How does your Pono sound?
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so a couple of more things:
On Friday night, I finally downloaded and connected to the PONO Music World. At first it would not transfer any music from the desktop app to the PONO player. I called PONO support and they were very helpful. The kid was a little rattled but that is to be expected with all the calls they are receiving. We got everything to work and the interface is extremely user-friendly once you use it a few times.
Only issue I have: PONO has a blue light that is supposed to light up when you are listening to HD quality music. I transferred the HD FLAC versions of PJ "Leeds" and "Cincinnati" as well as SP "Mellon Collie". None of them triggered the blue light. not a big deal but I am curious about this. Anyone else have an issue with this or know of a fix?livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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I wonder if the blue light only comes on when listening to songs purchased from Pono?"There's a $10,000 bill in it for you."
"Oh yeah? Which president's on it?"
"Uh, all of them. They're having a party. Jimmy Carter's passed out on the couch."
Columbus 2000
Columbus 2003
Hershey 2003
Toledo 2004
Cincinnati 2006
Chicago/Lollapalooza 2007
Columbus 2010
Chicago/Wrigley 2013
Pittsburgh 2013
Portland 2013
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That was my thought as well. maybe something they tag the file with???tribejammer05 said:I wonder if the blue light only comes on when listening to songs purchased from Pono?
livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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I have read in other places that some people are having trouble with gapless playback. Has anyone here had that issue, because I am sure a lot of us will be playing HD-FLAC shows and a gap between songs would ruin the playback, imo.0
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Listen to your mother! She's part of your jamily and she cares. and so do i. smarten up son! You don't want to get grounded do you? GO TO YOUR ROOM! ...PJ_Soul said:
Truly sorry to sound like a nag, but you shouldn't do that. It's dangerous no matter how careful you think you're being. If it were just dangerous to you I wouldn't say anything, as that would totally be your own business.*mumbles*
god damn kids and their music....*groans and mumbles*
Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13
2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!0 -
very true.MedozK said:I have read in other places that some people are having trouble with gapless playback. Has anyone here had that issue, because I am sure a lot of us will be playing HD-FLAC shows and a gap between songs would ruin the playback, imo.
some songs have a slight pause between them. thanks for reminding me. that was another grievance as I will be playing a lot of live shows on this. I didn't see an option in the menu to change it.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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Surely they will take care of this with a firmware update. I couldn't imagine listening to Dark Side of the Moon with gaps between tracks.lolobugg said:
very true.MedozK said:I have read in other places that some people are having trouble with gapless playback. Has anyone here had that issue, because I am sure a lot of us will be playing HD-FLAC shows and a gap between songs would ruin the playback, imo.
some songs have a slight pause between them. thanks for reminding me. that was another grievance as I will be playing a lot of live shows on this. I didn't see an option in the menu to change it.
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I hope so. it is very annoyingMedozK said:
Surely they will take care of this with a firmware update. I couldn't imagine listening to Dark Side of the Moon with gaps between tracks.lolobugg said:
very true.MedozK said:I have read in other places that some people are having trouble with gapless playback. Has anyone here had that issue, because I am sure a lot of us will be playing HD-FLAC shows and a gap between songs would ruin the playback, imo.
some songs have a slight pause between them. thanks for reminding me. that was another grievance as I will be playing a lot of live shows on this. I didn't see an option in the menu to change it.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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The Pono sounds great if you use Hi-Rez files. If you import a CD into it it still sounds pretty much like the CD sounds. Bought 3 hi-rez songs from Quadrophenia from Pono music (@$2.79 ea.) and they sound outstanding compared to same song played back from cd ripping.
There is a small pop between each track that must be fixed soon.
The Pono World 20 app is VERY BUGGY. Must be fixed soon or I'm afraid the whole experience for the user will be compromised.
Sound great through a stereo system if you have good patch cords. The idea that the output is through a 3.5mm mini jack seems short sided. Would have thought a 1/4" jack would have been a wiser choice.
No regrets buying it as it sounds outstanding in my car.0 -
mine tooJohnnieBeBlue said:Want to know how mine sounds? Ask Neil because he's still holding onto it apparently!
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Haven't seen this asked before but I think I know the answer....do you have to charge this thing up before you can use it? USB?Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 7-11-1995; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-29-1998; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV 10-22-2000 ~PJ10~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 4-1-2003; Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ 6-7-2003; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-18-2003; Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI 6-21-2003; Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 10-5-2004; The Gorge, George, WA 9-1-2005; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-16-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-17-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-2-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-3-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-23-2009; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-24-2009; Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 12-4-2013; Key Arena, Seattle, WA 12-6-2013; iWireless Arena, Moline, IL 10-17-2014 ~No Code Show~; Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN 10-19-2014; Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 10-20-2014 ~Yield Show~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 10-22-2014 ~PJ24~: Wrigley Field 1 & 2, 2016; Safeco Field, Seattle Home Shows 1 & 2; Wrigley Field, Chicago Away Shows 1 & 2....0
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So I got my answer....YES. And I know some people will be pissed to know today I received my PJ Pono that was bought from the secondary market. So.....it had to go to the original purchaser.....redelivered to me..and finally received by me.manitouman said:Haven't seen this asked before but I think I know the answer....do you have to charge this thing up before you can use it? USB?
So I have a question....Since 2-albums from a specific artist are pre-loaded from Pono. Can you exchange these 2 albums with another Pono owner of a different LE artist for those 2 (Pono included) albums?
For example, I have the PJ Pono. Can I trade the 2 Pono included PJ albums for someone who has the 2 Neil Young authorized Pono albums instead of having to purchase from the store?Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 7-11-1995; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-29-1998; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV 10-22-2000 ~PJ10~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 4-1-2003; Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ 6-7-2003; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-18-2003; Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI 6-21-2003; Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 10-5-2004; The Gorge, George, WA 9-1-2005; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-16-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-17-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-2-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-3-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-23-2009; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-24-2009; Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 12-4-2013; Key Arena, Seattle, WA 12-6-2013; iWireless Arena, Moline, IL 10-17-2014 ~No Code Show~; Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN 10-19-2014; Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 10-20-2014 ~Yield Show~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 10-22-2014 ~PJ24~: Wrigley Field 1 & 2, 2016; Safeco Field, Seattle Home Shows 1 & 2; Wrigley Field, Chicago Away Shows 1 & 2....0 -
So, am I the only one who's disappointed with the Pono?0
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Why are you disappointed?
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See my posts back on page 4.0
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I think your experience may benefit from listening through a home stereo, car stereo or a set of headphones. I have a set of decent Sennheiser ear buds but would never use those for critical listening or comparison of non-hd tracks to hd tracks. Just my ideas.0
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Upgrade from Dr Dre's retirement fund earplugs and you should get higher fidelity across the board.JH57554 said:So, am I the only one who's disappointed with the Pono?
They don't even list Audio Specifications for their products. Just prices... [-(Post edited by camaros oni like sound...0 -
As I mentioned in my follow-up post, I've also listened through a Bose sound dock and some high end studio monitors at work and I'm still just not hearing much of a difference.
Not trying to start an argument, just curious if I'm the only one in this thread that's not impressed.0 -
Nicecamaros said:
Upgrade from Dr Dre's retirement fund earplugs and you should get higher fidelity across the board.JH57554 said:So, am I the only one who's disappointed with the Pono?
They don't even list Audio Specifications for their products.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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@jh57554, would you sell for face, plus shipping?0
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