Recent content by pweller

I agree with a lot of the 'stinkers' already posted, Red Hot Chili Peppers, anything from overplayed Greenday, Celine Dion, Coldplay (and all other male singers that sing like babies/girls - you don't have to get overly macho, but cut out the goo-goo whispery stuff). How about that tune...

The Pioneer ad is pretty cool. Do you think there's a problem if you get a stack of Playboys and only post scans of the audio ads? :D

Anything made by Monster

I found a few interesting articles about the numerous monster lawsuits. Here are two of the better ones: http://corpreform.typepad.com/corpreform/2004/12/q_when_is_a_fri.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Cable From what I can tell, they took some legal action against...

I read this and the first thing that popped into my head was "This is monster cable's way of franchising!!" Instead of actually making a worthwhile product, they are now in the business of legally forcing people to pay to use the name 'monster'. Imagine if they did get $100 per month for each...

Yep, I have a turntable. It happens to be sitting on top of a few boxes of LPs in the closet. I haven't hooked that thing up in years. I still have 'fond' memories of the static and pop, and the first time I heard a CD I never bought another LP. Too much hassle. Of course, if you like...

Consumer Reports just did a short review of noise cancelling headphones in the current (January 09) issue. I subscribe, and just got the issue a few days ago. They organized the review based on design; over the ear, on ear, and inserts. The Panasonic RP-HC55 got best buy at $60, these are...

I don't claim to know anything about bit rates, but my XM sounds pretty compressed compared to broadcast FM.

It could also have something to do with the changing weather. If you have been using your furnace recently, the humidity levels in your house might be lower and cause your plaster to shrink slightly. This could cause cracks to open up a bit, and maybe screwheads to be slightly more visible.

A few months ago I refoamed my 7b's. I got both the mid and woofer foams here: http://www.citlink.net/~msound/ This guy is really good, and is interested in making sure you get the right stuff for the job. Here is some jibberish at the end of one of our e-mails, I think the part...

My Boston Acoustics Solo radio does have the alarm volume ramp up.

I recently built a set of stands for a roughly similar speaker (I posted photos on the DIY section I think). Anyway, what I did was to set the speakers up on temporary stands (cardboard boxes) and listen to them. You can try tilting them back to see if you like that or not. This way you can...

I don't see anything at all wrong with the auction. Note that there were 24 bids on this thing, which is quite a few. There were only 6 different bidders, so maybe the seller is using people to bid his items up, or maybe this is the fair market value. You'd have to be pretty dim not to see...

As stated, veneer cannot tolerate too much sanding. I read in a finishing book that oxalic acid can be used to remove water stains on wood. I have seen this is the active ingredient in a deck cleaning solution sold at Home Depot, though I have not found just plain oxalic acid. I would try it...

I've been happy with my Boston Acoustics Solo radio. It's a simple am/fm radio with a digital tuner. I use it as a clock radio in my bedroom. I know they make a stereo version, and they make one with an ipod dock I think. The sound is quite good for such a small package, and the design is...