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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>