Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
We'll agree to disagree then. Humanware only wants to support a part of the market they know they can extract money from, those Humanware can preach to and easily convince that Humanware are the only solution on Planet Earth, a bit like the Church of Scientology. On 11/10/2017 7:57 AM,

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Apologies as I didn’t know you had an Amazon Echo but that’s as far as the apology goes. Remembering skills? I have skills on my Amazon Echo and yes, its probably not used as much as yours would be given the Amazon echo is not fully supported in Australia but I do indeed know what skills I have

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
That argument is just ridiculous, have you ever used an Amazon Echo or a Google home? you can only interact with those devices the one way, with your voice! Obviously you use an App or a Web Page to set these devices up but once that's done? Well you either talk and use the device or you fall

SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Brian Olesen
Holmberg Sendt: 9. november 2017 23:15 Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Emne: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hi! Yes you’re right Brian but they should have put better hardware into the stream. I have had my for repair once and i think it needs to go on repair again. /

SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Brian Olesen
e- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Anders Holmberg Sendt: 9. november 2017 22:54 Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Emne: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hi! Its an uncompressed format so the sound quality is better. /A > 9 no

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
pocket device feels more like > reading a real book then using apps for all purposes in life. :-) > > Best regards > Brian > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Mary Otten > Sendt: 9. november 2017 21:58

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
AM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek > > Hey Mary, > You are so perfectly right, and to tell you the truth it's not only blind > people who feels this way. > But fascion is playing many of it's tricks o

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
-Original Message- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary >> Otten >> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 1:33 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek >>

RE: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Peter Scanlon
: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 8:14 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hey Mary, You are so perfectly right, and to tell you the truth it's no

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
That’s obviously a personal thing isn’t it? I mean there are plenty of people who use Voice commands with their iPhone and Siri, Android phone with Google assistant and Goodness only knows how many other GPS and Entertainment devices out there. All new cars sold these days have facilities to

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek > > VoiceCommands as an adjunct to an existing device could be good, although I > really can’t imagine using one out in public with GPS or or on a bus or > whatever. That’s

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Aidan
; I agree doing voice command in public can be a problem. > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary > Otten > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 1:33 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >

RE: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Peter Scanlon
Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek VoiceCommands as an adjunct to an existing device could be good, although I really can’t imagine using one out in public with GPS or or on a bus or whatever. That’s why say it should be an adjunct if th

SV: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Brian Olesen
HI, AptX is not a format it's a protocol. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Anders Holmberg Sendt: 9. november 2017 13:47 Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Emne: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Tr

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
VoiceCommands as an adjunct to an existing device could be good, although I really can’t imagine using one out in public with GPS or or on a bus or whatever. That’s why say it should be an adjunct if they did it. But doesn’t the stream run on Linux? My guess is there aren’t any APIs that would

RE: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Peter Scanlon
anwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hi! I wonder if the trek has bluetooth with aptx. I don’t think so. /A > 9 nov. 2017 kl. 06:05 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>: > > So another new product from humanware but again I think they're missing so > many points as Humanwa

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Mary Otten
o.org] On Behalf Of Anders >> Holmberg >> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 7:29 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek >> >> Hi! >> I wonder if the trek has bluetooth with aptx. >> I don’t think so.

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
dio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders > Holmberg > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 7:29 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek > > Hi! > I wonder if the trek has bluetooth with aptx. > I don’t think so. > /A >

RE: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread JOHN RIEHL
The victor Trekker does have Bluetooth capability. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 7:29 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek Hi! I wonder

Re: Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I wonder if the trek has bluetooth with aptx. I don’t think so. /A > 9 nov. 2017 kl. 06:05 skrev Dane Trethowan : > > So another new product from humanware but again I think they're missing so > many points as Humanware tend to do these days in my opinion. > >

Humanwear Victor Reader Stream Trek

2017-11-08 Thread Dane Trethowan
So another new product from humanware but again I think they're missing so many points as Humanware tend to do these days in my opinion. Yeah okay, we know about Talking Book players and we've used them for years. Yeah, we know about GPS navigation products and we use iPhones and other

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-09 Thread Kenny
5/2017, André van Deventer <andred...@webafrica.org.za> wrote: >>>>> Now where will you get this little player since Neville retired? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message- >>>>> From: Pc-a

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-08 Thread Kenny
t;> >>Humberto >> >> >>-Original Message- >>From: Pc-audio >>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos >>Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:33 AM >>To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>Subject:

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-08 Thread Aidan
u get this little player since Neville retired? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message- >>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >>>>> Aidan >>>>> Sent: F

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-07 Thread Hamit Campos
will you get this little player since Neville retired? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Well, I think that humanware

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-07 Thread Hamit Campos
r now it uses the wire of the >>headphones as antenna; the ORCAM should be able to save the text it scans, >> etc. >> >>Regards, >> >>Humberto >> >> >>-Original Message- >>From: Pc-audio >>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-07 Thread Kenny
t;>-Original Message- >>From: Pc-audio >>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos >>Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:33 AM >>To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation >> &

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-07 Thread Aidan
Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan >>> Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation >>> >>> Well, I think that humanware really like to

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-06 Thread Hamit Campos
...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Well, I think that humanware really like to give us quite crappy hardware and then we pay fru our nek for what? I love my stream, but I agree that PlexT

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-06 Thread Aidan
e retired? > > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan > Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Well, I think that humanware reall

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-06 Thread André van Deventer
Now where will you get this little player since Neville retired? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 7:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Well, I think

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-05 Thread Hamit Campos
-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Cool. Yes I've red that the new 1 has a radio. I'm glad it's so much better then my 311. So you'd say it's worth it then? Cause I've never seen 1 and wasn't sure how much of an upgrade it is. As for the NLS player. I too have

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-05 Thread Aidan
for now it uses the wire of the >>headphones as antenna; the ORCAM should be able to save the text it scans, >> etc. >> >>Regards, >> >>Humberto >> >> >>-Original Message- >>From: Pc-audio >>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-04 Thread john schwery
-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:33 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Cool. Yes I've red that the new 1 has a radio. I'm glad it's so much better then

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-04 Thread Brian Olesen
ne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I read quite a lot and while at home, in my opinion, nothing beats the NLS player, with its good sound, long-lasting battery, although the battery life, that begins at 40 hours, slowly degrades to about 16 with prolonged use. The Iphone of course, i

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-04 Thread Humberto Rodriguez
org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Cool. Yes I've red that the new 1 has a radio. I'm glad it's so much better then my 311. So you'd say it's worth it then? Cause I've never seen 1 and wasn't sure how much of an upgrade it is. As for the NLS player. I too have 1. It's cool l

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-04 Thread Hamit Campos
- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 9:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Ah do you have the 312? Cause I'm sure no one's meantioned the Mil

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
e smaller in size than the speaker on the Iphone? Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 1:03 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Read

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
. If it wasn't for playing talking books I doubt most of us would be buying the Victor Streams or Bookports at all. -Original Message- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 11:01 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation What's this 40 $ MP3

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Schindler Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 4:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Look on Amazon for the Lonve players. Best buy sells some MP3 players with radios and rec

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Humberto Rodriguez
Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Schindler Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 4:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Look on Amazon for the Lonve players. Best buy sells some MP3 p

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Gary Schindler
for playing talking books I doubt most of us would be buying the Victor Streams or Bookports at all. -Original Message- From: Hamit Campos Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 11:01 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation What's this 40 $ MP3 and WAV

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Brian Olesen
org> Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Remember that the Victor stream was mostly meant to play talking books with a few features added for convenience. actually you can get an MP3 player recorder for around $40.00 that has a better sounding speaker in it and records MP3 and wave

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Adrian Spratt
- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Tom Kaufman
e smaller in size than the speaker on the Iphone? Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 1:03 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Read

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Tom Kaufman
Amen, Gary! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Schindler Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 10:56 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Remember that the Victor

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
. -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
c-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve d

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
even before NLS. Let's put everything in to context. -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
as the stream. Humanware was the first to come out with a machine that played bard books even before NLS. Let's put everything in to context. -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Gary Schindler
: Chris Skarstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds, the VR stream ain't

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
o [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds, the VR stream ain't for you. Despite all the bad

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Gary Schindler
: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I think that's just the point. If you're a real audiofile who enjoys high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff sounds, the VR stream ain't for you. Despite all the bad press the player has gotten here, i'll still purchase one in the next

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
rt plus or Plextor Pocket range. Jamie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generat

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
dio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
--- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve d

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Chris Skarstad
ilto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Hamit Campos
mie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit d

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
sage- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >> Trethowan >> Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation >> >&

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Tim Noonan
o [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
-- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Yep, convenient may be but the

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
indelig meddelelse- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane > Trethowan > Sendt: 3. maj 2017 08:47 > Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > > Yep, convenient may be but the

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Jamie Kelly
Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious limitation and - given the speed of the Wi-Fi - one wouldn’t

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
> > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit > Campos > Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2017 3:07 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation > >

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Vic

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> 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

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Kenny
s! 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Laz
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

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Gerardo Corripio
nes! 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> 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 p

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Laz
r 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 >>

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
ch 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Ge

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread john schwery
--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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes

Re: SV: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
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 List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Emne: Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Indeed it was bad and at the very

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> 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 doe

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Hamit Campos
17 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> 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

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread john schwery
.org> 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 r

SV: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Brian Olesen
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

Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
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' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stre

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-02 Thread Brian Olesen
ne: 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!

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
Campos Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 11:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yeah the audio is kinda meh. You're right Dain. An IOS device and or especially a samsung device do sound better. Ah I can hear the apple fans now. How dare you? Did you just dare

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread JOHN RIEHL
] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 11:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yeah the audio is kinda meh. You're right Dain. An IOS device and or especially a samsung device do sound better. Ah I can hear the apple fans now. How dare

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
- 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker f

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
> 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 r

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
: 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for audio, all

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
uch 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> 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

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Tom Kaufman
: 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 >

Victor Reader Stream

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I've replaced the subject line as it appears to have been stripped from your eMail. Yes, I know you can purchase a Bluetooth dongle and thanks for pointing that out but in these days of technology? Well you shouldn't have to be buying anything extra like that, tell me of a mobile phone

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
? Well I sincerely hope you didn't just purchase this for the benefit of your Victor Reader Stream because - if you did - then you certainly will require a reality check ., I have download speeds here of around 11.5MB per second and there's absolutely no way the Stream would even take advantage

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
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

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Brian Olesen
Hi, Agree. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Peter Scanlon Sendt: 1. maj 2017 20:35 Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Emne: RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation I love my Victor Stream. The best thing

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Peter Scanlon
;pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yeah I've not heard this before either. But perhaps other people either didn't have the issue or they just axepted it. On 5/1/2017 12:59 PM, Chris Skarstad wrote: > I'll be purchasing one of these very soon, so wil

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
: 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

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Chris Skarstad
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

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Evan Reese
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

Re: SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
:44 Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation In addition to what you said about the slow download speed of the Victor stream second generation, I feel that the chip for the wireless receiver could be more sensitive. Another thing I b

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Hamit Campos
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 -

SV: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Brian Olesen
other units shows lots of signal. Best regards Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Gary Schindler Sendt: 1. maj 2017 16:44 Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Emne: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Gene

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