Don Lindich’s Sound Advice Blog

I was at Radio Shack yesterday and came across these nice little memory card wallets for only $1.98 each!  I could not find them on Radio Shack’s website so in seems to be an in-store only deal. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundadviceblog.com%2Fdigital-photography%2Fproduct-of-the-day-43-targus-aluminum-memory-card-wallets-198-at-radio-shack%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Product+of+the+Day+%2343%3A+Targus+Aluminum+Memory+Card+Wallets+%28%241.98+at+Radio+Shack%29′; addthis_pub = ”;

Ohm Walsh 3000 Speakers (new cabinets have rounded corners) Longtime readers of the column and my website know I have long been a fan of Walsh speakers from Ohm Acoustics.  My first pair of high-quality speakers were Ohm Walsh 1s, which I purchased years ago and still have today.   Ohm Walsh 2, Ohm F, [...]

The Speaker Company TST1 Tower Speakers Myself, as well as many other industry writers, have become big fans of of the T-series (TSB, TST and TSAT) speakers from The Speaker Company, and for a lot of good reasons. They look great, they are beautifully finished, and they sound fantastic- clearly better than most anything selling [...]

Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Player Today’s Product of the Day, the Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray player, is well known to be one of the best you can buy.  It is fast, reliable, well supported by the manufactuerer,  supports Internet streaming from YouTube, decodes high-def audio via HDMI, supports BD-Live, and has outstanding image quality from both Blu-ray [...]

Today’s Product of the Day is more of a blanket recommendation and review than a specific product.  When writing about the Polk LSi9 bookshelf speakers yesterday I mentioned the importance of speaker stands.  No matter what speaker you use, from the Insignia NS-B2111 to the Polk LSi9, good speaker stands will make a noticeable improvement [...]

You can get free HD Movie Maker software for Windows from Sothink Media today by clicking on the appropriate link below.  It will enable you to convert and encode video files and burn them to DVD or Blu-ray, for playback on Blu-ray players. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundadviceblog.com%2Fblu-ray%2Ffree-hd-movie-maker-software-for-windows%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Product+of+the+Day%2C+Day+38%3A+Free+HD+Movie+Maker+Software+for+Windows’; addthis_pub = ”;

Sony PlayStation 3 With the rash of new standalone Blu-ray player introductions and the new low-priced players, it is easy to lose sight of what is still one of the best Blu-ray players you can buy- the Sony PlayStation 3. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundadviceblog.com%2Fblu-ray%2Fproduct-of-the-day-day-36-sony-playstation-3%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Product+of+the+Day%2C+Day+36%3A+Sony+PlayStation+3′; addthis_pub = ”;

Lexar FireWire 800 UDMA Compact Flash Card Reader Anyone who uses a digital SLR, particularly the latest professional models with HD video recording and very high megapixel counts, knows how huge the files can get and how long it can take to download an entire memory card.  That’s where the Lexar FireWire 800 Compact Flash [...]

  Panasonic DMP-BD70V Blu-ray/VHS player Ever since I mentioned it in my newspaper column, the Panasonic DMP-BD70V Blu-ray/VHS player has been the subject of intense reader interest.  A lot of people have VHS tapes they are not ready to let go of and the DMP-BD70V is the first Blu-ray/VHS combination player to hit the market.  [...]

Meritline Wireless Headphones Meritline sells a wide variety of electronics and accessories at low prices.  A recent reader inquiry about these extremely inexpensive wireless headphones  led me to order a pair for testing.  Though they are not what I would call hi-fi, at $15.99 per pair and $25.99 for two pair they certainly have their [...]

Insignia NS-2BRDVD Blu-ray Player- get one while you can for only $119.00!  Want to get into Blu-ray for only $119.99 and get a player with a full one year parts and labor warranty?  Now you can, with the Insignia NS-2BRDVD Blu-ray player!  Best Buy recently introduced a new model in the Insignia line and the [...]

  Sherwood Newcastle R-972 972 Home Theater Receiver Most consumers think of Onkyo, Denon, Pioneer, Sony and a few other household names when they are looking for a receiver.  There are some very compelling choices available from other brands, and one of the most beautiful, most appealing receives I have ever seen is the soon-to-be-released  Sherwood Newcastle [...]

Sanyo eneloop Pre-Charged Rechargeable NiMH Battery Rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries are pretty much a must for digital cameras requiring AA batteries.  Alkalines do not last longer than a few shots due to the deep current draw of modern digital devices, but NiMH batteries are well-suited for deep-draw devices.  The downside is that NiMH rechargeables [...]

Pro-ject Debut III Turntable It’s no secret that I am a big fan of vinyl records and believe a turntable belongs in the system of every music lover.  Vinyl records are one of the few mature segments of packaged media that is showing growth; DVDs and CDs are down but vinyl sales have picked up [...]

  Pentax K-7 Digital SLR Today’s Product of the Day was just announced yesterday!  It’s the lovely new Pentax K-7 digital SLR camera.  It makes many meaningful improvements on the already excellent Pentax K20D camera and is better in every way, putting it at or near the top of the class in most every respect.  [...]

Dayton 10″ Powered Subwoofer For quite a while there was only one budget subwoofer that was a resounding recommendation and a clear standout, the Dayton SUB-100 from Parts Express. Though there is another compelling choice now, the Dayton definitely deserves to be on your shopping list. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundadviceblog.com%2Fsound-systems%2Fproduct-of-the-day-day-18-dayton-sub-100-10-125-watt-powered-subwoofer%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Product+of+the+Day%2C+Day+18%3A+Dayton+SUB-100+10%26%238243%3B+125+Watt+Powered+Subwoofer’; addthis_pub = ”;

Newertech Ministack An external hard drive is one of the most useful computer accessories you can have, especially if you store a lot of music, pictures and videos.  My favorite is definitely the Newertech miniStack.  Originally designed to be used with the Mac Mini, it works great with most any other computer as well. The miniStack [...]

Polk Audio SurroundBar The Definitive Technology Mythos SSA surroundbar has been getting most of the press around here lately, because #1 it is the best product of its type and #2 I used it in my tutorial Setting Up a SurroundBar Home Theater System.  It’s important we not forget the Polk Audio Surroundbar, though, as [...]

  Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-ray Disc Player The Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-ray disc player is a logical followup to yesterday’s product of the day, the Pioneer VSX-819A home theater receiver.   The BDP-120 is due to be released on May 18, less than a week from now. Lots of folks like their components to visually match, making the [...]

Acer H233H  LCD Monitor Around five years ago I bought a 23″ Apple Display for my PowerMac G5.  The 23″ Apple Display was $2,000 but I felt it was worth every cent because of its excellent image quality which was perfect for digital photography, the ability to work with two full-page documents displayed side by [...]