RE: bass shakers
H if you're talking about the things that are for home theater that supposedly when you're watching say Jurasic park or a Godzilla movie is supposed to vibrate your chare? I don't know. They should be pretty good though as they are for theater use. They are meant for movies. Just be care full cause they apparently according to Scott Wilkinson can make ya feel funny. He calls them but shakers. He doesn't like them. But that's Scott. I personally haven't tried them so I don't know. I'd probably try it if the chance presents it self to before buying 1 just to see. Also if what Scott had happen to him to also see if it doesn't make you feel weerd like it did to him. But that's the idea. How effective it is I don't know. But actually it might be kinda curious to try 1. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 4:12 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: bass shakers Hi all Has anyone ever tried one of these devices and would it amplify bass frequencies of music say from below hundred herz so that you will be able to feel it? I do not have these frequencies anymore and am wondering if you will be able to actually distinguish musical notes through them or are they not accurate enough? Hope this makes sense!! André
RE: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset
H sounds like from Dane's message here that according to the review it could be like a touch strip. It could also be lack of pacience from the reviewer too. I mean if we're gonna talk about tricky, the play pawze and skip back and fourth thing with the middle button of a controller on either Ear Pods or my Bose OE2I can get tricky. You've got to do it just right. Or it won't work. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 9:46 PM To: PC Audio Discussion ListSubject: Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset I've just read a review on these and they would be an unmitigated disaster for anyone who is blind to use. Firstly the review clearly states that the touch panels - these cans have two - need to be controlled with precise movement and mistakes are easily made so - if someone with sight is having trouble - just imagine what it would be like for someone who is totally blind? The command activated by the gesture is voiced and the reviewer made mention of how frustrating he found it when he say gestured for the volume to be made louder only to discover that he'd skipped to the next track in his music collection, not too pleasant I would think. The user also has to make gestures when answering incoming phone calls from the mobile, need i say any more. Far superior? Well both these headphones and the MM550X have AptX for Bluetooth, I've had the MM550X and - whilst they have a few design faults and the noise cancelling isn't as good as it perhaps could be - I've not been disappointed. Noice scance3lling is something I've never bothered about anyway myself. On 6/09/2016 4:23 PM, Tim Noonan wrote: > I've been using the Sennheiser PXC 550 Bluetooth travel headphones for a > month or so now (they have just been released) and they are amazingly good. > > They supersede the MM 550 phones that have been out for a couple of years now > with vastly improved noise reduction, superb audio quality, comfort and > features. > > The right ear cup has a touch surface for gestures for increasing and > decreasing volume, skipping tracks, pausing, voice dial and voice-through > facilities. > > Connection is Bluetooth 4.2 with ApdX. they come with a detachable 3.5ml > cable or they act as a sound card when connected to a computer via USB cable > supporting 48k at 16 bits. > > They use the same drivers as do the Momentum 2.0 Wireless and fold flat for > travel. You turn them on by placing them on your head and when you fold the > ear cups flat, they power off. > > The multiple mics enable fantastic call quality for speaker and listener and > you hear yourself and the caller as if you were both in the same room, making > quiet comfortable conversation very easy and natural. > > The Mics also do an excellent job picking up only your voice and ignoring the > other voices and sounds around you. > > The noise cancellation is considered very good overall, but not at par with > the NR in the Bose QC35s. > > An app for Android and iOS is available to tune the frequency response of the > headphones, but this is not well designed and on IOS is not accessible. I > haven't tested the app under Android. > > The PXC 550 Sound is reported to be significantly superior to the Bose QC 35s > and has tight but not overly intense bass. They have a frequency response up > to 23 KHZ and excellent stereo separation and instrument isolation. > > Some non-audiofile reviewers have said they prefer the more defined sound > from the Momentum 2.0 wireless, others who have reviewed the PXC 550s more > extensively rate the sound more highly. Sennheiser say that the Momentums > have a more defined sound to be heard in city travel, whereas the noise > cancellation improvements on the PXC 550 mean they can produce a flatter more > accurate response without outside noise interfering with their excellent > sound reproduction. > > I'm extremely particular about my sound, and these are magnificent for a wide > range of music listening - but if you like over-emphasised bass, they > probably won't be a good match for you. > > Comfort is excellent and battery life ranges from 20-30 hours on a charge, > depending on whether bluetooth is enabled. > > They are high-end at $399 USD or around $625 AUD. > > I haven't had opportunity to listen to the B & W P7s, but they have just > announced a Bluetooth-capable version of these. Time will tell which has the > better sound, but for on-the-go listening plus Noise Cancellation, the PXC > 550 are an excellent all-rounder option. > > On 6 Sep 2016, at 3:05 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I received a pair of Sehheiser MM550X cans today and I’m suitably impressed > though everything isn’t roses with this system, there’s nothing much to >
RE: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset
Right Tim. There's no app. It's like spinning your finger to turn up the old IPod Nanno. On the subject of touch though things like the touch strip on the Toshiba lap top could get confusing. I had 1 and yes I kinda learned some of the things where on this touch strip where they were. But there was always the chance you could hit something else. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Noonan Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 9:58 PM To: PC Audio Discussion ListSubject: Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset Hmmm, since sighted people can't see their ears, how do you think they use the touch surface? They use touch. They are totally usable by sighted and blind people. Why would a blind person be less able to move their finger up or down or left or right than a sighted person? They also sound exceptional in my view. As I mentioned in an earlier post, though, the tuning app is not accessible, but I have found no need for its use. On 21 Sep 2016, at 11:45 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I've just read a review on these and they would be an unmitigated disaster for anyone who is blind to use. Firstly the review clearly states that the touch panels - these cans have two - need to be controlled with precise movement and mistakes are easily made so - if someone with sight is having trouble - just imagine what it would be like for someone who is totally blind? The command activated by the gesture is voiced and the reviewer made mention of how frustrating he found it when he say gestured for the volume to be made louder only to discover that he'd skipped to the next track in his music collection, not too pleasant I would think. The user also has to make gestures when answering incoming phone calls from the mobile, need i say any more. Far superior? Well both these headphones and the MM550X have AptX for Bluetooth, I've had the MM550X and - whilst they have a few design faults and the noise cancelling isn't as good as it perhaps could be - I've not been disappointed. Noice scance3lling is something I've never bothered about anyway myself. On 6/09/2016 4:23 PM, Tim Noonan wrote: > I've been using the Sennheiser PXC 550 Bluetooth travel headphones for a > month or so now (they have just been released) and they are amazingly good. > > They supersede the MM 550 phones that have been out for a couple of years now > with vastly improved noise reduction, superb audio quality, comfort and > features. > > The right ear cup has a touch surface for gestures for increasing and > decreasing volume, skipping tracks, pausing, voice dial and voice-through > facilities. > > Connection is Bluetooth 4.2 with ApdX. they come with a detachable 3.5ml > cable or they act as a sound card when connected to a computer via USB cable > supporting 48k at 16 bits. > > They use the same drivers as do the Momentum 2.0 Wireless and fold flat for > travel. You turn them on by placing them on your head and when you fold the > ear cups flat, they power off. > > The multiple mics enable fantastic call quality for speaker and listener and > you hear yourself and the caller as if you were both in the same room, making > quiet comfortable conversation very easy and natural. > > The Mics also do an excellent job picking up only your voice and ignoring the > other voices and sounds around you. > > The noise cancellation is considered very good overall, but not at par with > the NR in the Bose QC35s. > > An app for Android and iOS is available to tune the frequency response of the > headphones, but this is not well designed and on IOS is not accessible. I > haven't tested the app under Android. > > The PXC 550 Sound is reported to be significantly superior to the Bose QC 35s > and has tight but not overly intense bass. They have a frequency response up > to 23 KHZ and excellent stereo separation and instrument isolation. > > Some non-audiofile reviewers have said they prefer the more defined sound > from the Momentum 2.0 wireless, others who have reviewed the PXC 550s more > extensively rate the sound more highly. Sennheiser say that the Momentums > have a more defined sound to be heard in city travel, whereas the noise > cancellation improvements on the PXC 550 mean they can produce a flatter more > accurate response without outside noise interfering with their excellent > sound reproduction. > > I'm extremely particular about my sound, and these are magnificent for a wide > range of music listening - but if you like over-emphasised bass, they > probably won't be a good match for you. > > Comfort is excellent and battery life ranges from 20-30 hours on a charge, > depending on whether bluetooth is enabled. > > They are high-end at $399 USD or around $625 AUD. > > I haven't had opportunity to listen to the B & W
Review: Headphones: Sennheiser's newies too clever by half
Certainly not for me, I'll just keep enjoying my MM550X for the moment . http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/headphones-sennheisers-newies-too-clever-by-half-20160815-gqsmog.html
Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset
That's exactly the point, they can't use it too well as the review very well illustrates. On 21/09/2016 11:58 AM, Tim Noonan wrote: Hmmm, since sighted people can't see their ears, how do you think they use the touch surface? They use touch. They are totally usable by sighted and blind people. Why would a blind person be less able to move their finger up or down or left or right than a sighted person? They also sound exceptional in my view. As I mentioned in an earlier post, though, the tuning app is not accessible, but I have found no need for its use. On 21 Sep 2016, at 11:45 AM, Dane Trethowanwrote: I've just read a review on these and they would be an unmitigated disaster for anyone who is blind to use. Firstly the review clearly states that the touch panels - these cans have two - need to be controlled with precise movement and mistakes are easily made so - if someone with sight is having trouble - just imagine what it would be like for someone who is totally blind? The command activated by the gesture is voiced and the reviewer made mention of how frustrating he found it when he say gestured for the volume to be made louder only to discover that he'd skipped to the next track in his music collection, not too pleasant I would think. The user also has to make gestures when answering incoming phone calls from the mobile, need i say any more. Far superior? Well both these headphones and the MM550X have AptX for Bluetooth, I've had the MM550X and - whilst they have a few design faults and the noise cancelling isn't as good as it perhaps could be - I've not been disappointed. Noice scance3lling is something I've never bothered about anyway myself. On 6/09/2016 4:23 PM, Tim Noonan wrote: I've been using the Sennheiser PXC 550 Bluetooth travel headphones for a month or so now (they have just been released) and they are amazingly good. They supersede the MM 550 phones that have been out for a couple of years now with vastly improved noise reduction, superb audio quality, comfort and features. The right ear cup has a touch surface for gestures for increasing and decreasing volume, skipping tracks, pausing, voice dial and voice-through facilities. Connection is Bluetooth 4.2 with ApdX. they come with a detachable 3.5ml cable or they act as a sound card when connected to a computer via USB cable supporting 48k at 16 bits. They use the same drivers as do the Momentum 2.0 Wireless and fold flat for travel. You turn them on by placing them on your head and when you fold the ear cups flat, they power off. The multiple mics enable fantastic call quality for speaker and listener and you hear yourself and the caller as if you were both in the same room, making quiet comfortable conversation very easy and natural. The Mics also do an excellent job picking up only your voice and ignoring the other voices and sounds around you. The noise cancellation is considered very good overall, but not at par with the NR in the Bose QC35s. An app for Android and iOS is available to tune the frequency response of the headphones, but this is not well designed and on IOS is not accessible. I haven't tested the app under Android. The PXC 550 Sound is reported to be significantly superior to the Bose QC 35s and has tight but not overly intense bass. They have a frequency response up to 23 KHZ and excellent stereo separation and instrument isolation. Some non-audiofile reviewers have said they prefer the more defined sound from the Momentum 2.0 wireless, others who have reviewed the PXC 550s more extensively rate the sound more highly. Sennheiser say that the Momentums have a more defined sound to be heard in city travel, whereas the noise cancellation improvements on the PXC 550 mean they can produce a flatter more accurate response without outside noise interfering with their excellent sound reproduction. I'm extremely particular about my sound, and these are magnificent for a wide range of music listening - but if you like over-emphasised bass, they probably won't be a good match for you. Comfort is excellent and battery life ranges from 20-30 hours on a charge, depending on whether bluetooth is enabled. They are high-end at $399 USD or around $625 AUD. I haven't had opportunity to listen to the B & W P7s, but they have just announced a Bluetooth-capable version of these. Time will tell which has the better sound, but for on-the-go listening plus Noise Cancellation, the PXC 550 are an excellent all-rounder option. On 6 Sep 2016, at 3:05 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I received a pair of Sehheiser MM550X cans today and I’m suitably impressed though everything isn’t roses with this system, there’s nothing much to complain about really as I regard the gripes I have as minor irritations to be aware of so as such they will be left to last. The MM550 is a comfortable closed headset which is of a
Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset
Hmmm, since sighted people can't see their ears, how do you think they use the touch surface? They use touch. They are totally usable by sighted and blind people. Why would a blind person be less able to move their finger up or down or left or right than a sighted person? They also sound exceptional in my view. As I mentioned in an earlier post, though, the tuning app is not accessible, but I have found no need for its use. On 21 Sep 2016, at 11:45 AM, Dane Trethowanwrote: I've just read a review on these and they would be an unmitigated disaster for anyone who is blind to use. Firstly the review clearly states that the touch panels - these cans have two - need to be controlled with precise movement and mistakes are easily made so - if someone with sight is having trouble - just imagine what it would be like for someone who is totally blind? The command activated by the gesture is voiced and the reviewer made mention of how frustrating he found it when he say gestured for the volume to be made louder only to discover that he'd skipped to the next track in his music collection, not too pleasant I would think. The user also has to make gestures when answering incoming phone calls from the mobile, need i say any more. Far superior? Well both these headphones and the MM550X have AptX for Bluetooth, I've had the MM550X and - whilst they have a few design faults and the noise cancelling isn't as good as it perhaps could be - I've not been disappointed. Noice scance3lling is something I've never bothered about anyway myself. On 6/09/2016 4:23 PM, Tim Noonan wrote: > I've been using the Sennheiser PXC 550 Bluetooth travel headphones for a > month or so now (they have just been released) and they are amazingly good. > > They supersede the MM 550 phones that have been out for a couple of years now > with vastly improved noise reduction, superb audio quality, comfort and > features. > > The right ear cup has a touch surface for gestures for increasing and > decreasing volume, skipping tracks, pausing, voice dial and voice-through > facilities. > > Connection is Bluetooth 4.2 with ApdX. they come with a detachable 3.5ml > cable or they act as a sound card when connected to a computer via USB cable > supporting 48k at 16 bits. > > They use the same drivers as do the Momentum 2.0 Wireless and fold flat for > travel. You turn them on by placing them on your head and when you fold the > ear cups flat, they power off. > > The multiple mics enable fantastic call quality for speaker and listener and > you hear yourself and the caller as if you were both in the same room, making > quiet comfortable conversation very easy and natural. > > The Mics also do an excellent job picking up only your voice and ignoring the > other voices and sounds around you. > > The noise cancellation is considered very good overall, but not at par with > the NR in the Bose QC35s. > > An app for Android and iOS is available to tune the frequency response of the > headphones, but this is not well designed and on IOS is not accessible. I > haven't tested the app under Android. > > The PXC 550 Sound is reported to be significantly superior to the Bose QC 35s > and has tight but not overly intense bass. They have a frequency response up > to 23 KHZ and excellent stereo separation and instrument isolation. > > Some non-audiofile reviewers have said they prefer the more defined sound > from the Momentum 2.0 wireless, others who have reviewed the PXC 550s more > extensively rate the sound more highly. Sennheiser say that the Momentums > have a more defined sound to be heard in city travel, whereas the noise > cancellation improvements on the PXC 550 mean they can produce a flatter more > accurate response without outside noise interfering with their excellent > sound reproduction. > > I'm extremely particular about my sound, and these are magnificent for a wide > range of music listening - but if you like over-emphasised bass, they > probably won't be a good match for you. > > Comfort is excellent and battery life ranges from 20-30 hours on a charge, > depending on whether bluetooth is enabled. > > They are high-end at $399 USD or around $625 AUD. > > I haven't had opportunity to listen to the B & W P7s, but they have just > announced a Bluetooth-capable version of these. Time will tell which has the > better sound, but for on-the-go listening plus Noise Cancellation, the PXC > 550 are an excellent all-rounder option. > > On 6 Sep 2016, at 3:05 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I received a pair of Sehheiser MM550X cans today and I’m suitably impressed > though everything isn’t roses with this system, there’s nothing much to > complain about really as I regard the gripes I have as minor irritations to > be aware of so as such they will be left to last. > > The MM550 is a comfortable closed headset
Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset
I've just read a review on these and they would be an unmitigated disaster for anyone who is blind to use. Firstly the review clearly states that the touch panels - these cans have two - need to be controlled with precise movement and mistakes are easily made so - if someone with sight is having trouble - just imagine what it would be like for someone who is totally blind? The command activated by the gesture is voiced and the reviewer made mention of how frustrating he found it when he say gestured for the volume to be made louder only to discover that he'd skipped to the next track in his music collection, not too pleasant I would think. The user also has to make gestures when answering incoming phone calls from the mobile, need i say any more. Far superior? Well both these headphones and the MM550X have AptX for Bluetooth, I've had the MM550X and - whilst they have a few design faults and the noise cancelling isn't as good as it perhaps could be - I've not been disappointed. Noice scance3lling is something I've never bothered about anyway myself. On 6/09/2016 4:23 PM, Tim Noonan wrote: I've been using the Sennheiser PXC 550 Bluetooth travel headphones for a month or so now (they have just been released) and they are amazingly good. They supersede the MM 550 phones that have been out for a couple of years now with vastly improved noise reduction, superb audio quality, comfort and features. The right ear cup has a touch surface for gestures for increasing and decreasing volume, skipping tracks, pausing, voice dial and voice-through facilities. Connection is Bluetooth 4.2 with ApdX. they come with a detachable 3.5ml cable or they act as a sound card when connected to a computer via USB cable supporting 48k at 16 bits. They use the same drivers as do the Momentum 2.0 Wireless and fold flat for travel. You turn them on by placing them on your head and when you fold the ear cups flat, they power off. The multiple mics enable fantastic call quality for speaker and listener and you hear yourself and the caller as if you were both in the same room, making quiet comfortable conversation very easy and natural. The Mics also do an excellent job picking up only your voice and ignoring the other voices and sounds around you. The noise cancellation is considered very good overall, but not at par with the NR in the Bose QC35s. An app for Android and iOS is available to tune the frequency response of the headphones, but this is not well designed and on IOS is not accessible. I haven't tested the app under Android. The PXC 550 Sound is reported to be significantly superior to the Bose QC 35s and has tight but not overly intense bass. They have a frequency response up to 23 KHZ and excellent stereo separation and instrument isolation. Some non-audiofile reviewers have said they prefer the more defined sound from the Momentum 2.0 wireless, others who have reviewed the PXC 550s more extensively rate the sound more highly. Sennheiser say that the Momentums have a more defined sound to be heard in city travel, whereas the noise cancellation improvements on the PXC 550 mean they can produce a flatter more accurate response without outside noise interfering with their excellent sound reproduction. I'm extremely particular about my sound, and these are magnificent for a wide range of music listening - but if you like over-emphasised bass, they probably won't be a good match for you. Comfort is excellent and battery life ranges from 20-30 hours on a charge, depending on whether bluetooth is enabled. They are high-end at $399 USD or around $625 AUD. I haven't had opportunity to listen to the B & W P7s, but they have just announced a Bluetooth-capable version of these. Time will tell which has the better sound, but for on-the-go listening plus Noise Cancellation, the PXC 550 are an excellent all-rounder option. On 6 Sep 2016, at 3:05 PM, Dane Trethowanwrote: I received a pair of Sehheiser MM550X cans today and I’m suitably impressed though everything isn’t roses with this system, there’s nothing much to complain about really as I regard the gripes I have as minor irritations to be aware of so as such they will be left to last. The MM550 is a comfortable closed headset which is of a lightweight but sturdy build and can be folded up into a carry case supplied for travelling. As such the user is provided with all manner of adapters for these cans including an adapter for connection to an inflight entertainment system via the use of the supplied cable that turns these cans into a very nice sounding pair of wired cans but the main attraction of the MM550 – apart from its build and travelling versatility – is the Bluetooth component without a doubt. The MM550 come equipped with AptX decoding which is noticeable right away when paired to my Samsung Galaxy S6 and to me the aptX facility is the big sounding feature for
bass shakers
Hi all Has anyone ever tried one of these devices and would it amplify bass frequencies of music say from below hundred herz so that you will be able to feel it? I do not have these frequencies anymore and am wondering if you will be able to actually distinguish musical notes through them or are they not accurate enough? Hope this makes sense!! André