Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
if you go to the following web site and look for mickus bluetooth you will find a transmitter and receiver unit that will do this. http://talkingmp3players.com On 8/6/2015 5:13 PM, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: I have never seen one of those which actually worked! Do you have a specific brand that works? Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net wrote: you can buy a bluetooth adapter that will allow any device with a headphone jack to be come bluetooth compatable. On 8/6/2015 10:07 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Just to be clear, I didn't necessarily buy the speakers on account of the possibility that the Victor Stream may one day accommodate Blue Tooth! I was looking for a speaker that would give me good stereo sound...but that was portable; just so happens that these JBLs _are_ Blue Tooth! Will most likely not need that side of the speaker, so am not really concerned with that; I mainly wanted something with good sound and something that wouldn't be too hard to carry, should I want to listen out on my front porch or something! I didn't really think of HumanWare as a place to get speakers; I had been told about this one I ended up buying and they seem to be pretty doggone good, considering the size and all! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:47 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing instruments and so it goes on. Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and when that day ever arrives. On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much
Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
I have never seen one of those which actually worked! Do you have a specific brand that works? Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net wrote: you can buy a bluetooth adapter that will allow any device with a headphone jack to be come bluetooth compatable. On 8/6/2015 10:07 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Just to be clear, I didn't necessarily buy the speakers on account of the possibility that the Victor Stream may one day accommodate Blue Tooth! I was looking for a speaker that would give me good stereo sound...but that was portable; just so happens that these JBLs _are_ Blue Tooth! Will most likely not need that side of the speaker, so am not really concerned with that; I mainly wanted something with good sound and something that wouldn't be too hard to carry, should I want to listen out on my front porch or something! I didn't really think of HumanWare as a place to get speakers; I had been told about this one I ended up buying and they seem to be pretty doggone good, considering the size and all! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:47 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing instruments and so it goes on. Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and when that day ever arrives. On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman -- Your life is like a penny
Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
Well, what about it, what’s that got to do with it? The speakers are already Bluetooth. On 7 Aug 2015, at 4:48 am, Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net wrote: you can buy a bluetooth adapter that will allow any device with a headphone jack to be come bluetooth compatable. On 8/6/2015 10:07 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Just to be clear, I didn't necessarily buy the speakers on account of the possibility that the Victor Stream may one day accommodate Blue Tooth! I was looking for a speaker that would give me good stereo sound...but that was portable; just so happens that these JBLs _are_ Blue Tooth! Will most likely not need that side of the speaker, so am not really concerned with that; I mainly wanted something with good sound and something that wouldn't be too hard to carry, should I want to listen out on my front porch or something! I didn't really think of HumanWare as a place to get speakers; I had been told about this one I ended up buying and they seem to be pretty doggone good, considering the size and all! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:47 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing instruments and so it goes on. Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and when that day ever arrives. On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest
Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
I’m sure some do but wouldn’t it just be easier- now Tom has the JBL - to plug a patch cord into the JBL and the other end into the Stream? The way things are going Tom will need a jacket with 100 pockets. On 7 Aug 2015, at 8:13 am, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: I have never seen one of those which actually worked! Do you have a specific brand that works? Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net wrote: you can buy a bluetooth adapter that will allow any device with a headphone jack to be come bluetooth compatable. On 8/6/2015 10:07 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Just to be clear, I didn't necessarily buy the speakers on account of the possibility that the Victor Stream may one day accommodate Blue Tooth! I was looking for a speaker that would give me good stereo sound...but that was portable; just so happens that these JBLs _are_ Blue Tooth! Will most likely not need that side of the speaker, so am not really concerned with that; I mainly wanted something with good sound and something that wouldn't be too hard to carry, should I want to listen out on my front porch or something! I didn't really think of HumanWare as a place to get speakers; I had been told about this one I ended up buying and they seem to be pretty doggone good, considering the size and all! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:47 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing instruments and so it goes on. Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and when that day ever arrives. On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me
Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
RE: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
you can buy a bluetooth adapter that will allow any device with a headphone jack to be come bluetooth compatable. On 8/6/2015 10:07 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Just to be clear, I didn't necessarily buy the speakers on account of the possibility that the Victor Stream may one day accommodate Blue Tooth! I was looking for a speaker that would give me good stereo sound...but that was portable; just so happens that these JBLs _are_ Blue Tooth! Will most likely not need that side of the speaker, so am not really concerned with that; I mainly wanted something with good sound and something that wouldn't be too hard to carry, should I want to listen out on my front porch or something! I didn't really think of HumanWare as a place to get speakers; I had been told about this one I ended up buying and they seem to be pretty doggone good, considering the size and all! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:47 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing instruments and so it goes on. Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and when that day ever arrives. On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman
Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing instruments and so it goes on. Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and when that day ever arrives. On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
RE: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
Just to be clear, I didn't necessarily buy the speakers on account of the possibility that the Victor Stream may one day accommodate Blue Tooth! I was looking for a speaker that would give me good stereo sound...but that was portable; just so happens that these JBLs _are_ Blue Tooth! Will most likely not need that side of the speaker, so am not really concerned with that; I mainly wanted something with good sound and something that wouldn't be too hard to carry, should I want to listen out on my front porch or something! I didn't really think of HumanWare as a place to get speakers; I had been told about this one I ended up buying and they seem to be pretty doggone good, considering the size and all! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:47 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing instruments and so it goes on. Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and when that day ever arrives. On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
Hi! Been doing some research on Google and this is anyone who has a Victor Reader Stream. It would appear that Humans Beware sell some sort of accessaries pack for the Stream which includes some portable speakers of some kind so that may be an option users may wish to follow up. On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Dane: I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound! So I had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it! So now if they ever do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the future but perhaps you can clear something up for me. Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and without blue tooth. On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
RE: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed
You can disregard this as I was able to ask someone; they explained that those prongs just pop right out...I feel kind of stupid that I didn't figure that out! But at least all is well; the speaker is charging as far as I know and I'll be back in business! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 11:23 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed Hello list: Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio Shack! It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end that has the USB end into the adapter. However the adapter seems to have no prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes! So how am I supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no prongs? Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get? Or is it that this only fits certain types of receptacles? Also, I am told that with this particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it cuts off before charging; is this also true? I was listening to the stream tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate that my power supply was getting low! Anyhow right now I'm mainly interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle, that is, unless I am missing something! Help will be much appreciated. Tom Kaufman
