Jim,
I would like to answer you but I'm taking it off-list as we've gone rather
far-a-field lately. I'll send to your direct email. Lou
Lou Kolb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:37 PM
Subject: Stream recording etc.
> Lou, not knowing much about your career, I would suspect that as
> you are into doing voice over work, you are looking for the
> highest quality recording available. I am by no means suggesting
> that the new Stream would meet your needs, just that it is much
> improved over the first version. I got a mini-disk recorder
> about 2002 or 3 then an Edi-roll digital recorder a few years
> later which has seemingly given up the ghost. I think the
> PlexTalk is almost as good as the Edi-roll but the noise floor is
> probably not as good that is, if you are really into technical
> stuff. There was a guy, Neil Urs, not sure about that spelling,
> who has a recording studio in Wisconsin or somewhere in the
> midwest who did some great reviews on the Edi-roll and the
> Olympus recorders back afew years ago. He had a pretty
> impressive array of mic's he would use to compare when testing
> various recorders. I bought an Audio Technika 822 I think it is,
> single point stereo mic which is no where near the best mic, but
> is very convenient for recording live performances. Neil was on
> the Blind Cool Tech list but there have been no new listings on
> that site for some time now. I use my PlexTalk to record music
> rehearsals and in some cases gigs at local venues. 73, Jim
> WA6EKS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:25:46 -0500
> Subject: Re: Capabilities of the new VR Stream
>
> Thanks for mentioning that, Jim. I knew there had been
> improvements but as
> you've pointed out, even the second generation stream doesn't
> have as good a
> recorder as the BP plus or the plextalk pocket. It does have a
> great deal to
> offer, though.
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
> To: <[log in to unmask]
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:13 PM
> Subject: Capabilities of the new VR Stream
>
>
> Lou, I concur with your assessment of the Streams recording
> qualities as compared to the BookPort Plus and the Plextalk.
> However, you should know that the recording features on the new
> version of the Stream have been seriously enhanced over the
> older
> version, with several MP3 rates and 16k 4400 wave recording as
> well as adjustable volume settings, stereo, and external line in
> and Mic capabilities. The new Stream of course also has
> internet
> capabilities. Having said that, I would still use a plextalk to
> record music over the Stream because there are some kind of
> strange recording artifacts on even the 16k stereo wave files
> when recording on the New Stream. I haven't yet played a test
> file on my PC using say Studio Recorder or Winamp to determine
> if
> the artifacts are internal to the Stream or are actually part of
> the recorded file. In any case, the new Stream has far more
> capabilities than the older version. Having said that, I have
> no
> experience with IPhones or IPods, but I would bet they have as
> much or more capabilities over even the new stream. 73, Jim
> WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:36:59 -0500
> Subject: Re: New Victor Reader Stream software
>
> Howard,
>
> Now that the BARD app is available, the answer to that is no. I
> have a first
> generation stream and love it because I like having a dedicated
> reading unit
> but an IOS device will do all those things. Additionally, the
> stream
> recording is not the best. From what I understand, the
> recording
> function in
> the bookport plus and the plex-talk pocket is greatly superior
> to
> that in
> the stream. Lou WA3MIX
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]
> To: <[log in to unmask]
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 8:22 AM
> Subject: Re: New Victor Reader Stream software
>
>
> I was dreaming about buying a victor stream when I can, then it
> suddenly
> dawned on me.
> Does the stream do anything that an i-pod doesn't do? Yes I
> know it does
> everything much more easily, but what about function?
>
>
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