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Adam Leichtman (Posted on 02/16/12, 12:53 PM)
It was pretty simple solution for us. We sent out an email alerting our clients that this DirecTV update was coming or has already made it to their receivers. The email asked if they would prefer to use the energy saving feature or…
Julie Jacobson (Posted on 02/16/12, 10:27 AM)
The opening of The Last Waltz, featuring the last performance of The Band and a spectacular lineup of guests ... best rockumentary ever made: “This film should be played loud!” (forget the grammatical error)
paulcunningham (Posted on 02/16/12, 08:12 AM)
“Audiophile vs pedophile” has a drama-queen ring to it, calm down. Is his stance really that hard to grasp? Leaving aside the nerds that comprise our industry and focusing on the typical unwashed masses that comprise most of our…
Robert Archer (Posted on 02/15/12, 05:06 PM)
When this story first posted I received an email from the audio journalist Michael Fremer who had this to say about Parson’s comments: The “degradation” Parsons doesn’t think is “so bad” apparently…
Joe Whitaker (Posted on 02/15/12, 04:29 PM)
Media-accelerated Global Information Carrier was a great idea that was a partnership with Gibson and 3com that started way back in 1993. It was bi-directional audio plus power for instruments. Although it was created for studio and stage…
Jason Knott (Posted on 02/15/12, 11:24 AM)
Ingenious. Wasn’t high-quality direct whole-house distribution of audio from musical instruments the basis for the Gibson Guitar MaGIC system?
jhamill1 (Posted on 02/14/12, 08:36 AM)
The categories of people who would seem to be ideal audio purists, musicians and recording engineers, are often anything but. The need to get the job done and collect a paycheck has resulted in many popular albums with less than fantastic…
Michael Grady (Posted on 02/13/12, 09:50 PM)
Please keep in mind companies that are not UL listed always have the same tag line.
“We are UL compliant”
Which essentially means NOT UL listed
BFD (Posted on 02/13/12, 04:49 AM)
I just hope its a scuff and not a skid. Yes I went there.
SecurityGuy (Posted on 02/10/12, 06:30 AM)
Bob, Just remember the mantra “what happens in China stays in China” - Duane
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