I'll leave of on the sub for now. One never knows perhaps the sound might be quite adequate.
Will then decide whether I will play around with virtual audio cable or find some other way to add it. The dealer said it will take up to 3 weeks to arrive from the UK. Usually in my experience it is more like 2 weeks. I think they tell you 3 weeks just to cover themselves. -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 25 January 2016 09:58 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: playing media files through more than one output Praise for your B&W dealer from me and he’s absolutely right about the demand, I mean we’re talking about a rather expensive set of computer speakers are we not and its very difficult to convince a person that they should by a set of these speakers when they can go and buy some junk for a 20th of the price and be satisfied - that is until they actually hear the B&W desktop speakers for the first time -. Regarding reproduction of an orchestra? I won’t say they sound as good as my Addax Transmission Lines in the lounge room but for a desktop speaker they’re not too far off, again your dealer hit the mark, “Be Realistic” but - unless I’m incredibly wrong - be prepared to be a little pleasantly surprised too. Please post your thoughts when you get your new toy. > On 26 Jan 2016, at 6:47 AM, André van Deventer <andred...@webafrica.org.za> > wrote: > > Yes I did actually. Contacted a B&W agent about 120 km from me. He told me > they do not stock them as there is not enough demand for them but that he > can get them for me. > > They have one connected to the shop pc and he says he keeps being amazed by > what comes out of speakers with such a small footprint. But he says you also > have to be realistic - they are desktop speakers and in the lower frequency > size does matter. > > I mostly listen to acoustic music and choir music sometimes with large > orchestras. I would be curious for example if these speakers would be able > to reproduce the picked double bass of a symphony orchestra or the sound of > a pipe organ effectively. Or is this a bit too much to expect? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 25 January 2016 03:45 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: playing media files through more than one output > > so you did find a pair of these speakers? > > I’m sorry but I certainly don’t use Youtube as a bible when it comes to > computer speakers or anything else, whilst Youtube is useful with some much > knowledge available there its also a breeding ground for idiots and halfwits > just as Google and the Net in general is, people know that radio is a hobby > of mine for example and there are some truly outstanding demos and review of > radio sets to be found but there are unfortunately just as many notable twits > doing reviews of radios and setting themselves up to be real little > know-it-all’s when it soon becomes apparent - listening to the review - that > they wouldn’t know the volume knob from the keypad on a radio. > > Of course having said that, it often helps when you have the appliance or > item that is being reviewed in front of you whilst watching the review itself > then the laughs dramatically increase but for those who don’t actually own > the product themselves or have actually seen/heard the product then Youtube > may not be very much help at all so that’s why I look at trusted sources on > Google such as My Hi-Fi or seek out those sources who compare the product > with something else rather than just say its good, bad, ugly or anything else. > > I mean there’s little point in say saying the B&W MM1’s are good, what does > that tell you if the reviewer doesn’t compare it to other brands available or > similar speakers that have been reviewed in the past. > > >> On 26 Jan 2016, at 12:31 AM, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Yeah I heard that on the youtube vid I shaired the link for. Or at least I >> thought I did. But yeah the guy said that. But he said it strictly because >> of the price. They are good for what they are but too pricie. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van >> Deventer >> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 1:39 AM >> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Subject: RE: playing media files through more than one output >> >> Dane >> >> What I was thinking actually might never be necessary. >> >> I have taken the plunge and ordered the B&W desktop speakers. I'm still >> very curious about the sound I will get from them. Many hifi folks seem to >> say that there are better desktop speakers now available for that price. Be >> that as it may - I do also have a reasonably high quality DAC available >> here. And a reasonably good quality hifi sub. So if I should want to add a >> sub to this system, I might want to be able to play my media files through >> both the mm-1 speakers and a DAC for the sub at the same time. Just >> investigating things. It may be that a sub is not necessary at all. >> >> André >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >> Trethowan >> Sent: 25 January 2016 08:17 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: playing media files through more than one output >> >> Interesting question. >> >> I can immediately think of how this could be done on a Mac as Audio Hijack 3 >> would allow you to do this without question and without fuss so yeah, >> interesting to see how one might go about doing this on a Windows PC. >> >> I do that sort of thing all the time actually using my Radiologic >> Broadcasting software so the scenario you’re illustrating does have its >> place. >> >> >>> On 25 Jan 2016, at 5:10 PM, André van Deventer <andred...@webafrica.org.za> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I realize the subject line might be a bit confusing so please let me >>> explain. >>> >>> I have been wondering for some time whether it is possible to play media >>> files like mp3 files for example through two different sound cards at the >>> same time. I realize that this may sound unusual but I may have need of >>> someth9ing like this in the near future. >>> >>> Say for example you have two different usb sound devices and you would like >>> to have the music to come through both of these devices? Is such a thing >>> possible? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Andre >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> >>> >> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> >> >> > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
