[7 Dec 2008 | No Comment | ]
Welcome to the wall of Sound

I was recently given the pleasure of a test of some sensational floor standing speakers. The speakers were designed and built by Russell Storey and the research, development and passion that has gone into building these speakers is definitely reflected in the sound they produce.
The speakers tested were 360 sides speakers with a 260c centre speaker. Listening to these speakers blew a few myths and beliefs I held about speakers as the sound from these were like nothing I had heard from speakers costing thousands of dollars more than these. …

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[8 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Samsung LED TV Range

Samsung LED TV range series 6, 7 and 8 are released in Australia. These new LED TV’s offer a few advantages. One being they use 40% less power with some of their models receiving up to 6 energy stars in the government standards energy rating.
With the new technology Samsung are using a the LED lighting from the edges rather than back lighting, this has reduced the width of the TV’s significantly and the new design can be hung on the wall looking more like a picture than a TV.
The new …

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[30 May 2008 | No Comment | ]
Soundcast – Outcast wireless iPod dock to set new standards!

Now for all those people with iPod’s this has got to be one of the most versatile, high quality, desirable iPod dock systems out there. If you have not heard of this product yet is simply because it has just been released here in Australia, and it is only a matter of time before it finds it’s home at many backyard bbq’s and cricket games.
This is a wireless dock and speaker system with a difference. The system uses the 2.4GHz band which as many will know has become quite …

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[28 May 2008 | No Comment | ]
Russound – CAS44 Multizone controler

Russound are known for their high quality components and this is no exception. One of the things that sets Russound products apart is their attractive well finished wallplate controllers that not only look great, they also offer one touch control to adjust, bass, treble, balance, loudness and volume. They are also available in five colour choices.
The ability to adjust the sound in each zone to personal taste with full adjustment of bass, treble and volume is a feature not available on many other multi-room systems.
This system offers 4 source / …

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[28 May 2008 | No Comment | ]
iPod’s and Home Audio Systems

Most manufactures now are offering iPod docks to provide an easy way to play your music from any model iPod through your AV equipment.
Now the iPods come with storage up to 160GB it is a great way to be able to have your entire music collection in a portable player you can take with you. This portability in the past has been a bit of a sacrifice to quality audio sound. This is no longer the case as now you can easily incorporate your iPod into your home audio system. …

Satellite »

[16 May 2008 | No Comment | ]
How to find Satellite co-ordinates

Here is a great tool for finding the co-ordinates for any satellite. You simply choose the satellite from the drop down menu and type your location into the google map bar and hit enter. This tool then calculates your true azimuth, elevation and polarisation.
Find co-ordinates with Dishpointer.com

Dish alignment with Dishpointer

The Digital Life »

[21 Feb 2008 | No Comment | ]
A-BUS™ Intercom meets the needs of today!

A-BUS™ has released a new intercom to add to their product range that truly take intercoms to the level that people have been asking for for some time.
Intercoms have now hit a new level with the introduction of this new range that when incorporated with the existing audio range offered by A-BUS™ offers all the features of a traditional intercom with the addition of quality audio and important features like secure control of entry through doors and gates. When an entry door is activated, the A-BUS™/intercom hub automatically mutes the …