Re: best Ipod Touch Dock

[Dane Trethowan]

Because that’s exactly what they are, the demand for Docks has slackened given 
the cordless freedom that Bluetooth and other Wi-Fi offerings can achieve that 
Docks cannot.


> On 25 May 2016, at 10:31 AM, Singing Sparrow <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote:
> 
> why do you say they are a dying race?
> 
> 
> On 5/24/2016 7:12 PM, Brent Harding wrote:
>> I like my old Klipsch iGroove. I got one of these devices off amazon that 
>> turns the 30-pin into airplay, it was called the Lario HD Music Receiver. It 
>> seems like this thing is almost a knockoff of the now discontinued Auris 
>> Skye, to the point that if I download that app instead, it is compatible for 
>> setup as much as Lario's app. I wish Klipsch did make something more 
>> up-to-date because I use this thing with a Winamp plugin called remote 
>> speakers as well, and it's a high bar for quality to try to reach in the $80 
>> range half-off deal I got on Woot back when for the iGroove. It would've 
>> been worth the $150/160 range it retailed for though.
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
>> <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: best Ipod Touch Dock
>> 
>> 
>>> iPod Docks are a dying race so you should be able to get some nice bargains 
>>> out there.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Remember that most iPod docks are of the older 30 pin connector style so 
>>> you may need a Lightning connector adapter depending on what model of IOS 
>>> device you're using.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Best iPod Dock still seems to be the B Zeplin Air but they don't come 
>>> cheap.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Course we're talking about powered docks here and not portable docks.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 25/05/2016 3:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote:
>>>> What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where can a 
>>>> person order it.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>>>> Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might 
>>>>> come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover 
>>>>> anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B 
>>>>> Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the 
>>>>> shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, 
>>>>> middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the 
>>>>> slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and 
>>>>> Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B Audio as being subtle 
>>>>> but very desirably so in my opinion.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I 
>>>>> hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set 
>>>>> yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B A7 
>>>>> speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid 
>>>>> off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on 
>>>>> the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been 
>>>>> reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind 
>>>>> telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer 
>>>>>> <andred...@webafrica.org.za> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B mm1 speakers
>>>>>> finally arrived today.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Getting started was rather straight forward.   I simply connected up the 
>>>>>> two
>>>>>> speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the US

Re: best Ipod Touch Dock

[Singing Sparrow]

why do you say they are a dying race?


On 5/24/2016 7:12 PM, Brent Harding wrote:
I like my old Klipsch iGroove. I got one of these devices off amazon 
that turns the 30-pin into airplay, it was called the Lario HD Music 
Receiver. It seems like this thing is almost a knockoff of the now 
discontinued Auris Skye, to the point that if I download that app 
instead, it is compatible for setup as much as Lario's app. I wish 
Klipsch did make something more up-to-date because I use this thing 
with a Winamp plugin called remote speakers as well, and it's a high 
bar for quality to try to reach in the $80 range half-off deal I got 
on Woot back when for the iGroove. It would've been worth the $150/160 
range it retailed for though.


- Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
<grtd...@internode.on.net>

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: best Ipod Touch Dock


iPod Docks are a dying race so you should be able to get some nice 
bargains out there.



Remember that most iPod docks are of the older 30 pin connector style 
so you may need a Lightning connector adapter depending on what model 
of IOS device you're using.



Best iPod Dock still seems to be the B Zeplin Air but they don't 
come cheap.



Course we're talking about powered docks here and not portable docks.




On 25/05/2016 3:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote:
What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where 
can a person order it.




On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote.

The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom 
might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn 
the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab 
will drop out.


The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other 
B Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 
buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control 
track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and 
down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your 
source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button 
is for power.


I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B Audio as being 
subtle but very desirably so in my opinion.


I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers 
and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your 
speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to 
get the B A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a 
good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place 
that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the 
original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go 
and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day 
can’t come quickly enough.



On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer 
<andred...@webafrica.org.za> wrote:


Hi all



For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B mm1 
speakers

finally arrived today.



Getting started was rather straight forward.   I simply connected 
up the two
speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the 
USB port.
Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the 
active
speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer 
recognised it
immediately and installed the windows drivers.  It now shows up in 
my audio

devices as mm1.



The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their 
size and
extremely solidly constructed.   There are two buttons on the left 
side of
the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the 
speaker
which is the power on button.  All of these buttons must be 
physically press
so they give tactile feedback.   But there is now physicale 
indication where

they are located.



There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit 
which I have
not yet used.  You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the 
battery door
from closing.  I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of 
the tab

broke off!  Still have to get the rest out.



The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite 
astonishing.
However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs 
as seem to
be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be 
very
disappointed.  The sound of the B is subtle  that is the only 
way I can
describe it.  All the frequencies are there that you would need.  
And the

sound is wonderfully clear.



Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is 
interested.




Regards



Andre







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Re: best Ipod Touch Dock

[Brent Harding]

I like my old Klipsch iGroove. I got one of these devices off amazon that 
turns the 30-pin into airplay, it was called the Lario HD Music Receiver. It 
seems like this thing is almost a knockoff of the now discontinued Auris 
Skye, to the point that if I download that app instead, it is compatible for 
setup as much as Lario's app. I wish Klipsch did make something more 
up-to-date because I use this thing with a Winamp plugin called remote 
speakers as well, and it's a high bar for quality to try to reach in the $80 
range half-off deal I got on Woot back when for the iGroove. It would've 
been worth the $150/160 range it retailed for though.


- Original Message - 
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: best Ipod Touch Dock


iPod Docks are a dying race so you should be able to get some nice 
bargains out there.



Remember that most iPod docks are of the older 30 pin connector style so 
you may need a Lightning connector adapter depending on what model of IOS 
device you're using.



Best iPod Dock still seems to be the B Zeplin Air but they don't come 
cheap.



Course we're talking about powered docks here and not portable docks.




On 25/05/2016 3:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote:
What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where can 
a person order it.




On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote.

The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might 
come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover 
anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out.


The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B 
Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the 
shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, 
middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the 
slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and 
Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power.


I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B Audio as being subtle 
but very desirably so in my opinion.


I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and 
I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set 
yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B A7 
speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid 
off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on 
the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been 
reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind 
telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough.



On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer 
<andred...@webafrica.org.za> wrote:


Hi all



For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B mm1 speakers
finally arrived today.



Getting started was rather straight forward.   I simply connected up 
the two
speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB 
port.
Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the 
active
speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer 
recognised it
immediately and installed the windows drivers.  It now shows up in my 
audio

devices as mm1.



The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and
extremely solidly constructed.   There are two buttons on the left side 
of

the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker
which is the power on button.  All of these buttons must be physically 
press
so they give tactile feedback.   But there is now physicale indication 
where

they are located.



There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I 
have
not yet used.  You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery 
door

from closing.  I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab
broke off!  Still have to get the rest out.



The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing.
However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as 
seem to

be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very
disappointed.  The sound of the B is subtle  that is the only way I 
can
describe it.  All the frequencies are there that you would need.  And 
the

sound is wonderfully clear.



Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is 
interested.




Regards



Andre







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Re: best Ipod Touch Dock

[Dane Trethowan]

iPod Docks are a dying race so you should be able to get some nice 
bargains out there.



Remember that most iPod docks are of the older 30 pin connector style so 
you may need a Lightning connector adapter depending on what model of 
IOS device you're using.



Best iPod Dock still seems to be the B Zeplin Air but they don't come 
cheap.



Course we're talking about powered docks here and not portable docks.




On 25/05/2016 3:30 AM, Singing Sparrow wrote:
What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where 
can a person order it.




On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote.

The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom 
might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn 
the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will 
drop out.


The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B 
Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in 
the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and 
forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control 
volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles 
between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power.


I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B Audio as being 
subtle but very desirably so in my opinion.


I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers 
and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your 
speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to 
get the B A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a 
good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place 
that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the 
original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and 
pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t 
come quickly enough.



On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer 
 wrote:


Hi all



For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B mm1 speakers
finally arrived today.



Getting started was rather straight forward.   I simply connected up 
the two
speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB 
port.
Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the 
active
speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer 
recognised it
immediately and installed the windows drivers.  It now shows up in 
my audio

devices as mm1.



The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and
extremely solidly constructed.   There are two buttons on the left 
side of

the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker
which is the power on button.  All of these buttons must be 
physically press
so they give tactile feedback.   But there is now physicale 
indication where

they are located.



There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit 
which I have
not yet used.  You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the 
battery door

from closing.  I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab
broke off!  Still have to get the rest out.



The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing.
However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as 
seem to

be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very
disappointed.  The sound of the B is subtle  that is the only way 
I can
describe it.  All the frequencies are there that you would need.  
And the

sound is wonderfully clear.



Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is 
interested.




Regards



Andre







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best Ipod Touch Dock

[Singing Sparrow]

What is the best Ipod Doc out there Brand, Model and Price and where can 
a person order it.




On 5/24/2016 11:38 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote.

The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come 
off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti 
clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out.

The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B Powered 
Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 
2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause 
button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your 
source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power.

I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B Audio as being subtle but 
very desirably so in my opinion.

I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t 
forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve 
finally managed to save enough money to get the B A7 speaker system so 
started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able 
to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the 
original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and 
I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough.



On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer  
wrote:

Hi all



For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B mm1 speakers
finally arrived today.



Getting started was rather straight forward.   I simply connected up the two
speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port.
Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active
speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it
immediately and installed the windows drivers.  It now shows up in my audio
devices as mm1.



The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and
extremely solidly constructed.   There are two buttons on the left side of
the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker
which is the power on button.  All of these buttons must be physically press
so they give tactile feedback.   But there is now physicale indication where
they are located.



There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have
not yet used.  You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door
from closing.  I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab
broke off!  Still have to get the rest out.



The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing.
However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to
be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very
disappointed.  The sound of the B is subtle  that is the only way I can
describe it.  All the frequencies are there that you would need.  And the
sound is wonderfully clear.



Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested.



Regards



Andre







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