September 19, 2016

  • Simaudio Mind 180, Part 14

    Nora had a quiet and introverted wannabe hippie female friend, who lived in another dorm, in the other quad. Perhaps 8 of us were hanging out in the corner lounge, which was adjacent to my dorm room. Someone complained that, perhaps because it was full of bodies, the room was "toasty."

    Nora's friend, in a zen sort of way, said that she wished the room were hotter and steamy, just like her naked yoga class (!). And that was the first time I ever heard about "naked yoga."

    I looked about the room, glanced at the students, and, under the influence of Nora's friend, pictured them doing naked yoga. Don't be steamed; mind over matter.
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    Okay, in order to use a Simaudio Mind 180, you need a router with wireless capability; a smartphone or tablet; a computer or network with music files; and a DAC. Assuming your wireless router is working, use your tablet to find the "Moon Mind" app.

    A.) Make sure the Ethernet connection is made to/with the Mind 180.

    B.) Now remove the power cable.

    C.) Go to the back panel. Using a narrow pointy object, hold down on the dimpled "Update" countersunk button.
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    D.) Reinsert the power cable. Simaudio claim that the initialization or update process takes about 10 minutes. That was not the case, when my unit went through this process. IIRC, it took 15 long minutes. In that time, you could have done a nice, steamy, naked yoga session!

    E.) Once the initialization/update is complete, remove the power cable for 3 seconds.

    F.) Reinsert the power cable. If the LED flashes red (uh oh, college flashbacks!), something went wrong, and you have to restart this process. If the LED is green or extinguishes, congratulations, you are good to go!