[gavamb]

looking forward to reading Neil’s book on the pono journey - yes he is an auld curmudgeonly sod, and yes there were missteps and misreads, but was a righteous endeavour, and I still have my pono and view it fondly

 

[barondla]

I just put a 400GB microSD card into the expansion slot, spec'ed at 128gb. Pono built the database and now I have over 9,000 songs. Looks like 128 GB is not a limit on that expansion slot! YAYY!

The micro SD standards are set to 2tb. So a card that big should work in the Pono Player, unless there is some unforseen problem. Have heard of people using the 512gb cards without trouble.

 

[barondla]

looking forward to reading Neil’s book on the pono journey - yes he is an auld curmudgeonly sod, and yes there were missteps and misreads, but was a righteous endeavour, and I still have my pono and view it fondly

I'm on chapter 4. It's a good read.

 

[_gl]

I just put a 400GB microSD card into the expansion slot, spec'ed at 128gb. Pono built the database and now I have over 9,000 songs. Looks like 128 GB is not a limit on that expansion slot! YAYY!

Yeah, manufacturers typically only list the largest available card at product launch (I guess to minimise confusion when people try to find not-yet-available card sizes).

 

[ruthieandjohn]

Anyone have a favorite two-jack IEM for balanced use with Pono?

I had been using the Sony XBA-Z5, but then switched it to play with a Sony family DAP, so I need to backfill for balanced use on Pono.

Thanks!

 

[Left Channel]

Hi

Thanks for the link on Github for the Pono light activation.

I hope someone who has installed this already can help. I went to Github and got the files, and installed three of the four steps in the install.txt file without problem. Unfortunately, one of the steps, "port install py27-flac" reported back "not found". I did a port search on MacPorts to see if I could find it but no luck. Also inspected the GitHub files and cannot find it. I am not a pro at this by any means - could someone offer any help? Thanks!


John

I hope you've gotten that working by now, but if not then I hope the info I posted on the other Pono thread about Windows installation is useful. I can't help with Macs, sorry. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/pon...es-music-player.629454/page-322#post-15189153

 

[doctorjazz]

Anyone have a favorite two-jack IEM for balanced use with Pono?

I had been using the Sony XBA-Z5, but then switched it to play with a Sony family DAP, so I need to backfill for balanced use on Pono.

Thanks!

I got an adaptor from Surf cables, then you can use any balanced cable (2.5 mm to Pono for mine) with any headphone (it was good enough for John Atkinson in his Stereophile review).

 

[rickhawk22]

Anyone have a favorite two-jack IEM for balanced use with Pono?

I had been using the Sony XBA-Z5, but then switched it to play with a Sony family DAP, so I need to backfill for balanced use on Pono.

Thanks!

The Pono player, is a match made in heaven to the Flare Audio Pro IEM's in balanced mode. You will have to get adapter cables to connect from the mmcx connectors of the Pro's to the dual 3.5mm jacks. In my opinion, the best IEM's on the market at this price range, and in balanced from the Pono player, is just phenomenal.
https://www.amazon.com/FLARES-PRO-W..._1_1?keywords=flare+pro&qid=1571159199&sr=8-1

I think this would do the trick. I can't remember where I got mine.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113884161877?ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-213727-13078-0%2F2%3Fmpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fitm%252Flike%252F113884161877%26itemid%3D113884161877%26targetid%3D4581183922208879%26device%3Dc%26adtype%3D%7Badtype%7D%26googleloc%3D%26poi%3D%26campaignid%3D301076556%26adgroupid%3D1241348766440799%26rlsatarget%3Dpla-4581183922208879%26abcId%3D1129776%26merchantid%3D51291%26query%3Dmmcx%2520to%2520dual%25203.5mm%2520balanced%2520cable%26msclkid%3D1d1d73e825101905ab072e4ddbfdf188%26srcrot%3D711-213727-13078-0%26rvr_id%3D2145438578959%26rvr_ts%3Dd06c169f16d0a4e8c744bf50ffe92e2f

More info on the Pro's
https://www.flareaudio.com/products/flares-pro-2

 

[jgriffter]

I hope you've gotten that working by now, but if not then I hope the info I posted on the other Pono thread about Windows installation is useful. I can't help with Macs, sorry. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/pon...es-music-player.629454/page-322#post-15189153

Left Channel

Thank you very much for pointing me to the Pono "Blue Light" thread. I followed the directions and was able to run flactag in a Windows environment. I had been trying previously to run it in an OSX or Linux environment with no success. Trying your directions in Windows worked as it should. Thank you!

 

[nino9]

Currently have two black Pono players, one normal, one with shortened battery life.
Now seeing an ad for a yellow Pono in the local market, for less than $10, but with the following minuses:
"Displays charge symbol when connected to a USB charger and boot up screen will show, but then powers down. Also, rubberized coating has gone sticky."
Take it or leave it?

 

[maira]

but then powers down"
Take it or leave it?

Leave it. I think it means it doesnt power on anymore... .

 

[musicday]

Never heard the Pono player. Anyone in UK who wants to sell it?

 

[barondla]

Currently have two black Pono players, one normal, one with shortened battery life.
Now seeing an ad for a yellow Pono in the local market, for less than $10, but with the following minuses:
"Displays charge symbol when connected to a USB charger and boot up screen will show, but then powers down. Also, rubberized coating has gone sticky."
Take it or leave it?

@nino9 don't recall ever seeing a Pono Player with the rubber paint turning sticky. Wonder what it got into? As already stated, it appears to be non functioning. Doubtful it could be easily repaired. For such little money it might be worth picking up for parts. Things like SD card door, lcd screen, usb connector and battery might be useful to have in the future.

 

[L8MDL]

I notice that Kurt Suzuki, Washington National catcher in the World Series, is wearing a PONO chest protector. Don't remember seeing those in the Pono store but I did score a nice PONO T-shirt!

 

[nino9]

@nino9 don't recall ever seeing a Pono Player with the rubber paint turning sticky. Wonder what it got into? As already stated, it appears to be non functioning. Doubtful it could be easily repaired. For such little money it might be worth picking up for parts. Things like SD card door, lcd screen, usb connector and battery might be useful to have in the future.

Good idea, will try to bargain more. It is a complete set, with wooden box and all.