Hi all, Somewhat odd question I suppose. I have an NAD3566BEE receiver and find that the supplied remote control does not give me fine level of volume control I desire. The receiver is capable of fine volume control directly, just not via the remote. I welcome any advice! TIA

Thanks gerelmx,   That's a good point. Even so, I was hoping that Sony could implement a firmware update or similar that would log tracks listened to, and/or incorporate a Last.FM scrobbler into MediaGo. That way, at the very least, you could scrobble indirectly through your computer...

Here's a random question: Is there are way to have the NWZA17 scrobble to Last.FM? I've looked into Zenses2 and QTScrobbler, but I'm not particularly tech-savy when it comes to these things.   TIA

Here's a random question: Is there are way to have the NWZA17 scrobble to Last.FM? I've looked into Zenses2 and QTScrobbler, but I'm not particularly tech-savy when it comes to these things.   TIA

Just re-visiting this old thread.   I recently took my first steps into computer Hi-Fi with the purchase of a 2TB Vortexbox and a Squeezebox touch. So far, I have ripped about 20% of my CDs to FLAC (automatically handled by the Vortexbox for the most part) and am enjoying what the Squeezebox...

Thanks for sharing your experiences with the Transporter. Thanks also for drawing attention to music servers/Olive - I am not really very savvy with computer audio, but I do want to start centralising my library as browsing through CD racks is getting old. Is the reviews for the Olive were a...

Just curious what you didn't like about the Transporter, as I have been thinking about taking that route myself.

Please bring back ATRAC! Or at least give the Japanese units an option for English menus.

I noticed the new "Western" Sony DAPs support AAC. Pardon my ignorance, but does this suggest that gapless playback might work on the new Sonys if you encode in AAC - or is gapless a hardware issue rather than an encoding issue? Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo i was as stalwart an md supporter till 2005 and 06 when i finally gave up and bought a meizu m6 and later a cowon d2. we md users have been lied to for so long by sony that it is hard to go to another format. we believe everything so inferior when in...

Quote: Originally Posted by synaesthetic There's a decoder chip in the JPN-market ATRAC hardware that's not present in the NA and EU market variants. It's more than just a firmware issue. The reason ATRAC went out of vogue everywhere is pretty simple. MP3 was chosen as the industry...

Thanks guys! I appreciate your thoughts. Dura: I have seen the A808 on a few ebay sites, and it is the model that is consistently advertised as having English menus. Looks like it will be the one for me. Good to know you have had good success with it. Any idea why ATRAC is still supported...

Haha - good point! I should have been more specific. English menus. Thanks for clarifying that for me

Hi all, My little Sony NW-S706F is just a little too small capacity-wise, so I'm looking to upgrade. 8Gb plus would be nice. Being an aging curmudgeon, most of my music is purchased on CD and encoded to ATRAC in Sonicstage. What can I say, I like gapless, and in the majority of instances...

Thanks edstrelow, I should have looked at J&R earlier. It reminded me that companies like Sangean make pretty decent portable radios. I've emailed them to see whether their units will tune to the frequency I want. Cheers!

Ooops! Just did the math.... Seems the Non-US version of the SRF-M97 has a 9kHz step beginning at 531 kHz. That should give me a hit right on 1116 kHz, of my calculations are correct. Now, to get a non-US SRF-M97

Thanks for your post grenert! Sadly, he is looking for something smaller - iPod size or there abouts. I picked up the SRF-M97, but did not realise until I opened the box that the step size was 10 kHz. Arrghh! I'll keep looking, but it seems I'll have to make do with analog tuning. Does...

There must be some AM nerds here somewhere! Be proud, show yourselves!

Hi Folks, I'm trying to source a decent portable AM radio for my brother. Specifically, he wants to be able to listen to AM 1116 kHz (Australian Sports Radio - SEN). He is easily pleased, and his short-list of features are good reception and solid tuning. His current radio (brand...

Quote: Originally Posted by redshifter oy stymie! how's it goin mate? /late to the party too Hiya Red - good to see you're still kicking goals around here. Things are going pretty well, although HiFi has taken a back seat for a while, hence the lack of postings. I should...

I like to stop by from time to time. Good to see some familiar faces What ever happened to MacDEF and his robot avatars?

"From Her to Eternity" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from the live album Live Seeds. Absolutely manic, the dischordant piano contributes to the frenzy.

Quote: Originally Posted by clemens Have you checked out Nick Cave? To me, he's one of the, if not THE, most interesting songwriters and artists alive. Also, since you mentioned Cohen, Nick Cave did a haunting cover of Avalanche on his album From Her To Eternity. That's NOT an easy album...

Hey Canman, I noticed Tori is playing in Philly shortly. Check the local street press. If that doesn't tickle your fancy, make sure you are at the Trocadero for Motorhead and Corrosion of Conformity, March 16th from memory

Quote: Originally Posted by VicAjax i wholeheartedly agree about Kid A. i'm lukewarm on the rest of radiohead's discography, but Kid A is just really superlative. I concur, and as Markl suggested, I also enjoy Amnesiac. I have yet to sit down with Hail to the Thief.