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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 14, 2021 9:11:51 GMT
The great thing about once you setup BT, you just play from whatever service you want. If you get a 10inch tablet like me YouTube will surprise you. I now even go premium with YouTube as I use it so much. I find a 8inch tablet to small for YouTube. I not really tried Quobuz on it. I think that is probably where you going to run into its limits. With Files it is great there are few apps that you can use WAV or FLAC but most do not. I've been wondering about the drop in size from a 14" laptop to an 8" tablet. You seem to have answered that question for me ! YouTube (Google) may well swamp all the others in time
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Post by John on Jul 14, 2021 14:43:48 GMT
Yes the bigger tablet is better for YouTube
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Post by MartinT on Jul 14, 2021 14:45:39 GMT
I find my 56" LG OLED is quite good for YouTube...
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Post by Slinger on Jul 14, 2021 15:53:06 GMT
I find my 56" LG OLED is quite good for YouTube... 56"? Have you been watering your telly again, Martin?
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 14, 2021 16:03:34 GMT
If I'm watching YouTube then the TV is the one Often sampling I do not need to see a still screen so laptop for most
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 14, 2021 19:59:42 GMT
Couple of issues
There is a glitch every now and again in playback, like the signal dropped out for a split second. Every few minutes or so, seems random How do I lose that ?
When streaming an album the silence between tracks causes the TAD Pre to click (off ?), then back when the next track starts How might I lose that too ?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 14, 2021 20:17:57 GMT
The first one may be due to distance. Are you within a couple of metres of the receiver?
The second problem just needs the TAD auto standby to be disabled.
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 14, 2021 20:48:42 GMT
Re: dropout glitch
I occasionally get intermittent signal, although it's usually far more severe than you describe. I just unpair the Bluetooth connection then pair them up again. Worth a try.
And yes, you need to get Bluetooth HD sorted before making any sonic judgements, it's a big step up.
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2021 5:17:44 GMT
I rarely get any glitches as the Android updates has improved this. As Jerry says you have to be able to play the HD versions (either APT HD or LDAC) before you can truly judge how good BT is. Once you get BT running in HD worth trying Dolby Atmos in my system it is another step up.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 15, 2021 5:21:36 GMT
Play 300MPS wifi with an 8 second Volumio MPD bit-perfect buffer and it is just PCM bits & bites, ready to go. The DAC steps in and completes the process (albeit other kit may be involved). What we've been discussing is how hard good digital playback is to get right. If it were only about being bit-perfect, we wouldn't be going to such lengths. Even the saddest lo-fi system can do bit-perfect, otherwise it would sound atrocious. Good playback is about removing jitter (time domain) and phase noise (frequency domain) from the playback path. That is the path to truly insightful playback quality, not just making sure the right data goes into the DAC.
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 15, 2021 5:46:21 GMT
Re Dolby Atmos.... it only seems applicable for things that were recorded using it. Which is probably nothing in my classical music world. Or am I missing something?
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2021 5:52:31 GMT
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2021 5:54:18 GMT
I guess like a lot of things it one of those things you have to try and find out if it works for you
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 15, 2021 6:09:55 GMT
Thanks John, if you've mentioned Atmos elsewhere I missed it! It does say on that link "The format requires content to be specifically mastered for it, so it’s far from universal." But if it works for you then it works! Is it something I can download onto my phone to give it a try?
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 15, 2021 6:16:37 GMT
Ah it does mention a 3D Spatial Mode for headphones where it tweaks the arrival time of sounds. But only installed on a small number of phones.
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2021 6:33:23 GMT
It is a old article 2016 and think for phones it more of a code with phones and seems to help improve depth. As far as I know only films are recorded using Dolby Atmos It should be on your phone Go to settings Go to Sounds
Go to Sound quality and effects
Click on Dolby Click on Music
Report back if works or not
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2021 6:35:35 GMT
How does Dolby Atmos feature in your Android phone work?
1 Answer
Saurabh Tripathi
In android phones It uses different algorithms to model the sound coming from different objects by the concept of sound pressure variation by which our mind guesses the direction of sound. In phones Dolby atmos also adjust of your normal audio by modeling the sound adjusting at different frequency suitable for human listening.generally lenovo phones usage Dolby atmos which is a great feature
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2021 6:36:22 GMT
I think most phones now have this as a feature
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Post by jandl100 on Jul 15, 2021 7:15:26 GMT
It is a old article 2016 and think for phones it more of a code with phones and seems to help improve depth. As far as I know only films are recorded using Dolby Atmos It should be on your phone Go to settings Go to Sounds Go to Sound quality and effects Click on Dolby Click on Music Report back if works or not No, my phone doesn't have a Dolby option. It has a 3D sound effects option, but that's only enabled if a jack is inserted in the headphone socket. It's only intended for headphones. Not worth getting a new phone for as I like my current one.
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2021 7:44:42 GMT
Agree it is not a game changer
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