Archive for October, 2007
I’ve long said using expensive wire and connecting cables is like filling your toilet tank with Evian… it’s expensive and wasteful as tap water flushes just as well. If you buy expensive wire or cables, imagine yourself wrapping it around the figurative neck of your system and strangling the life out of it… because […]
October 28th, 2007 | Posted in Advice on Purchasing, Commentary, Connections and Cables, Newspaper Columns | No Comments
Outlaw Model 970 Preamp/Processor
Outlaw Model 990 Preamp/Processor
Outlaw Model 7075 Amplifier
Yow. Outlaw Audio has their Model 970 Preamp/Processor on sale for only $499, and their top-of-the-line Model 990 Preamp/Processor for only $799. That’s a tremendous bargain as the 970 and 990 were considered great deals for their usual asking prices… it wasn’t that long […]
October 25th, 2007 | Posted in Advice on Purchasing, Don's Dealfinder, Speakers and Sound Systems | No Comments
Here’s a chance to get some top quality audiophile tower speakers for the price you would pay for bookshelf speakers. PSB’s Alpha series has long been known for great sound, and Chicago’s Saturday Audio has long been known for great deals on closeout gear that is audiophile-tested, audiophile-approved. I commend Andy Zimmerman, Saturday Audio’s proprietor, […]
October 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Advice on Purchasing, Don's Dealfinder, Speakers and Sound Systems | No Comments
This is a re-post from my old site, slightly updated. What I said then still applies today- read, enjoy and learn!
Some Thoughts on Very Small Speakers
Speaker systems using extremely small satellites with a subwoofer or “bass module” have become quite popular due to their unobtrusive nature, especially when there is a wife to […]
October 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Advice on Purchasing, Commentary, Speakers and Sound Systems | No Comments
If you look to the right, you will see “Recommended Speakers” under the Pages category. This is the first of several Recommended Products pages you will see posted in the coming weeks. Upcoming is Recommended Receivers, Recommended DVD Players, Recommended Compact Systems and Radios, Recommended Televisions, Recommended Digital Cameras, and a few […]
October 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Advice on Purchasing, Commentary, Site News | No Comments
Sound Advice
By Don Lindich
Week 39, 2007
Q: I recently purchased a Sylvania 15″ digital LCD HDTV to use with Dish Network. My Dish remote does every other thing it should with the Dish receiver, such as channel selection, program guide,system info and recall. I cannot program my Dish remote to turn the TV on or […]
October 21st, 2007 | Posted in Advice on Purchasing, Digital Photography, Newspaper Columns, Television | No Comments
I haven’t been posting much the past week or so, and there is a reason for it… I will soon be posting some neat new features I have been working on, as well as some special product reviews.
Upcoming product reviews include:
Axiom Audio Algonquin Outdoor Speakers
Olympus E-510 Digital SLR (2 lens kit)
Magnepan MMG Speakers
Soundmatters FULLstageHD
Eyeport Vision […]
October 15th, 2007 | Posted in Commentary | No Comments
Audio/Video Cables from Monoprice
Sound Buys Product Review by Don Lindich
Would you rather spend $4.79 or $79.99 on effectively the same product? If saving the $75 interests you, read on. There’s a very good chance I am going to save you that $75, or even much more.
Anyone buying electronics in a big-box store has been […]
October 6th, 2007 | Posted in Accessories, Advice on Purchasing, Connections and Cables, Newspaper Columns, Product Reviews | 1 Comment