I checked a demo online Russ but, as I recall I wasn't blown away by it.
However, I really need to give it a more thorough listen. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: down loaded QST
> Have you ever heard neospeech? Like the stream, the book sense gives you
> the choice of a male or female voice.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:02 AM
> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>
>
>> My issue with the stream synthesizer is mainly inflection. Samantha
>> doesn't
>> have much but the biggest problem is that her inflection after a comma is
>> the same as it is after a period. Tom's voice does somewhat better but
>> it
>> seems to me with today's technology, they ought to be able to do better
>> than
>> that. Guess it's a matter of keeping the price reasonable. Anyway, I
>> know
>> it's a very subjective thing. Lou
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>
>>
>>> The Book sense uses neospeech as it's synthesizer. It's better than the
>>> one
>>> in the stream. The book sense also has a clock and alarm I like very
>>> much.
>>> And for those of you who are a member of Itunes, the book sense will
>>> directly play those files.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:34 PM
>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>
>>>
>>>> Russ,
>>>>
>>>> I'd be especially interested in your thoughts in general concerning the
>>>> differences between the 2. I have a stream and don't really forsee
>>>> switching unless there's a really compelling reason to do so. I'd
>>>> especially like to hear your thoughts on the synthesizer in the book
>>>> sense
>>>> as compared with the one in the stream. Lou
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 11:19 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> When you get it, I'd be interested in your impressions. I'm
>>>>> particularly interested to know if the book sense is louder on its
>>>>> internal speaker than the stream.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 10 Jul 2009, Russ Kiehne wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It sounds like you are really enjoying your Stream. I sold my Icom
>>>>>> r75
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> buy a Book Sense. I'll have it today. I'll now have both a Stream
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> book
>>>>>> sense.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Bill Deatherage" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:50 PM
>>>>>> Subject: down loaded QST
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello every one,
>>>>>>> It has been a while since I had any thing worth writing about. Not
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>> lot has been going on with me in the radio field. But I have
>>>>>>> purchased
>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>> a Victor Stream and am now signed up for talking books. The first
>>>>>>> thing
>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>> I down loaded was the QST. I checked the stream and it is on there.
>>>>>>> Thank you to every on on the list who told me about the stream and
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>> this was possible. when I heard that I could down load the QST and
>>>>>>> read
>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>> the articles I wanted and skip the ones That didn't interest me I
>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>> decided that I wanted to get that technology. So thanks to every
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>> the list.
>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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