Recent content by Botch

I just checked, my old amp was set at 50% output the whole time, and no I don't listen at high volumes. The 300W Class D amp they sell is the only one on backorder (of course, BotchLuck™) but they're supposed to have them by the end of the month.

Thanks, @Wardsweb. The fine folks at Parts Express answered my question within two hours, kudos to them. When I looked at the block diagram for the first plate amp it sure looked like it was a stereo output, but then I looked at the block diagram for the second, "mono" amp and it too has...

Actually the woodworking part is the only thing where I'm halfway competent. Right now I have a tech question sent in to Parts Express. They have a 250W plate amp that also includes a programmable, 5-band parametric EQ (which is complete overkill for a damn sub) and two outputs, and it sounds...

:listening:

Picked up my burned-up subwoofer (Monitor Audio Silver, 5.1 speaker set) from the repair shop. Many powered subwoofers have what's called a "plate amplifier" driving them, and it's a common part available from places like Parts Express and Dayton Audio; I asked him about that and he claimed it...

And it died again: Will take you guys' advice this time and try PSA. I hate to go with another sub as this is a living room system, and all the speakers are finished in a beautiful Rosenut veneer, hate to have one box in black...

Whee, Cory Wong and a band just performed 3 tunes on CBS Saturday Morning. His band included two different lead singers, and I believe the percussionist and trumpet player from Steven Colbert's Tonight Show band (who are probably looking for a new gig right about now...). The three tunes are...

The two main theme songs for this flick had been stuck in my head the end of January, so I watched this right before my 'net went down for 3 weeks. Depressing. :confused:

Found this video about the growth of vinyl sales, while CD sales are "tanking". He brings up some surprising points, such as "50% of current vinyl buyers do not own a turntable!" He does make one error, he states that the days of inexpensive used CDs are numbered; I don't quite agree with that...

>B-U-M-P!!!< :insert extinct bump emoji here: Bruno has been sharing the spotlight since I first learned of him, guesting on Uptown Funk (and where did Mark Ronson disappear to?), then he paired up with Anderson .paak or something like that, that Silk Sonic album was the best album to come...

On a day that desperately needs a bit of good news, PG has a new album coming out, O/I. Like it's predessesor he's releasing single tracks here and there before the album release (2nd video). And I'm so glad we didn't have to wait another twenty years for the next PG album (he's 75!)

I love fast, precision playing in a fusion player, but even I would admit that Mark King kinda goes overboard here with Level 42. Still love them though. They sold out two full weeks at Wembley a few years back; here they're playing in a tiny auditorium to (apparently) a bunch of rich old folk...

Alex Honnold discusses free-climbing both Half-Dome and El Capitan in Yosemite. His talk is both frightening, inspirational, and surprisingly humorous.

I used a Roku for years but once trying an Apple TV, no going back. Love the feature in movies (doesn't usually work on series/news/sports) where, if I didn't understand a bit of dialog, just hit the Siri button on the remote and ask, "What did he/she say?" (this happens a lot with my tinnitus)...

Snazzy Labs is one of the tech channels I follow, and here he visits and then uses the newest Echo home theater devices. First, I don't recommend these devices (even though I own two) nor do I personally recommend dealing with Amazon at all; I'll leave it there. But, hearing the discussions on...