, I prefer to use VLC for playing just about every type of Media I have these days. -- Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 Skype: andries4451 Twitter: smarttalk7 Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight
Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
Perseption of sound and quality is subjective and therefore I tend to go with what I like the sound of. It depends on whether or not you like bassy or toppy or somewhere in the middle. Make of that viewpoint what you will. smiles Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Yep okay, call me harsh and I can understand your point but I believe in being frank and my description of the Jawbone Jambox as a toy is I believe well justified, I owned one and I can't tell you the pleasure I had in throwing that device into the bin. The hands free speakerphone on that device sounds God damn awful! the problem again comes down to the narrow band width of Bluetooth 2.0 and there's really no excuse for that given the price of one of these things, the standard used should have been at least Bluetooth 3.0, that was around at the time. As far as the sound for music goes? I think a friend of mine summed it up beautifully when he said that the Jawbone Jambox sounded Too Boxy. In all events we've moved on since the days of Jambox and Jawbone, one can buy a far better sounding system for Bluetooth when it comes to music and something far better for a speakerphone at fractions of the price. On 25 May 2014, at 9:00 pm, Kulvinder Singh Bhogal kbhog...@btinternet.com wrote: I have to say that the Jambox sounds good but to describe it as a toy is just a little harsh. The other thing I would say about your speakers is that providing a sample file is never a true reflection of what the actual quality of a speaker system is since the listener is playing the sound through their own system and not hearing it through the speakers that have been sampled. Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:37 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Come on now! these are proper Hi-Fi speakers and not a toy. On 25 May 2014, at 10:19 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: how do they compare to the jam box? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Audio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
RE: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
Yeah, your spekers sound nice and punchy. I haven't come across Polk audio before. Are they an Australian make? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Sent: 25 May 2014 18:45 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Perseption of sound and quality is subjective and therefore I tend to go with what I like the sound of. It depends on whether or not you like bassy or toppy or somewhere in the middle. Make of that viewpoint what you will. smiles Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Yep okay, call me harsh and I can understand your point but I believe in being frank and my description of the Jawbone Jambox as a toy is I believe well justified, I owned one and I can't tell you the pleasure I had in throwing that device into the bin. The hands free speakerphone on that device sounds God damn awful! the problem again comes down to the narrow band width of Bluetooth 2.0 and there's really no excuse for that given the price of one of these things, the standard used should have been at least Bluetooth 3.0, that was around at the time. As far as the sound for music goes? I think a friend of mine summed it up beautifully when he said that the Jawbone Jambox sounded Too Boxy. In all events we've moved on since the days of Jambox and Jawbone, one can buy a far better sounding system for Bluetooth when it comes to music and something far better for a speakerphone at fractions of the price. On 25 May 2014, at 9:00 pm, Kulvinder Singh Bhogal kbhog...@btinternet.com wrote: I have to say that the Jambox sounds good but to describe it as a toy is just a little harsh. The other thing I would say about your speakers is that providing a sample file is never a true reflection of what the actual quality of a speaker system is since the listener is playing the sound through their own system and not hearing it through the speakers that have been sampled. Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:37 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Come on now! these are proper Hi-Fi speakers and not a toy. On 25 May 2014, at 10:19 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: how do they compare to the jam box? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Au dio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Au dio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
Hi! Are these speakers very small. I'd really like to have small speakers to take with me sometimes. Ofcourse with as good quality as possible. /A 25 maj 2014 kl. 03:52 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Okay, let's make one point clear. Its not I who says that AirPlay sounds better than Bluetooth, its a fact that AirPlay transfers data in a lossless mode whereas Bluetooth - as a rule - doesn't have the band width available to do so. Bluetooth 4 o course is the exception here and - as yet - I'm not able to say whether the Bose Soundlink III uses Bluetooth 4, my suspicions are that the Soundlink III will at least use Bluetooth 2.0 or some possible variant of the same, would be nice if the SoundLink III used Bluetooth 3.0 at the very least, I'm doing some research on this now and will get back to the list if I find out anything. Yes, my syster Johana has one. It' epic! Real christal clear. But since Dain says Air Play is better then Blue Tooth then I might want to check that out. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary
RE: Bose Soundlink 3
I've got the Bose Soundlink Mini for my iPhone and I really like it. For such a small speaker the bass is amazingly fulfilling. I have an Azatom Stealth Air speaker in another room and I gave up using the Airplay capability with it because of the inherent lag. Luckily it has Bluetooth as well. As portable speakers neither are hifi but they are good enough to make my iPhone sound good. The Mini however is a fraction of the size and although I'm not overly fond of Bose in general it has just sucha lovely tone with music. I tried using it with my PC as well for non music use in combination with my wireless keyboard but JAWS was unworkable with it. The problem was that the Mini appears to partially power down when there's no sound input resulting in the sound from Eloquence being clipped at the beginning of speech. Pity, I had high hopes of being able to alternate between my iPhone and PC from another room with just the Mini as output. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 25 May 2014 15:02 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3 thankfully I've got an open mind and appreciate Bose for what they are, they're certainly not the worst. Overpriced? Well I'm not sure that I agree with that comment either, its a general statement really so I'll try to explain further. With the Soundlink III for example, that product consistently scorse very good reviews and comment yet its not that much more expensive than the Logitech UE Boombox which has a few problems. On 25 May 2014, at 11:49 pm, Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com wrote: I know audiophiles don't like them. I've seen it on youtube. People make fun of people, people say the no highs, no lows, it must be Bose joke, and hell, I've even seen death threats. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:11 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3 As much as Bose users won't like to hear it, you won't find a Bose system or product mentioned in an audiophile magazine but that's nice to say their products are cheap, nasty and rubbish because that just isn't the case. The products are reasonable at worst and the company is very good to deal with, or it is here at any rate. I've been able to try before I buy the products I have in my own home, there was one product I didn't like and I told Bose so after the trial, they made arrangements to pick the product up from me and I was given a refund of the purchase price, no questions asked. I had a problem with my Bose Soundlink Air and a pickup of the old and delivery of the new replacement was arranged, again no questions asked, no hitches etc, I just had to identify who I was. On 25 May 2014, at 4:08 pm, Gary Wood k8...@att.net wrote: I guess people say that you get what you pay for, and maybe it's worth it. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:25 PM Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Bose Soundlink 3
Hi! I have had problems with airplay but then i connected my i devices to the 5gz network i have and that seem to work better. But i whish there were airplay headphones on the market. /A 25 maj 2014 kl. 14:48 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: that's true! As I explained earlier, you have more band width at your disposal and the data for audio isn't compressed thus you're affectively receiving a digital stream, similar to what the digital output of a CD Player would send. There are of course a few things to bare in mind when using AirPlay, there's a slight delay between tracks and not all Wi-Fi networks are equal, if your network is competing with half a dozen others in your area then their can be some problems. On 25 May 2014, at 10:23 pm, Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net wrote: Airplay is much better than bluetooth. much better range because you use your home network for it. - Original Message - From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:43 PM Subject: RE: Bose Soundlink 3 Yes, my syster Johana has one. It' epic! Real christal clear. But since Dain says Air Play is better then Blue Tooth then I might want to check that out. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:26 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Bose Soundlink 3 I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300. I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room. So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally. Mary --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: New Developments With iTunes
Hi! It doesn't play .ogg either so i stick with vlc. Or rythmbox for linux. /A 25 maj 2014 kl. 17:52 skrev John Gurd j.g...@ntlworld.com: I always understood iTunes doesn't play Flac. That's one of the reasons I stopped using it. That and the fact that it doesn't maintain it's library effectively in Windows. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: 25 May 2014 16:07 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: New Developments With iTunes ITunes could play files since whenever, not sure how you didn't no that but its easy to find out, if you don't have it, download and explore and you will see that sooner than later. On 25/05/2014, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Haven't tried this yet so perhaps someone will beat me to the punch smile It seems that iTunes will now play FLAC audio files? If this is the case then its a development I wasn't aware of not that I care really myself, I prefer to use VLC for playing just about every type of Media I have these days. -- Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 Skype: andries4451 Twitter: smarttalk7 Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight
Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
No, They're American, been building speakers since the early 70s. On 26 May 2014, at 7:28 am, John Gurd j.g...@ntlworld.com wrote: Yeah, your spekers sound nice and punchy. I haven't come across Polk audio before. Are they an Australian make? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Sent: 25 May 2014 18:45 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Perseption of sound and quality is subjective and therefore I tend to go with what I like the sound of. It depends on whether or not you like bassy or toppy or somewhere in the middle. Make of that viewpoint what you will. smiles Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Yep okay, call me harsh and I can understand your point but I believe in being frank and my description of the Jawbone Jambox as a toy is I believe well justified, I owned one and I can't tell you the pleasure I had in throwing that device into the bin. The hands free speakerphone on that device sounds God damn awful! the problem again comes down to the narrow band width of Bluetooth 2.0 and there's really no excuse for that given the price of one of these things, the standard used should have been at least Bluetooth 3.0, that was around at the time. As far as the sound for music goes? I think a friend of mine summed it up beautifully when he said that the Jawbone Jambox sounded Too Boxy. In all events we've moved on since the days of Jambox and Jawbone, one can buy a far better sounding system for Bluetooth when it comes to music and something far better for a speakerphone at fractions of the price. On 25 May 2014, at 9:00 pm, Kulvinder Singh Bhogal kbhog...@btinternet.com wrote: I have to say that the Jambox sounds good but to describe it as a toy is just a little harsh. The other thing I would say about your speakers is that providing a sample file is never a true reflection of what the actual quality of a speaker system is since the listener is playing the sound through their own system and not hearing it through the speakers that have been sampled. Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:37 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Come on now! these are proper Hi-Fi speakers and not a toy. On 25 May 2014, at 10:19 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: how do they compare to the jam box? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Au dio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Au dio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
If you want to find out more about the range of Polk Audio products then go to their web site at http://www.polkaudio.com and for those in Australia? Just do a quick search on Google and you'll find a stockest of Polk Audio, it used to be Encel Stereo in Melbourne but they closed 6 months ago, a shame as I've been saving to buy some floor standing Polk Audio speakers for the lounge to connect to the Denon aVR2113 but never mind, found an alternate stockest. On 26 May 2014, at 7:28 am, John Gurd j.g...@ntlworld.com wrote: Yeah, your spekers sound nice and punchy. I haven't come across Polk audio before. Are they an Australian make? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Sent: 25 May 2014 18:45 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Perseption of sound and quality is subjective and therefore I tend to go with what I like the sound of. It depends on whether or not you like bassy or toppy or somewhere in the middle. Make of that viewpoint what you will. smiles Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Yep okay, call me harsh and I can understand your point but I believe in being frank and my description of the Jawbone Jambox as a toy is I believe well justified, I owned one and I can't tell you the pleasure I had in throwing that device into the bin. The hands free speakerphone on that device sounds God damn awful! the problem again comes down to the narrow band width of Bluetooth 2.0 and there's really no excuse for that given the price of one of these things, the standard used should have been at least Bluetooth 3.0, that was around at the time. As far as the sound for music goes? I think a friend of mine summed it up beautifully when he said that the Jawbone Jambox sounded Too Boxy. In all events we've moved on since the days of Jambox and Jawbone, one can buy a far better sounding system for Bluetooth when it comes to music and something far better for a speakerphone at fractions of the price. On 25 May 2014, at 9:00 pm, Kulvinder Singh Bhogal kbhog...@btinternet.com wrote: I have to say that the Jambox sounds good but to describe it as a toy is just a little harsh. The other thing I would say about your speakers is that providing a sample file is never a true reflection of what the actual quality of a speaker system is since the listener is playing the sound through their own system and not hearing it through the speakers that have been sampled. Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:37 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Come on now! these are proper Hi-Fi speakers and not a toy. On 25 May 2014, at 10:19 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: how do they compare to the jam box? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate judge. Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 they're not bad either. I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, the first in FLAC and the second in MP3. FLAC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Au dio%20S peakers.flac MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sample%20Of%20Polk%20Au dio%20S peakers.mp3 If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file may still be uploading to Dropbox. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast!
Re: Burnaware 6
no, wondering if you used a motif keyboard - Original Message - From: Elizabeth thot...@earthlink.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 6:08 AM Subject: Re: Burnaware 6 I use a standard keyboard. What do you need my phone number for to contact me off list please? Surely not a date. (grin) I just need the link to download version 6 of Burnaware if you have it please. Elizabeth At 02:28 AM 5/25/2014, you wrote: alizabeth, what keyboard do you use, and do you have a phone number to contact you off list?
