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Sid_Sidow Power-User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Omaha, Nebraska (fly-over country USA) Posts: 406 Good Answers: 7	Two Questions...... 12/15/2023 10:12 PM
	A. Has anyone ever heard of a set of wireless headphones with memory (as a flashdrive) My Bluetooth wireless has failed on left channel. I just thought it would ease work on my phone to not use Bluetooth and load the tunes on the headphones just as I load them on a flashdrive and play them in my car. (Rory Gallagher and more......) Stopped at a stereo store and the gentleman looked at me like I had three eyes (Twilight Zone??) But to his defense, he only knew "HIS" product line. B. Has anyone else been so stupid - as my wife pointed out - as I seared some protein in the kitchen, I am used to setting off a smoke alarm positioned close to the stove. Thinking ahead I put a fan to circulate the air to not hear the alarm and set the dogs off. After a couple minutes of this, my wife reminded me I took that smoke alarm down to replace the battery and did not put it back!!! __________________ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka" but rather "Hmmmmm...that's funny" - Isaac Asimov 1920-1992
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#1 Re: Two Questions...... 12/15/2023 11:05 PM
	These seem to fit the bill.... __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Two Questions...... 12/16/2023 12:25 PM
	Everybody exhibits habitual behaviors, it's intrinsic.... https://www.psychologs.com/psychology-of-habits-understanding-habitual-behavior/ __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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Rixter Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: About 4000 miles from the center of the earth (+/-100 mi) Posts: 9910 Good Answers: 1141	#3 Re: Two Questions...... 12/16/2023 7:59 PM
	Maybe you can get some headphones with memory and noise cancellation to mask out that annoying smoke alarm...
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Sid_Sidow Power-User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Omaha, Nebraska (fly-over country USA) Posts: 406 Good Answers: 7	#5 In reply to #3 Re: Two Questions...... 12/17/2023 9:41 AM
	Brilliant!!! Then I can keep cooking....... __________________ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka" but rather "Hmmmmm...that's funny" - Isaac Asimov 1920-1992
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Tony Aston Power-User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 145 Good Answers: 3	#4 Re: Two Questions...... 12/17/2023 4:22 AM
	Headphones for playing loud music? - think road safety! __________________ Tony Aston
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Sid_Sidow Power-User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Omaha, Nebraska (fly-over country USA) Posts: 406 Good Answers: 7	#6 In reply to #4 Re: Two Questions...... 12/17/2023 9:42 AM
	NEVER when behind the wheel! __________________ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka" but rather "Hmmmmm...that's funny" - Isaac Asimov 1920-1992
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12362 Good Answers: 115	#7 Re: Two Questions...... 12/17/2023 6:50 PM
	I share your pain..... __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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Brave Sir Robin Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Annapolis, Maryland Posts: 7940 Good Answers: 458	#8 Re: Two Questions...... 12/18/2023 12:04 PM
	I took a different approach entirely: FM, no static at all. I have an MP3 player hooked up to a 0.1W FM transmitter and then I can listen to my complete music collection on random continuous loop anywhere around the house on the hi-fi or FM receiver headphones or clock radio or wireless or . . . . Reliability of this unit has been good. I've been running this thing non-stop for ten years now without a problem. I just found some dead air in the spectrum near the bottom, 88.3 MHz in my case, and set the transmitter to the low-power setting (0.1W) to be a good neighbor in case this el-cheapo transmitter spills over into adjacent bands. Not too many people in my neighborhood listen to N.P.R. so it's pretty unlikely I am going to step on someone's reception either way. Instructions are not very good with this unit but the price is right <$100 at Amazon or on-line retailer of your choice. You will need to use a 3.5mm plug to 3.5mm plug cable to get the transmitter connected to your audio source. You will need to adjust the volume control on the left to get the right levels. If the audio sounds raspy (clipping), turn the volume down until the music sounds clear and smooth. I set my signal levels a little below the "volume levels" of local FM stations for the best quality while still maintaining decent dynamic range. On the 0.1W setting, as I drive away from the house, the signal disappears in less than 500 feet so I'm pretty sure the G-Men from the FCC are not going to come barging through my front door. I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition . . . .
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Sid_Sidow Power-User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Omaha, Nebraska (fly-over country USA) Posts: 406 Good Answers: 7	#9 Re: Two Questions...... 12/28/2023 5:55 PM
	Actually - my son found these and the look exactly what I want! Will test them as soon as I can...... Link to Amazon...... __________________ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka" but rather "Hmmmmm...that's funny" - Isaac Asimov 1920-1992
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