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 this is 
enough to cause too tight a fit. 

Also, be aware that the signal is one way, so the microphone and remote control 
functions of a headset style headphone will not work.

John


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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 08 January 2016 02:32
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Arcam MusicBoost adds a headphone amp, DAC and battery pack to 
iPhone 6 | What Hi-Fi?

Google our friend is doing its best, I had trouble finding it too and I can 
only assume that - given the device has only been available for less than two 
months - it hasn t made its way outside the United Kingdom yet.


> On 8 Jan 2016, at 11:17 AM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> This sounds most interesting. But am having difficulty finding it in 
> the States. C'mon google. I thought you were my friend!
> 
> Mary
> 
> 

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

2016-01-08 Thread Dane Trethowan 
That's put pay to any plans I had in purchasing one of these then as I 
have an iPhone 6S so I guess I'll just have to be happy with the Chord 
Mojo 




On 9/01/2016 1:07 AM, John Gurd wrote:

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


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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd
Sent: 08 January 2016 10:11
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Arcam MusicBoost adds a headphone amp, DAC and battery pack to 
iPhone 6 | What Hi-Fi?

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 this is 
enough to cause too tight a fit.

Also, be aware that the signal is one way, so the microphone and remote control 
functions of a headset style headphone will not work.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 08 January 2016 02:32
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Arcam MusicBoost adds a headphone amp, DAC and battery pack to 
iPhone 6 | What Hi-Fi?

Google our friend is doing its best, I had trouble finding it too and I can 
only assume that - given the device has only been available for less than two 
months - it hasn t made its way outside the United Kingdom yet.



On 8 Jan 2016, at 11:17 AM, Mary Otten  wrote:

This sounds most interesting. But am having difficulty finding it in
the States. C'mon google. I thought you were my friend!

Mary



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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
Sent: 08 January 2016 10:11
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Arcam MusicBoost adds a headphone amp, DAC and battery pack to 
iPhone 6 | What Hi-Fi?

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 this is 
enough to cause too tight a fit. 

Also, be aware that the signal is one way, so the microphone and remote control 
functions of a headset style headphone will not work.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 08 January 2016 02:32
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Arcam MusicBoost adds a headphone amp, DAC and battery pack to 
iPhone 6 | What Hi-Fi?

Google our friend is doing its best, I had trouble finding it too and I can 
only assume that - given the device has only been available for less than two 
months - it hasn t made its way outside the United Kingdom yet.


> On 8 Jan 2016, at 11:17 AM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> This sounds most interesting. But am having difficulty finding it in 
> the States. C'mon google. I thought you were my friend!
> 
> Mary
> 
> 

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

2016-01-07 Thread Mary Otten 
This sounds most interesting. But am having difficulty finding it in
the States. C'mon google. I thought you were my friend!

Mary

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

2016-01-07 Thread Dane Trethowan 
Google our friend is doing its best, I had trouble finding it too and I can 
only assume that - given the device has only been available for less than two 
months - it hasn’t made its way outside the United Kingdom yet.


> On 8 Jan 2016, at 11:17 AM, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> This sounds most interesting. But am having difficulty finding it in
> the States. C'mon google. I thought you were my friend!
> 
> Mary
> 
> 

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

2016-01-07 Thread Mary Otten 
Well, I guess there is hope for us in the States, since there was a
brief article about the U.S. debut of this product at CES. 

Mary

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

2016-01-07 Thread Dane Trethowan 
I must say I’m tempted to get one of these myself given both the price tag and 
the capabilities of the device so I’m off now to see where it may be available 
in Australia.


> http://www.whathifi.com/news/arcam-musicboost-adds-headphone-amp-dac-and-battery-pack-to-iphone-6
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