Sound quality… Headphones: I was disappointed with the sound quality when I first listened on the included headphones. The sound is very flat. Using the EQ...
Mike Preisinger
muzzle@...
Dec 24, 2000 5:24 pm
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THIS IS BEING SENT TO ARCHOS ON OUR BEHALF DEAR ARCHOS, I AM WRITING TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE JUKEBOX 6000 NEWSGROUP WHICH IS DEDICATED TO THE WORKINGS OF THE...
Lee Berube
lberube@...
Dec 23, 2000 11:46 pm
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mine is every once in 25 songs. sometimes more. but its the same as you ...sitting on a flat table dc plugged in full batteries the works and yup still a skip....
Lee Berube
lberube@...
Dec 23, 2000 11:27 pm
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in order to have a playlist on the jukebox...you have to create a folder..example: "mixes" then put all the files for mixes in that folder etc. music match...
Lee Berube
lberube@...
Dec 23, 2000 11:20 pm
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Could someone please explain to me how to copy a playlist from either the Napster or MusicMatch programs to the archos harddrive? I can make playlist up...
ron@...
Dec 23, 2000 10:12 pm
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My Jukebox 6000 skips frequently. Symptoms: Full batteries, AC Adapter-connected, sitting on a desk -- no matter what, my Jukebox 6000 can barely get through...
jwc8888@...
Dec 23, 2000 6:23 pm
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sound quality is actually pretty good. first you have to realize that its not your alpine pumping out of 15 inch subs..but for the most part the phones are...
Lee Berube
lberube@...
Dec 23, 2000 1:01 am
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How about sound quality though? That seems to be the main concern now... Thanks, Avram ... unit...6gb ... know ... a ... still ... retrying ... are ... about ...
avramhamdy@...
Dec 22, 2000 11:21 pm
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well i finally got the jukebox 6000 2 days ago. first impression is wow!!! this is great!..headphones...extra batteries..solid unit...6gb hard drive etc. you...
lberube@...
Dec 22, 2000 10:59 pm
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I compiled a list of firmware bugs posted by NiMH-Rat on the mp3.com message boards. i sent the following e-mail to archos (of course, knowing their tech...
tipperofcows@...
Dec 22, 2000 4:09 pm
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Mike, I think you may have a problem. I asked archos if they would take a product back. They said no, only repair or replacement. You may have a fight on...
Zachary St. Martin
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Dec 22, 2000 2:27 pm
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I wonder how much of a hassle this thing will be to send back to Archos if I don't like it - I ordered it direct (UGH!) I'll probably have to eat the ...
Mike Preisinger
muzzle@...
Dec 22, 2000 2:23 pm
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I found this info a few months ago while researching portable HD MP3 players on the Web. It references a platform that awaits a manufacturer, but it holds the...
Randy Alleman
ralleman@...
Dec 22, 2000 2:12 pm
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Does anyone know of any mainstream electronics company (sony, sharp, panasonic, etc) that is going to put out one of these hard drive players? Or any other...
Zachary St. Martin
zstmartin@...
Dec 22, 2000 2:04 pm
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Mike, The sound quality of the CD I was referring to was from a MP3 on a RW CD, not an original CD from an artist. So the sound is the same source, that being...
Randy Alleman
ralleman@...
Dec 22, 2000 1:42 pm
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Here's how I tested: I have an album of mp3s on my comp. These I uploaded to the archos and listened to them. Sound was crap. I had previously burned these...
Zachary St. Martin
zstmartin@...
Dec 22, 2000 1:39 pm
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How drastic is the sound quality difference. I would expect some degree of difference in the quality of sound when comparing an original source recording (CD)...
Mike Preisinger
muzzle@...
Dec 22, 2000 1:34 pm
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Seth and LaFawn, I am bringing back my archos to compusa today. The sound coming from it is lifeless. When I tested it against a portable cd player, the cd...
Zachary St. Martin
zstmartin@...
Dec 22, 2000 12:47 pm
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Hi Seth & LaFawn, As you might have noted by reading the posts, the Archos Jukebox, while really cool, is very short on sound quality when compared to other...
Randy Alleman
ralleman@...
Dec 22, 2000 12:35 pm
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Hey, y'all, my wife and I are looking at Big Memory Mp3 players and thought the Archos looked really cool for the price. We would use it mainly for road trips...
Seth Scott
seth267@...
Dec 22, 2000 7:11 am
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I wonder why the treo wouldn't act as a regular hard drive? Are they afraid of some type of copyright problem? Zach ... From: Refrigerator Johnny To:...
Zachary St. Martin
zstmartin@...
Dec 22, 2000 3:56 am
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I finally charged the batteries and tested the jukebox out, and I have bad news to report. The sound quality really is inferior. It's almost unlistenable to...
Zachary St. Martin
zstmartin@...
Dec 22, 2000 3:36 am
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I had bought a used pjb 100, but it just didn't seem worth the price. It was not a bad product, but it felt more like an experiment (kind of cheaply made)....
Zachary St. Martin
zstmartin@...
Dec 22, 2000 2:47 am
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$350 at http://www.neomp3players.com/ - ordered it this afternoon. I'll be pissed if the web page doesn't accurately reflect their stock. I was going to wait...
Refrigerator Johnny
johnny@...
Dec 22, 2000 1:17 am
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CajunMax here..thought I would re-post the sound issue commentary here. Does anyone else have these issues...? Ever tried the Expanium to compare? Thanks... ...
CajunMax
ralleman@...
Dec 21, 2000 9:37 pm
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Yep....They're actually phones from my old RIO player. I haven't yet tried the phones supplied with the jukebox. Should I be in for a dissapointment? :-)...
Nick Shelley
nshelley@...
Dec 21, 2000 5:18 pm
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Nick, Are you using your own phones, or the ones supplied with the player? -Zach ... From: Nick To: archosjukebox6000@egroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 21,...
Zachary St. Martin
zstmartin@...
Dec 21, 2000 5:06 pm
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To tell you the truth, I think that the sound quality's not half bad at all...I don't know if it varies from player to player or what... -Nick At 07:17 AM...
Nick
nshelley@...
Dec 21, 2000 4:23 pm
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See this link for CajunMax's report on the poor sound quality of the player:...
Zachary St. Martin
zstmartin@...
Dec 21, 2000 1:18 pm
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After following the thread on MP3.com, it's obvious that a firmware revision is needed. Has anyone talked to tech help at Archos to determine when it will be...