JVC LCD HDTV with 120Hz technology Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 4, 2008 Q: I am in the market for a 42-46 inch HDTV. A friend just purchased a 50-inch plasma and is complaining about blurred movement when watching sports. We will use our TV to watch lots of sports as well. Should I […]
Onkyo TX-SR605 for $379.77 Most receivers selling for under $500 only support Dolby Digital and DTS, the surround formats used on DVDs. Unlike almost all other receivers, the Onkyo TX-SR605 also offers decoding for the advanced surround-sound formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA, which sound significantly better and are found on high-def movie discs. It’s a […]
Professional Boxes and Packaging- it’s nice to see and shows this is a serious effort! Over the past year I’ve been recommending the Insignia NS-B2111 speakers to readers who want great sound but who are on an extremely limited budget. The big drawback to the NS-B2111s is there is no matching center channel, making them […]
Toshiba 40RF350U Super Narrow Bezel 1080p LCD HDTV Tiger Direct has the top-performing Toshiba 40RF350U 40-inch LCD HDTV on sale for only $1099, an $800 savings. Not only are these fantastic TVs with a beautiful picture, the narrow bezel allows it to fit in spaces that will typically only hold a 37″ TV. The […]
Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player I usually recommend the PlayStation 3 pretty much exclusively for readers looking for a Blu-ray player, but this deal is a good one if you are looking to get into Blu-ray at a bargain price. The BDP-S300 does not support the advanced audio codecs Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD, making it […]
Samsung DLP TVs are some of the best rear projection sets on the market. If you want a big screen size, rear projection is far less expensive than flat panel LCD and plasma sets and the projected images often have a sense of depth that flat panels have a hard time duplicating. One Call has […]
I came across this rather shocking article through one of my email alerts. Lately I’ve been expounding on why I believe locally-owned, independent retailers are a far better place to do business than big-box stores… this piece from MSNBC drives the point home. This is an extreme case but this isn’t the first time I’ve […]
Acculine A1 bookshelf speaker- exotic speaker technology for $249 Sound Advice By Don Lindich Q: I recently purchased a 50″ Plasma and need to make a decision. I want to have the surround sound experience with it and plan to either purchase one of the boxed home theatre systems or attempt to put together a […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Q: What do you think is the best place to buy an iPod? -Melissa Lawrence, Eighty-Four, PA A: For buying and iPod (or any other Apple product, for that matter) I would strongly recommend your local Apple Store, if you are lucky enough to have one near you. […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Q: I like the idea of having the functionality of an all-in-one printer/scanner/copier and have been considering buying one. What is holding me back is I have heard that if you want to make high quality photo prints, they are not a good choice and I should […]
Gotta hand it to my readers, they don’t miss much! Soon after posting the 42HL167 deal, I received this email: Don, I am a little confused. A while back you stated that 1080p was pretty much meaningless and now here you are recommending the Toshiba 1080p 42″ for $999. Did something change other than […]
This great-sounding bookshelf speaker is a bargain at its regular price of $87.98, at $49.98 they are a steal! Work great for both music and home theater with a warm, rich, and detailed sound that is non-fatiguing… just don’t crank them up to the max and you’ll be fine. Read my review and see them […]
Sound Advice By Don Lindich Week 42, 2007 Q: I have a Minolta Maxxum 7000i 35mm camera with a Tokina AF 35-200mm lens. Since buying a digital camera several years ago, I have not used this film camera. I was thinking of selling it on eBay and getting a digital SLR, but a friend said […]
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 that […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 others, along with […]
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 […]
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 […]
