Don Lindich's Sound Advice Blog

A new look for the Oontz

don — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:44:58 +0000

I wrote a rave review of the $69 Cambridge SoundWorks Oontz Bluetooth Speaker not long ago, and quite a few readers have been contacting me with some raves of their own. Here are a few samples of what they have to say about The Oontz: “After reading your column I purchased the Oontz Bluetooth speaker. [...]

Ohm Acoustics Black Friday Sale

don — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:08:35 +0000

Regular readers know I am a big fan of the Ohm Acoustics Walsh Speakers. They have a special Black Friday sale coming up so if you have been thinking of giving their speakers a try it would be a good time to check them out. Visit their site at www.ohmspeakers.com. Questions? Email Don addthis_url = [...]

Polk LSi series speakers: now a high-end bargain

don — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:27:08 +0000

Polk Audio LSi9 Speakers in Cherry Finish Polk Audio’s wonderful LSi series are being phased out with the introduction of the new, improved and more expensive LSiM series. If you have ever wanted speakers with true high-end looks, feel and sound but have thought they were priced out of reach, this could be your chance. [...]

New prizes added for 10th anniversary giveaway

don — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:00:20 +0000

I am pleased to announce that I have added a few more prizes to flesh out my 10th anniversary giveaway! Updating the post after this announcement. One first runner-up prize: An Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB turntable! This is a fantastic turntable for the money. See what I said about it in my AT-LP120USB review. Three second runner-up [...]

Sound Advice Column: Adding a subwoofer to a stereo receiver, Pioneer VSX-1021

don — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:49:14 +0000

Sound Advice By Don Lindich Fourth week of December, 2011 Q:A salesman in a big box store told me that a powered subwoofer cannot be connected to a 2-channel stereo receiver. Is he right? - Ron Lassow, Minneapolis, MN A. Though two-channel stereo receivers do not have an RCA subwoofer output, you can still use [...]

Back in the saddle

don — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:49:38 +0000

Hello everyone- I am back after a long hiatus on posting fresh content. First order of business is to get the weekly columns all up here, and along the way I will be posting exceptional deals that I find. I am working on a promotional giveaway for my 10th anniversary, coming up this July 4th. [...]

Weekly column: Polk, Axiom, Ohm speakers all should satisfy

don — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:46:26 +0000

Sound Advice By Don Lindich Third week of December, 2011 Q: I’m buying a new home theater system and need wall-mounted bookshelf speakers due to room configuration. I have seen you speak highly of both the Polk Audio LSi9 and Axiom Audio M22 speakers. Are there significant differences? -Larry Mulmed, Minneapolis. MN A: Both are [...]

Marantz NR1402 Receiver

don — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:45:53 +0000

I’ve had a lot of questions come in lately that read a lot like this: “Hi, not too long ago you recommended an HDMI receiver that is slim and reasonably priced and otherwise wonderful. But I didn’t keep the article from my newspaper. Can you help jog my memory? Thank you.” The receiver is the [...]

Definitive Technology ProCinema 400 Home Theater Speaker System

don — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:45:39 +0000

Here is another winner from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show: the Definitive Technology ProCinema 400 5.1-channel home theater speaker system. As you can see in the picture the speakers in this system are very small. Usually tiny speakers mean a big sound quality compromise, but that isn’t the case with the ProCinema 400. In the [...]

Ricoh CX6 Digital Camera

don — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:37:07 +0000

In my next column I mention the