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The Lumintop IYP365 Penlight (With Nichia True Color LED) Specs, Usage, Review
I actually tried an earlier model of the "IYP365" (in your pocket 365) years ago and thought it was decent, but wasn't thrilled with it at the time mostly because I couldn't see a use case for it in my collection of lights. I had big lights for 1000+ lumen uses, and I...
DIY Project: Porting a JBL 550P Subwoofer
I've have a JBL 550P for about 4 months at this point, but only used it for a few days of that time until yesterday. Reason being: I encountered the same issue others reported where there was an amp issue that caused a loud 60hz buzz when the unit powers on, even with...
Amping Up Subwoofers With The Rockville RPA12 1400W RMS Amplifier
Earlier this year I got my hands on a Dayton Audio Ultimax 15" subwoofer and paired it with a Crown XLS 1002 amplifier. It completely changed music and movies for me. Having that much reserve power for peaks gave percussive instruments and action movie scenes a...
Midlife Awakening
I want to challenge a common notion we have about what we often call a midlife crisis -- a term often used in a derogatory and judgemental way about someone making changes around age 35-50. The term seems reductive to the point of being useless, in my opinion. Sure,...
How Amplifier Specs Can Mislead You
A helpful guide for what to look for when shopping for an amplifier. When you're shopping for amplifiers of any kind, one of the key features you're probably looking at is the rated wattage it can put out. In this post we'll go over some of the ways certain...
Replaying Fallout 4: Project Valkyrie & Depravity Quest Mods Review
One gamer's review for Project Valkyrie and Depravity Quest and Companion Mods. Active players taper off as a game has been out for awhile, but it's cool to see nearly 5 years after Fallout 4's release how many players are still at it. I'm certainly one of them,...
Crown XLS1002 Review As A Subwoofer Amp
First off, thanks to Sam Ash Music for the excellent deal on the Crown XLS1002 amp. Search any audio gear forum looking up DIY subwoofer topics and you'll see how popular it is for people to use amplifiers made for pro audio applications, much like Crown's lineup, in...
Small Subwoofers vs. Large Subwoofers
I've been into stereo equipment for most of my life, but to some degree had fallen out of it for awhile before recently diving back in with more vigor than ever. I tell you that to say this: I've spent months researching, reading, and scribbing down numbers and...
Hooking Up A Car Subwoofer and Amp In the House
Maybe you had a car system at one point and had to switch cars, or maybe you upgraded the system and wondered what to do with the old one. Could you use it in your house to bolster your living room stereo, for instance? Yes you can with a fairly simple DIY project....
Kicker vs. Infinity Kappa: A Shootout With Two Old Subwoofers
The short: I pit an old Kicker Comp VR 12" dual 4 ohm voice coil subwoofer (model CVR124) against an Infinity Kappa 12", also a dual 4 ohm voice coil (model 124.7w). This is not another of those X vs. Y posts that lists a bunch of features and cops out at the end. By...