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I just purchased of speakers - Logitech Z623. Every so often, when there's no sound coming from my computer they make this awful buzzing noise. I'm testing them out by plugging it into my phone and I suspect my computer might be the cause. I have a Windows 10 laptop. Any thoughts? Googling this subject has been a bit difficult. Edit: My phone is awful producing a different but also annoying noise. So I guess I got defective speakers?
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Oct 9, 2017 00:34
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Have you tried different cables?
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Oct 9, 2017 00:59
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Gut feeling says power supply. I used to have speakers as a kid that did similar, and switching the power supply out fixed it (gonna guess it was a grounding problem with the original).
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Oct 9, 2017 03:40
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I have a $100 budget to get a portable bluetooth speaker. I'll use it mainly to listen to music. Any recommendations? I couldn't find a specific thread for this.
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Oct 23, 2017 23:17
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Dennis McClaren posted:I have a $100 budget to get a portable bluetooth speaker. I'll use it mainly to listen to music. Any recommendations? I couldn't find a specific thread for this. Wirecutter likes the UE Roll 2, which is $70 from Walmart.
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Oct 24, 2017 01:54
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That's exactly what I was talking about. Thanks!
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Oct 24, 2017 02:06
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Love my Roll 1. It's awesome.
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Oct 24, 2017 02:47
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How stupid would I be to go buy a new receiver now with black friday a month away? I'm in Canada if it makes any difference. Are there usually any mind blowing deals on anything any good?
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Oct 25, 2017 19:47
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Is there a specific model you're focused on? It's probably impossible to predict if that exact one will go on sale, but if it's more like you're looking for a good deal on a receiver there might be good options. The best deals right now are places clearing out last years' models or people selling old gear to get 4k/atmos compatibility. qirex fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Oct 25, 2017 |
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Oct 25, 2017 21:11
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Currently eyeing the TX-NR676. I want 4K passthrough and 100w @ 8ohms. Bluetooth a must. I cant see me going beyond 5.1 for a while. Even multi zone, meh. Be nice to put a couple of outdoor speakers above my patio I guess.
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Oct 25, 2017 21:35
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That's a pretty new model, I don't think you'd see super deep discounts on it but you never know. Does your credit card have price protection?
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Oct 25, 2017 22:40
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I called Best Buy (really no other choices here) and they will refund me the difference if it goes on sale, Black Friday is 30 days from today. It already is on sale but I was just worried it would be an extra $100 off come then.
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Oct 25, 2017 23:15
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Another model for your consideration, which looks to be in a similar price point to the Onkyo: https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamtsr7810/yamaha-tsr-7810-7.2-ch-x-95-watts-a/v-receiver-same-as-rx-v781/1.html There’s rumors that not everything on A4L is actually a refurbished unit, and this would make sense in this case. The 7810 is a Costco only model that is for all intents and purposes the same as the 817 which is far more expensive. It’s likely these are new and just marked as refurb to skirt that fact. I’m probably gonna get one myself, I’ve just had other priorities. Price probably as low as it’ll ever go. It’ll do your patio speakers (but I’d read into how Zone B and Zone 2 are different things, and might not work like you expect) and gives you some expandability beyond 5.1. Also I’d trust Yamaha at this price more than Onkyo, who have had maaaaajor problems in the past with components failure. Doesn’t mean their new stuff isn’t better, and if they put out something ideal for me I’d probably still get one. I had an older model and it was OK but definitely had issues.
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Oct 26, 2017 01:49
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codo27 posted:I called Best Buy (really no other choices here) and they will refund me the difference if it goes on sale, Black Friday is 30 days from today. It already is on sale but I was just worried it would be an extra $100 off come then. Often Black Friday prices don't qualify for price match because they limit stock (i.e., they only want to give the deal on x number of units). I would be skeptical that they'd price match a Black Friday deal.
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Oct 26, 2017 08:27
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The real trick is that “door buster” products often have a slightly different model number, or they’ll bundle in something minor so you can’t pricematch a product or bundle that only exists on one day.
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Oct 26, 2017 16:26
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Receivers are such a niche item now that it's more likely something will fall under a "10% off everything" kind of sale. That said I'm baffled why all the big companies make like 15 models, sometimes across 2 or 3 brands for every possible price point between $200 and $3000.
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Oct 26, 2017 18:02
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Just make Slickdeals alerts for whatever brands you’re watching. That’s how I scored my Canadian gray market Pioneer that I still love 10 years later.
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Oct 26, 2017 18:27
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If you don't mind a factory refurb, https://www.accessories4less.com/ I got a expensive receiver for a deep discount here.
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Oct 26, 2017 21:23
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Have you seen my apex seals? I seem to have lost them.
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Aeka 2.0 posted:If you don't mind a factory refurb, https://www.accessories4less.com/ Me too but the guy asking is in Canada and since it's all refurb/overstock they don't ship a lot of their brands up there. That site rules, though, I got my receiver and speakers through them.
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Oct 26, 2017 21:39
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I got no love in the "first home audio system" thread, so I'm reposting here. I am considering upgrading my stereo amp + old bookshelf speakers (2.0?) setup to 3.0 or 3.1, and would like the option to go to 5.1 later. My TV is in a small room, and we often use it to play music via Apple TV or Chromecast. I care about clarity more than volume, and a minimal interface (fewer knobs, remotes, screens, and wires) more than the cost. It seems like a soundbar with HDMI inputs like the Paradigm PW (though it's expensive) would fit the bill. What about Sonos? Is wireless 5.1 (e.g. Play-Fi or Sonos or ??) now or in the near future a practical and good solution?
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Oct 26, 2017 23:01
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If you're listening to lots of music I'd say stereo speakers are going to do much better than a soundbar. There's really good powered speakers out right now, off the top of my head the Vanatoo Transparent One, Kanto YU 6, Audioengine HD6, Aperion Allaire are decent options. If you plug all your sources into the TV and use line out to the the speakers you won't have to deal with input switching, etc. and I think most of them will power on/off automatically too. Slightly more pieces and wires than a soundbar but what you get in woofer size and cabinet volume will make up for it. The main downside is there's no easy way to go to surround from there [you can add a subwoofer to any of those though]. There's still no good modular replacement for a surround receiver and passive speakers yet unless you want to go whole hog on a WiSA system. Soundbars are all tightly integrated, the only other thing that springs to mind is the Denon HEOS AVR or WISA systems like Axiim.
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Oct 27, 2017 00:12
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qirex posted:Me too but the guy asking is in Canada and since it's all refurb/overstock they don't ship a lot of their brands up there. That site rules, though, I got my receiver and speakers through them. Gibby's electronics supermarket sells refurbs, electronicsforless does as well, crutchfield.ca has sales occasionally. visions.ca is another option.
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Oct 27, 2017 01:46
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qirex posted:Soundbars are all tightly integrated, the only other thing that springs to mind is the Denon HEOS AVR or WISA systems like Axiim. Thanks! That HEOS AVR seems to be exactly what I'd want - a small-ish receiver with no/minimal interface, and the option for wireless sub and rears - but drat that is expensive. My speakers are old (not sure how old) Tannoy PBM 6.5 monitors hooked up to a NAD C 352 stereo amp, which is just connected via analog to my TV output. All my HDMI inputs are connected directly to the TV. I am also reluctant about the whole soundbar thing, but would love to have a center channel. I feel like dialogue is getting lost in my current setup. Maybe I should keep the speakers, and just try to swap the amp and pick up a center channel for now. edit: OK that HEOS AVR is $600 on Amazon, which is still expensive but potentially in reach. My major outstanding concern is that the wireless tech is just immature, and I should maybe wait for the market to settle down in a couple years. Sobriquet fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Oct 27, 2017 |
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Oct 27, 2017 16:51
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So this is pretty strange and google hasn't helped me fix the issue... I have a bunch of .mkv files of TV shows, that I watch on my laptop, and stream on my portable Bluetooth speaker. The speaker plays all episodes of TV shows, Youtube, other streaming apps just fine. But when I try to play a .mkv file out of my "movies" folder, none of them have sound. This is boggling, because it's not like the file type is any different than a TV show, it's still a .mkv, it's just a movie. I have updated the B.T. Drivers on the speaker and the laptop. I have removed, and re-paired the device with my laptop. I've turned the B.T. interface off, and back on with Windows 10. So far none of my fixes get the sound to play on movie files. Anyone have some guidance here please?
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Oct 28, 2017 15:42
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Do they play fine locally? Maybe your player doesn't have the right sound codecs.
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Oct 28, 2017 15:53
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Sobriquet posted:Thanks! That HEOS AVR seems to be exactly what I'd want - a small-ish receiver with no/minimal interface, and the option for wireless sub and rears - but drat that is expensive. The thing about dialog in movies is that the way they're mixed now like 80% of the sound comes through the center, not just the talking. This means that your average action movie will still squash the speech even if you turn the center up. AC4 will allow direct control over speech volume but I don't think anyon'e implemented it yet so we're probably 2-5 years off of that becoming the standard. Since going back to 2.1 from 3.1 I've noticed a bit less definition for dialog but not as much as I was afraid of.
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Oct 28, 2017 16:27
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KozmoNaut posted:Do they play fine locally? Maybe your player doesn't have the right sound codecs. No they do not. I'll check the codecs for WMP. *edit* I updated all the WMP codecs. Still no fix. Dennis McClaren fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Oct 28, 2017 |
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Oct 28, 2017 17:14
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Do the movies have a surround soundtrack and if so does your player possibly have a bitstreaming mode enabled? Try playing the file in VLC. That'll take the system codecs out of the mix and let you see what format(s) are actually in use.
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Oct 28, 2017 18:08
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VLC indeed fixed the problem, thanks!!
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Oct 29, 2017 00:16
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Dennis McClaren posted:VLC indeed fixed the problem, thanks!!
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Oct 29, 2017 04:44
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My receiver only has toslink audio, not HDMI. But my Panasonic CX725 has an optical port, so how do I figure out whether it's capable of sending the PCM 5.1 audio to my PS4, Nintendo Switch, Apple TV 4/5 etc via HDMI? Even if I can test whether the devices get audio, I don't know how to figure out whether it's 5.1 or 2.0 audio. I swear, TV/HDMI audio is one of the most confounding things to me. e: I *think* my receiver supports bitstream audio, too, but I honestly have operated on trial and error for the most part when it comes to this stuff. ufarn fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Oct 29, 2017 |
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Oct 29, 2017 17:28
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Looking for earbuds with good noise-cancellation, preferably affordable. They're to help with general noise over-stimulation, but need to be more subtle than the full size Bose QuietComforts we use for distractable kids taking exams.
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Nov 12, 2017 19:48
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Pixelante posted:Looking for earbuds with good noise-cancellation, preferably affordable. I don’t know if QC20s are considered affordable for the task by they are great Bose really owns the market for noise cancelling imho (I have both the qc20s and qc35s due to frequent travel and I love them both)
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Nov 12, 2017 19:56
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Goons, I'm looking for a wireless bridge between a stereo and TV. Is there an integration device (ID) that connects to an amp's aux ports w/ common cables and to the TV via wifi? Have a very old Yamaha integrated amp (AX-400U) and B&W speakers (both 30+ year old) that I found still work after 10 years of storage. I'd like to use them w/ my new TV, LG 65UH6030, and do so wirelessly to output the TV audio via the amp to the B&W speakers. The TV is webified and includes wifi direct. If possible I'd like to avoid anything that must attach to the TV too. Data path is TV to wifi router/access point to ID to amp to speakers. If wifi direct allows TV to wirelessly connect to the ID, thereby bypassing wifi router that's even better. ID to be located in walnut cabinet (I can drill a hole in back to expose antenna, if needed) and TV is already built into wall. Distance between TV and cabinet is about 2 metres (7'). Distance from wireless router to cabinet is the same, and from wireless router to TV is just a few centimetres. Thanks in advance.
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Nov 13, 2017 10:15
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Unless the TV has some kind of direct output streaming built-in [which I've never heard of] you're going to need an outboard device. There's stuff like this that's powered by USB so you wouldn't need a separate power supply on the TV at least. My [limited] understanding is that these systems all have issues and your best bet is trying to hide a really long optical cable.
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qirex posted:Unless the TV has some kind of direct output streaming built-in [which I've never heard of] you're going to need an outboard device. There's stuff like this that's powered by USB so you wouldn't need a separate power supply on the TV at least. My [limited] understanding is that these systems all have issues and your best bet is trying to hide a really long optical cable. Thanks for the reply and recommendation. That Dayton has a built-in DAC, which is something I since learnt I'll need, and it also separates the audio from the video so I don't have to consider that wrinkle in a solution. I do have enough space behind the TV to mount that transmitter, and if I have to pull out the TV but not drill more holes in the wall and run cable that's acceptable. I'll email them to check whether independent power will be needed or the TV's USB port alone will suffice. The other option I'm considering is Apple TV (4th gen) + DAC connected to the amp's RCA ports, and then link Apple TV's wifi to the wifi router. The key thing is making sure the audio and video separate correctly at the TV so it's just audio being transmitted. Though this is a like-to-have rather than gotta-have, this should also allow me to stream video from a notebook or NAS through the Apple TV to the TV. Of course if anyone else has an idea I'd appreciate reading it; still in the research stage.
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Nov 13, 2017 17:32
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I doubt that your LG does USB audio out, most TVs only have optical and stereo RCA. so RCA > wireless transmitter > wireless receiver > RCA in on amp is what you're looking at. Your idea of streaming audio over the network is basically a non-starter, even if you somehow got something working you'd probably get an unacceptable amount of lag.
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Nov 13, 2017 17:45
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My living room is fairly small, 8' ceiling, I sit about the same from the TV itself, maybe less. I like to have the TV fairly low, and I'm ditching my current entertainment unit in favor of a wall mount and a couple of custom shelves. My center speaker takes up a lot of real estate (Klipsch R-25C) and I was thinking about maybe mounting it above the TV on a shelf instead of putting it below as it is now to free up space for other components. Would having it so high (~6' maybe a bit more) make it sound much worse while sat down?
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Nov 14, 2017 16:46
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You will notice it when sound pans from one side to the other, crossing the center channel. You'll hear it go up then back down. They should be relatively level. I removed the center channel from my 7.1 setup (well, 6.1 now, I guess) completely and have no regrets.
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I'm surprisingly happy with my 2.1 setup, I'm usually in the sweet spot anyway and the imaging is great there. Dialog a little lower than it was but doable. I will say you have to be more careful about positioning without a center channel but otherwise no regrets.
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