From my desktop PC (Windows 7) I'm running iTunes over Airplay - either wireless to the speaker, or (as Airplay sometimes drops out) to the Airport Express, which has a cabled connection to the PC and also is hooked up to the speaker from its own sound output. I don't have the speaker hooked up...
Thanks a lot for taking the time to test this.
It seems that the bass of the A2s would be ok for the volume levels I would use them at with my PC, but as much as I was ready to pull the trigger, I can't get over the placement issues (granted this is true for pretty much all book shelf...
Best? Maybe a Focal Bird or Little Bird 2.1 set or a pair of Genelec G Ones with an F One sub.
Disclaimer: I haven't sampled either of those, but I've been doing speaker research for some weeks now, as I've been wanting to upgrade my venerable Boston Acoustics BA4800 and MicroMedia System sets...
I'm in no hurry, so whenever you get the chance will be fine :-)
No, I haven't made any more detailed test than trying out the speakers with various music and a single game (the Mass Effect 2 launcher's music has similar deep bass that also had the right Yamaha speaker distort).
But...
That's good to hear.
I just bought a set of Yamaha NX 50 speakers, that had pretty impressive bass for their size, but on some songs with deep bass they startet to distort, so they're going back.
Obviously, the A2+ will also be limited by it's size, but I'm wondering how it copes with similar...
I may have seen that before and discounted it, as I think the design is a bit too messy, but if I happen to come across it I'll be sure to check it out. Thanks for the suggestion.
Well, I did also test if with the very demanding Heroes of Might & Magic II ;-)
But something's happened. The bass from my sub (which never was set very high, usually dialed in to about 1/3 of max on the sub itself), has started to distort rather heavily.
(This even with the master PC volume...
Well, for me it was definitely worth it.
Quick question: What is 'shared mode' and does it matter what 'Default Format' I set in this setting? With a fresh driver install, it was set to '24 Bit, 48000 Hz' with two higher settings possible (and a lot of lower ones).
Change or leave alone?
One person's experience:
I'd never before considered on-board audio a viable alternative to a discrete card, going back 20 years to a SB16 (IIRC).
But now, with a new build I just finished, I started out with the on-board audio on the ASUS Z97-AR (ALC892), as I've seen many suggestions that...
To be fair, what I've done with the smaller, bottom drive cage isn't one of the official 'Optional Bottom Cage Positions' in the manual. Only the top cage has the 90 degrees turn option (and mine does have that smaller bracket you mentioned). But it works well enough for me.
And yes, the case...
The drive cage I've turned is the smaller of the two, so there's no small arm bracket to re-attach. And it's in the original place, as I like to have it close the the front as I think it makes for a cleaner build with nothing getting too jammed up (there's about a cm of clearance from the front...
Thanks for the suggestion, but again, it's sadly not ergonomic.
If only they still offered the black Comfort Mouse 6000 (at a reasonable price), I would be all set...
Only the top optical drive bay is in use. I'm sure the SSD would be perfectly fine mounted in the second one without sitting in direct airflow, but I think I'll keep it in the top bay of the bottom drive cage, now that I've turned it 90 degrees (and removed the unused drive sleds), so the cage...
Well, I have it installed now as there seems to be no reasons not to.
Still unsure on the following:
Do you let the IRST icon sit in the notification area (and maybe rely on it's ability to show notifications on 'Storage system errors'), or do you remove it?
What is 'Intel Delayed...
Researching RAPID Mode I did come across that piece you linked to. But in the updated look at RM that Techreport links to at the end, it seems that their view on it is rather positive, no?
I only have the single SSD in this system, so I can't do the test you suggest. I'm aware that RM runs...
I can't find a quick explanation of what 'link power management' is or does.
Is it something that was always there, but that now can be disabled through IRST, or is it something that came with IRST, but that is better disabled? (Why?)
(As for Power Management, I already have it set to 'Never...
Running Samsung Magician's own Performance Benchmark on a 850 EVO, here's how it affected my scores (all with 'OS Optimization' set for 'Maximum Reliability'):
Without RAPID Mode:
Sequential Read: 549 Sequential Write: 528
Random Read: 96839 Random Write: 88940
With RAPID Mode...
And now that IRST is installed, I have the icon sitting in my notification area. Do you guys keep it there (and maybe rely on it's ability to show notifications on 'Storage system errors'), or do you remove it?
Also, I can see I now have 'Intel Delayed Launcher' on my startup list. Keep/disable?
Thanks for your replies (and Fernando, that looks like a lot of work!).
So, I installed the IRST driver that came with my ASUS Z97-AR mobo. Here are some quick results from the Performance Benchmark within Samsung Magician (all with 'OS Optimization' set for 'Maximum Reliability')...
I'm getting conflicting info in my research on this - some say it isn't needed for a single SSD, if you aren't using (or will ever use) RAID, others say to just install it.
My specific setup is a single 850 EVO, using Samsung's Magician software.
I have not installed the Intel Rapid...
Thanks for the suggestions. To clarify, I'm not in the US (and I'm only interested in Win 7 Pro).
I got it through a private seller here in Denmark, who I found on a site for local classifieds (I'm guessing that's the right term...).
I read some of that link. You're saying that the SLP part...
Alright, finished the build and installed the OS and ran slmgr /dlv
(Neither the dialog window nor the cscript text let's me copy the text to paste here...)
But among the info was this: OEM_COA_SLP channel - for what it's worth. This is before attempting the "slmgr.vbs -ato" activation.
Thanks.
I don't doubt that this is at least slightly fishy (it definitely wasn't the OEM version I was expecting when I ordered). But as the license key I bought may still be legit (even if the selling of it in this way isn't), I'm starting to get curious enough to try it out and see what...
As for the remote access part, it did raise a red flag which is why I'd never go that way. Even though I'm not sure there'll be much to come after, on a completely fresh install, as I'd hope those going with that offer makes sure to uninstall whatever software used after the 'support'. But maybe...
Thank you.
I managed to turn the smaller bottom drive cage 90 degrees, making it's impact on airflow from the bottom fan very minor. With the SSd mounted here it will sit right in the path of the bottom fan intake.
If nothing else, this will at least will give me more peace of mind than...
Preparing a new build in a Fractal Design R5 case. (See it here: http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r5-black)
As for placement of my single SSD (no hard drives) I have quite a few options. There are two mounting slots behind the motherboard and a plethora of...
Again, thanks for your input. I'll be building this PC over the weekend; will update here how the OS installation goes.
As for the seller, he definitely seems to be working with IT support in some capacity (which may also explain his access to Volume Licenses). He's even offered to take care...
Many hanks for your thorough reply, matricks!
The disk I got is a home burned DVD. While that itself obviously isn't legit, the COA sticker I got with it still might be.
In communication with the seller, he explains that the "slmgr.vbs -ato" is used to trigger the activation, which should...
A couple of OEM questions:
A real Windows 7 Pro OEM disk will look like the white disk that shows up on a google image search, with the wording 'Intended for distribution with a new PC', yes?
This should allow (legit) installation on any system, but in the process marrying itself to the...
The seller replies that the reason for the command promt activation, is that "that is how you lock the OS to the hardware for the first time". He admits, that it appears to be a 180 day activation, but that it "automatically renews itself and that he has had customers for whom this has worked...
Thanks for your replies guys.
No, I got a COA sticker that kinda looks legit (I don't really have any to compare to), though it doesn't have any hologram effects or watermarks that I can see.
It came with a dvd too, but not a MS one, just a clone of the installation.
I guess all this...
Thanks. I might be paranoid that I've gotten a counterfit key, but why would that cmd process even be suggested (and it being spelled out that I *shouldn't* use Windows Activation) if the license was legit?
As far as I can gather, it merely postpones actual activation by 180 days. Again, why...
So I just bought a Windows 7 Pro OEM license.
Normally, I would expect to activate using Windows Activation, like I've done so many times before with my retail version of Win XP Pro.
But with the license came an instruction saying *not* to use Windows Activation "the first time, as the...
Well, I'm looking for an ergonomic right-hander, but it's comforting to hear that you have good experiences with a Zowie product.
Do anyone here know how hard it would be to open up a Zowie EC1-A and disable the LED?
Thanks for the suggestion, but that looks like a step back from the Zowie EC1 I mentioned above. The yellow scroll wheel looks worse than the white (assuming I can kill the underlying LED), and it's ambidextrous with those annoying right side buttons.
That Kensington does tick all the right boxes, thank you.
I've used that exact MS IE 3.0 before so I do know about the LED. I merely mentioned it as en example of the ergonomic shape I was looking for. Sorry for any confusion. It's also more of a 3 colour design with the black, dark and...
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