----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@MSGID: <sfurgi92u0oeu2ju3cpj4i4nttd1iv2uec@4ax.com>
050957fa
@REPLY: ZGM9.643@fx07.ams1> 309c89f2
@REPLYADDR micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
@REPLYTO 2:5075/128 micky
@CHRS: CP866 2
@RFC: 1 0
@RFC-Message-ID:
<sfurgi92u0oeu2ju3cpj4i4nttd1iv2uec@4ax.com>
@RFC-References:
<gojrgilsq36fjgt7gca1r8d0v6pbscg6bo@4ax.com> ZGM9.643@fx07.ams1>
@TZUTC: -0400
@TID: FIDOGATE-5.12-ge4e8b94
In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:19:40 -0400, ? Mighty Wannabe
? <@.> wrote:
>On 9/22/2023 1:42 PM, 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?
>>
>> It has equalizer settings so I changed from default and various kinds of
>> music to "talk". I didnt` hear any change.
>>
>> So I went to custom, which has 6 frequency ranges, and over time, I`ve
>> lowered the lowest 4 ranges to the minimum and raised the top one to the
>> max, and the one in between almost to the max. This helped at first,
>> but future changes were smaller and I didn`t see addtional help.
>>
>> I can still understand if I make the sound one or two steps louder, but
>> then it`s louder than I want.
>>
>> 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.
>
>
>You might have "Loudness" on, which raises the low and the high, and
>makes human voice almost inaudible (muffled). The "Loudness" setting
>would tire me out quickly when I listen to people talk.
Thanks. I`ll check the settings again but I dont` think it has Loudness.
>
>I have been playing with Windows since the beginning of time. I found a
>very good software equalizer (free software) in my Windows 10/11. It has
>many equalizer presets. My favourite preset is "Telephone", which raises
I doubt if it will have Telephone because it knows it`s a radio. PC`s
do everything. But I will try the other settings, Jazz, classical...
whatever. Maybe one is like telephone.
>the frequency range of human voices and depresses the high and low. I
>can listen to Tucker Carson and Alex Jones all day.
I`m sure.
>Without that software equalizer, the high and low in the frequency
>spectrum would tire me out quickly. Interesting enough, even with the
>"Telephone" preset when I listen to music, I can hear the lyrics very
>clearly, and the music still remains enjoyable.
>
>
--- Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118
* Origin: Tweaknews (2:5075/128)
SEEN-BY: 5001/100 5005/49 5015/255 5019/40 5020/715
848 1042 4441 12000
SEEN-BY: 5030/49 1081 5058/104 5075/128
@PATH: 5075/128 5020/1042 4441