If you live in the Triangle, you have probably seen the press on the addition of new area code 984 to the old area code 919. Area residents now need to dial area code number 919 or 984 (depending on your location) as the prefix to your seven digit phone number. This means dialing ten …
Read MoreLeon reviews the new Apple TV
Hot on the heels of my Google TV test, I’ve got my hands (actually it fits in one hand) on the new Apple TV device. The new Apple TV is only $99 and sports a power plug, HDMI connection, Ethernet connection, and an optical digital out. After I gave it all of my iTunes store …
Read MoreGoogle TV: Leon’s Take
This is more of a review so it’s going to be a bit longer than my normal blogs. I’ve spent some time with the Google TV box and have formed some definite opinions. Below you see a picture of the back panel and the included remote control. The USB inputs are for accessory devices such …
Read MoreWhy I Love Pandora
If you love music, and really enjoy discovering new music, you’ll be just like me and love Pandora. So, what is Pandora? First of all, it’s a streaming music service. With streaming music, you do not have to own the music. It comes in from the great cloud called the internet. The internet is in …
Read MoreHow to make iTunes sound its best
For most of us, iTunes has become the primary way we catalog and organize our music. It’s just a great interface. For those of you who have a CD collection you want to rip into iTunes, I bet you did not know that iTunes is not set up initially to get you the best audio …
Read MoreLeon’s CEDIA Expo 2010 Tradeshow Review
The crew at Audio Advice is back from another CEDIA Expo tradeshow. We’re tired, with sore feet, but it was sure worth it to see all of the cool toys coming out over the next year. Some of us arrived on Wednesday for meetings and classes, while the rest of our team came in on …
Read MoreI Forgot How Great It Was To Have Lighting Control!
First, let me give you a little information about lighting control systems: there have always been two technologies. The original way (which still works really well for new construction) is to have dimmers, or remote dimmers, hard wired to a control processor. This is difficult to do in an existing home: you need to retro …
Read MoreCharlotte Grand Opening Celebration Update! Fri. Feb. 26 and Sat. Feb 27
Updated Event Presentation Information Below! Fri., Feb. 26, 6 pm to 9 pm and Sat., Feb. 27, 12 Noon to 6 pm Music and Home Entertainment Presentation Information Location: The new Audio Advice showplace Address: 11409 Carolina Place Parkway, Pineville, NC (former Tweeter building near Carolina Place Mall) Please RSVP if you plan to attend …
Read MoreHome Theater and Home Automation News from CEDIA 2009
Well, I’ve just returned from 4 days in Atlanta at the CEDIA trade show. We arrived there Wednesday just in time for our member meeting of the Home Theater Specialists of America. After an afternoon of meetings we adjourned to our annual HTSA cocktail party where it was great to see all of my old …
Read MoreHDLiving Fall 2008
The latest edition of HDLiving is now online for you to read and enjoy at this link: http://hdliving.myhtsa.com/fall2008/audioadvice/ Articles in this most recent issue include features on high-performance convertibles, fashionable handbags, personal chefs, and a Charleston, S.C. sailing academy. Also included is a feature on an Audio Advice whole house automation system which shows a …
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