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  1. Jim Korns

    Car commercials and the songs that appear in them

    Another addition, cool car, good rock and roll... Dodge Viper - Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
  2. Jim Korns

    Added a power amp, now HUM and BUZZ- HELP!

    Mike, Well the cheater plug has definitely identified the problem, but now you have to solve it. If you follow those links I sent earlier, there are some very good steps to follow to isolate the ground loop. Tying the chassis ground together of your various components may definitely help, but...
  3. Jim Korns

    Added a power amp, now HUM and BUZZ- HELP!

    Of course you know the cheater plug is a TEMPORARY solution, right? You are risking a potential hazardous condition using it for more than that. I had a battle with the dreaded ground loop hum after I added another amp but mine was coming in from the DSS system. For more info on ground...
  4. Jim Korns

    The green light came on for my ADSL!

    You are right, there are a lot of favors of DSL: ADSL, SDSL, IDSL, RaDSL, HDSL, SHDSL, to name a few. I myself have VDSL at my house from SWBT (uses a Lucent modem). There is a lot of info and resource over at http://www.dslreports.com to help you understand, troubleshoot, optimize, or just...
  5. Jim Korns

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    I also have been watching for this movie. Besides being just an enjoyable movie to watch, it seems like with the patriotic resurgence sweeping the country it would be quite an appropriate time to release the movie.
  6. Jim Korns

    Owners manual for Denon AVC 2000?

    I have an AVC-2000 that I use for casual listening in the non-HT room. Are you having a problem or just need some info? I can fax you pages out of the owners manual if that will help you out.
  7. Jim Korns

    Dish PPV DD broadcast question

    The other day I subscribed to my first PPV movie from the DISH network. The movie was listed as DD indicating a Dolby Digital broadcast, however my receiver stayed in Prologic mode during the movie. I use a Yamaha 995 which has always auto-sensed Prologic/DD/DTS modes when I play DVDs. I assumed...
  8. Jim Korns

    A really easy way to make top quality audio/video cables.

    I called HdB Electronics and was told that they do not carry the Techflex. They do have some other type of braided sleeving that they will sell by the foot. They have a 0.5 inch and a 0.75 inch sleeve. I found some Techflex products at Jameco Electronics (I did a global search for techflex)...
  9. Jim Korns

    A really easy way to make top quality audio/video cables.

    Great info! I'm off on my way to build a bunch of cables and have ordered many of the parts recommended. This info comes at a great time since I am in the middle of relocating my component rack and need all new cabling to reach my TV, sub, and speakers. I was wondering on alternate sources for...
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