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      Television is an odd commodity.  The best sells for less than the less-than-best.  A better picture is trumped by 75¢ of monthly energy savings, not-so-smart apps, questionably better  performance in direct sun light, and a slimmer bezel.  In addition, television’s even slimmer profits have amplified the economic woe of capsizing consumer electronic retailers and […]

My son William took his old man to a Ray Davies concert at the Uptown Theater in Napa, California.  That’s Ray Davies as in the Kinks.  Any conversation regarding great British bands such as the Stones, the Beatles, the Who, the Faces, should also include the Kinks. I saw the Kinks at the Santa Monica […]

“Where have all my AV friends gone?  Long time passing.  Where have all the customers gone?  Long time ago.  When will they ever return?  When will they return?” Another AV shop has closed their door forever.  It was a special place for customers and those who worked there.  Together they were members of a cutting […]

Sony has released a $249 4K BluRay player.  Initially I was surprised and confused by the news.  Then my ‘hype-antenna’ got flagged.  What is 4K BluRay?  Before I address the hype-flag, let’s examine the 4K in the player’s description.   (Note: K = 1000) The 4K refers to horizontal resolution; the number of pixels that make […]

Thank You      2011 was a record year for s318701256.onlinehome.us, thank you. My primary objective was to reach 10,000 website visitors: Mission accomplished. In addition to maintaining this trend, my goals for 2012 now include: Increase visitor feedback Increase website revenue       With regards to my first goal; I am inviting visitors to email AV […]

     A friend recently said to me, “Ed, it’s not all doom and gloom”.  He was referring to my negative comments regarding our economic climate.  He’s right.  And there’s still business to be had.      Indeed, but there are still too many dealers chasing fewer and fewer customers.  The MediaPost’s blog, ‘Engage:Affulent’, posted a story […]

     The following quote is a negative response to my criticism of using active equalization in a high fidelity audio system.  It’s from an audio engineer of impressive credentials.   His his remarks were written in a comment area at HomeTheater.com.      He stated, ““If audiophiles were able to actually view the results of EQ…… on […]