Hi,Play didn't post till Tue morning,arrived Thu thou(things like this get posted from UK i think,couple of other similar things or costlier seem to come a day or 2 earlier than my norm).Main reason for using Play was i really liked the A829 + will have cost me about £217,so was looking like a keeper(after receiving,easy to package back up,no sticky plastic seals etc to carefully lift with a stanley knife bade etc,or bubble packed etc
).
Havn't had much time to listen,newish to portable stuff,was well happy with the A829 thou,& the convenience of the BT21G bluetooth headphones(no wires,not too isolating & sound quality better than expected,lots seem to think the same).
Must admit,makes you listen to a lot more music,walking around a town,village etc.Like a lot,like walking around places,looking in shops etc,still like catching a Bus,Train etc.Thought it might distract from the experience,but it don't,play when you like,as long as you don't start singing
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Only really got Shure SE110(when £18 at Play) & BT21G at the mo(well got CX300's & some Audio-Technica buds with wires over the ears,that's supposedly OK + a few others,Motorola BT etc).
First impression with SE110,with stuff on player,underwhelmed,also same with a few albums i put on.
After listening a bit,realised things on say right & left of soundstage(vocals or instruments)were a lot better,even maybe a bit more balanced/detailed or a bit louder.This does takeaway impression of lead singer being 3D'ish,singing just in front of your face(little bit less detail,crispness) etc,but overall its better,more like my HiFi set up.I like it
.Bit like PRAT IMO you can have too much of it,well at my age anyway
,can reduce your listening time capabilites(good thou).Some like GF,mates etc like my say HiFi system,but its not there main passion etc,'its good' etc,yet again i look at there legs/feet,even if music is just in background,you see them tapping away
Regards loudness,must admit i do need a bit more,not too bad on frequency responses thou,ain't lost too much of the top end. etc.Looking more at Replaygain etc,it don't lose quality just gives you a bit more loudness,so might use it(or Sony thing,if it don't use Replaygain,or other gain things).Not had too much trouble thou,its loud enough few notch's below 30,seems to be less vol than A829 to bring everything out.
Didn't want to lose out on the A829's advantages IMO,so bought these(UK):-
SONY WLA-NWB1 Bluetooth Transmitter NW NWS NWA Series on eBay, also, Universal, Bluetooth Accessories, Mobile Home Phones (end time 10-Jun-09 21:35:33 BST)
Was £9.99 with free P&P when i bought it(bookmark seller,if interested),ordered at 10:00am,posted not long after,received next day),works well with X1060 & this(bought because of having A829):-
Play.com (UK) : Sony SRS-BT100 Portable Bluetooth Speakers : Electronics - Free Delivery
Comes on at £30 regularly,Play not Playtrade,probably,Price i paid,Sony shop £100.Bit bassy,might suit some thou.Its not bad.Hope it comes on again for peeps.Ok for the kitchen etc.
Won't work with this thou,needs passkey of '0000',this is '1234',well made thou(good as Sony,nice aluminium tube),not really loud,or much bass,but portable,Li ion battery etc,have to join with a wire,but BT range only seems a few metres anyway(not like BT21G headphones):-
Sells for £40 or so on web,been £15,selt it to brotherinlaw as well,for hols etc,now £9.99,Ok for garden etc:-
Play.com (UK) : Linx BTUBE Bluetooth Rechargeable MP3 / iPod Speaker : Electronics - Free Delivery
Looks like back up to £12.99,still OK IMO.Impressed my neices little boyfriend.
Looked on eBay for BT21G headphones,looked like nothing going to cheap enough,no warranty etc,even surplus to requirements A829 etc owners,so bought this from Argus,maybe a should have bought A829 again ? :-
Buy Sony Neckband Bluetooth Headphones and Dongle for iPod. at Argos.co.uk
Don't no why,prob same as BT21G(flashing lights are diff thou i think),but these marked up as BT21iK.Seem better that with A829,& feet tapping a lot more.
Think my sister as a iPod shuffle & BT radio in her car,pob give her the dongle,yet again could buy my neices 30Gig iPod,she uses a Touch,she as now.Maybe cooler
If it works with it,3yr old.
Seems to be widespread,but i'm made up with cold,had a couple of beers,one digit typist etc,so this is a long post from me(the relief for peeps
).
Orders FX500's,see how i go on with customs,not too bothered thou.Worth a shot for the price alone,being first dearish portable HP's(got Senn HD650's don't use them as much as i should),can buy other's later.
X1060 is a keeper thou,OK browser etc is rubbish.Got a Orbit2 phone,that don't seem too bad with music(surprised me),but battery life is/will be Carp.
Ordered screen protectors from Amazon,have used Brando,Martin Fields etc for PDA's etc & there good(not perfect IMO in any type of day light,whether anti reflection etc).Made my own from cheapo's from Dealextreme etc(or pupose made),there not bad,made one for A829,you couldn't tell it was on,near enough.See how it goes.
Cheers BOB
ps sorryb if post seems,waffling,cold & little bit of beer
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