Recent content by Rob_J

Hi Robert_J (nice name, by the way! :)) My contractor is suggesting resilient channels to reduce noise from the living room to the bedrooms above, which I agree would make sense. We'll be adding insulation in the joist cavities as well. My concern was that since resilient channel is meant to...

Hi all, I'm looking for a little advice on some in-ceiling speakers. We are renovating our home, and will be replacing the ceilings in our living room, dining room, and kitchen. I plan on installing some in-ceiling speakers for general listening/background music (no home theatre or critical...

Guys, I only caught the last couple of minutes and I'm really kicking myself! (I missed last week's too). Does anyone know where I might be able to find the episodes online? Thanks! I'm going to go program my vcrPlus for weekly recording now...

Do you mean a fiber optic cable?

mmmmmm.... Elisha... They just showed it commercial free here! The only thing is that it's not quite real-time when you don't have commercial breaks... but I'm not complaining! :)

I just made a photo of the 350z my wallpaper at work today. Now I stumble across this thread... it must be a sign... :crazy:

She's single? I've been secretly appreciating her for quite a while and never knew she was single. Woo Hoo! Like I have a chance in hell though...:rolleyes

Has anyone heard of or seen an MP3 player that uses compact flash cards? That would be handy, seeing as I already use those for my camera.

I've been an EE since '00. Got my bachelor's in CS at the same time. Now I'm designing robots that work inside nuclear reactors. "Nucular... it's pronounced nu-cu-lar"

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Yes, there is a hole in the back, it is about 2" tall and almost the width of the cabinet. I know it's not huge, but it is at the top, so I think it is helping to allow the heat to rise out. I had thought about putting a fan back there, but I was concerned...

In theory, digital can only approximate analogue. Therefore analogue is by far the best way for us to perceive things. The problem lies in reproduction. To reproduce an analogue signal accurately is very difficult. By digitizing it, it is easily reproduced. Sooo... my point is that with enough...

Good! ...at least from one's own point of view. Someone else's view of your nature might be that of evil, but it's only how you perceive it. But that's just my opinion :)

To save some living room space, and for asthetics, I moved my receiver, vcr and dvd player into my enclosed tv stand. The receiver is on top, as I figure it would be generating the most heat and would affect the other components less. There is about 1.5" from the top of the receiver to the...

One of the corners of my Sony Trinitron tv has some distortion in it. I think it is a result of having a non-shielded speaker too close to it. It is mostly visible when I have a blue screen on, it looks red in the corner. Is there a way I can degauss it, or do I need to take it to the repair...

I'm sure it's fine. In fact, it's probably better than it was when you bought it. A friend of mine had a bottle of Crown Royal from 1969. We drank it a year ago. That was the smoothest rye I have ever had.