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Our cat got a new litter box. Contractor wanted too much money, so the wife DIY'd it.

I'm going to be running some cable in the walls for surround speakers and have been looking at various mfr. wall plates with banana jacks & binding posts. I'm thinking spade lugs & binding posts on the back inside the wall & banana jacks on the front to plug the speakers into. Either a wall...

Get a load of this :handgestures-thumbup: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/07/17/malaysia-airlines-crash-msnbc-pranked-hard/

Have any of you guys tried one of these setups recently? I seem to remember that this was discussed a few years ago in regards to FR limitations for main or surround speakers. Now there are several companies marketing these products for subs - SVS, Outlaw, Martin Logan - to name a few. They...

Some current sub mfrs like Power Sound advertise that they have amps with DSP. Does anyone know if this actually improves a sub's performance? From PSA: "DSP amplifier is specifically programmed to produce an unsurpassed transient response to minimize ringing and one note bass" Also, have the...

I'm shopping for a replacement for my Mobile Pre so I can run REW to test my system. My understanding is that a condenser mic needs phantom power to work. In a music forum I read that a USB connection alone cannot provide enough power for this to work. Yet the portable preamps I've been...

Some Ebay ads for used speakers mention that the aluminum dome tweeter has a "minor" dimple or 2. I'm wondering how "minor" a dimple would have to be on a 1" tweeter to not affect the sound. Would any audible dimple effect be directional only on the damaged side? Would an SPL meter and test...

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http://youtu.be/VQ_AwFSWIPU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ_AwFSWIPU

This should be worth watching: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-carson-20120513,0,4466894.story

I have a 20+ year old amp that seems to work OK for my 2 ch system, but given its age I'm wondering if I should consider "re-capping" it. A visual inspection of the interior didn't reveal any parts obviously needing attention. I've cleaned the pots with Deoxit but that's it so far. What would...

I have an old Nakamichi SR-2A Stasis receiver used for my stereo setup by my computer. It has developed memory problems - it doesn't maintain the preset radio stations assigned after I shut it off. Inside I found a 3 volt coin shaped MnO2-Li battery that apparently has died of old age...

Caesar's got nothing on this guy! http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=qFP28ANXLLA&vq=medium

http://sciencefiction.com/2012/02/16/international-teaser-trailer-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus-revealed/ http://sciencefiction.com/2011/12/20/ridley-scott-continues-to-tempt-us-with-2nd-prometheus-teaser/

Gotta see this one - due out in June. http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/12/22/prometheus-trailer/

Got a new addition to my family today - an ATI 1804 amplifier. I'd been shopping for a 3-channel amp for some time, but they're hard to find. Saw this on Ebay & figured $775 delivered was a good price. The amp looks like new, no scratches, dents or dust. Tested out just fine - all channels...

Starts this Sunday night on Showtime

There's a joke in here somewhere........ http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/08/monster-cable-exec-to-launch-new-headphone-company/1

I recently had a chance to buy a pair of used Paradigm Studio 40v.3 speakers for a good price, and since I had the urge to try something different, I picked them up. I decided to make my own stands, using a design I’d had in mind for a while. I wasn’t interested in getting the matching...

Some projects are better left to professionals........ http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/07/calif-man-tries-to-remove-hernia-with-butter-knife/1