RE: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Is a foobar2000 APK available, which could work on the Amazon Fire?

Oggy, Cheers. I will have a look. Though I was told that if an app does not appear in the Amazon App Store than it is not possible. Thanks, Paul

EDIT: Here's the LINK:

http://apk4kindle.com/Download_foobar2000-controller_APK-Amazon-Kindle.html

[Oggy]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

I have installed 'VLC' player onto the Amazon Fire. This is one of the recommended s/w music player apps. Unfortunately 'Foobar' is not available. However, it will give me a chance to test how my tagging is responded to on two different players.

Paul

Is a foobar2000 APK available, which could work on the Amazon Fire?

[Oggy]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

The FLAC files on the SanDisk SD card open and play fine on the Amazon Fire. The search engine is not a patch on Foobar though.

The volume through the internal speakers is somewhat weak-ish. But when listening through headphones, the volume is fine for the FLACS and You Tube etc.

Cheers,

Paul

Excellent!

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

The FLAC files on the SanDisk SD card open and play fine on the Amazon Fire. The search engine is not a patch on Foobar though.

The volume through the internal speakers is somewhat weak-ish. But when listening through headphones, the volume is fine for the FLACS and You Tube etc.

Cheers,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

I have installed 'VLC' player onto the Amazon Fire. This is one of the recommended s/w music player apps. Unfortunately 'Foobar' is not available. However, it will give me a chance to test how my tagging is responded to on two different players.

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

Amazon Fire HD has arrived. It's nice a big so the display is far superior to the tiny Sony GUI.

I have only listened to You Tube quickly on it and the volume seemed to be fine.

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Pleased that the Sony saga is over. Hope the Fire gives you reliable, and loud(!), music playback.

Thanks, well it's half the price and can do so much more. Sony seem to have gone down the pan. Paul

[Oggy]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

Now that Amazon are refunding me for the faulty Sony Walkman, I have ordered an 'Amazon Fire HD8' as a replacement.

Thanks,

Paul

Pleased that the Sony saga is over. Hope the Fire gives you reliable, and loud(!), music playback.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Hi,

Now that Amazon are refunding me for the faulty Sony Walkman, I have ordered an 'Amazon Fire HD8' as a replacement.

Thanks,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

I doubt anyone can hear the difference between 192kHz and 96kHz hi-res audio files, especially under headphones.

I have hi-res flacs in my set-up. Foobar2000 is configured to downsample 176.4kHz to 88.2kHz and 192kHz to 96kHz, so this is not a problem.

Well yes, one's hearing threshold is always good fodder for debate!

I will be starting a 'listening' thread over the next month or so, and hopefully it will attract some interest.

[mville]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

I would preferably want '24 bit / 192 kHz' because I intend to purchase this format - from d/l music stores - once I am fully up and running.

I doubt anyone can hear the difference between 192kHz and 96kHz hi-res audio files, especially under headphones.

I have hi-res flacs in my set-up. Foobar2000 is configured to downsample 176.4kHz to 88.2kHz and 192kHz to 96kHz, so this is not a problem.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

If you are serious about PC audio, then a DAC or external USB soundcard/unit is preferable as these are isolated from the motherboard (not subject to interference from the motherboard) and are usually superior in sound quality.

Hi,

Well, I actually should have mentioned that I do in fact have an external soundcard. I bought it four years ago alongside Steinberg Cubase VST. Its basic but its ok. My studio is not professional. But I use it to connect to my reference speakers and also to play a keyboard through. It has a quarter-inch jack headphone output also. Its called the 'CI2+'.

But its too big to cart around and I certainly don't want to be unplugging it all the time.

Yes, the Windows m/b and drivers are inadequate!

Thanks.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

You'll have to do your homework. It is not straight forward as not all portable DACs work with all mobile devices. I suggest you google and see what the audiophiles at currently using and how they setup, i.e. what player software and DAC combinations are known to work successfully on which devices.

FYI, I have an Audioquest Dragonfly Red (RRP £169) which I picked up for £88 on ebay.

The Dragonfly Red supports up to 24-bit, 96kHz and out performs the DACs in my OPPO Blu-ray player, which cost me £900. Both use ESS Technology DACs.

I plug the Dragonfly Red (USB) into the home theatre/backup server I built, using an HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T running Windows 10 Pro, with an SSD, 4 x 4GB HDDs, a cheap HDMI graphics card for watching movies and the Dragonfly Red for listening to my flac audio library, using foobar2k controlled from a tablet. This all connects to my surround sound setup.

I am now looking to get a Dragonfly Black (RRP £89, cheap on ebay) for use with a mobile phone, to replace my iPod Classic.

Cheers Mville,

Well we will have to see what comes out in the wash. Sony are calling me on Thursday now as my case has been escalated again.

I would only be needing the 'dac' exclusively for listening to music on the Sony Walkman or portable device. While I would not be requiring a multi complex set up like you have in your home, I would preferably want '24 bit / 192 kHz' because I intend to purchase this format - from d/l music stores - once I am fully up and running.

Paul

[mville]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Or is the device not like a 'soundcard' and therefore much more basic, please?

If you are serious about PC audio, then a DAC or external USB soundcard/unit is preferable as these are isolated from the motherboard (not subject to interference from the motherboard) and are usually superior in sound quality.

[mville]

Re: 'Amazon Fire' as a Music Player?

Do you think I could get something adequate for under 100£, please?

Yes, but get ready for another steep learning curve.

You'll have to do your homework. It is not straight forward as not all portable DACs work with all mobile devices. I suggest you google and see what the audiophiles at currently using and how they setup, i.e. what player software and DAC combinations are known to work successfully on which devices.

FYI, I have an Audioquest Dragonfly Red (RRP £169) which I picked up for £88 on ebay.

The Dragonfly Red supports up to 24-bit, 96kHz and out performs the DACs in my OPPO Blu-ray player, which cost me £900. Both use ESS Technology DACs.

I plug the Dragonfly Red (USB) into the home theatre/backup server I built, using an HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T running Windows 10 Pro, with an SSD, 4 x 4GB HDDs, a cheap HDMI graphics card for watching movies and the Dragonfly Red for listening to my flac audio library, using foobar2k controlled from a tablet. This all connects to my surround sound setup.

I am now looking to get a Dragonfly Black (RRP £89, cheap on ebay) for use with a mobile phone, to replace my iPod Classic.