Mmm . . . Due to TV iPlayer buffering problems, I have had to have my Virgin broad band upgraded to 30mgs, it was already 20mgs. No doubt you saw Watchdog the other night re the various Virgin adverts?
Anyhow, they offered to do the upgrade for free. To get 30mgs I would have to upgrade to a 'Hub' . . . instead of my 3 year old standard hard wired modem??? The Hub it turns out is hard wired to the computer but then has various whiz-bangs and whistles that I could make use of . . . I really dont understand these, but one day I might get someone to explain 'how and why' :roll:
Mr Virgin man left . . . All seemed to be working, so I put the Archers on via BBC iPlayer as we do and listen over lunch.
As I say a strange experience, the spoken voice was so much sharper and real, image placement was wide and tight!!! This is only the Archers, Hazel noticed as well. Lunch over, straight on to Spotify, various favourites exhibited the same tight, wide, deep imaging . . . However musically I was not so sure???, sharp and bright almost edgy . . . "I dont know if I like this?" says I to Hazel.
I left Spotify playing, swapping around from album to album and track to track most of the afternoon.
Here we are, 3 hours on. The edge has gone, leaving detail, the old warmth and the super image . . .
I thought SS digital was not supposed to run in? I wonder how things are going to go over the next few hours?
If you had have told me the sound would change, I would have questioned the statement, both before and after?
A strange experiance, any explanations, views or coments . . . ????????????
CJSF
Anyhow, they offered to do the upgrade for free. To get 30mgs I would have to upgrade to a 'Hub' . . . instead of my 3 year old standard hard wired modem??? The Hub it turns out is hard wired to the computer but then has various whiz-bangs and whistles that I could make use of . . . I really dont understand these, but one day I might get someone to explain 'how and why' :roll:
Mr Virgin man left . . . All seemed to be working, so I put the Archers on via BBC iPlayer as we do and listen over lunch.
As I say a strange experience, the spoken voice was so much sharper and real, image placement was wide and tight!!! This is only the Archers, Hazel noticed as well. Lunch over, straight on to Spotify, various favourites exhibited the same tight, wide, deep imaging . . . However musically I was not so sure???, sharp and bright almost edgy . . . "I dont know if I like this?" says I to Hazel.
I left Spotify playing, swapping around from album to album and track to track most of the afternoon.
Here we are, 3 hours on. The edge has gone, leaving detail, the old warmth and the super image . . .
I thought SS digital was not supposed to run in? I wonder how things are going to go over the next few hours?
If you had have told me the sound would change, I would have questioned the statement, both before and after?
A strange experiance, any explanations, views or coments . . . ????????????
CJSF