I have a Sony BDV3100 home theather. Is this speaker work for do Party Streaming? I have been trying to find a speaker that can work with it. Tks!
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While I don't have experience of the BDV3100, since the 3100 is WiFi driven I will guess yes for being able to play on the 3100 and also one SANS500. But probable not multiple 500 in the party streaming mode. I'm only be able to party stream by using iTunes as my source music. I have not been able to use any of the internet music sources for party streaming. The 500 does recognize my internet smart TV and a music source so guessing it will likewise recognize the 3100. Remember, I just guessing.
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Yes, it works with any Bluetooth A2DP device, however I would not recommend it. I tested and thoroughly compared about 60 different Bluetooth speakers recently. The SHARKK Bluetooth 4.0 speaker is the best bang for your buck, period, and it has double the battery life they list because they upgraded the battery but didn't update the description. Though it's sound is a tad sharp, the Altec Lansing iMW575 speaker is the best waterproof one I've discovered. It's loud and clear but does start to distort at high volume when the battery gets very low, instead of just turning off. Maybe they fixed that with a firmware update. The best non-waterproof speaker hands-down is the Sound Blaster Roar SR20 and it really cranks out awesome, clear sound with sweet bass and amazing battery life. Speakers that support APT-X and AAC audio codecs have clear, uncompressed sound. Skip Bose, except for the Soundlink mini, which sounds very good but is a little soft. Most Bose is way overpriced. The Sony SRX-X7 is awesome but also overpriced and the software, if you choose to use it, is way overcomplicated and buggy.
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I'm not sure about the Sony speakers. I use A JVC active/passive speaker set that works fine
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Question about the B speakers. I have the right settings to make the B speakers work (thanks for that info) but there is on on set of lugs for the B speakers so they don't play in stereo. (I put both speakers on the one set of B lugs.) Is there another way the B speakers should be wired?
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I can only get the speaker to work on some occasions. I wouldn't recommend using it, every time I have gotten it to work the quality is incredibly low. It seems to be meant to be used strictly for a skype handset. I would recommend a Bluetooth headset for voice chat. I really like the samsung HM1700.
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I contacted Sony customer support, here is the question and response: Model : bdp-s570 Question: When will you offer firmware that will allow more video file formats mkv, m4v, mp4, m2ts, etc... to be streamed over the network connection from a DLNA media server? At this point it plays very few file types. one of the main reasons I purchased this product was to stream video over my network. Thank You Response: Thank you for contacting Sony Support. I'm sorry, but there is no update available to support the additional file formats via DLNA. I've provided a link with the information on the file types that are supported when using the DLNA feature: http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/documentLink.do?externalId=C1017936 Thank you for your time. The Sony Email Response Team
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If you have a very large home theater then I would say great. This sub is a monster, I had a 4th of July party which turned into a block party and It never was turned up to full volume. I normally use it in my family room for Karaoke night but I have to turned the bass all the way down or it would be too much. I hope this gives you a general idea.
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Party? No. For that I would go all out and buy the Mini-Bose. It has distortion, but does not play loud enough to really hear it. Believe me, you do not want this one for a party. I got it for my kayak so I can play it while fishing. It is loud enough to hear then but I would never use it for a party or alike. Even in the garage while working I break out the Bose.
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How does the speaker sound? If you watch Hulu or Netflix, etc... are you able to listen at a reasonable level without the speaker distorting or do you need to use headphones or plugin external speakers?
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Well! it may put out audio with in the tv's range & that may suit you just fine. Now ! on the other hand I got the speaker's to add to a Sony surroud system & they drowned out the rest of the speakers also the impedance was not correct. I had to get things in balance now my all Yamaha 7.2 system pushed with Yamaha Reciver the Rx-V676 .The house trembles & that works for me. Pleas note I did this a pair at a time as there are no package deals in the mid range speaker's , seems the stores sell top & bottom stuff around me...have fun what ever way you go.
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I was unable to get the sony headset to work as a Bluetooth player with my bluedio headphones but it works excellent to send music from another Bluetooth device e.g. like a phone to my sony noise canceling headphones which I attach it to. It also works great as a wired player to non-Bluetooth headphones by playing music on the micro sd card. I wish it could work as a bt player to bt headphones but I think it is a receiver and not a transmitter for sounds and that is why it cannot broadcast TO bt headphones on its own but can act as a receiver of other devices transmitting over bt. Hope this helps. It is an awesome device. I was unable to get the sony headset to work as a Bluetooth player with my bluedio headphones but it works excellent to send music from another Bluetooth device e.g. like a phone to my sony noise canceling headphones which I attach it to. It also works great as a wired player to non-Bluetooth headphones by playing music on the micro sd card. I wish it could work as a bt player to bt headphones but I think it is a receiver and not a transmitter for sounds and that is why it cannot broadcast TO bt headphones on its own but can act as a receiver of other devices transmitting over bt. Hope this... » Read More I was unable to get the sony headset to work as a Bluetooth player with my bluedio headphones but it works excellent to send music from another Bluetooth device e.g. like a phone to my sony noise canceling headphones which I attach it to. It also works great as a wired player to non-Bluetooth headphones by playing music on the micro sd card. I wish it could work as a bt player to bt headphones but I think it is a receiver and not a transmitter for sounds and that is why it cannot broadcast TO bt headphones on its own but can act as a receiver of other devices transmitting over bt. Hope this helps. It is an awesome device. « Show Less
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Hello Nancy, that would depend on what kind of device you are attempting to stream from. As far as I can tell, as long as the device you are trying to stream from can support Bluetooth connectivity, then it should play through this device. It is more a matter of the device than the source. As long as the device you are listening on supports Bluetooth, this device should work with it... Hope this helps.
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I've got an identical setup (but a blue ray instead of XBox) and it works. There should be a setting on your home theater system that would allow to transmit sound to rear speakers. I have a Sony 5.1 surround system and I have to press "Sound Field" several times until I find the correct setting... Hope this helps - you can email me at mplavnik@gsb.uchicago.edu for additional questions.
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connect the toshlink from your tv to the Sony receiver. change audio output setting to "external" or "surround" speakers in your setting section of tv menu. it should work fine. good luck!
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The only way that could work would be is the streaming device just sends the mp3 etc. usb input or aux input. But this is just a amplifier so unless the streamer can be first setup on a computer. Then plug into usb or aux and if the music is there playing it would work. The usb handles a few formats of music.
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Tom,Yep, did the test tone both from the Onkyo and BD player. All 6 speakers responded. I did set the BD player for PCM for all formats for 5.1ch. It's my understanding when using the Onkyo DVD Multichannel during playback, the Onkyo ignores its own speaker settings and uses whatever is coming from the BD player. Perhaps I need to tinker with the speaker settings in the BD player. Thanks,Dennis
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I just tried streaming (wired connection) with Sony BDP-BX37 and Sony BDP-BX57. Installed latest update on both. After a few minutes of streaming it pauses, gets into the "Loading, Please wait..." mode and doesn't resume at all after that. My internet provider was on the line running tests when it happens and didn't see any problem from his side. It happens not only with Netflix but with YouTube as well. I can stream fine from my PC, or from my Sony XBR9 TV. I am sure there is a major flaw in the firmware of the Sony BDPs. Maybe they don't work well with certain routers. I have a D-Link 624.