dv-depot.com » Sound Vision http://www.dv-depot.com The best in Gadgets & Tech Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:14:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Sound and vision: The spy monocular and long range sound detector http://www.dv-depot.com/28569/sound-and-vision-the-spy-monocular-and-long-range-sound-detector/ http://www.dv-depot.com/28569/sound-and-vision-the-spy-monocular-and-long-range-sound-detector/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:30:19 +0000 othertech http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=117641 I knew when I got to the Neighborhood watch meeting last week, that guy from down on the corner was talking about me again. I saw him outside, standing next to his car. Of course I take security a little more seriously then the rest of the people who just like to *say* that are protecting our neighborhood. Next time though, I'll be able to hear him. I just bought the new Spy Monocular & Long Range Sound Recorder.]]> GGSPY007900_06_LI knew when I got to the Neighborhood watch meeting last week, that guy from down on the corner was talking about me again. I saw him outside, standing next to his car. Of course I take security a little more seriously then the rest of the people who just like to *say* that are protecting our neighborhood. Next time though, I’ll be able to hear him. I just bought the new Spy Monocular & Long Range Sound Recorder.

I know that jerk was talking about me. I know it. And if he thinks he’s going to get away with this, he’s in for a rude awakening. I know he’s been talking to the watch leader. Excessive use of force. Those damn kids in their hoodies deserved everything they got. Besides, I used a bag of oranges, not a pillowcase full of door knobs.. yet.

I’ll fix him next time. I’ll be watching and recording using the new 8x monocular with a parabolic dish from Brando. I even got a great deal on it, $44.00 plus shipping.


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The Dome system combines sleek good looks and high quality sound.

(Credit: Focal)

Focal Audio, aka JM Lab, may not be a well-known name in the U.S., but it is France's largest speaker manufacturer. I had Focal Mini Utopia speakers in my reference two-channel system for years and the Focal Grande Utopia EM ($180,000 per pair) is the best sounding speaker I've ever heard.

Maybe that's why the Focal Dome 5.1 satellite/subwoofer system ($2,595 MSRP) review by Michael Trei in Sound & Vision magazine piqued my interest.

The Dome replaces the Sib and Cub 5.1 system I favorably reviewed a few years ago. Unlike the Asian-built Sib and Cub, the Domes are manufactured at Focal's factory in Saint-Etienne, France.

The Dome 5.1 package is Focal smallest home speaker system yet. Trei writes: "the Dome satellite's cast-aluminum enclosure feels solid enough to withstand being run over by a small car." Each satellite speaker has a 4-inch woofer and a 1-inch aluminum/magnesium inverted dome tweeter, similar to the one Focal uses in its upscale Profile and Electra S models. Optional stands are available for the sats.

The matching cylindrical, rounded-top subwoofer has a single downward-firing 8-inch woofer and a built-in 100-watt amplifier.

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Originally posted at The Audiophiliac

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The Dome system combines sleek good looks and high quality sound.

(Credit: Focal)

Focal Audio, aka JM Lab, may not be a well-known name in the U.S., but it is France’s largest speaker manufacturer. I had Focal Mini Utopia speakers in my reference two-channel system for years and the Focal Grande Utopia EM ($180,000 per pair) is the best sounding speaker I’ve ever heard.

Maybe that’s why the Focal Dome 5.1 satellite/subwoofer system ($2,595 MSRP) review by Michael Trei in Sound & Vision magazine piqued my interest.

The Dome replaces the Sib and Cub 5.1 system I favorably reviewed a few years ago. Unlike the Asian-built Sib and Cub, the Domes are manufactured at Focal’s factory in Saint-Etienne, France.

The Dome 5.1 package is Focal smallest home speaker system yet. Trei writes: “the Dome satellite’s cast-aluminum enclosure feels solid enough to withstand being run over by a small car.” Each satellite speaker has a 4-inch woofer and a 1-inch aluminum/magnesium inverted dome tweeter, similar to the one Focal uses in its upscale Profile and Electra S models. Optional stands are available for the sats.

The matching cylindrical, rounded-top subwoofer has a single downward-firing 8-inch woofer and a built-in 100-watt amplifier.

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Originally posted at The Audiophiliac

]]> http://www.dv-depot.com/25765/ooh-la-la-french-made-satellite-subwoofer-system/feed/ 0 How to: Get the most out of your subwoofer http://www.dv-depot.com/18901/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-subwoofer/ http://www.dv-depot.com/18901/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-subwoofer/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:33:00 +0000 crave http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-10283446-47.html (Credit: Steve Guttenberg)

I recently participated in a Podcast focusing on subwoofer performance with Home Entertainment magazine's Editor-in-Chief Geoff Morrison, Director of (loudspeaker company) Revel Products, Kevin Voecks, and Brent Butterworth, a freelance writer for a number of magazines including Sound & Vision.

Voecks immediately zeroed in on the importance of placement, which is absolutely crucial to getting the best out of any sub. I'd go so far as to say an average sub, perfectly placed and set up, will outperform a great sub that's been carelessly placed and set up. That's because the sub's interaction with room acoustics can play havoc with sound, all too frequently resulting in boomy, uneven bass.

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Originally posted at The Audiophiliac

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I recently participated in a Podcast focusing on subwoofer performance with Home Entertainment magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Geoff Morrison, Director of (loudspeaker company) Revel Products, Kevin Voecks, and Brent Butterworth, a freelance writer for a number of magazines including Sound & Vision.

Voecks immediately zeroed in on the importance of placement, which is absolutely crucial to getting the best out of any sub. I’d go so far as to say an average sub, perfectly placed and set up, will outperform a great sub that’s been carelessly placed and set up. That’s because the sub’s interaction with room acoustics can play havoc with sound, all too frequently resulting in boomy, uneven bass.

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Originally posted at The Audiophiliac

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