Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 7, 2007 Q: I’m still hanging on to the old school idea that the best speaker set up for music (not movies) is to take two high quality speakers, place them the correct distance apart in a room with adequate acoustics, and listen. But surround sound is overtaking audio [...]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 6, 2007 Q: I hav a Pioneer SX 700 receiver that I purchased new in 1968. Recently the left channel has become weak on all functions (phono,AM-FM, tape, etc.) To have both channels equal I have to adjust the balance to the left and I lose much fidelity. Do [...]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 5, 2007 Q: My first question is, how do DLP TV’s rate against LCD and plasma? My second question regards the lock cable has on digital TV. When the change is implemented and analog is gone, will you be able to receive digital channels directly on your digital TV [...]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 4, 2007 Q: Recent receiver reviews and your writings indicate Dolby Pro-Logic II is an important feature.Since my 1998 Yamaha 992 receiver states it has “Dolby Pro -Logic”, I assume it pre-dates DPL II. Is there a perceivable sound difference?If so, how, and is it worth considering an [...]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 3, 2007 Q: I have a 2GB portable flash drive. Is there any way to backup my digital camera pictures directly to the drive when I’m on vacation? -Ken Byrom, Cranberry, PA A: Wow, this is a great idea! I do not know of a way and as far [...]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 2, 2007 Q: What is the difference between LCD and plasma flat-panel TVs? Also, has an HDTV standard for the US been officially adopted? I am thinking about purchasing a new TV set and am not sure whether it’s wise to do now or wait. -Frank Humphries, Minneapolis, MN [...]
Week 1, 2007 Q: Is there a cheap way to completely erase used 8 mm camcorder tapes so I can reuse them? When I looked on line for the handheld magnetic erasers they were rather expensive. -Doug Sneddon A: Take your camcorder and put on the lens cap, rewind to the beginning, press record [...]
Oppo Digital DV-970HD DVD player Oppo DV-970HD DVD Player Sound Buys product review By Don Lindich Though most consumers are unfamiliar with the name Oppo Digital, chances are you have owned or seen some of Oppo’s cousins in stores around the world. Oppo Digital is a new venture of BBK Electronics, one [...]
Week 49, 2006 Q: I have a new HDTV and DVD player and want to add a home theater audio system, keeping within a budget. I was hoping to get something for about $1000 and was considering the Bose 18 system, but was told from a few people that it is not that good and [...]
Week 48, 2006 Q: I saw your recent article on receivers and have a few questions as I am buying one soon. I found two receiver I am interested in. One has HDMI, this is a Yamaha, and the other only has HDMI pass through, this is by Sony. There is a difference in price [...]
Week 47, 2006 Q: On the last hour of the last day of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Greece and Turkey, a new 2 GB SD card containing 350+ pictures from the whole trip failed, and the camera screen read: Memory Card Error. I could neither take more pictures nor could I view the shots onscreen [...]
Week 46, 2006 Q: I’m confused by the wide variety of formats supported by the new home theatre receivers, including THX and the various Dolby versions, as well as the choice of HDMI vs. component connections. These choices can add quite a bit to the price of these units. Can you decipher which of the [...]
Week 45, 2006 Q: We own a Pentax *ist DS camera purchased 2 years ago. With the prices of SD cards going through the floor, I’d like to get some 2 GB SD cards. However, I don’t know if our camera can address that much memory. Nowhere in the camera manual is there a discussion [...]
Week 43, 2006 Q: I found an entertainment center that I think would be a good fit for the television I am going to purchase soon- a 42″ LCD or plasma set. It is from Broyhill and I found it at a local furniture store. Is there any advice you can give to someone [...]
Week 42, 2006 Q: You recently mentioned Insignia speakers in your column. What is your opinion of the Insignia home theatre receiver selling for $129.99? It is rated at 100 watts per channel over 6 channels. Is this a good buy or should I spend a little more ? -John Jambo, Pittsburgh, PA [...]
Sound Advice Week 41, 2006 Q: I have a Sony digital camera and I use a 512 MB memory stick, which will record 30 minutes of video in movie mode. I download the memory stick into an iMac computer and then burn the video on a DVD-R disc My problem is that the DVD will [...]
Making movies with your digital camera is easy and fun! Modern cameras have great movie modes that record sound too. You can watch the movies on your camera and computer, send them via email or even burn them on DVDs for television watching. Many camera owners do not take advantage of this [...]
I have long been a lover of vinyl records and all they offer… sweet, rich, natural sound quality that CDs can’t match, an incredible variety of music available spanning decades (make that hundreds of years) of American and world culture, and low cost that allows one to build an amazing collection for much less than [...]
Week of October 29, 2006 Q: I work in what is basically a concrete bunker. Radio reception is terrible. I’ve done a little reading on the internet and also picked my dad’s brain (he’s an electrical engineer) and I still can’t tell if the reception would be any better with HD Radio, or satellite for [...]
Week of October 22, 2006 Q: I have an iPod and I wanted to listen to it in my car while traveling. I purchased an FM transmitter which slips over the docking connection and adds very little size or weight to the iPod. I like it very much except for one aspect. In order [...]
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