Re: Hurricans vs Sharks
Hello Andre Well, RSG surprised us all and broadcasted the match, however maybe we should not have listened. I am full of confidence that my pack of lions will do the job properly. Regards Fanus From: André van Deventer Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 9:04 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Hurricans vs Sharks Fanus Sorry man should have gotten to you earlier. If you have tunein radio it works on there. Just search for radio new Zealand sport and you will be good to go. This one still works fine. Poor sharkies!! André -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: 22 July 2016 08:04 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Hurricans vs Sharks Hello Andre I hope you are well. Have you perhaps found a way to listen to the match tomorrow morning. The station on tapin radio does not play and even the New Zealand app on the iphone is silent. Regards Fanus From: André van Deventer Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 4:03 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers As far as I understand it it is just an analog input. At least that is what the manual that I downloaded says. Regards Andre -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 22 July 2016 12:48 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers Yes okay, sorry about the miss-understanding there , I've read those complaints too in reviews and - whilst those reviewers are very much entitled to their viewpoint - I think it trivia givin what the MM3's are but that's going over old ground again. Regarding the line-in? You're correct about audio quality depreciating somewhat, its an analogue line-in after all and the MM1'S are based around Digital input hence the USB cable from the computer to the MM1's. Now I can't remember exactly whether the analogue input of the MM1's doubles as a Toslink 3.5MM digital input? I know the input socket on the A7 can be used as both analogue and digital, I have the A7 linked to my Sangean DDR63+ through a digital cable so with that - the DDr63 has DAB+ Radio, CD Player, Internet Radio, iPod dock etc -, with the A7'S ability to stream AirPlay and it linked to my computer via USB I have a pretty powerful system to be going on with. On 22/07/2016 6:49 PM, André van Deventer wrote: > Dane > > Perhaps I have not expressed myself correctly. Definitely no one on this > list has complained about the fact that these speakers do not fill a huge > room with sound. But I have read quite a few reviews complaining about this. > Perhaps this is what I should have said. > > Like you I like the fact that the DAC is actually built into the the speakers > so that you will only need a USB connection. I have not tried the 3.5 mm > input of the speakers yet but according to what I have read the sound quality > depreciates quite a bit - which makes me think that perhaps much of the > signal processing is actually done at the DAC stage of the speakers. > > André > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Dane Trethowan > Sent: 22 July 2016 10:15 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers > > Can I ask you who has complained about the Bowers And Wilkins MM1 speaker set > not filling a house with sound? No one on this list that I'm aware of has > complained about that, I've meerly mentioned it as a trait of this speaker > set and its perfectly acceptible to think that a desktop pair of computer > speakers wouldn't fill a house with sound as they're not designed to do that > at all. > > > Logitech and other cheaper manufacturers do make speakers that disperse sound > however they don't sound nearly as good as the MM1's do as computer speakers. > > > Again I make the obvious point which you're making and have made before as I > have done, the MM1 speakers are great placed on your desktop with you in > front of them or near them to fully enjoy them however if its room filling - > or even house filling - sound you want then the A7 or A5 are worth > considering. > > > I think of the A7 as a computer speaker because it has - like the MM1 - a USB > input so it can be connected to your computer as a USB sound card would be > connected - as is the case with the MM1's -. > > > The A7 is more a speaker music system whereas the MM1's are desktop computer > speakers. > > > My only other comment is that I really wish I knew of other music > systems that had a USB input as the A7 does so if anyone knows any > others then perhaps they may wish to comment? I only know of one other > and that's the Kef X300 I think its call and
RE: Hurricans vs Sharks
Fanus Sorry man should have gotten to you earlier. If you have tunein radio it works on there. Just search for radio new Zealand sport and you will be good to go. This one still works fine. Poor sharkies!! André -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: 22 July 2016 08:04 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Hurricans vs Sharks Hello Andre I hope you are well. Have you perhaps found a way to listen to the match tomorrow morning. The station on tapin radio does not play and even the New Zealand app on the iphone is silent. Regards Fanus From: André van Deventer Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 4:03 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers As far as I understand it it is just an analog input. At least that is what the manual that I downloaded says. Regards Andre -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 22 July 2016 12:48 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers Yes okay, sorry about the miss-understanding there , I've read those complaints too in reviews and - whilst those reviewers are very much entitled to their viewpoint - I think it trivia givin what the MM3's are but that's going over old ground again. Regarding the line-in? You're correct about audio quality depreciating somewhat, its an analogue line-in after all and the MM1'S are based around Digital input hence the USB cable from the computer to the MM1's. Now I can't remember exactly whether the analogue input of the MM1's doubles as a Toslink 3.5MM digital input? I know the input socket on the A7 can be used as both analogue and digital, I have the A7 linked to my Sangean DDR63+ through a digital cable so with that - the DDr63 has DAB+ Radio, CD Player, Internet Radio, iPod dock etc -, with the A7'S ability to stream AirPlay and it linked to my computer via USB I have a pretty powerful system to be going on with. On 22/07/2016 6:49 PM, André van Deventer wrote: > Dane > > Perhaps I have not expressed myself correctly. Definitely no one on this > list has complained about the fact that these speakers do not fill a huge > room with sound. But I have read quite a few reviews complaining about this. > Perhaps this is what I should have said. > > Like you I like the fact that the DAC is actually built into the the speakers > so that you will only need a USB connection. I have not tried the 3.5 mm > input of the speakers yet but according to what I have read the sound quality > depreciates quite a bit - which makes me think that perhaps much of the > signal processing is actually done at the DAC stage of the speakers. > > André > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Dane Trethowan > Sent: 22 July 2016 10:15 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins MM1 Computer Speakers > > Can I ask you who has complained about the Bowers And Wilkins MM1 speaker set > not filling a house with sound? No one on this list that I'm aware of has > complained about that, I've meerly mentioned it as a trait of this speaker > set and its perfectly acceptible to think that a desktop pair of computer > speakers wouldn't fill a house with sound as they're not designed to do that > at all. > > > Logitech and other cheaper manufacturers do make speakers that disperse sound > however they don't sound nearly as good as the MM1's do as computer speakers. > > > Again I make the obvious point which you're making and have made before as I > have done, the MM1 speakers are great placed on your desktop with you in > front of them or near them to fully enjoy them however if its room filling - > or even house filling - sound you want then the A7 or A5 are worth > considering. > > > I think of the A7 as a computer speaker because it has - like the MM1 - a USB > input so it can be connected to your computer as a USB sound card would be > connected - as is the case with the MM1's -. > > > The A7 is more a speaker music system whereas the MM1's are desktop computer > speakers. > > > My only other comment is that I really wish I knew of other music > systems that had a USB input as the A7 does so if anyone knows any > others then perhaps they may wish to comment? I only know of one other > and that's the Kef X300 I think its call and that system is actually a > pair of bookshelf speakers so they're rather large. > > > Its a beautiful set of speakers without a doubt and exhibits > everything in sound that Kef speakers are well known for. > > > > On 22/07/2016 5:35 PM, André van Deventer wrote: >> The mm1 is manufactured as a desk top set and that is the job it does very >> very good. I really cannot understand the complaints some folks have about >> it not filling up the whole house or big room with sound.
