- Sound on my new radio is muffled. - 8 Updates
| micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>: Sep 24 02:54PM -0400 In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 23 Sep 2023 12:22:46 -0400, legg >>>Make and model number. >>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BG67YH18/ For another subthread, I foudn the right cable and connected the headphone jack of the radio in question to the AUX in of the other radio. The sound stopped from the speakers but didnt' show up in the other radio. I'm sure I tested if I could play my phone that way and it worked for that.. Just checked again and it still does, the phone plays through AUX, but the radio headphone jack does not. Unlike the bluetooth thing which is inconsistent, this could be a clear problem with the headphone jack. (I'll try to find some headphones just to make sure. They're in a suitcase somewhere.) [answer to your post below] >Suggest you scroll through the various equalizer presets >available, to see if a usable difference is noted. Good idea. >A factory default is offered. Yes, it comes set that way, and I've tried "talk" and I've tried various settings for custom. Since hearing people talk is the problem, I looked up what frequency we talk at and it is for the most part 80 - 250 Hz. That was the bass range that I had lessened. But when I turned it up it made it worse. >It's possible that there's harness error/damage off >the production floor. Harness error? What is that? Something that could be fixed? >Return it if not satisfied. I assumed I only had the month Amazon gives but your post and others inspired me to check and it has a 1 year Warranty. And I saved the box it was shipped in. Still, I want to ask them if they have a solution, and before that, I still haven't gotten around to directly comparing the same station on both radios. Won't take that much time, just play C-span radio or WAMU on the PC which has an FM transmitter to the FM radio on the shelf above the radio in question. So I can go back and forth several times. Maybe I'll even come up with better words to describe the problem. I'll write them about it this week but if I have a year, I can take another month. And also, the bluetooth and ambient hearing amplifer by Malhear Technology I bought just under 2 months ago broke 3 days ago too. It has left and right microphones and the right stopped working. I've always been genlte with it, there's no apparent damage, and tapping on the little thing (that looks like in inline log) doesn't help. But their warranty is also one year. Still, I'd have been happier to return something to Amazon, which last time credited me without looking at what I returned an hour after I dropped it in a bin at Whole Foods, than Malhear that I've never heard of. OTOH for the radio that is the theme of this thread, by Grace, they seem like a big, reliable company that makes a variety of fancy products, some of which wikip says without footnote got CES Innovations Awards. Goes bacfk to 2007 and actually based in San Diego. I hate doing returns, even when it's easy, but if I must, maybe I must. |
| Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Sep 24 02:44PM -0700 On 9/24/2023 8:11 AM, micky wrote: >> with one that actually works or refunding your money.. > I guess I'm afraid they'll send me another one that's no better than > this. If you keep interacting with them, and don't bother to say they sound like crap so they can actually help you with the problem, then that would probably be an appropriate response. |
| Paul Babiak <noway@uwish.com>: Sep 24 06:38PM -0400 On 09/22/2023 01:42 PM, micky wrote: > Is there an audio ng that's not dormant that I can post too. alt.audio > and alt.audio.pro had gone 3 years without posts. rec.audio.tech and rec.audio.pro still exist, but the traffic is pretty low. |
| David LaRue <huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com>: Sep 25 12:58AM micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote in > Do you have to have them "tuned" by the audiologist? Just once or > every year or something? > Do you sleep with them? I've used hearig aids for years. The central bands where human speach is are not coming through. Definitely visit an audiologist to verify what needs to be fixed. They will have a variety of brands. I've used aids that were covered by insurance. Very litte out of pocket. You will initially visit the audiologist every few weeks as you report what works for you and what does not. They can tune them to correct most problems. I have four channels, but moslty prefer my 'music' setting as I prefer to hear background noise. I don't sleep with mine but some people can. My audiologist checks out my aids every 6 months or so for the full warranty. It is well worth it if your hearing changes or you find situations where you cannot hear right and need adjustments. Good luck, David |
| Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>: Sep 25 05:04AM On a sunny day (Sun, 24 Sep 2023 14:54:41 -0400) it happened micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote in >Yes, it comes set that way, and I've tried "talk" and I've tried various >settings for custom. Since hearing people talk is the problem, I looked >up what frequency we talk at and it is for the most part 80 - 250 Hz. Speech is between about 300 to 3400 Hz (old telephone). |
| Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Sep 24 10:52PM -0700 On 9/24/2023 11:54 AM, micky wrote: > bluetooth thing which is inconsistent, this could be a clear problem > with the headphone jack. (I'll try to find some headphones just to make > sure. They're in a suitcase somewhere.) Headphone jack outputs on a lot of audio equipment physically breaks the internal connection to the internal speakers when you plug in headphones. The aux output will not do that. |
| Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk>: Sep 25 10:38AM +0100 On 22/09/2023 18:42, micky wrote: > 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? 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. > 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. -- Martin Brown |
| Retirednoguilt <HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com>: Sep 25 09:44AM -0400 On 9/24/2023 11:14 AM, micky wrote: >>> they? >> I don't know. Mine have never fallen out. > That's great On the web, I see that a little attachment, Resound calls a "sports lock", can be attached which is supposed to keep the hearing aid in place during physical activity. They appear to be only about $13 (US) per pair. Can't vouch for their comfort, ease of use, or effectiveness. |
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