tgrisham

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Remote volume control = unacceptable compromise?
Wow. Roscoeiii. I wish I could teach my dog to change the volume. Cool trick. Oh. You meant...... Sorry. 
Anti static guns
I still have the small black cap that goes on the end of the red original Zerostat that shows sparks when properly activated. Peterayer is on to something. Find a way to see if it sparks. Engineers? 
Best HDMI cable for 25-30 feet?
Blue Jeans Cable. Guaranteed to work or your money back. Excellent well built products. 
Cognitive Dissonance Theory – What Do You Think?
Does this explain the preference for expensive cables? 
Two Subs?
You may find this article interesting.http://www.harman.com/EN-US/OurCompany/Innovation/Documents/White%20Papers/multsubs.pdf 
Favorite laser lens cleaner?
Laser lens cleaners scare me. Let us know after several treatments if the laser still reads properly. 
Viagra for Your Ears?
I hope it doesn't cause more hair growth in my ear canals. I have too much there already! 
CNN article
Ha! If you're 2-3 times my age you are between 120 and 180 years old! Really! ;)) 
CNN article
Donjr- of course it's poorly written. It's CNN. Tostadosunidos- Furniture? You must be referring to the wire spoiols, milk crates, mattresses on the floor and moldy used couches. We had no money for furniture. We spent it all on stereo and albums! 
Speaker's magnetic field and pacemaker
Ha! Good story. I think to be absolutely sure you will have to contact the company directly. They should absolutely know what a magnet (any magnet) does to your device. It is in their literature. They just have to go look for it. I can safely assu... 
Say Hello to the Newb
Welcome! 
Looking for recommendations for a decent AVR
I remember that my Onkyo 805 was made in Japan and verified that last night. If they are now made in China, that explains it. My unit is absolutely bulletproof and has worked flawlessly since I turned it on. No hard resets or errors. I was thinkin... 
Speaker's magnetic field and pacemaker
Zavato- My experience with AICDs is that each manufacturer has a different design. In some, the magnet will turn off the defibrillator part, in some the pacer part, some will reset the programmed settings, in some nothing at all. It generally take... 
Cable design
Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful reply. I hope to have the time to begin experimenting. Cheers. 
Speaker's magnetic field and pacemaker
In the Emergency Department, we use magnets to temporarily turn off pacemakers to see what the patient's native heartbeat is doing. Only briefly, of course. The magnet has to be held directly over the pacemaker. So, keep the pacemaker at least a f...