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I have an old HK AVR 20 and a pair of speakers I want to put to use. Not looking for an audiophile quality table here. I'm thinking something in the $100 dollar range would work for me. The HK has a phono input so I wont need a phono preamp on the table. The following tables appear to fall in...

I don't want to go into great depths about our problem but I will give some details. Right now we are dealing with a window coverings company that is a member of the BBB. About a year ago we purchased wood shutters for every window in the house. This in my mind was a substantial investment...

Right now I basically have a bundle of wires hidden behind the wall in our family room. There are five pairs of wires for the home theater speakers located in the family room ceiling, there are four two pair wires which I presume are for the master bedroom and back patio volume controls (seems...

We've had our landscape lighting for almost a year now with no real problems to speak of until here recently. We've got a 600W transformer controlling five walkway lights and eight well lights. The total wattage of all the lights doesn't even come close to the total wattage of the transformer...

I've never really been a hard liquor drinker but here lately I've been enjoying some straight up bourbon. I'm not one to do shots but I enjoy sipping on it. It may take me an hour or more to finish a neat double shot drink. I enjoy it for the flavor and am not looking to get drunk. Although an...

I hate signing these things. I've always refused to sign them and have never had a problem until the other night. I went to Circuit City to purchase an HDTV antenna, which they had, and went to pay for it as usual. Upon refusing to sign the gizmo the salesgirl said she'd have to get a managers...

About a week or so ago I started to get these emails that appeared to be delivery failure notices, but the thing is I've never sent any emails to the recipients. The subject of these emails is always "Delivery Failure: User XXXXXX ([email protected]) not listed in public name and address book"...

I have a couple questions about buying pinball machines. 1) What are some good things to consider when shopping for a pinball machine? 2) Are there any good Internet resources for pricing and places to buy pinball machines? I've always wanted to own a machine or two but had to wait until I...

I had practically every room in our house pre-wired for ceiling fans so the boxes are already in to attach the fans to. I installed a Lowes Harbor Breeze fan in our daughters room without a problem, but the Hunter fan has a different mounting scheme. You're suppose to install these four rubber...

My original question regarding sub size and placement was asked HERE . I liked the SVS sub that was recommended in that thread but I don't know if it's the right way to go. I am torn between utilizing one sub, like the SVS, or utilizing two subs for a much more elegant layout. I'm not sure how...

What's the best way to determine what size sub I'll need for our family room. The overall dimensions of this room are 30'-4" long x 19'-3" deep x 9' tall. The TV niche is on the long wall and is 14'-3" long x 2' deep x 8' tall and is off centered on the wall by 3'-6'. The back of the room is...

I'm Pretty much looking for any style of music to listen too. Well, maybe I'll skip the rap/hip hop genre but any other will do nicely. I've been listening to ClassicalMusicAmerica, Folkalley and Jazz 88 out of San Diego a lot this past week. Would like to find a station that plays a little...

Just moved into our new house which was pre-wired for a security system. All the windows and doors have dangling wires that I would like to do something with. All of these wires lead to one spot under the stairs and there is no box or panel of any kind, just a bundle of wires behind the wall. I...

My wife and I are looking at putting both a water softener and a reverse osmosis system in our new home. I am having the builder put in the soft water loop and reverse osmosis line from under the sink to the refrigerator so we're ready to go for both systems. I have been reading a lot on-line...

First of all what do you guys think of the following countertop and cabinet combination? Countertop - Verde Butterfly Cabinets - Mastercraft Manhattan Second, what would be a good flooring choice (type & color) to go with the above combo. I'm thinking a light colored 18" porcelain tile...

I think I'm to the point of total burn out here at work. It's gotten to the point of slightly depressing me and it makes getting up in the morning all that more difficult. I go to work at which I have a lot to do but I can't find any motivation whatsoever. I used to like this kind of work too, I...

I would like to upgrade my current Dell 550MHz machine to something a little faster. It is a nice machine as it stands now but I would like to upgrade it before handing it off to a family member. It appears I have the following two processor paths I can take for this machine. 1. Slap in an...

The main purpose of this new machine is to capture video from a yet to be purchased MiniDV camcorder (most likely Sony or Canon). Our first kid will be here in December so I need a way to capture video and then be able to make copies to distribute to the family. I believe I have freedom to spend...

You can't even see the top of the passengers head because it droops so much. You cant even roll down the passenger window because it's ripped along the edge thus allowing the wind to further the damage. I was thinking about ripping it out but then I thought a spray adhesive might do the trick...

Our first youngin' will be arriving in December so we'll be needing a newer, bigger and safer vehicle. I've read a lot of good things about the Honda Odyssey and I like the looks of it but is it worth the extra money. I plan on checking out the Honda as well as the Toyota Sienna and Dodge Grand...

The past two days of house hunting have been pretty depressing for both my wife and I. We both had our hearts set on a new home but now realize that probably wont happen here in San Diego. Newer home prices have literally gone through the roof and the newer communities are farther away from...

Last night we did a quick search on the speaker (Digital Audio brand) and came up with nothing. He even commented on how he couldn't find anything before. I have never heard of this brand and at the time I was thinking scam but we didn't have time to search further. This morning I decided to do...

I know what it is for San Diego county ($330,000 if you must know) but I would like to know what it is nationwide. If there is a number where would I typically find it? Wade

What can my wife and I expect or what should we look out for when using a financial advisor? Do they all try to push the same products (mutual funds, life insurance, etc...)? Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

I need to find a simple system that I can use to monitor about four doors, turn on a few lights and add one motion sensor. My wife and I live in a rented condo so it must be wireless. My wife would be happy with just about anything I put in. Two of my wife's brothers use an X10 setup, but...

Popped open the hood today and found a pile of polyfill, leaves, dried moldy bagels and bread woven in and around the intake manifold. This little guys been busy. He's even chewed the fibrous material that lines the hood and I fear he's been chewing on wires. That may explain why the stereo...

If I choose to recharacterize or pull out this years contribution for both the wife and I does it have to be done by years end or by April 15th of next year? What are the pitfalls of either option? Know of any good web pages where I can read up on this matter? Thanks Wade

I had been asleep for about an hour before I was awaken by my wife who had been startled by a small earthquake. I did not feel or hear the earthquake but the way she moved and called my name startled the shit out of me. I awoke and was totally disoriented. I sat up and could hear and see her...