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  • $40 how to connect your TV to your home audio system solution.

    $40 how to connect your TV to your home audio system solution.

    February 1, 2024

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    CaptainEd

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    Do you want better TV sound? Contemporary televisions include a digital audio output jack on their rear panel.The jack is a TOSLINK digital […]

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  • $7.42/month website add an online store for free!

    $7.42/month website add an online store for free!

    January 2, 2024

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    CaptainEd

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    Create a small business website for only $7.42/monthAdd an online store for free. If you are dissatisfied with your website,If you wish to […]

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  • The use of the term marketing is being stretched.

    The use of the term marketing is being stretched.

    December 1, 2023

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    CaptainEd

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    Advertising is not marketing any more than a shoelace is a shoe. Words have meaning, though some skew meaning to exaggerate.Consider the exaggeration […]

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  • How to solve the 1st baffling custom in-ceiling/wall speaker installation problem.

    How to solve the 1st baffling custom in-ceiling/wall speaker installation problem.

    November 1, 2023

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    CaptainEd

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    Are you baffled by speaker baffles? What is a speaker baffle? A speaker baffle is the front face of a speaker cabinet.The speakers […]

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  • How does drywall compromise the music/movie sanctuary experience?

    How does drywall compromise the music/movie sanctuary experience?

    September 30, 2023

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    CaptainEd

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    Audio and video systems offer sanctuary from the harsh-noisy-daily grind. An AV system delivers music and movies, relieves stress, recharges energy, and soothes […]

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  • Alan Blumlein, Audio, Video, and your Lazy Boy Chair?

    Alan Blumlein, Audio, Video, and your Lazy Boy Chair?

    September 2, 2023

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    CaptainEd

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    Our consumer electronics industry stands on the shoulders of those who came long before us.Shoulders that include but are not limited to Edison, […]

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  • Which is better passive or active audio equalization?

    Which is better passive or active audio equalization?

    August 1, 2023

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    CaptainEd

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    Should you apply equalization to your audio system? I have long argued to avoid active equalization.Passive equalization is my lead choice. However, active […]

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  • How can you benefit from UltraHD-NextGen-5G-HDR Television Tech?

    How can you benefit from UltraHD-NextGen-5G-HDR Television Tech?

    July 7, 2023

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    CaptainEd

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    TV technology has transformed the video landscape view via 5G cellular networks, NextGen TV broadcasts, and UltraHD HDR streaming video. But navigating their […]

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  • My 2¢ how to survive the economic slip & slide.

    My 2¢ how to survive the economic slip & slide.

    June 1, 2023

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    CaptainEd

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    I am a semi-retired reluctant to hang up my spikes audio/video old-timer. As a gray-hair, I have ridden many economic up and downs […]

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  • Is mocking the audiophile a new official sport?

    Is mocking the audiophile a new official sport?

    May 1, 2023

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    CaptainEd

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    The Online Etymology Dictionary states that the term audiophile was coined in 1951 by High Fidelity magazine. The suffix ‘phile’ is derived from […]

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