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Are there any current MP3 players that have easily replaceable rechargeble batteries? I don't mean that I can whip them out on the go, but that I can replace them without too much hassle when they no longer hold charge. I know the Sansa e200 range had easily replaceable batteries and that the Samsung YP-Z5 had ones you could get at by removing four small screws.
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I'm going to be doing vj work for a Halloween party in a few weeks. My friend is going to dj and I want to take what he's mixing, port it over to my computer, then use that stream for milkdrop to project. So here's my question: Does anyone know how to input something in winamp so that it 'plays' as well? edit: never mind. it's in the documentation 
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Oct 13, 2010 20:14
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My Harmon Kardon AVR85 just poo poo the bed on me, so now it's time for a replacement. I really only listen to music, so all I need is a 2-channel something with optical input on it. Should I try to find an integrated amp with optical, or should I go another route, like DAC->amplifier or something?
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Oct 15, 2010 05:32
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I have some decently expensive Logitech speakers, just a 2.1 configuration but the sound is pretty nice. They're a few years old, and recently I've been having an issue where one of the speakers doesn't work when I plug the jack in. See, I like to switch between the speakers and a cheap headset for when I'm on Ventrilo, so I switch the jacks around maybe as much as four times a day... Is that bad? Could that be making one of my speakers not work? It's always the same satellite. It's usually fixed by reinserting the jack a few times (heh), but I don't understand what's happening. Anyone?
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Oct 17, 2010 06:26
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Which model of Logi 2.1? These types of PC speakers tend to have issues with one channel dying after awhile due to the way they are set up. Are they still under warranty?
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Oct 17, 2010 20:06
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Kibblesnbits posted:Which model of Logi 2.1? These types of PC speakers tend to have issues with one channel dying after awhile due to the way they are set up. Are they still under warranty? It's the Z-2300 model... I'm sure they aren't under warranty, they're maybe four years old. Also how do you mean, "the way they are set up"? The wiring or something?
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Oct 17, 2010 21:42
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I've got old-rear end speakers and a receiver to go with my fancy, new, very much analog-less tv. Short of buying a new receiver, now what?
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Oct 18, 2010 20:26
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I'm buying a new HDTV and, based on the one my parents have, I'm going to want some bookshelf or floor standing speakers to compliment the television's. I also wouldn't mind having a nice stereo setup for music. Unfortunately, I am a complete noob when it comes to home theaters/receivers/speakers/everything. Two (and a half) questions: 1. I cannot find a cheap 2.1 receiver in my area. If I buy a 5.1 receiver, can I somehow turn off surround sound and have it output as 2.1? I am not a fan of surround sound. 1.5 Sony has their STR-DH100 2.0 receiver and I don't mind forgoing a subwoofer. Unfortunately, the receiver does not have an HDMI output. Is it possible to use this receiver and still have 720p/1080p video on the TV? The website for this receiver is here. I assume the answer is yes, but the guide for that receiver instructs you to connect the a/v output from your PS3/blu-ray player using composite wires, and I am under the impression that HD requires HDMI cables. 2. Is there any way to set up the receiver so that it always outputs the audio for whatever is on the TV? So for example, if I switch from satellite TV to my PS3, the sound will switch automatically (... or does this happen already? What I've read makes it sound as though you have to switch audio output at the receiver).
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Oct 18, 2010 21:04
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the balloon hoax posted:Two (and a half) questions: 1. Yes, most receivers let you choose how many speakers you actually have. 1.5. It's not worth it. Get one with HDMI, you're going to save yourself so much headache you won't believe it. The Sony you linked is pretty much purely for music. This Sony STRDH510 receiver should be almost the same price but with a lot better feature set for home theater. Composite isn't HD, component or HDMI is. Don't go with composite if you're buying a new system. And most importantly, check what connections your current devices use. It's no fun to buy a new receiver and see that you can't connect anything to it. 2. Yes, connect everything to your receiver. You'll have to switch the channel on your receiver, your TV will always be on the "receiver" channel. Have you given thought to your speaker setup yet? Because speakers are the most important part of your audio setup.
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Oct 18, 2010 22:34
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the balloon hoax posted:I'm buying a new HDTV and, based on the one my parents have, I'm going to want some bookshelf or floor standing speakers to compliment the television's. I also wouldn't mind having a nice stereo setup for music. Unfortunately, I am a complete noob when it comes to home theaters/receivers/speakers/everything. Ya know what, Hob_Gadling said pretty much the same thing I did. BattleHork fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Oct 18, 2010 |
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Oct 18, 2010 22:36
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Hob_Gadling posted:Have you given thought to your speaker setup yet? Because speakers are the most important part of your audio setup. Newegg.ca has what seems to be a very good deal on Polk Audio speakers at the moment. I am deciding between the Monitor 40 bookshelf speakers, and the Monitor 60 floorstanding speakers. If I settle on the Monitor 40s I'll spring for a subwoofer as well, but I wont with the 60s (due to budget). My primary concern with the 60s is aesthetic, to be honest. They'll look out of place in my small apartment. Edit: 2.0 or 2.1 either way. just another fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Oct 18, 2010 |
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Oct 18, 2010 22:43
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If you're getting the setup for movies mostly, I strongly suggest you get a center channel speaker. I'd get one at the expense of subwoofer. Why? It's the channel for practically all speech in movies. I tend to enjoy movies a lot more when I can hear what people are saying, even if it comes at the expense of glass-shattering bass.
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Oct 18, 2010 23:01
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Oct 18, 2010 23:41
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the balloon hoax posted:Would it be possible to have two bookshelf speakers, a center channel speaker, and a subwoofer (but no rear speakers?) Yes, that's effectively what soundbars are. I ran my own system like that for 6 months and it works just fine, all you lose are the ambient effects. Rear channels very rarely carry speech or music, they're more for sound effects like bullets zinging or rain dropping.
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Oct 19, 2010 00:12
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edit: wrong thread
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Oct 19, 2010 02:32
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Hob_Gadling posted:Yes, that's effectively what soundbars are. I ran my own system like that for 6 months and it works just fine, all you lose are the ambient effects. Rear channels very rarely carry speech or music, they're more for sound effects like bullets zinging or rain dropping. Wooo! Well, I settled on the pair of Monitor40s, the subwoofer, and the center channel speaker, and I snagged that 5.1 Sony receiver that was on sale since it was the cheapest I could find (and $100 off!). Maybe I'll grab some floorstanding speakers to fill out the 5.1 at a later date, right now I just don't have the space. Thanks for your help!
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Oct 19, 2010 14:41
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the balloon hoax posted:Maybe I'll grab some floorstanding speakers to fill out the 5.1 at a later date, right now I just don't have the space. Thanks for your help! No problem. Money saving tip: generally speaking the surround speakers are the worst speakers in any setup because they get used the least and for the most unimportant sounds. If you have any old speakers available, you can use those to try the 5.1 setup without much degradation in sound quality, it's more a direction than quality thing. So if you bump into a yard sale or someone is about to throw their old tiny speakers out they are perfect for this purpose. If you still think 5.1 isn't for you the price of testing it out wasn't big: if you think it was nice to have, you can upgrade easily enough. Good movies to test if you like surround sound are Saving Private Ryan and Avatar.
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Oct 19, 2010 17:39
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Well, related to that... You said earlier that "all you lose are the ambient effects. Rear channels very rarely carry speech or music, they're more for sound effects like bullets zinging or rain dropping." Does that mean that I won't hear the sounds at all, or that those sounds will come out of the front speakers? The Sony 5.1 system allows you to set the output to 3 front + subwoofer & no surround, so hopefully I don't actually lose any of the ambient sounds (and they just come out of the front speakers instead). Otherwise, that would suck.
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Oct 19, 2010 17:49
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It'll downmix, I think it's part of the Dolby Digital spec that they have to.
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qirex posted:It'll downmix, I think it's part of the Dolby Digital spec that they have to. You shouldn't even notice when the rear channels are just dropped off. The rear channels are only intended to be a little "extra something." Here's what Dolby specifically advises engineers in its manual for broadcast and game surround: quote:The key to a good surround mix is subtlety. Don't draw attention to your techniques. The listener should never be distracted from the screen by surround effects. Loud, obnoxious, or out of place effects detract from the production. Keep it fun, but tasteful. Mixes that are surround heavy will distract the viewer from the on screen action, so do not put too much information in the Surround channel. If you find yourself thinking about what you just heard in the Surround channel instead of paying attention to the action on the screen, you have a problem. Really, though, because of how much of surround processing is based in simple phase shifting, most Dolby hardware encoders even have a button to quickly see how well the entire program will sound in mono. Any halfway-engineered surround program will sound just fine without a rear channel. Every primetime sitcom has rear data now, but you certainly don't hear people complaining about not hearing that little bit of ambiance when they watch with just their TV speakers. Heck, all that's there for a sporting event is more crowd noise, and possibly more of the "replay whoosh." eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Oct 19, 2010 |
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Oct 19, 2010 19:50
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The only time I've heard really over the top [to the point of it being bad] surround is in video games, frequently they'll just have a voice/effect come out of one or the other rear speakers at 100% and it sounds really bad.
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Oct 19, 2010 21:31
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the balloon hoax posted:Well, related to that... You said earlier that "all you lose are the ambient effects. Rear channels very rarely carry speech or music, they're more for sound effects like bullets zinging or rain dropping." Does that mean that I won't hear the sounds at all, or that those sounds will come out of the front speakers? Depends on how you set things up. The receiver you got should downmix the sounds into front channels so you'll hear them from front speakers (or not, since they're probably a lot quieter than whatever the front speakers are putting out at any given moment). There's exactly one movie in the hundreds I've watched where I could tell ambient sounds were missing and that was Fantasia 2000. Otherwise 3.1 would have served the same purpose. A good example of ambient sound usage is Avatar. I really liked how they did the surround channels when moving in jungle. You could hear wind rustling, animals chirping and generally felt like you were surrounded by life. Generation Kill had a good sound mix, hearing the sounds of near misses around you gave a little extra to the battle scenes. Saving Private Ryan has a fantastic rain scene with the men huddled in a church. It's very comforting and calm as compared to the rest of the movie. Compared to the front three channels they aren't nearly as important however, so it's not that big a deal if you're missing them. Standard stereo setup is needed in any case and center channel is just too important for speech.
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Oct 19, 2010 22:42
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask but I have a strange issue with electrical noise. When riding my motorcycle I stream music through Bluetooth to a receiver attached to my helmet, which outputs to a tiny amplifier which in turn is connected to helmet speakers. I recently bought a new mini-amplifier to replace the one I was using before, but this new one has an issue where it outputs electrical noise (particularly during moments of silence in the music) when the Bluetooth receiver is near it, which of course it always is on my helmet. And the weird thing is it makes no difference if the receiver is actually plugged into the amplifier or not. I can completely disconnect the receiver and just wave it around the amplifier and the amplifier generates noise corresponding to the proximity between it and the receiver. The Bluetooth transmitter has nothing to do with this; it's the receiver that somehow causes the amplifier to output electrical noise. And if I "pause" the receiver, then the noise stops except for a tick once per second. And with the amplifier I'd been using before, there was no noise. If I cover the receiver with my hand, the noise stops or mostly stops. Anyone have any clue what this could be?
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Oct 20, 2010 01:23
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Looking for a little advice. I'm finally putting the final touches on my home theater and my last steps include a screen for my projector some speaker mounts/stands and lastly.. a power conditioner? Seriously, I have read that I need one and that I don't need one etc etc, on and on about the miracle benefits people claim to have as well as the gallons of snake oil people are buying. I have already done some research and found something that I like but don't know if it's an investment that I should make. Could someone please let me know if it is viable to have besides the obvious surge protecting benefits. Here is what I have been looking at. Monster MP HTS 1600 8-Outlet Power Center http://www.amazon.com/Monster-MP-HTS-1600-8-Outlet/dp/B000BVCSMG any recommendation or input would be helpful.
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Oct 20, 2010 06:42
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I don't know much about home theaters, but I had a friend who worked for Futureshop and he gave me the impression that if it's made by Monster then it's a gigantic waste of money. Components made by companies like Monster and Rocketfish are where retailers pad out their profits on electronics sales. I wholeheartedly endorse a good power bar to protect your electronics, but a power conditioner seems like something I'd buy to convince myself that my multi-thousand dollar home theater system is operating at 1000% capacity, even if, objectively, there's no noticeable improvement in picture or sound quality. Sort of like buying a $60.00 Monster HDMI cable when a $6.00 no-name brand does the same job at 1/10th the price.
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Oct 20, 2010 14:42
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Power conditioners are a joke don't buy them just buy a high quality [read: not Monster but Tripp Lite or APC] surge protector and replace it every couple years.
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Oct 20, 2010 17:04
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Cool, I understand that monster is a huge waste of money but was just trying to reference something to make sure we where all on the same page. If possible, can you provide me with any suggestions on good surge protector for my equipment. I'm also looking for something with a 8-10ft cord. Optoma hd20 projector Onkyo tx-sr507 5.1 ( which I'm using the 5.1) PS3 Fat old xbox as Nintendo emulator Additionally, I was also under the impression that the non-electronic surge protectors are based on a fuse which 1 needs to be replaced if tripped and 2, doesn't have the same precision of protection that an electronic system would provide. It was explained that this has to 'pop' the connection on the fuse which may or may not happen at the right point in a quick enough time frame to properly protect the equipment. ( I don't know what the gently caress I'm talking about and I'm still learning so this could all be completely off base and wrong. So feel free to correct me ) Once again thanks.
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Oct 20, 2010 17:25
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quote:Additionally, I was also under the impression that the non-electronic surge protectors are based on a fuse which 1 needs to be replaced if tripped and 2, doesn't have the same precision of protection that an electronic system would provide. It was explained that this has to 'pop' the connection on the fuse which may or may not happen at the right point in a quick enough time frame to properly protect the equipment. ( I don't know what the gently caress I'm talking about and I'm still learning so this could all be completely off base and wrong. So feel free to correct me ) Was this explanation from an employee who makes a commission on upsold accessories?
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Oct 20, 2010 17:28
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Part 1 is from my own understanding of how a fuse works and part 2 was from an employee who may or may not know what the gently caress he was talking about but who's pay is not based off of commissions. This was basically me walking around best buy killing time and shooting the poo poo rather than actually looking for a product.
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Oct 20, 2010 17:55
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sterster posted:Part 1 is from my own understanding of how a fuse works and part 2 was from an employee who may or may not know what the gently caress he was talking about but who's pay is not based off of commissions. This was basically me walking around best buy killing time and shooting the poo poo rather than actually looking for a product. Metal oxide varistor surge protectors have response times measured in nanoseconds. Literally.
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Oct 20, 2010 18:00
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Yes, fuses need to heat up enough to disintegrate, which doesn't happen instantaneously, but almost certainly happens quicker than disintegration of circuits the fuse is protecting, or the circuit would be the superior fuse which makes no sense.
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Oct 20, 2010 22:03
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I use the Tripp Lite SS7415-15 fits every stupid power brick ever and hides behind my AV stand.
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What is this? Mainly what does IC mean (intergrated chip?), and what will it look like? Basically, I am trying have a miniature amateur TV director's set up. I want to connect four cameras to four small preview monitors and then be able to switch which ever camera feed I want to a main monitor/computer. I'm not the most tech savvy dude in the world, so if anyone has any pointers or example setups or reading reccomendations, I'd take anything. This is the mess that is going through my head right now:  edit- also I hope this is the right place to ask this kind of stuff, if not I apoligize as I don't frequent these parts of SA often.
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Okay recently (as in, within the last hour) I have become the proud owner of a pair of Marantz SP 208 Speakers, with no connecting cords to speak of. I am completely ignorant of speakers, sound, wires, etc. and am hopeless here. So what I want to know is, can I even get wires for these 1987-1991 speakers that work? What wires do I need? Is this even the right place to ask this? Help me goons, my mind is boggling.
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Oct 23, 2010 17:24
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reignofevil posted:Okay recently (as in, within the last hour) I have become the proud owner of a pair of Marantz SP 208 Speakers, with no connecting cords to speak of. I am completely ignorant of speakers, sound, wires, etc. and am hopeless here. So what I want to know is, can I even get wires for these 1987-1991 speakers that work? What wires do I need? Is this even the right place to ask this? Describe the connectors. Yes there's a way to make them work.
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Oct 23, 2010 17:29
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 Click here for the full 2048x1536 image. Sorry about the lovely picture but I figured it would be easier to just show you. I can also give you all the specs written on an almost peeled of sticker on the back if you need it.
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Oct 23, 2010 17:38
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reignofevil posted:
Easy. Plain old speaker wire. Cut it to length. Strip the ends to expose about half an inch of bare wire. Use the stripe on the wire as a reference to connect black to black and red to red between speaker and amp/receiver. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Scosche-14-Gauge-CCA-Speaker-Wire-Blue-50-Spool/14667126 Make sure there's no warning on the back of your amp about speakers with low impedences. Those are 4 ohms.
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Oct 23, 2010 17:46
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It says Impedance: 4 Ohms to 8 Ohms... So I don't have anything to worry about?
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Oct 23, 2010 17:48
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reignofevil posted:It says Impedance: 4 Ohms to 8 Ohms... So I don't have anything to worry about? Yep, if they speakers are 4 Ohms and your amp is ok with 4-8 Ohms, you will be fine.
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I have a Sirius radio going into the aux through a 3.5mm jack. I got a splitter to plug in my cell phone/mp3 player as well. If I have them both plugged in at the same time, the Sirius radio comes in at half volume, but the other device will play at full volume. The Sirius will be at half volume even if nothing in playing on the other device though it is plugged in. The only way for the Sirius to be at full volume is if it is the only device. Why?
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