Re: SV: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
And that'ts the point. On an iPhone etc its very enjoyable to listen to music from that internal speaker - no not excellent quality - but far better than it used to be. On 2/05/2017 8:12 PM, Brian Olesen wrote: Hi Dane, Agree totally. It's usable for speech, but hopeless when it comes to music. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane Trethowan Sendt: 2. maj 2017 08:31 Til: PC Audio Discussion ListEmne: Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Indeed it was bad and at the very least the 2ND generation is quite an improvement but not as good as it really ought to be compared to other stuff out there, even the basic phones have very nice sounding internal speakers. On 2/05/2017 4:20 PM, Brian Olesen wrote: Hi. Wow then you should have heard the first generation. Grin It was really really bad! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Tom Kaufman Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29 Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I've never thought of the Victor Stream's audio as being "muffled"...having said this, I think of it more like the sound of a 6-transistor radio! If you plug it into a good speaker or a good set of headphones, you do get a pretty good sound! But no...if I'm going to listen to any music on that thing, I'd much prefer an external speaker or headphones! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for audio, all my phones do far better than what the Stream does but then again audio has always been a problem with the Stream. The handling of multiple format files - for recording as well as playback - is a welcom addition and - at the very least - the quality of audio from the headphones jack seems to be quite acceptable. On 2/05/2017 2:41 AM, Evan Reese wrote: As to slow downloading of data, I have noticed with ours, and those of some friends, that it doesn't seem to have a great wi-fi transceiver in it. Even when I'm close to my router, it usually says that reception is poor. Other than that, you are right, a lot of functionality in that little package. Evan -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Hi! I just bought one of these units and would like to make comment on my purchase. Firstly I think that the unit does a brilliant job for what it is in most respects. The sound from the internal speaker is a little muffled however - having already heard a VR Stream - I was already prepared for this, a bit of an annoyance one might say so to overcome this I use a small BUniden hand-held amplified battery speaker I've had for years, cost me $25 about 7 years ago, pity the Stream doesn't have Bluetooth but I guess a product can't have everythint. Now I don't know whether this is my unit in particular but I have noticed that the downloading of data seems to be incredibly slow compared to other devices I have on my network, I used the "Check for Updates" function and - according to that - the firmware is up to date, well at least the data does get downloaded I guess. There's a hell of a lot of functionality packed into the VR Stream box and a lot of this - such as the Internet Radio, podcasts and so forth - I won't bother using - given I already have better solutions for that sort of thing - but for those who don't the VR Stream provides a great entry level to the world of Internet Radio and Podcasting. Getting online with the Vision Australia library was a snap so I downlaoded a couple of books. Again, I have other Apps and so forth which I prefer to use myself but the Stream is convenient for reading, no doubt about that even though I read all my newspapers these days straight from the web site its good to know I have a reliable backup. -- ** "Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if you were going to live forever"
SV: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
Hi Dane, Agree totally. It's usable for speech, but hopeless when it comes to music. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane Trethowan Sendt: 2. maj 2017 08:31 Til: PC Audio Discussion ListEmne: Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Indeed it was bad and at the very least the 2ND generation is quite an improvement but not as good as it really ought to be compared to other stuff out there, even the basic phones have very nice sounding internal speakers. On 2/05/2017 4:20 PM, Brian Olesen wrote: > Hi. > Wow then you should have heard the first generation. Grin It was > really really bad! > > Brian > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Tom > Kaufman > Sendt: 2. maj 2017 01:29 > Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > I've never thought of the Victor Stream's audio as being "muffled"...having > said this, I think of it more like the sound of a 6-transistor radio! If you > plug it into a good speaker or a good set of headphones, you do get a pretty > good sound! But no...if I'm going to listen to any music on that thing, I'd > much prefer an external speaker or headphones! > Tom Kaufman > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Dane Trethowan > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for audio, > all my phones do far better than what the Stream does but then again audio > has always been a problem with the Stream. > > The handling of multiple format files - for recording as well as playback - > is a welcom addition and - at the very least - the quality of audio from the > headphones jack seems to be quite acceptable. > > > > On 2/05/2017 2:41 AM, Evan Reese wrote: >> As to slow downloading of data, I have noticed with ours, and those >> of some friends, that it doesn't seem to have a great wi-fi >> transceiver in it. Even when I'm close to my router, it usually says >> that reception is poor. >> Other than that, you are right, a lot of functionality in that little >> package. >> Evan >> >> -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:24 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation >> >> Hi! >> >> I just bought one of these units and would like to make comment on my >> purchase. >> >> Firstly I think that the unit does a brilliant job for what it is in >> most respects. >> >> The sound from the internal speaker is a little muffled however - >> having already heard a VR Stream - I was already prepared for this, a >> bit of an annoyance one might say so to overcome this I use a small >> BUniden hand-held amplified battery speaker I've had for years, cost >> me $25 about 7 years ago, pity the Stream doesn't have Bluetooth but >> I guess a product can't have everythint. >> >> Now I don't know whether this is my unit in particular but I have >> noticed that the downloading of data seems to be incredibly slow >> compared to other devices I have on my network, I used the "Check for >> Updates" function and - according to that - the firmware is up to >> date, well at least the data does get downloaded I guess. >> >> There's a hell of a lot of functionality packed into the VR Stream >> box and a lot of this - such as the Internet Radio, podcasts and so >> forth >> - I won't bother using - given I already have better solutions for >> that sort of thing - but for those who don't the VR Stream provides a >> great entry level to the world of Internet Radio and Podcasting. >> >> Getting online with the Vision Australia library was a snap so I >> downlaoded a couple of books. >> >> Again, I have other Apps and so forth which I prefer to use myself >> but the Stream is convenient for reading, no doubt about that even >> though I read all my newspapers these days straight from the web site >> its good to know I have a reliable backup. >> >> >> -- ** "Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if you were going to live forever"