In sci.electronics.repair, on 22 Sep 2023 18:36:58 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:>On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:42:01 -0400, micky wrote: > >> I bought a $230 wifi radio that is impressive in many ways, but the >> problem I have is that the sound sounds muffled > >Did you take it out of the Amazon box first?I took the cord out. It's brand new. I don't want to scuff it.
Sound on my new radio is muffled.
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Reply by ●September 22, 20232023-09-22
Reply by ●September 22, 20232023-09-22
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BG67YH18/ In sci.electronics.repair, on Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:01:01 -0400, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:>On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:42:01 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> >wrote: > >>I bought a $230 wifi radio that is impressive in many ways, but the >>problem I have is that the sound sounds muffled >> >>Maybe it's okay for music. I haven't listened to much music, but for >>talk it sounds muffled. Like literally they are talking through some >>sort of muffle. I don't have this problem with 5 other table radios. >> >>Is the problem that there is too much bass? If not that, what? >> >>It has equalizer settings so I changed from default and various kinds of >>music to "talk". I didnt' hear any change. >> >>So I went to custom, which has 6 frequency ranges, and over time, I've >>lowered the lowest 4 ranges to the minimum and raised the top one to the >>max, and the one in between almost to the max. This helped at first, >>but future changes were smaller and I didn't see addtional help. >> >>I can still understand if I make the sound one or two steps louder, but >>then it's louder than I want. >> >>Is there an audio ng that's not dormant that I can post too. alt.audio >>and alt.audio.pro had gone 3 years without posts. > >Make and model number. > >RL
Reply by ●September 22, 20232023-09-22
On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:10:51 -0400, Retirednoguilt wrote:> Time for a visit to an audiologist. If you don't use hearing aids, you > may need them. If you use them, the settings may need to be tweaked. A > few years ago, I thought something had gone wrong with my stereo > equipment, either the speakers or the receiver.Considering two (out of thirteen) of the Amazon reviews complained about the sound and one said a speaker was DOA I'd lean toward the problem not being with micky's ears.
Reply by ●September 22, 20232023-09-22
On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:26:39 -0400, micky wrote:> 4.1 on 24 ratings. That's pretty good and I think we've all seen > reviews, of restaurants too, where one person says it was terrible and > the other says 5 stars. So i didn't worry too much about reviews, > mostly because iirc this and one other they themselves sell were the > only wifi radios with presets. And presets was a deal-breaker, > especially since wifi radios can't scanYeah but 2 out of the 13 written reviews complained about the sound. With that small a sample I pay more attention to the negative reviews.
Reply by ●September 23, 20232023-09-23
On a sunny day (Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:42:01 -0400) it happened micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote in <gojrgilsq36fjgt7gca1r8d0v6pbscg6bo@4ax.com>:>I bought a $230 wifi radio that is impressive in many ways, but the >problem I have is that the sound sounds muffled > >Maybe it's okay for music. I haven't listened to much music, but for >talk it sounds muffled. Like literally they are talking through some >sort of muffle. I don't have this problem with 5 other table radios. > >Is the problem that there is too much bass? If not that, what? > >It has equalizer settings so I changed from default and various kinds of >music to "talk". I didnt' hear any change. > >So I went to custom, which has 6 frequency ranges, and over time, I've >lowered the lowest 4 ranges to the minimum and raised the top one to the >max, and the one in between almost to the max. This helped at first, >but future changes were smaller and I didn't see addtional help. > >I can still understand if I make the sound one or two steps louder, but >then it's louder than I want.Is there a headphone connector? If it sounds OK on headphones then the speaker / acoustics of the cabinet is bad. Use external speaker? or dump it in the garbage, give it away?
Reply by ●September 23, 20232023-09-23
On 22 Sep 2023 23:00:58 GMT, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling, troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:> Considering two (out of thirteen) of the Amazon reviews complained about > the sound and one said a speaker was DOA I'd lean toward the problem not > being with micky's ears.Ah, you looked it up, again, just like everything else (all your several digit numbers, your endless detailed data, etc.) you keep posting and bragging about. I understand that you STILL will be claiming you are holding down a job, right? LOL -- Another one of the resident senile bigmouth's idiotic "cool" lines: "If you're an ax murderer don't leave souvenir photos on your phone." "MID: <k7ssc7F8mt9U3@mid.individual.net>"
Reply by ●September 23, 20232023-09-23
On 2023-09-22, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:> I bought a $230 wifi radio that is impressive in many ways, but the > problem I have is that the sound sounds muffled > > Maybe it's okay for music. I haven't listened to much music, but for > talk it sounds muffled. Like literally they are talking through some > sort of muffle. I don't have this problem with 5 other table radios. > > Is the problem that there is too much bass? If not that, what?Perhaps tweeter, or midrange driver missing or defective. perhaps speaker cone is crooked and hung up. perhaps someone was smuggling illict substances in the speaker box and for reasons was unable to retreive them, and you have the result. Have you tried headphones, does that improve the sound? If it sounds good with headphones the problem is probably inside the speaker box. -- Jasen. 🇺🇦 Слава Україні
Reply by ●September 23, 20232023-09-23
On 9/22/2023 4:32 PM, micky wrote:> In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:10:51 -0400, Retirednoguilt > <HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com> wrote: > >> On 9/22/2023 1:42 PM, micky wrote: >>> I bought a $230 wifi radio that is impressive in many ways, but the >>> problem I have is that the sound sounds muffled >>> >>> Maybe it's okay for music. I haven't listened to much music, but for >>> talk it sounds muffled. Like literally they are talking through some >>> sort of muffle. I don't have this problem with 5 other table radios. >>> >>> Is the problem that there is too much bass? If not that, what? >>> >>> It has equalizer settings so I changed from default and various kinds of >>> music to "talk". I didnt' hear any change. >>> >>> So I went to custom, which has 6 frequency ranges, and over time, I've >>> lowered the lowest 4 ranges to the minimum and raised the top one to the >>> max, and the one in between almost to the max. This helped at first, >>> but future changes were smaller and I didn't see addtional help. >>> >>> I can still understand if I make the sound one or two steps louder, but >>> then it's louder than I want. >>> >>> Is there an audio ng that's not dormant that I can post too. alt.audio >>> and alt.audio.pro had gone 3 years without posts. >> >> Time for a visit to an audiologist. If you don't use hearing aids, you >> may need them. If you use them, the settings may need to be tweaked. A >> few years ago, I thought something had gone wrong with my stereo >> equipment, either the speakers or the receiver. I also noticed I was >> having problems understanding dialog on the TV and in face to face >> conversations. Turns out I have typical "mild-moderate" age-related >> hearing loss. Hearing aids made a big difference in what I hear and >> almost completely "repaired" my stereo system. If you will be getting >> your first set, make sure they come with a 100% money-back guarantee if >> not satisfied, for at least 45-60 days as it takes a little while for >> your brain to adjust. Much longer than it takes to adjust to a new >> eyeglasses prescription. > > What brand did you get and about how much were they? > > Do you have to have them "tuned" by the audiologist? Just once or every > year or something? >I have a set of ReSound Linx Quatro hearing aids that were recommended by my audiologist at Walter Reed. I got them about 4 years ago. Yes, they were custom tuned. Initially set to compensate for my audiogram and then tweaked by my subjective comments. They retailed at that time for about $5K so I'm told. Being retired military, I qualify for the DoD's hearing aids at cost program. My total cost out of pocket was about $850. The audiologist recommended an annual checkup or anytime sooner if a problem develops. Reading some of your other comments in this thread, it seems that you don't have a complaint of muffled sound when listening to other radios. If that's the case, and the other radios have a similar audio frequency response, your problem may not be your hearing. Perhaps it is the radio. Good luck!> Do you sleep with them?
Reply by ●September 23, 20232023-09-23
On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:33:25 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:>In sci.electronics.repair, on Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:01:01 -0400, legg ><legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote: > >>On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:42:01 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> >>wrote: >> >>>I bought a $230 wifi radio that is impressive in many ways, but the >>>problem I have is that the sound sounds muffled >>><snip>>> >>Make and model number. >> > > >https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BG67YH18/ > > >Suggest you scroll through the various equalizer presets available, to see if a usable difference is noted. A factory default is offered. It's possible that there's harness error/damage off the production floor. Return it if not satisfied. RL
Reply by ●September 23, 20232023-09-23
On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 12:23:06 PM UTC-4, legg wrote:> On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:33:25 -0400, micky <NONONO...@fmguy.com> > wrote: > >In sci.electronics.repair, on Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:01:01 -0400, legg > ><le...@nospam.magma.ca> wrote: > > > >>On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:42:01 -0400, micky <NONONO...@fmguy.com> > >>wrote: > >> > >>>I bought a $230 wifi radio that is impressive in many ways, but the > >>>problem I have is that the sound sounds muffled > >>> > <snip> > >> > >>Make and model number. > >> > > > > > >https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BG67YH18/ > > > > > > > Suggest you scroll through the various equalizer presets > available, to see if a usable difference is noted. > A factory default is offered. > > It's possible that there's harness error/damage off > the production floor.Something killed the BW of his audio stage to less than 400 Hz.> > Return it if not satisfied.Best thing.> > RL
