Re: Question about the Sonos products

Adcom power amp, Carver preamp, oh well. Gone are the days. The power amp still lives, but the Carver preamp died a few years ago and was replaced with an inferior model I'm afraid. I guess I wish I had all the money I spent back then on systems I no longer have, so I could easily afford some

Re: Question about the Sonos products

Adcom, wow that brings back good memories. I remember them. I was a Krell man when I had the money and before that I was an Aregon Amplifiers guy but Adcom was good stuff. They had the top end of the consumer audio chain stores like Tweeter. I think they are still around, if not I know

Re: Question about the Sonos products

David, this sounds like a great way to go. I’m going to try to give these a shot in the store but I think I will go this route for him. Sounds like it would be perfect for a large Condo. Thank you for the detailed information as always. Very much appreciated. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 9:38 PM,

Re: Question about the Sonos products

I still have a pair of Mirage speakers that I bought more years ago and I care to remember. They are now downstairs, not getting used nearly enough, but they are still wonderful. They're also big. And when the Adcom I have a running them blows up, which I suppose it will eventually do, I'm not

Re: Question about the Sonos products

I just looked on line and wonder of all wonders the Stereo store I used to go to when I was growing up is still there. It was called Robert’s audio video and they had all the high end gear and you had to make an appointment to go shop so you were totally focused on by the staff and didn’t have

Re: Question about the Sonos products

My mother was always fighting with me about the wires. She loves this whole new wireless revolution going on. I used to have speakers packed to the rafters but when I moved tony first house in New England I had them built in to the walls so it wasn’t nearly as bad. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:33

Re: Question about the Sonos products

I had a pair of these, Martin Logans I believe. They were like tall ribbons with a small base box at the bottom. They required a lot of power to light up the plates in them as well. This was before I moved to California. I had a Krell KSA160 amplifier and matching preamp and then when I

Re: an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

I doubt that this will ever be seriously considered. the mac still does not have language detection such as IOS has so i'm not hopeful.. > On 1 Dec 2016, at 2:33 pm, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > I've been thinking about this for many years. So I am glad you did send your >

Re: an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

Dictionary alone? that would be fine and as i said what settings to put on iCloud would be completely up to the user. It is just another option to consider, just in case you luse your settings file and need to use VO somewhere elce. > On 1 Dec 2016, at 1:42 pm, E.T.

Re: an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

hey, I was thinking about different levels of use on Devices. it could be for a simple thing like if you want to change the way a word is spoken and don't want to have to import settings on each device it's just another way and completely optional to each users requirements. > On 1 Dec 2016, at

Re: an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

I've been thinking about this for many years. So I am glad you did send your thoughts to accessibility. Sent from my iPhone > On 1 Dec 2016, at 12:21 am, Michael Marshall > wrote: > > hey all, > I have had this idea floating floating around my head for a couple of

Re: an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

well i'm glad that i am not the only one that has thought of this. > On 1 Dec 2016, at 12:43 pm, Nicholas Parsons > wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > I like the idea. I emailed Apple Accessibility about it years ago. > > Cheers, > Nic > >> On 1 Dec. 2016, at 11:21 am,

Re: Question about the Sonos products

I have read articles saying that generally speaking, the sound bar is to not sound as good as purchasing individual speakers. Are you happy with the Sonos sound bar? I am thinking of setting up a system for myself. Michael > On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:41 PM, David Chittenden

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Yeah I signed up for the 30-day trial. It looks interesting so far. All is going great here. :) Thanks. > On Nov 30, 2016, at 9:51 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: > > It's a lower-cost entry-level for someone who's interested in a service like > this, and I never owned it

Re: 1Password Accounts

It's a lower-cost entry-level for someone who's interested in a service like this, and I never owned it prior to them offering a subscription-based opportunity, so I'm not sure if it worked this way or not in the past, however I can add a login item on my phone or the computer and it shows up

Re: an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

In simple terms, add Dictionary to iCloud. Why not. But not global Voiceover settings. I actually would prefer to have different settings on my devices. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Without H2O there is no life! ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 11/30/2016 4:21 PM, Michael Marshall wrote: hey

Re: Question about the Sonos products

I almost forgot, the speakers can stand on any surface. I will eventually purchase small speaker stands for the play One surrounds as the current tables put them two low in relation to the couch. They can be purchased online, at Best Buy, or many other retailers. And Amazon sells them, of

Re: Question about the Sonos products

Hi Scott, We recently set up a Sonos system. The Play One is a small speaker. It can do basic stereo sound, or it can work as part of a pair, or as part of a 5.1 surround system. I am not sure about part of a 7.1 system, and Sonos does not yet do upmos for vertical spacial hearing. The Play

Re: an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

Hi, personally i am against that idea, but if it helps someone , have at it , but i will put it like this, for me, my voiceover on my iPhone and computer is usually on 2 different levels. of , fx, speed. this had to do with the fact that it reads differently. If i read a text on my mac, it reads

1Password Accounts

I just saw that 1Password now has an option of registering an account with them, which costs. Is there a benefit of doing this? Brandon -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list,

Re: Question about the Sonos products

When I was in high school, I had a friend who had this humongous pair of electrostatic speakers. If you've never seen them, they're very thin, but they are big, tall and wide. They sounded amazing. But not only were they expensive, the decor of the room would be well, just the speakers. Not

Re: Question about the Sonos products

I guess my mom was smart enough not to offer me such a graduation present. I would've put her into debt for a good long time. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:31 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Ha! I miss those days, too. My graduation from college present

Re: an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

Hi Michael, I like the idea. I emailed Apple Accessibility about it years ago. Cheers, Nic > On 1 Dec. 2016, at 11:21 am, Michael Marshall > wrote: > > hey all, > I have had this idea floating floating around my head for a couple of weeks > and i wanted to share

Re: Question about the Sonos products

Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the room, but

Re: Question about the Sonos products

Ha! I miss those days, too. My graduation from college present from my parents was a stereo system of my selection. I have fond memories of going to all the different audio stores in St. Louis with my brother trying out all the different components. Alas, I think those days are gone. :) One

Re: Question about the Sonos products

Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house that cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. If

Re: Question about the Sonos products

Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking demonstrations

Re: Question about the Sonos products

Hi Scott, like Donna, I also don't have this system. But from what I have read, you want the sound bar and the sub and a pair of either play ones or play threes for your surround. Play five in that setting would be overkill. According to what I read, you cannot set up the play five as a

Re: Question about the Sonos products

Hey Scott, I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go

Question about the Sonos products

Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the play 5. Do you need two of

an Enhancement request that i have sent to apple,sinking voiceover settings between Devices

hey all, I have had this idea floating floating around my head for a couple of weeks and i wanted to share the idea that I have sent to Apple because your thoughts would be very interesting. I don't know how many of you will be enthusiastic about this but I think it warrants serious

Re: Deleting or moving apps on an AppleTV fourth-generation using a Bluetooth keyboard

to delete apps with the remote, find the app you want to delete, hold down the track pad, it will say moving, after that, it will say hit play for more options, hit the play button, and select delete and confirm. https://directvnow.com/watch/live > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:23 PM, Donna Goodin

Re: Deleting or moving apps on an AppleTV fourth-generation using a Bluetooth keyboard

To piggy-back on this, how do you delete apps using the remote? Cheers, Donna > On Nov 30, 2016, at 4:18 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I am sure this must be possible, right? But I am not having any luck figuring > it out. So, any help out there? > Mary > > > Sent from my

Deleting or moving apps on an AppleTV fourth-generation using a Bluetooth keyboard

I am sure this must be possible, right? But I am not having any luck figuring it out. So, any help out there? Mary Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list,

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Re: voiceover not reading merged cells in numbers

Hi, Not sure if there's a setting to fix this, but I usually just press option-return on the merged cells. This will move the cursor up to the Edit field for the group of cells allowing you to know the contents. Just press Escape to return to regular navigation mode. Later... Tim Kilburn

voiceover not reading merged cells in numbers

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows how to make voiceover read merged cells in numbers. I’m running Sierra and the latest version of numbers on my 2013 Mac Mini. THank you for any help. I’ve tried VO F3 but it doesn’t seem to work. When I press VO and down arrow key, it just says

Re: Verizon versus AT, new phone and questions.

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Re: Experimenting with Sierra

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Re: Verizon versus AT, new phone and questions.

Let’s hear it for Tax free New Hampshire. Where the price is the price, no sales tax and you can have all the guns and alcohol you want and all from the same store.;) New Hampshire runs state run liquor stores and other means of generating income, there’s no sales tax so a phone costing $899

Experimenting with Sierra

Hi listers: Just experimenting with Mac OS Sierra, and had a couple questions. I wonder if there have been any major changes in VoiceOver since Mavericks. Also, I am playing around with a virtual machine I downloaded. I upgraded it to Sierra, then, went into the recovery console, and re

Re: Stereo speaker setup for a kitchen accessible with Voiceover

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Re: Stereo speaker setup for a kitchen accessible with Voiceover

Does it have to be Airplay? If not, I'd really suggest two Play1 speakers from Sonos, and right now, until the 31st of December, they're even on sale, and yes, they can be controlled with an iOS device, and of corse are completely wireless. http://www.sonos.com If you get them, let me know.

Re: Verizon versus AT, new phone and questions.

Yes, this is sort of correct. However, in the US, pricing does not include state and/or local sales tax. So, the pricing is, in all but a few states, 7 to 15 higher than the posted price. In NZ and Australia, the price that one pays is the price listed. Australia is less expensive than NZ.

Re: Stereo speaker setup for a kitchen accessible with Voiceover

With the UE Roll app, I don't seem to be able to go back to the previous screen. The back button just doesn't seem to be visible to Vocieover. I had written to UE over a year ago and they promised to improve accessibility but have never done so in the subsequent releases. I've just written

RE: Stereo speaker setup for a kitchen accessible with Voiceover

Hi Andrew, On my phone the UE Mega Boom is ok, not perfect but pretty bloody good in my book, I've had no reall issues with it but then I haven't needed to modify anything so haven’t worried about it other than checking every couple of weeks for updates. Oh and I also have the UE Roll 2

Re: Stereo speaker setup for a kitchen accessible with Voiceover

Ok, I've had a small UE Roll speaker and it worked very well but I found UE roll up inaccessible. How do you find UE app that goes with the UE Boom? > On 29 Nov 2016, at 21:57, Mary Otten wrote: > > I can't think of anything cheap right now that does airplay. If you're >

RE: Changing outgoing name

Hi Chris, Yes saw that, Glad you able to correct it. Good work. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: Wednesday, 30 November 2016 10:05 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Changing

Re: Changing outgoing name

Hi Simon, Tim told me where to find it and I went right to it. It is in system preferences/internet accounts, not mail preferences/accounts. Thanks to all that helped me find it! Chris Grabowski Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. http://www.MysticAccess.com Check out our

RE: Stereo speaker setup for a kitchen accessible with Voiceover

Scott, If you haven't already then have a look at the mega boom, When you pair a set to a stereo pair they are even better sounding. And great battery life as well. Plus they push voice through the speaker so you can hold a phone call over one with the mega boom giving you audio.

RE: Stereo speaker setup for a kitchen accessible with Voiceover

Andrew, Not sure really what type of thing your looking for but the UE speakers are able to be paired in to stereo sets and are blue tooth and portable with a great sound quality, Using them from an iPhone or other apple device is ery easy as it's your own music tools such as apple music

RE: Screen curtain on 7 plus.

Hi Kawal, Yeah I find a new guesture every couple of days, It's crazy but great. But I still can't get the moving of apps to work correctly. Mind you I couldn't get the old version to work properly either. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Verizon versus AT, new phone and questions.

The 16 gig SE is $749.00 NZ dollars. And they go up from there. The 256 7+ is around the 1800.00 NZ dollar mark, We get kind of screwed with apple pricing here. When the apple ear pods are released they will be $269.00 In the states I believe they are priced at around 160.00 From:

RE: Changing outgoing name

Hi Chris, So this is the name on the email that appears to the receiver of the email you send them? If so then it is called the display name, the name of the account holder or user of the account, What account have you signed in to your mail account as? -Original Message- From: