Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Kieran Little
Have you tried eBay? Kieran Little, (sent from my iPhone) Email: kieran.little...@googlemail.com On 23 Jun 2013, at 06:58, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Subject line displays the grim reality, was working away here when there was a crackle and the smell of smoke rising from the sub-woofer of m

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Sure did, that's the first place I tried, I've set up a "Saved Search' there so if anything comes up I'll be notified. On 23/06/2013, at 7:01 PM, Kieran Little wrote: > Have you tried eBay? > > > > > > Kieran Little, (sent from my iPhone) > Email: kieran.little...@googlemail.com > > On 2

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Kieran Little
I like the micro lab x16 2.1 system. It's a nice system. Had it for nearly two years now. Kieran Little, (sent from my iPhone) Email: kieran.little...@googlemail.com On 23 Jun 2013, at 10:06, Dane Trethowan wrote: Sure did, that's the first place I tried, I've set up a "Saved Search' there

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Is micro the brand? If so I've not heard of that 1 before. Found some "Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers on eBay, they're different from what I had but they'll probably do for the moment whilst I do some further research on the topic of computer speakers, I'll let the list know what I think

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Kieran Little
Hi, microlab is the brand. Kieran Little, (sent from my iPhone) Email: kieran.little...@googlemail.com On 23 Jun 2013, at 10:28, Dane Trethowan wrote: Is micro the brand? If so I've not heard of that 1 before. Found some "Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers on eBay, they're different fro

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Ah I see, I'm sure I had some of those at some stage of the game and yep, they weren't bad. I didn't see any mention of the brand when I was reviewing the "Best Computer Speakers" page I spoke of earlier but I wouldn't at all be surprised if the brand was mentioned and I missed it, so much info

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Kieran Little
I'd never heard of the brand when I found them on eBay. Kieran Little, (sent from my iPhone) Email: kieran.little...@googlemail.com On 23 Jun 2013, at 10:36, Dane Trethowan wrote: Ah I see, I'm sure I had some of those at some stage of the game and yep, they weren't bad. I didn't see any m

Re: Audacity or GW

2013-06-23 Thread Spring Flower
did you find one, if so, where? trace - Original Message - From: "John Chilelli" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 4:40 AM Subject: Re: Audacity or GW Hi David, I'm wondering if there is an off-line version of the latest Audacity manual for the blind.

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Clifford Blackwell
I have a pair of the Soundstix 2's and I love them. I set the volume fairly high on the speaker and then control the actual listening level from volume controls on my keyboard. They're nicely balances, feel solid, look good and sound great at low and high volumes. I've read that the 3rd iter

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Now that's the sort of information I'm interested in, I've ordered a pair of Soundsticks 2, they're easily available on eBay. I understand that the Soundsticks have touch volume controls on the speakers so that explains why you control the volume from the computer itself, nothing wrong with th

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Kieran Little
If you're looking for a nice portable speaker, I'd say go for the Desaia Beat Box. Rechargeable battery that lasts for ages, bluetooth compatible with iOS devices, with previous/next and play/pause buttons, and it has a 3.5MM input on it as well so it can also be used with devices that don't suppor

Re: Audacity or GW

2013-06-23 Thread John Chilelli
Yah hi Trace, you can either right click on the url and save target as, or use the save functions in ie. I should have thought of that. John On 6/23/2013 9:46 AM, Spring Flower wrote: did you find one, if so, where? trace - Original Message - From: "John Chilelli" To: "PC Audio D

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Gary Wood
Why do they call them sound sticks? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:57 AM Subject: My Computer Speakers Died Hi! Subject line displays the grim reality, was working away here when there was a crackle and the

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Perhaps the person who spoke about his pair could tell us as I've not seen them yet. On 24/06/2013, at 8:51 AM, "Gary Wood" wrote: > Why do they call them sound sticks? > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:57 A

Portable Bluetooth Speaker Systems

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Are these speakers Bluetooth 4 compatible? So many aren't but the Braven 650 speaker system I mentioned is. Bluetooth 4.0 sounds far better than previous versions and later devices should be compatible with it, certainly iPhone 5, 2012 and later Macbook machines and Samsung Galaxy S3 and later

Denon AVR2113 Surround-Sound receiver, Accessible Via An App

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Here's a message I sent to a Mac discussion list, the message doesn't specifically discuss Mac's or iPhones, rather the eMail discusses a very nice Denon AV Receiver I have and how I manage to access it, thought the list would be interested and apologies if the message isn't quite on topic.

RE: Denon AVR2113 Surround-Sound receiver, Accessible Via An App

2013-06-23 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, is this app actually made by Denon or a third party developer? If you have a link to the app you are referring to I'd appreciate it. I do have a Denon remote app but it's by a third party dev and although it is useful, I don't seem to have access to everything I would want. I have a Denon AV

Re: Denon AVR2113 Surround-Sound receiver, Accessible Via An App

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm not sure whether the Denon Remote App is developed by a third party, I used iTunes to search for the Denon Remote App. Actually I downloaded the app long before I bought the AVR2113 Receiver, I wanted to see if I could access the app and find out just how accessible the App was, thankfully

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Clifford Blackwell
The satellite units are about a foot tal and two inches in diameter. They are round with the touch controls for volume on the right hand speaker. They appear to be two columns or sticks on your desk. They are good and heavy with about a 3 to 4 inch cylindrical base to them. The woofer looks

Harman Kardon Sound Sticks

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Just can't wait till my Sound Sticks arrive . Regarding Airplay speakers? Well you have some really good stuff out there now and some very poor stuff so be careful. The set you mentioned seem okay and the other I'm looking at are the Bose Sound Air, you can buy an optional rechargeable battery

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Don Ball
I was able to find a brand new pair of my altech Lancing acs 340 speakers on ebay. If you can't find yours these are a good alternative. From what I have heard you describe your speakers the 340s may be a bit weeker than yours but they are still a good set of 2.1 speakers. - Original Mess

RE: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Hamit Campos
Don't forget you guys, Bose makes some cool speakers too. I love my Compnion 5 speakers though they're a vurtial surround sound system and not a real one. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Don Ball Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 9:53 PM To:

RE: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Hamit Campos
H, sounds curious. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Clifford Blackwell Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 9:31 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: My Computer Speakers Died The satellite units are about a foot tal and two

Re: My Computer Speakers Died

2013-06-23 Thread Gary Wood
Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Clifford Blackwell" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 8:30 PM Subject: Re: My Computer Speakers Died The satellite units are about a foot tal and two inches in diameter. They are round with the touch controls for volume o

RE: Denon AVR2113 Surround-Sound receiver, Accessible Via An App

2013-06-23 Thread Hamit Campos
Man I'm loving this. This would be exelent. Is it 7.1? Can it handle 4K? If so, this would be perfect for an XPS media center PC from Dell. I'm loving that the app is so accessible. The Radio thing is very interesting too. I'd dephenately use this with a media center PC. -Original Message-

Re: Denon AVR2113 Surround-Sound receiver, Accessible Via An App

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yes, its 7.1 and and 4K compatible, meets all your requirements and gave the Best Bang for your buck in receivers I could find, plenty of quality power and all the features you need without compremising quality. The receiver delivers 100 watts RMS per channel and you can use channel 6 and 7 as

best bluetooth speaker fore the money

2013-06-23 Thread Joe
I couldn't resist chiming in on this speaker discussion. I recently got a bluetooth and MP3 speaker that gives the most bang fore the buck. Its the Cambridge Oontz. Its only about the size of a soda can and has a passive radiator that allows it to go down in frequency to an amazing 60HZ. You can

Re: best bluetooth speaker fore the money

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
That company make some good stuff and there are some real bargains to be had in the Bluetooth Speaker market, I bought a Uniden BTS50 for $20.00, it fits in your hand but has an incredible sound with the best speakerphone technology I've heard. However, I will be abandoning that now that I have

Denon AVR2113 Owners Manual

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Due to the amount of interest both on list and privately I've decided to put the owners manual up on my Dropbox for those who want to find out what the AVR2113 may offer them. I warn you before downloading, this manual is huge! 35 MB in size so some devices may have trouble handling that si

Re: Portable Bluetooth Speaker Systems

2013-06-23 Thread Chris H
Does the iPhone 4s support Bluetooth 4.0. Not a big issue if not. Just curious! Chris On 24/06/2013 00:21, Dane Trethowan wrote: Are these speakers Bluetooth 4 compatible? So many aren't but the Braven 650 speaker system I mentioned is. Bluetooth 4.0 sounds far better than previous versions

Re: Portable Bluetooth Speaker Systems

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
No, the iphone 4S only supports Bluetooth 3.0. On 24/06/2013, at 4:32 PM, Chris H wrote: > Does the iPhone 4s support Bluetooth 4.0. Not a big issue if not. Just > curious! > > > Chris > > On 24/06/2013 00:21, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Are these speakers Bluetooth 4 compatible? So many aren'

Re: Portable Bluetooth Speaker Systems

2013-06-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Sorry I was wrong, the 4S is Bluetooth 4.0 compatible, just looking at the Tech Specs now, I didn't think it was. On 24/06/2013, at 4:32 PM, Chris H wrote: > Does the iPhone 4s support Bluetooth 4.0. Not a big issue if not. Just > curious! > > > Chris > > On 24/06/2013 00:21, Dane Trethowa