RE: Fwd: Poikosoft Newsletter: Easy CD-DA Extractor 10 now available!

2006-08-30 Thread John Gurd
I'm just wondering if anyone has come to a definitive conclusion about whether it is safe for Jaws users to switch to Easy CD DA Extractor version 10 or should we leave it alone? John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of josh n rivera Sent: 10 Aug

Seeking Opinions on Creative X-FI Cards

2009-01-07 Thread John Gurd
I am interested in the range of Creative X-FI sound cards. In particular I see there is a software pack which allows the card to use Dolby Digital Live which I want to take advantage of. My worry is that SoundBlaster drivers have sometimes been problematic for Jaws users. Does anyone have experienc

RE: Foobar 2000 class begins October 1

2013-09-27 Thread John Gurd
This is quite a strange site. It's very sparse and not easy to figure out what's required. It seems like you have to build the program up out of components. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Nick Giannak Sent: 26 September 2013 02:

RE: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

2013-11-19 Thread John Gurd
I've been trying to download this link but it will play in explorer with no other options. Can't even open it in Winamp. Unfortunately I was only able to listen to twenty mins before I was interrupted. I don't want to start again from the beginning but there seems to be no way to control playback i

RE: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

2013-11-19 Thread John Gurd
ative. Thanks Dane. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: 19 November 2013 19:55 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App I've been trying to download this l

iPeng App was Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

2013-11-19 Thread John Gurd
y, go to the link and choose the "Save Target As" option from the context menu. On 20 Nov 2013, at 6:55 am, John Gurd wrote: > I've been trying to download this link but it will play in explorer with no > other options. Can't even open it in Winamp. Unfortunately I was

RE: iPeng App was Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

2013-11-20 Thread John Gurd
n > Sent: 19 November 2013 22:31 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App > > Okay, go to the link and choose the "Save Target As" option from the > context menu. > > > On 20 Nov 2013, at 6:55 am, John Gurd

RE: Itunes

2013-11-22 Thread John Gurd
I subscribe to it but don't use it as much as I thought I would. I did start a project to download 256k replacements for my lower bitrate files and got several thousand tracks but I ran out of steam a few months ago. I've got around 7 tracks so I find the 25000 limit annoying. This especially a

RE: Itunes

2013-11-22 Thread John Gurd
- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: 22 November 2013 15:25 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Itunes I subscribe to it but don't use it as much as I thought I would. I did start a project to download 256k replacements for my lowe

RE: Itunes

2013-11-22 Thread John Gurd
hink it's under file, library submenu. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 22/11/2013 15:44, John Gurd wrote: > Regarding iTunes itself, one of my biggest frustrations is that it is > impossible to refresh the library if music files are moved or > re-tagged usi

is EZ CD Ultimate accessible?

2014-02-19 Thread John Gurd
I have old versions of EZ CD Extractor on my Windows XP machine and I decided to download the latest for my Windows 7 PC. Now I discover there is a freeware version and an ultimate paid version. Does anyone know if the Ultimate EZ CD 2.05 (the latest build) is accessible to Jaws users? Or failing t

RE: A Review of the Voice Dream Reader for iOS: A One-Stop Solution - AccessWorldR - August 2013

2014-04-13 Thread John Gurd
It's a brilliant app if you like listening to books. I use it every day. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: 13 April 2014 14:31 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: A Review of the Voice Dream Reader for iO

RE: Voice Dream Reader

2014-04-13 Thread John Gurd
I don't think Voice dream supports Braille format. It is primarily designed for text to audio or playing audio format books. I believe it is possible to use a braille display with the various text formats but some of the other apps can be slightly more user friendly. There was an article on this su

RE: Daisy/OCR Solution From Hims-Inc

2014-05-06 Thread John Gurd
Does anyone know what voices the Blaze EZ Reader uses. I couldn't find anything on the website. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 02 May 2014 05:22 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Daisy/OCR Solution From

RE: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

2014-05-16 Thread John Gurd
I have a suspicion it's going to be perminant. Don't forget Winamp is no longer being developed or supported. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: 16 May 2014 03:49 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Proble

RE: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

2014-05-18 Thread John Gurd
n that thing to tag stuff that either wasn't tagged correctly or maybe not tagged at all! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 11:33 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE:

RE: New Developments With iTunes

2014-05-25 Thread John Gurd
I always understood iTunes doesn't play Flac. That's one of the reasons I stopped using it. That and the fact that it doesn't maintain it's library effectively in Windows. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: 25 May 2014 1

RE: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers

2014-05-25 Thread John Gurd
Yeah, your spekers sound nice and punchy. I haven't come across Polk audio before. Are they an Australian make? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Sent: 25 May 2014 18:45 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject:

RE: Bose Soundlink 3

2014-05-25 Thread John Gurd
I've got the Bose Soundlink Mini for my iPhone and I really like it. For such a small speaker the bass is amazingly fulfilling. I have an Azatom Stealth Air speaker in another room and I gave up using the Airplay capability with it because of the inherent lag. Luckily it has Bluetooth as well. As p

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread John Gurd
I often listen to music in surround sound effect for the sheer enveloping fun of it even though there can be a little loss in quality. I have a fairly old but very good home theatre set up with Bours & Wilkins media wall speakers and a Linn Sizmik subwoofer with an Arcam AV600 receiver. Although st

RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies

2014-06-03 Thread John Gurd
A storage card capacity of 128GB sounds good though. You could get a lot of audio books and music on that. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: 03 June 2014 19:45 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: [Blindat

RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

2014-06-05 Thread John Gurd
My BookSense XT works really well. I use it every day and love it. What's your problem with it? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan Sent: 04 June 2014 21:47 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket

RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

2014-06-05 Thread John Gurd
Oh they did that already. You must have missed the update. I wish they'd fix the bug though: you can turn it on but you can't turn it off, have to wait for the battery to drain... -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave McElroy Sent: 03 J

RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMedia Player that Gives Blindand Visually ImpairedNear-instant Access to Printed Text

2014-06-05 Thread John Gurd
What? We not only have to put up with people's personal prejudices about welfare and politics but their tips on dodging taxes aare also ill-informed? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: 05 June 2014 23:29 To: PC Audio

RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

2014-06-06 Thread John Gurd
all stability is not yet what it should be. A reset is ment for every now and then, you should hardly use it, but with booksense and alike, its better to get to no the different resets and the way they work, as you might need it more often than you think. On 05/06/2014, John Gurd wrote: > My Bo

RE: Webinar On Blaze Ez

2014-06-14 Thread John Gurd
I wasn't very impressed with the demo though. He only used the camera once briefly on a piece of mail. I would like to have heard it read a range of material. It made me suspicious that perhaps it isn't that good. In fact, later on he said it was very unforgiving regarding distance from the print.

Is it possible to edit video?

2009-02-22 Thread John Gurd
edits AVI and WMV files. Does anyone know how to get round this or of a video editing programme that is accessible enough for this purpose? John Gurd Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a bla

RE: Winamp and JAWS 10

2009-02-23 Thread John Gurd
This has been happening to me for some time, but I don't think it's the scripts. I've never found a way of stopping it. I just type one word or else delete the X if I need to put a space in. John -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org

RE: Is it possible to edit video?

2009-02-24 Thread John Gurd
tuitive program , but by using the contex key instead of the programs shorts cuts, I regularly edit ads out of tv programs and record them to dvd. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2

Total Recorder Driver

2005-05-02 Thread John Gurd
uninstalled easily? TIA John Gurd ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Winamp Version 5.092 is now Available

2005-05-28 Thread John Gurd
graded for this reason. John Gurd -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Pattison Sent: 28 May 2005 00:28 To: PC Audio Subject: Winamp Version 5.092 is now Available Winamp version 5.092 is now available and one place where you can downloa

RE: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle

2005-06-25 Thread John Gurd
Hi Chris > I didn't and in its current state, won't ever install iTunes. < You may have to eat your words there. I had problems with the IPod shuffle and Anopod. I had to install ITunes and initialise my IPod for my PC using ITunes. Now Anapod works fine. Regards John -Original Message-

RE: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle

2005-06-25 Thread John Gurd
Yeah, I know, it's a total pain, but it's the only way I could get it to work. Still, when Brian finishes his scripts, it might actually be an advantage as it will give us additional functionality. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris

JFW Scripts for Cool Edit Pro 2

2005-08-01 Thread John Gurd
I have scripts for Cool Edit Pro 2 beta 4 which were written by Mick Curran, James Teh and Victor Tsaran. Does anyone know if there is a later version and where I can get them? Regards John Gurd ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more

RE: Cooledit questions

2005-08-01 Thread John Gurd
Actually, if you get the scripts it's possible to press F6 and type in the time you want to start from. Even without the scripts it's possible to mouse cursor up from the bottom of the program window and find the edit field where you can type this (which will say "sel". The latter is a bit tedious,

RE: Cooledit questions

2005-08-01 Thread John Gurd
fast chatter as it spools fast forward. Just before the edit point you press left bracket to anchor the first edit point. If you miss it you can rewind. Then you can use left and right arrow to make the finer adjustments. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

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2004-04-09 Thread John Gurd
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RE: Delta Sound Card Control Panel

2004-04-10 Thread John Gurd
The panel is workable with some mousing. There are scripts available but they work better with earlier versions of the driver. I have the Delta Card and use the panel with Jaws. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10

RE: Iphone 6 not impressed with the speaker.

2014-10-01 Thread John Gurd
I got the iPhone 6. Having upgraded from the iPhone 5s, I personally think the speaker sounds a little better than in the 6. Anders, if you heard the 6 in a shop maybe you are comparing the sound of voice Over? In that case you would almost certainly have heard it as the lower quality compressed ve

RE: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software

2014-11-08 Thread John Gurd
I used to use Nero as far back as Nero 7 and loved it, but versions after that became very bloated and inaccessible. Is the latest version accessible again? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of PETER Scanlon Sent: 03 November 2014 03:

RE: OzTech How to Stream Digital Media From Your Windows 7 PC | PCWorld

2014-11-08 Thread John Gurd
Thanks Dane, I think I may have a go at this. I've ignored WMP up to now, but as Winamp is no longer being updated I'm starting to think about other options. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 07 November 2014 1

RE: The difference a subwoofer can make

2014-11-28 Thread John Gurd
Hi Walter, that sounds like a great set up. A well-controlled sub can sound amazing. I have a Linn Sismik with an Arcam amplifier in my living room but I didn't know Arcam do a DAC for a PC. I think I might look into a set up like that myself. Thanks for sharing. John -Original Message

SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?

2014-12-11 Thread John Gurd
I'm catching up with PC Audio messages a little late. I see Pete has a SoundBlaster Roar wireless speaker. I've been looking at this off and on for a while now but have held back because I've never been sure whether the controls are accessible to someone who is totally blind. This especially as it

RE: Re[2]: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?

2014-12-12 Thread John Gurd
Thanks Pete. I've just ordered one. When I saw how two could be linked together for true stereo with a proprietary cable I almost got two but common sense prevailed. Much as I love the idea the rare times I would do it wouldn't justify the cost. The feature set of these speakers is almost endless a

RE: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?

2014-12-12 Thread John Gurd
io.org] On Behalf Of Sunshine Sent: 12 December 2014 13:24 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3? what is the web site for these speakers? On 12/12/2014 7:06 AM, John Gurd wrote: > Thanks Pete. I've just ordered one. When I

RE: FLAC Files was Time To Purchase FLAC?

2014-12-21 Thread John Gurd
I wish I could rebuild my audio collection to a lossless one. I ripped hundreds of CDs to high-bitrate variable MP3s and then gave most of the CDs away. I'm getting interested in 24-bit hi definition audio. Can anyone recommend accessible sites. Also I'm wondering if they would be copy-protected.

RE: I need help with a headphone model.

2014-12-21 Thread John Gurd
Aw now, I won't hear anything against the Koss Porta pros (smiles). I've had so many of them fall apart over the years since my first pair in the eighties and somehow, despite the lifetime guarantee, I usually ended up buying another pair. And don't get me started on how they could snag painfully i

Dragonfly DAC 1.2

2014-12-21 Thread John Gurd
Hi list Due to an earlier discussion on this list I recently researched portable digital to analogue converters. As a result I just bought a Dragonfly 1.2 USB DAC from Audioquest and I am really blown away with the sound. At £130 it’s not particularly cheap although it would not be conside

RE: Mac Mini Update

2014-12-22 Thread John Gurd
For the record I usually find Dane's contributions very informative and helpful and sometimes entertaining. I think it might be better to ignore this type of flaming and let the moderator deal with it. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Beh

RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

2015-03-20 Thread John Gurd
Hi Dane It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mention

RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

2015-03-22 Thread John Gurd
Just for clarity, would I be able to use my iPhone to access music and other files from this NAS? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: 22 March 2015 10:20 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My C

RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

2015-03-23 Thread John Gurd
A big feature of the WD MyCloud appears to be the ability to get at files and folders remotely, i.e.: when away from home and using the internet. Is this feature accessible using Jaws and Voice Over? I'm wondering if it is browser based or if there is a dedicated app or how is it achieved? I am

RE: SACD'S

2015-03-29 Thread John Gurd
Hi Dane, I didn't realise SAD's could do multi-channel recordings. I have a few BluRay audio recordings which sound great but only one is multi-channal. While they sound great you still have to use a menu system to access them just as if they were BluRay video. I wish there were more multi-chan

RE: B&W P7.

2015-05-17 Thread John Gurd
I've got these too. They sound superb. The only disadvantage is that they can get uncomfortable over long listening periods. As stated they are designed for use with portable gismos like the iPhone and sound great but they are not ideal for short journeys as they are quite big. More importantly the

RE: streaming music from your pc to your iphone

2015-08-25 Thread John Gurd
I've just downloaded Monkey Mote. It's very good and surprisingly accessible. But the Winamp version doesn't stream to an Apple device, only the Foobar 2000 one does that. Still, even the Winamp library is accessible in the Pro version which only costs £1.49 so very good. Thanks for highlighting th

RE: listenning on my iphone from my computer

2015-08-27 Thread John Gurd
TuneIn Radio is no longer accessible on the iPhone. See recent discussion on Apple-Vis. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Milton Ota Sent: 27 August 2015 00:23 To: mexican...@aol.com Cc: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: listennin

What was the accessible Personal Clould Solution...

2015-09-04 Thread John Gurd
Can someone remind me, what was the Personal Cloud solution people were recommending a few months ago based on a NAS drive? I thought I'd saved the emails but can't find them. It might have been a WD brand but I remember it worked well with Windows and IOS devices. Thanks for any help. John

RE: What was the accessible Personal Clould Solution...

2015-09-04 Thread John Gurd
Ah, to answer my own question I think it was the WD MyCloud series. I hope so, I've just ordered a MyCloud EX4. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: 04 September 2015 09:33 To: PC Audio Subject: What wa

RE: Bowers And Wilkins P7 Headphones, Why Shouldn't There Be Luxury Looks, Feel, Build And Sound

2015-09-27 Thread John Gurd
I've got the P7's and really like the sound. I take them on holiday but they're a little too big for everyday portable use. The only other drawback is I find them a little tight on the head with prolonged listening. I've looked into headphone amps before, but couldn't find one with a lightning

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-29 Thread John Gurd
I think I had the same Stax Electrostatics as Mary. I hope it's not the same these days, but back then the big disadvantage was that over time the moving plates acquired a charge and would need replaced as they became less effective. It was expensive so I had to sell them after only about 6 months

How to create shares on MyCloud Device...

2015-09-30 Thread John Gurd
I'm trying to create a private share to use for my audio books on a MyCloudEx4. I know how to do it in theory but in the Shares section I can't find the 'Add Share' icon. Has anyone else had success with this? I am using Jaws 16 and IE11. John

Arcam Music Boost

2016-01-07 Thread John Gurd
I've just ordered one of these to use with my iPhone 6 and B&W P7 headphones. It's a combined IPhone battery boost case, headphone amplifier and lightning DA converter. The P7s sound great, but they sound even better with a little help. I've been using a FiiO Kilimanjaro portable headphone amp

RE: What happened all the iPhone lightning docks...?

2016-01-07 Thread John Gurd
lso have a look at Ruark Audio and see if they might have something to suit. Yes, Docks are disappearing as people prefer Bluetooth or Airplay. Deion also have the Cocoon DSD501 still available which you may consider. > On 8 Jan 2016, at 6:12 AM, John Gurd wrote: > > I've been s

RE: Arcam Music Boost

2016-01-07 Thread John Gurd
Arcam Music Boost Clever Man! I ve ordered something similar, the Chord Electronics Mojo which can be used with iPhone, Samsun S6 or even a desktop computer. > On 8 Jan 2016, at 5:46 AM, John Gurd wrote: > > I've just ordered one of these to use with my iPhone 6 and B&W P

RE: Arcam MusicBoost adds a headphone amp, DAC and battery pack to iPhone 6 | What Hi-Fi?

2016-01-08 Thread John Gurd
A word of caution if you have a 6S as opposed to an iPhone 6. I saw a couple of reports of Amazon customers in the UK where people using the iPhone 6s had extreme difficulty removing the Music Boost once fitted to the phone. Apparently the 6S is fractions of a millimetre wider than the 6 and thi

RE: Arcam MusicBoost adds a headphone amp, DAC and battery pack to iPhone 6 | What Hi-Fi?

2016-01-08 Thread John Gurd
Correction. The iPhone 6S is thicker, not wider, than the 6. It's only 0.2mm thicker, but this is enough to cause problems with certain cases, including the Arcam MusicBoost. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sen

RE: Audio On The Network

2016-01-15 Thread John Gurd
Hi Dane That's interesting. I bought an Asus RT68U and am quite happy with it. I only use it in a basic setup although I know it can do a lot more. I always meant to spend some time with the manual but I haven't got around to it so far. Maybe I will now. This is a rather obvious question. Is

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

2016-01-29 Thread John Gurd
This was fascinating. I've spent an hour or so reading reviews of the speaker and then of the company, Devialet, that makes them. Their truly revolutionary D200 amp also sounds amazing. Though wouldn't you just hate to buy a pair of these speakers at well over £3000 each and then find the IOS ap

Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-02 Thread John Gurd
I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write about it for a while. First of all the DAC sounds great with the B&W P7s as you might expect. I mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it soun

RE: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-04 Thread John Gurd
Hi Mary, I'm surprised too. a lot of cases do fit both models. And until I got it I always thought the 6 and 6S were exactly the same size. I suspect it might be a design oversight on the part of Arcam. There's only a 5th of a millimetre difference in the thickness of the phones but that makes all

RE: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-04 Thread John Gurd
am about to buy an android phone so i may not have enough money for this unit but it sure sounds intresting. / > On 02 Feb 2016, at 17:31, John Gurd wrote: > > I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to > write about it for a while. > > > >

RE: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-04 Thread John Gurd
ange speakers right up close. My only annoyances about these cans is that they don t come with a longer leader for Hi-Fi listening and I m a little surprised that B&W don t offer one as an optional attachment. > On 3 Feb 2016, at 3:31 AM, John Gurd wrote: > > I got my Arcam MusicBoo

RE: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-04 Thread John Gurd
List Subject: Re: Arcam MusicBoost 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

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

2016-02-04 Thread John Gurd
I got an Apple TV 3rd Gen a year or so ago to use with MusicMatch and my HiFi. I was really disappointed to discover that it really didn't sound that great even with a HDMI connection. I recently read that for some reason it resamples music from 44.1KHZ to 48KHZ. This is the equivalent to transcodi

RE: Arcam MusicBoost

2016-02-04 Thread John Gurd
that Apple have a hell of a lot to think about with the upcoming iPhone 7 if they still want to remain in the race. > On 5 Feb 2016, at 5:23 AM, John Gurd wrote: > > Hmm, interesting. Sounds like Apple might have been stung into > avoiding a repeat of stories like those about

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

2016-02-07 Thread John Gurd
12 Mac Mini machine but Apple just won t release too much information about > anything else it seems when it comes to audio. > > I m glad you mentioned that about the Apple TV and now I m having second > thoughts about that purchase for myself too. > > >> On 5 Feb 201

RE: High Quality Music Streams

2016-02-07 Thread John Gurd
At the risk of annoying Dane (LOL) Winamp does a very good job of playing HD files. I've just checked it on a 24bit 9600 sample rate. You have to tick a setting in preferences to allow it. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders

RE: MP3 Problems

2016-02-09 Thread John Gurd
Yes, some mp3 files can get corrupted but fixed easily. A common problem is when time indexes get messed up resulting in a file that doesn't play all the way through even though the information is still there. It often happens when several files for audio books are joined incorrectly. I used to

RE: Mobile DAC/Headphone Amps

2016-02-10 Thread John Gurd
Hi Dane I'll have to stop looking at your posts to avoid temptation. I just bought one of these. I know I just got the MusicBoost bought the Oppo works with Android and PCs as well and I wanted one with a line level out too. Besides which, the specs and reviews are very good. The range of high

Oppo HA--2 just arrived...

2016-02-13 Thread John Gurd
.and I'm very impressed. I've only had a short time to try it out but I think it's great. The audio with the P7s is quite perfect even just listening to tracks from the Apple Music Service. It's better than the Arcam MusicBoost (which itself is pretty good) but that's not surprising given the price

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

2016-02-13 Thread John Gurd
Hi Mary I think you would notice a massive difference. I haven't heard the Oppo PM3s but judging by the reviews they are certainly on a par with the P7s and would sound incredible with the HA-2. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Da

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

2016-02-14 Thread John Gurd
're stuck in "The Analogue World" for want of a better description. >>>>> >>>>> You tell them about your DAC and they say something like, "Yep but >>>>> I've >>> got this CD player or that Sound Card", fact is th

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

2016-02-14 Thread John Gurd
Hi Mary Yes, strange as it seems, there are two digital inputs. The USB A (the bigger one) is for the little lightning connector, and is exclusively for Apple IOS devices. The USB B (the small slot) is for the little connecting cable which has a normal male USB A on the other end and is for Andro

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

2016-02-15 Thread John Gurd
f good music for the sake of music! Andre -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: 14 February 2016 07:59 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Oppo HA--2 just arrived... I don't think it's the c

Apple TV 4th Gen

2016-02-16 Thread John Gurd
I got the Apple TV 4th gen last week. I had been resisting because the 3rd Gen audio was so poor. I have to say the 4th gen sounds much better. This is based exclusively on my use of the Apple Music service. Maybe it's just down to the better WIFI capacity, I don't know, but the audio sound is

RE: Apple TV 4th Gen

2016-02-17 Thread John Gurd
Hi Mary Ah well, you've got me there. I should have been more specific. I didn't use the remote to enter any passwords, etc. Most of the set up was done using that handy Bluetooth transfer thing you can do with your iPhone and my wife put in the remaining password. I was only referring to navigati

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

2016-02-21 Thread John Gurd
Hi Mary Excellent description. Just to add that if you want to charge a mobile device then you have to hold in the battery indicator button for about 7 seconds and this will activate the charging function. I haven't used it so I don't know if you can still play music while charging but I've turned

RE: Airfoil Fir Windows 5

2016-02-21 Thread John Gurd
Hi Dane Can Airfoile capture the output of a screen reader like Jaws or Voice Over as well as the music? I often use a wireless keyboard in a different room from my PC and get the audio output on an old-fashioned wireless radio speaker. I'm wondering if I could replace with an airplay one. Joh

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

2016-02-22 Thread John Gurd
ttery in this unit last if you do not charge the iphone? /A > On 21 Feb 2016, at 14:26, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > I didtry the charging function anditdoes work,Idid nottry it for very > long,just to test. > > John Gurd wrote: > >> Hi Mary >> >> Ex

RE: High Criteria Announces new release of Total Recorder and the introduction of its new video recording edition Total Recorder VideoPro Edition.

2016-05-22 Thread John Gurd
Thanks for this. I had the older version too. I've just upgraded from the audio professional to the Vidio one as well as it was only $18. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 22 May 2016 00:39 To: PC Audio Discus

RE: Best AirPlay speakers 2016 | Best buys | What Hi-Fi?

2016-06-13 Thread John Gurd
This looks very interesting, thanks. I've had a detailed look at the cheapest and the most expensive just out of interest. It strikes me as a blind consumer there's always the possibility that some modern design feature might make a good piece of kit unusable. For instance, the Monitor Audio Air

Re: Its Goodbye To An Old And Faithful Product

2016-07-14 Thread John Gurd
the water. It does sound pretty damn good though, especially for the money. That's not to say it's cheap, but it's certainly not the most expensive system of it's type. John Gurd > On 9 Jul 2016, at 6:49 am, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > Yep, seems my Logitech Squeez

RE: The Best Apple HomeKit Siri-Enabled Devices And Accessories | Redmond Pie

2016-08-19 Thread John Gurd
Here in the UK I just installed some similar devices Based around the Hive system. It allows me to control my central heating totally from my iPhone. If I leave the house beyond a radius that I set it alerts me if the heating is on or if the heating is off when I re-enter that zone (anything fro

RE: Desktop computer speakers

2016-08-20 Thread John Gurd
The information on these speakers is really interesting. I've never heard of the egg series. It got me wondering about the 5.1 Egg set range for my PC but then I realised that particular range need an amplifier. At some point I'll have to replace my elderly Logitec Z5500 5.1 speakers and there i

RE: Desktop computer speakers

2016-08-20 Thread John Gurd
t thinking about an AV unit, an external sound card, nice speakers, either sterio or 5.1 and a couple of cables. John, you deserve it, so be nice to yourself and buy some toys. Very best wishes and kind regards Andy Logue. >From Scotland with love. - Original Message - From:

RE: Desktop computer speakers

2016-08-23 Thread John Gurd
Hi Casey Yes, you can get the ZX today for £99 but I just realised that mine is the ZXR which unfortunately Creative are selling for £199, but I think you can get it elsewhere much cheaper. The difference is that the ZX is really for gaming and uses a pretty good Cirrus Logic DAC for all chann

RE: Desktop computer speakers

2016-08-23 Thread John Gurd
or otherwise, listen to it and edit it and post it again without any effort whatsoever! - Original Message - From: "John Gurd" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 4:08 PM Subject: RE: Desktop computer speakers Hi Andy, Tha

RE: Desktop computer speakers

2016-08-23 Thread John Gurd
#x27;t it. I'd just love to do the stuff I do now with Microsoft on my new Apple equipment, but I've got this funny feeling! Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "John Gurd" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Tuesday, August 23,

RE: Desktop computer speakers

2016-08-24 Thread John Gurd
Hi Casey, I don't live in the US so can't tell you but I imagine Amazon might be a good start. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Casey Sent: 24 August 2016 01:56 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Desktop computer speaker

RE: Article: High-end music player has a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian inside

2016-08-29 Thread John Gurd
I see it uses Ethernet and has no wireless connection. I struggle to get a good Ethernet connection in my livingroom these days. My router is upstairs and I've used a Powerline adaptor in the past but for some reason this is no longer working for me. The user interface is always the issue, I h

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