Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

2016-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
They’re certainly not electrostatic . > On 14 Feb 2016, at 7:20 AM, Gary Schindler wrote: > > Do you mean electrostatic? > > > -Original Message- From: Anders Holmberg > Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 3:01 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re:

Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

2016-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
ifference on lossless? > >> On 13 Feb 2016, at 20:27, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: >> >> I don’t knock people for having analogue systems or anything else and you >> pretty much summed it up yourself when you talked about people getting what >

Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

2016-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
d headphones on pretty loud he > says that may have busted some of his hearing too. > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 3:28 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <

Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

2016-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
so so you have all the data points > of your source. > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 7:20 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >

Re: Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

2016-02-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
So can't judge. But > it does raze the question my mind, how could it compare to 192 KHZ 24 bit > LPCM? > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 9:53 PM > To

Re: Sony Android TV

2016-02-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
get from sony? I don’t want a 40 inch tv but a 19 inch sony android would fit my needs if there is one. /A 12 feb. 2016 kl. 03:15 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>: Just come back from shopping for various things so I thought I'd go and look around for a Sony Andr

Sony Android TV

2016-02-11 Thread Dane Trethowan
Just come back from shopping for various things so I thought I'd go and look around for a Sony Android TV and to be honest I was surprised as how easy one was to find, found a 40 inch model which will suit me just fine at my local Discount electronic goods shop, around $600 for one of these

Boson Express

2016-02-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
There’s a free version of the Boson Audio Editor available so I’ll try this first before purchasing the full version, I didn’t notice this when looking yesterday in the MacApps Store. ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world

Boson Is Beautiful!

2016-02-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
There’s nothing like being pleasantly surprised as it doesn’t often happen these days and I’m happy to report that my first few minutes with Bosn Audio Editor have pleasantly surprised me. The App is as accessible as it possibly could be it seems with VoiceOver and all the functions I tried

Re: Mobile DAC/Headphone Amps

2016-02-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
playback is incredible, ludicrous in a way as 32bit recordings don't even exist yet commercially. John is -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf of Dane Trethowan Sent: 09 February 2016 01:16 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Mobile DAC

Handsfree, Another Great Piece Of Software

2016-02-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
the title says everything that needs to be said about the Handsfree Mac App, pair your Mac using Bluetooth with your phone - Android or IOS it doesn't matter - and begin using your Mac's audio system as a handsfree system with the paired phone. Handsfree App offers quite a bit more than

Boson Audio Recorder/Editor/Converter For Mac

2016-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Has anyone heard of this? Its available in the Mac Apps store for $30 so unfortunately I’m going to have to buy it in order to try it as its only available from the store, oh well $30 is not $300 is it . ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the

Re: Boson Audio Recorder/Editor/Converter For Mac

2016-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
I wouldn’t have known about it either had it not bee for the Mac Update Twitter feed I follow, there have been some updates released to it obviously. I’ve had a look at the web site and the tech specs which look quite impressive. > On 10 Feb 2016, at 12:45 PM, Mary Otten

NAD C426 review | TechRadar

2016-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Thought the days of FM/AM tuners had long gone. http://www.techradar.com/au/reviews/audio-visual/hi-fi-and-audio/radio-tuners/nad-c426-720775/review -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Re: Boson Audio Recorder/Editor/Converter For Mac

2016-02-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
What on earth went on with the Apple versions of those books? I know that publishers of books have the right to control accessibility for their publications but why one platform being accessible and not the other. Regarding Boson, thankfully there's a dedicated web site for the product -

Re: MP3 Problems

2016-02-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep a simple means, get the original and reencode. On 9/02/2016 10:32 AM, Andrea Sherry wrote: Is there a means of repairing faulty mp3 files? Andrea -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Fwd: Sony Android Smart TV Review | AVForums

2016-02-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
An interesting read. I’ve since heard from people who own this series of TV, they’ve been able to install Google Talkback and navigate many of the TV’S features and functions though there are still things that can’t be accessed it seems but that’s to be expected, settings and so forth can be

Mobile DAC/Headphone Amps

2016-02-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! It seems quite a few list members are after better audio quality from their music when using an iPhone etc. The Music Boost has been discussed along with the Mojo unit but here’s another that looks quite nice, saw it at my local Hi-Fi dealer this morning so looked it up on their web site.

hear the music as intended on your iPhone through headphones

2016-02-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
If you wish to keep your iPhone but want to listen to the music in far better quality than what Apple’s Headphone output gives then the pair of headphones reviewed here may be exactly what you’ve been after, even I’m tempted to get a pair though I don’t use the iPhone for much these days but

Re: Now I know why music on the Apple TV 3rd Gen doesn't sound sogood...

2016-02-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 06 February 2016 17:54 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Now I know why music on the Apple TV 3rd Gen doesn't sound > sogood... > > Hi! > > I wrote to an au

Re: High Quality Music Streams

2016-02-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
Winamp has always come with good Encoding/Decoding options, I’ll stick with my VLC thanks and a new update has just been released I see. > On 8 Feb 2016, at 8:31 AM, John Gurd wrote: > > At the risk of annoying Dane (LOL) Winamp does a very good job of playing HD >

An Introduction to the Amadeus Pro Audio Editor from HairerSoft - AccessWorld® - January 2016

2016-02-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
Not a bad review for for this editing package though as the author states its an “Introduction” so a lot has been left out such as multi track audio editing and production and that’s understandable given the review discusses basic ways to use the App. I’ve been using Amadeus Pro now since 2007

HD Audio Sites

2016-02-06 Thread Dane Trethowan
Another site you can go do for HD audio is Melba Recordings in Australia. Melba Recordings is an independent record label specialising in classical material. > http://www.melbarecordings.com.au/help/formats > ** Those of a positive

High Quality HD Audio, High Quality Radio, That Sort Of thing

2016-02-06 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I think I may have mentioned this in passing some time ago but thought I’d mention it again along with a few extra details. The BBC have 320K streams available for those in the U.K. - you’ll need a VPN to access them anywhere else - and they audio from those is superb to say the least.

Re: High Quality Music Streams

2016-02-06 Thread Dane Trethowan
gt; Ah okay, so it can. Yeah I never did try this with it. > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2016 1:08 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> &g

Re: Now I know why music on the Apple TV 3rd Gen doesn't sound sogood...

2016-02-06 Thread Dane Trethowan
rd the 48k sampling rate is more common in video than it is for music or > anything else. Maybe it's what a TV would expect to see if HDMI is used. > > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List&qu

High-resolution audio: everything you need to know | What Hi-Fi?

2016-02-06 Thread Dane Trethowan
Since we’re talking Lossless Streaming and HD Audio playback I thought the following page would be of interest to others, a good reference to bookmark. > http://www.whathifi.com/news/high-resolution-audio-everything-you-need-to-know > >

Re: High Quality Music Streams

2016-02-06 Thread Dane Trethowan
VLC will do it yep but you’ll need drives to handle the files, in my case they came with my Rotel DAC. > On 7 Feb 2016, at 5:04 AM, Brian Olesen wrote: > > Hi, > Do you think that VLC can do so? > > Brian > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Pc-audio

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
t devices about at this time. On 6/02/2016 9:54 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! I am thinking to by a google nexus p6. /A On 04 Feb 2016, at 19:30, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: Yep, that they were. Regarding iPhone 6S? Well my opinion for what its worth but I t

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Ah, I haven't seen any mention of that but I can have a look on the official aptX page and see if its mentioned, the Samsung S6 certainly is. On 6/02/2016 10:06 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! I hope that it has the atpx protocol. /A On 06 Feb 2016, at 00:00, Dane Trethowan <g

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay well being a Android user myself I'd like to make a few comments. Firstly regarding the new Google Nexus P6 and atpX? I've just looked and this phone doesn't have that facility, none of the Nexus phones do it seems so that's a shame but yep the audio apart from that is very good I'm

Musicality App

2016-02-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I mentioned this App a little while ago, its a new offering from the developer of the Muse App, the Muse App was a Pandora client - notice I say "Was" as Muse is no longer being developed -. Musicality is a multi client Music Player meaning it can handle more than just one music server.

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
I did say third party player did I not? VLC is one yes. On 6/02/2016 9:53 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Why not use vlc for iphone instead. Sounds great. /A On 04 Feb 2016, at 19:25, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: Yep, its really annoying about that short cord, not

Re: Now I know why music on the Apple TV 3rd Gen doesn't sound sogood...

2016-02-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
n 5 Feb 2016, at 8:36 AM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote: > > I heard the 48k sampling rate is more common in video than it is for music or > anything else. Maybe it's what a TV would expect to see if HDMI is used. > > - Original Message ----- From

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
I Didn't think for one minute that a talented person such as you Mary would be writing a 200 page report on an onscreen keyboard of any description Keyboard entry has improved quite significantly in the later builds of Android to the point where getting around is far easier than it was, as

Re: Now I know why music on the Apple TV 3rd Gen doesn't sound so good...

2016-02-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
Well to be perfectly honest that’s Apple for you and where would you find any serious audio reviews about anything Apple? Okay, I did find plenty of reviews and information regarding the audio for my 2012 Mac Mini machine but Apple just won’t release too much information about anything else it

Fwd: Hands on review: Sengled Pulse smart bulb speakers

2016-02-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
and now for something.. well.. slightly different. http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/gadgets-on-the-go/hands-on-review-sengled-pulse-smart-bulb-speakers-20160204-gmm7v6.html ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this

Re: Now I know why music on the Apple TV 3rd Gen doesn't sound sogood...

2016-02-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
ality. i noticed a clear > difference in the sound. > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 4:06 PM > Subject: R

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
The 6S is slightly thicker due to its tough construction of steel frame, I read this in a review of the 6S a week or so back. > On 5 Feb 2016, at 5:03 AM, John Gurd wrote: > > Hi Mary, > I'm surprised too. a lot of cases do fit both models. And until I got it I > always

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
6 Plus. > > John > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 04 February 2016 18:08 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Arcam MusicBoost > > The 6S is slightly thicker

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
t; -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 02 February 2016 19:40 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Arcam MusicBoost > > Yes that s a shame about the 6S so I ve therefore decided

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
Perhaps existing stock could be modified easily by the manufacturer. > On 3 Feb 2016, at 4:12 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Well, I have to say I'm sorry to hear that about the tight fit. Hard to > believe they would just come out with a product that is made for a > phone

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yes that’s a shame about the 6S so I’ve therefore decided to purchase the Chord Mojo, something similar one might say but it doesn’t follow the case idea. Actually the Mojo is a standard type of DAC in a shell about the size of an iPhone though thinner. The Mojo can be used with a wider

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
The iPhone 5S is a completely different shape to the 6 so you’d be better off with something like the Chord Mojo. > On 3 Feb 2016, at 5:14 AM, Vicky Vaughan wrote: > > Do you think that an iPhone 5S would work with it? > > Many thanks! Vicky > > -Original

Re: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
> Well you can buy a long cable and connect to the end of the p7 cable. > So do i when i don’t want to use my Sennheiser RS140. > /A >> On 02 Feb 2016, at 20:40, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: >> >> Yes that’s a shame about the 6S so I’ve

Re: Apple Watch

2016-02-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
pocket or even mucking about with a headset. > On 2 Feb 2016, at 7:50 AM, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote: > > Hi! > Well its ok with vo and sound but if in noisy crowds its very hard to hear. > You can pair a bluetooth headset to it. > /A >> On 31 Jan

Apple Watch

2016-01-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Anyone using one of these? Obviously the workings of the Watch would fall outside the list but I am interested in the audio aspect, that is to say how clear is the speaker of the Watch - if it indeed has one - and what's the volume like? I would imagine given the watch's size that it

Re: Apple Watch

2016-01-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
that really puts it to the test to really see the quality. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 10:28 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Apple Watch Hi! Anyone

Re: VLC with Midi

2016-01-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
All is explained here. http://www.remlab.net/op/vlc-midi.shtml On 31/01/2016 5:09 PM, Andrea Sherry wrote: Though VLC informs me that midi is associated when I attempt to play a file I get an error. What could I be doing incorrectly? Is there a setting I am missing? I have Winndows 10 on my

Apple Final Cut Pro

2016-01-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I think it was the Apple Final Cut Pro that people had been talking about for accessibility for audio editing on the Apple Mac, does anyone know just how accessible or other wise the App actually became? ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the

Re: Review: Phantom of the flopera, by Rod Easdown.

2016-01-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
> > Thanks Dane > > John > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 27 January 2016 23:56 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Review: Phantom of the flopera, by Rod Ea

Digital Audio Extraction

2016-01-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! The following link shows you the read/write offsets for your CD/DVD/Blueray writer, this information can be used in such CD Ripping software as Exact Audio Copy, Easy CD Converter and XLD to ensure accurate and error free rips/burns of audio CD’S. Note that some software such as Exact

A Rod On CD Rippers

2016-01-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I’ve found a new function in the XLD CD Audio CD Ripper/Burner for Mac and it looks as though XLD for Mac is setting the pace for ripping standards, its widely used on the CD Archive along with Exact Audio Copy for Windows. Anyway I discovered - by looking at the log XLD produces when

Hope Pandora Client

2016-01-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
Just given this a quick try out and all seems to work though I can't wonder for how long this will be? I've not contacted the developer yet nor have I seen any bulletins regarding the Hope Pandora client so I guess the old saying applies, "Make the most of it whilst you can". -- **

MATHAUDIO - Home

2016-01-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
Some most interesting audio effects plug-ins here which may come in handy for those doing audio production work. http://mathaudio.com/ -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Notes On Pandora

2016-01-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! A couple of weeks ago the subject of Pandora Radio clients came up, I know of two and I mentioned them at the time however I hadn’t used them both in a good while and it looks as though things have changed. Pandora have upgraded their Interface and at least one of the Pandora clients

Review: Phantom of the flopera, by Rod Easdown.

2016-01-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
No, this isn’t the most expensive Wireless system I’ve heard of but its right up there with them, read why below, scanned this out of today’s local paper. Headline, Phantom of the flopera, by Rod Easdown. Devialet is a French company that had its beginnings in 2003 with ingenious technology

Re: USB speakers versus internal laptops?

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yes, they’re different given the fact that they’re not taking power from the computer itself rather from a separate power supply as you say. This of course has its advantages, the main and obvious one being that the speakers can afford to have more power behind them. > On 26 Jan 2016, at

Logitech Compact USB Speakers

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I’ve had quite a bit of private email wanting to know more about the Logitech USB speakers I mentioned on list. The model is Logitech Z120 Compact USB speakers and they cost around $25-30 Australian. ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the

Re: playing media files through more than one output

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
akers and a DAC for the sub at the same time. Just investigating things. > It may be that a sub is not necessary at all. > > André > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 25 January

Re: USB speakers versus internal laptops?

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
do suck USB power. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 25, 2016, at 8:37 AM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: >> >> Yes, they’re different given the fact that they’re not taking power from the >> computer itself rather from a separate power su

Re: hard drive cloud storage

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! You don’t need to use the software, go through the HTML interface and use the IOS or web apps from there. > On 26 Jan 2016, at 7:27 AM, Les Gordon wrote: > > hello everyone, do you know of any hard drive cloud storage that is > accessible? > i tried western digital

Re: playing media files through more than one output

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
would be able > to reproduce the picked double bass of a symphony orchestra or the sound of > a pipe organ effectively. Or is this a bit too much to expect? > > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > T

Re: hard drive cloud storage

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
arent displayed in the html for some reason, and the ios > might be a software upgrade issue from apple. i'll have to try it again. > > > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-a

Re: hard drive cloud storage

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
Router or computer. > On 26 Jan 2016, at 7:40 AM, Les Gordon <mr...@comcast.net> wrote: > > i tried the ios app and it doesnt work for me. not sure why. it could be > apples newest software version, not sure. > > - Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethow

Re: hard drive cloud storage

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
> > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Les Gordon > Sent: Tuesday, 26 January 2016 8:28 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: hard drive cloud storage > > thanks for your he

Re: Logitech Compact USB Speakers

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
coming from the internal speaker or headphones at > the same time, you might want to look at the Logitech S150. > > Regards, > Barry Chapman > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Logitech Compact USB Speakers

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
ilto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Tuesday, 26 January 2016 12:49 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Logitech Compact USB Speakers > > Hi! > > I’ve had quite a bit of private email wanting to know

Re: hard drive cloud storage

2016-01-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
t; > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Tuesday, 26 January 2016 10:26 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: hard drive cloud storage > &

Re: Pandora

2016-01-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! As far as I'm aware the Pandora software for Windows and the Mac is still inaccessible but help is at hand in the form of several Pandora clients. For Windows you can use the Hope Pandora client and for the Mac you can use the Muse client, both are very easy to use. On 25/01/2016

Re: playing media files through more than one output

2016-01-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
Interesting question. I can immediately think of how this could be done on a Mac as Audio Hijack 3 would allow you to do this without question and without fuss so yeah, interesting to see how one might go about doing this on a Windows PC. I do that sort of thing all the time actually using my

Australian Review: Samsung R-series 360-degree wireless multiroom speakers - A new angle | CyberShack

2016-01-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
If I know Samsung - and if the Samsung phones I've owned are anything to go by - then we're watching an evolution in audio speakers taking place? We'll see as time goes on, early days for Samsung in the audio game at this time.

Crystal Radio - Beautiful Music

2016-01-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Found this using Google. For those who remember the days when "Beautiful Music" was the king of radio then Crystal Radio may provide the Beautiful Music Youv'e Been Missing. http://crystalradio.ca/playlist.pls -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Re: USB speakers versus internal laptops?

2016-01-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Its assumed of course that with a Laptop you probably won’t want something too powerful. Logitech has - or perhaps more accurately had - a set of USB powered speakers which I thought provided extremely good value for money when it came to the performance and sound and the price of $25.

Re: Speaker Feedback

2016-01-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Mute the microphone's output that is to say you'll mute the output so it won't be heard through the speakers, this can usually be done through your Windows Volume control. On 24/01/2016 9:31 AM, Dave Marthouse wrote: I am assisting a friend with his Windows7 machine. In an attempt to make

Google Play Music

2016-01-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
So I took some time to do a very basic explore of Google Play Music from an Android point of view this morning and I very much liked what I saw. You can use Google Play Music on your PC with Google Chrome - that's the easiest way - or download the IOS App if you want to use it on your iPhone

Re: Google Play Music

2016-01-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi There! Regarding the PC first, the only way to use Google Play Music from a PC to my knowledge is to use the Google Chrome browser, I don’t know of any third party client that will support it however on the Android platform there are a variety of different methods you can use apart from the

Re: Google Play Music

2016-01-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Just to clear up something, vi-android meaning Android for the Visually Impaired and not for the Samsung S6, Nexus p6 etc. The list is a fairly low traffic list but the great thing is that the people on the list - just about every one - knows exactly what they’re talking about so there’s a

Re: Google Play Music

2016-01-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Well the more lists we have then the merrier. The vi-android list is based in Australia so that means without a shadow of doubt that its very good - if not brilliant - . > On 23 Jan 2016, at 11:56 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I figured you meant visually impaired, not 6.

Re: harmen carden sound sticks II

2016-01-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
one local supplier of the mm-1 but they mainly import from Amazon. And they wanted almost $1000 for it which I am not prepaired to pay. So the search continues André -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 20 January 201

Shortwave Radio

2016-01-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Here's a most interesting article on Short Wave radio and other associated topics written from a South African perspective, even so there's a hell of a lot of good reference material here including where to go to get those nice software decoders for your PC and even some sections on DRM

Re: harmen carden sound sticks II

2016-01-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Only my observations for what they're worth. I Had a pair and I wasn't too impressed to be honest, they're okay but nothing earth shattering. I suppose that's because I set a high bar when it comes to my music listening as I want to enjoy it. If you can wait a little longer and save a

Re: harmen carden sound sticks II

2016-01-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Having owned a pair I found that they were dishonest with the way they sounded, more like the sort of simulated sound one might get through a very cheap surround-sound system and this didn't surprise me as the Sound Sticks are indeed a 2.1 system relying on DSP technology anyway to drive some

Re: harmen carden sound sticks II

2016-01-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 20 January 2016 08:33 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: harmen carden sound sticks II Only my observations for what they're worth. I Had a pair and I wasn't too impressed to be honest, they're okay

Amazon.com: Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 Hi-Fi Speakers (Pair): Electronics

2016-01-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, here’s the B MM1 computer speakers available at Amazon for $499 so now you have an idea of the price in american dollars, $200 more expensive in Australia. > http://www.amazon.com/Bowers-Wilkins-MM-1-Hi-Fi-Speakers/dp/B003R6U6HG >

Re: harmen carden sound sticks II

2016-01-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
he mm-1's actually cost? > > Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > >> Since I’ve mentioned Kef I suppose I’d best describe their computer speakers >> I’ve seen and quite frankly they’re the best I’ve ever seen. >> >> they too - like the B MM1 -

Re: harmen carden sound sticks II

2016-01-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Kef is a very well known brand of loudspeaker and they - like B, Ruark and a handful of other speaker manufactures - have branched into the computer speaker market which is just as well because so many computer speakers are just so dull and ordinary so the market needed a little specialist help

Re: harmen carden sound sticks II

2016-01-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Since I’ve mentioned Kef I suppose I’d best describe their computer speakers I’ve seen and quite frankly they’re the best I’ve ever seen. they too - like the B MM1 - plug into a USB port though they do have Aux-In and the top of the line model also has DLNA streaming capabilities if you want

Progress Report: Latest Project The Remix Mini

2016-01-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! The Remix Mini is an Android Desktop computer, I purchased one with a view to turning it into a Media Centre if I could. Unfortunately getting some sighted assistance to help set it up took a little time however we were able to start work on the machine last night and here are some

Article: Wi-Fi: Prepare to say hello to HaLow

2016-01-17 Thread Dane Trethowan
Another Wi-Fi standard but yet with a huge difference over what we already use in our homes, this could very well finish off Bluetooth and obviously increase the range of our portable audio devices for streaming from our smartphones and so on.

Re: battery

2016-01-17 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'd imagine the good people at Human Ware could tel you. On 18/01/2016 9:50 AM, ken wrote: Hi, Does anyone know where I can get a battery for the origenal victor stream. Can’t find it any where. Thanks. You can call me at 860-874-5495 or 413-310-2917 keep swinging -- ** Those

Re: Strange Problem

2016-01-17 Thread Dane Trethowan
Can you tell us what sort of USB Microphone we’re dealing with here? Some of them such as the Blue Yeti have sound outputs and I’m wondering if the sound is being redirected to the sound output of the Microphone if it has one. > On 18 Jan 2016, at 4:06 AM, Dave Marthouse

Re: Audio On The Network

2016-01-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
hat turn out to only partly work with JAWS. > > John > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 13 January 2016 19:45 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Audio On The Network

Loopback review: An easy way to route your Mac’s audio to your software and devices | Macworld

2016-01-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
http://www.macworld.com/article/3021939/software/loopback-review-easily-create-routes-between-your-macs-audio-and-your-devices.html -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

Audio On The Network

2016-01-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi there! Late last year I purchased an Asus RTAC3200 Tri-Band Router and I noted a huge improvement in audio quality when it came to streaming through my network. Various list members discussed their experiences with audio and Routers at the time I recalled. I touched on the subject of other

Rogue Amoeba - Under The Microscope » Blog Archive » Now Arriving: Loopback

2016-01-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
Another new powerful audio product from Rogue Amoeba. As anyone who uses audio on the Mac will tell you Rogue Amoeba is renown for its legendary audio Apps which include Audio Hijack - an App for manipulating/capturing audio -, Nicest - The easiest way to start broadcasting on the net - and

Sangean PRD4W Radio

2016-01-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I sent a review of this new radio from Sangean to the list a week or so back. The PRD4W is the new AM/FM set which has extremely good sensitivity - 95% as good as the CC 2E on AM and as good on FM - as well as having a whole swag of other functions such as variable band width selection

DDR-66BT All in One Music System | Sangean Australia

2016-01-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep folks, yet another radio from Sangean and this one looks as though it could be a piece of furniture well worth having as you’ll see from the linked page. I would imagine a similar model will be available in the U.S. but without the Digital Radio. Unfortunately this radio is not available

The Fourth-Generation Apple TV: An Accessibility Evaluation for People with Visual Impairments - AccessWorld® - January 2016

2016-01-12 Thread Dane Trethowan
> http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw170104 > ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.

Re: Arcam Music Boost

2016-01-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep that would be right, around $600 or close to $1000 in Australia. The Chord Mojo - if you do get one - will pay for itself pretty quickly as it can be used with so many other devices than your phone, use it with your Desktop or Laptop computer for example, devices from Chord Electronics

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