Reviews by jeepguy

jeepguy says "Garish, ....but Gorgeous!" about Outdoor Outdoor Light and Sound Show Set with 3 Trees

jeepguy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:47:28 GMT

At first glance, the apparent cheese fest that is the outdoor light show seems garish or gaudy. Tucked into our holiday woodland scene, surrounded by deer and twinkling shrubbery, the light show absolutely dazzles the neighborhood children. Tuck some lighted packages under the light show trees and break out the cocoa! You'll be the life of the party.

You may choose to repeat play one song, all five songs or no music at all. There are several lighting effects to choose, ranging from blue, green, red, white or multi.

Cheese or not, these trees R-O-C-K!

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jeepguy says "Accurate and Clear Base Response..." about Polk Audio - PSW505 Subwoofer

jeepguy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:20:04 GMT

Simple design and clear sound. This sub is a real winner. Excellent frequency response and virtually no distortion or reverberation. It functions well as both a home theatre and music sub.

With plenty of power to spare, this sub is guaranteed to rattle your windows. Installation is simple with true 5-way binding posts.

In our eyes, the only caveat is that the PSW505 is only available in one finish: Black.

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jeepguy says "Style and warmth..." about NewCastle NewCastle Fire Bowl Column 6139

jeepguy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:55:34 GMT

At almost 30" tall, this fire bowl is a bit too tall for "conversational height" with our patio furniture. We placed them to the outside edges of our pavilion for optimal warmth and ambiance.

Assembly was very simple. Flip it over, attach the propane cylinder, fill the bowl with the lava rock medium and Voila!

Our only complaint is minor. The lava rock medium was insufficient to fill the bowl or cover the stainless steel burner. We simply added more lava rock. Other medium may be used, with careful selection. Do not use river stone or standard glass pebble, as there would be a potential for some VERY hot projectiles when the stone or glass ruptures! (speaking from unfortunate experience... hehe)

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jeepguy says "Expensive but worth it..." about Onkyo - TX-SR805 Receiver

jeepguy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:30:23 GMT

This receiver has numerous options for configuring speaker setup, including supporting bi-amping for truly large di-pole speaker sound. It supports all current decoding schemes (including Dolby 7.1) and future standards.

Some feature highlights include: Full HD bandwidth support, 7 band equalizer, 3 HDMI inputs, 1 HDMI output, automatic speaker calibration and a host of digital inputs.

The unit comes with and excellent owners guide. I highly recommend reading the manual fully before installation to decide your course of action. Depending upon your setup configuration, it can get a bit tricky. Specifically, the automatic speaker calibration can be a challenge. Make sure ALL of your speakers have a clear "line of sight" to the supplied microphone puck and that your room is free of ambient noise.

With the plentiful inputs, you should have no difficulty connecting all of your equipment.

Performance is excellent! Very clear amp with little to no distortion,...even at high decibel...

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jeepguy says "Great styling at a great price" about Polk Audio - RM10 System

jeepguy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:42:17 GMT

For their size, the RM10 will fill a small room well. They include a woofer port to seamlessly integrate with the optional acoustically matched subs. Add the optional RM101 for 7.1 surround. I have a hearing impediment that exposes many speakers limited frequency range. These broad spectrum frequency Polk speakers are well balanced and are not lacking in either high or low frequencies.

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