XPost: alt.home.repair, sci.electronics.design   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 9/27/2023 11:05 AM, micky wrote:   
   > In sci.electronics.repair, on Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:38:13 +0100, Martin   
   > Brown <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk> wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 22/09/2023 18:42, 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?   
   >>   
   >> Possibly. Is there a reflex port on it somewhere?   
   >   
   > No. I don't think so.   
   >   
   >> Stuffing that with foam might improve things a bit. Somehow   
   >> extra/excessive  bass seems to be a selling point for radios in that   
   >> sort of price range. It does nothing for intelligibility.   
   >   
   > Interesting.   
   >   
   >>> It has equalizer settings so I changed from default and various kinds of   
   >>> music to "talk".   I didnt' hear any change.   
   >>   
   >> Depending on how badly their equalizer mangles the sound you might be on   
   >> a no win battle with this thing.   
   >   
   > Well, here is the end of the first chapter:   
   >   
   > I'm still going to talk to the manufacturer about what equalizer   
   > settings work best, or any physical improvement like changing the   
   > speakers, or stuffing with foam,   
   >   
   > but two nights ago I bought a patch cable for the L & R Line OUts that   
   > plugs into the AUX on the rdio above it, and now the sound is pretty   
   > good, certainly good enough for me (who has a tin ear which is why it's   
   > surprising this radio wasn't good enough for me.)   The cable merges L &   
   > R so even though I paid extra for stereo speakers, it's monaural.   
   >   
   > In addition, this means I can leave the internet radio on all night,   
   > with the sound turned down to zero, and use the Sleep function of the   
   > second radio, so it will turn off after an hour or two.   On  the   
   > internet radio, the Sleep function** disables almost all the controls   
   > and doesn't let me watch the name of the songs being played or see the   
   > graphic that comes with each station or each song.  That's just   
   > entertaining enough to keep my attention but not enough to keep me   
   > awake.    **It just displays the time, which is boring.   
   >   
   > The second radio, the Sangean WR-22, has very little tone control, but I   
   > pressed a button my mistake and found that 3 years ago when I got it, I   
   > had set the bass to -3 and the treble to +1.  Simple, small changes, and   
   > I've been happy with that.   
   >   
   >   
   > Back to the internet radio using its own speakers, I've only played a   
   > few songs.  The music is probably okay, but the lyrics are muffled,   
   > muddled, or muddy.  So even they are better through the other radio.   
   >   
   > I know I'm not following the advice of people who said to send it back   
   > but I didn't find a better replacement, also with presets.  Maybe there   
   > is one but I'm tired of looking.   
   >   
   > Thanks all. I couldn't have done it withou' you.   
      
   It still sounds like the "radio" is seriously defective or a piece of   
   junk, that you are kludging to make it "usable". I would send it back in   
   a moment.   
      
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