Recent content by Steve Owen

You know what I liked most about this movie compared to the first two? It's what it DIDN'T have. It didn't have all of those moments that Ep.I and Ep.II had that just took me right out of the movie... - The dumb two-headed announcer at the Pod race. - All the dumb things the droid army guys...

Sigh. I too was more than a bit bummed when my issue of Home Theater showed up with a cover that said to the effect of "Ultimate AV is defunct. Here's this other thing to cover out contractural butts." I've been a subscriber since the first issue (I'd been a subscriber to Stereophile, but...

I'm looking for a basic, simple, decent sounding head unit. I don't want a bunch of flashing lights, useless features, tiny buttons, and hard to read displays (yes, I just eliminated almost every aftermarket car audio head unit in existance). Does such a thing exist anymore? What I wouldn't...

The new issue came in the mail today. It's now called "Stereophile Ultimate AV". The first chance I noticed is the tabloid style headlines on the cover. SHAKE THINGS UP - SUBWOOFERS TO ROCK YOUR WORLD 5.1 VS 7.1 - THE GREAT CHANNEL DEBATE Oh brother. Article headlines and...

What I find incredibly distubing is that this seems to have been coughed up by some sort of automated speeding detection system. What is this... a radar and a camera parked by the side of road? Go zipping by and get a ticket in the mail? -Steve

Eh? Speak up.

What frightens me most when I read an article like that is that it makes me realize that I can hardly trust ANYTHING written by even what are supposed to be professional news organizations. I see this all the time. When I know a thing or two about the subject, there are usually holes (or at...

The best thing that any of use can do is to send feedback to MSN and let them know that their writers are spreading misinformation. -Steve

This week: CD: The Walkmen - Bows and Arrows Courtney Love - America's Sweetheart Probot - (self titled) Grant Lee Philips - Mobilize Newbury Comics - The Early Years Vol 2 (compilation) Vinyl: Sonic Youth / ICP / The Ex - In the Fishtank

One word.... DIVX. I, and a whole generation of early DVD adopters, haven't shopped there since. They tried to kill our beloved DVD and keep it for themselves with their twisted pay-per-view scheme. It saddens me none to see bad things happen to Circuit City. I feel bad for the people who...

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I'll be at home watching in HDTV on the 50" DLP with my folks and a couple of friends. As far as the quality of the Patriots this year (since so many seem to think that they're a mediocre team), they're 9 and 0 against teams with winning records this year. I'm not sure when the last time...

For the past 15 years or so, I've been wearing the same type of Vuarnet sunglasses (2 pairs of sunglasses, but exactly the same). Well, my last pair fell victim to the recent cold (in my coat pocket, leaned into the car... and snap!). So I'm in the market for a new pair of shades. I don't do...

I was at the Patriots / Titans game. Oh baby was it cold! I bought a beer just before game time... it had turned to slush before I finished it. The temperature was -1 F (-18 C) at the end of the game. The Patriots won the game the way they won a lot of games this year. By having thing happen...

Wow, reading this thread made me realize that I saw my first show over 20 years ago (The Kinks in '83). Yikes. Anyway, I've seen hundreds and hundreds of concerts since then, so it would be far too many to list. Some noteable ones... U2 (about 20 or so times). The best show was the night...