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71How to Identify the Best Furniture Materials
Good, well-made furniture is easy to identify, if you know what you're looking for. If you don't know the hallmarks of good furniture, this article will give you a short introduction to this complex topic. I don't expect you to click away an...
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86Electro-Voice EV-Six (EV-6)
A friend of mine picked up a pair of Electro-Voice EV-six speakers from a little old lady in Western Massachusetts about six months ago. He's a tube amp freak, and loves the vintage gear. When I came over to have a listen, I didn't know what to...
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78Jet AFS 1000 B Air Filter Review
Any carpenter or contractor knows that dust extraction from tools - and dust in the air - is a constant problem that is never fully solved. Sure, there's the dusty clothes and hands. But what about dusty...
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77DIY cross-cut fence for table saw
I wanted to make cross-cuts on my table saw, as well as a bunch of dadoes. I pulled out the stock mitre gauge that came with my Delta, and slid it into the track. After a few test cuts, I noticed they weren't coming out square. Also, I...
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80Festool Kapex Miter Saw Review
I am not a master carpenter by any means. But when it came time for me to buy my first mitre saw (chop saw), I didn't want to mess around. I have heard from many experienced cabinetmakers and contractors that a chop saw's cost and the number of...
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77DIY Mitre Saw Backstop: faster, more accurate repeated cuts
My second project as a weekend cabinetmaker was a chest of drawers. Needless to say, as my second project, that chest contains a ton of poorly-joined and mis-cut wood. But a great deal of learning came...
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85Fix Adcom GFA 535 / 545 II - channels not working and/or "thermal protection" light is on
Last week, after adding a Dynaco ST-70 tube amp and a DBX active crossover to my home theater (for the purpose of tri-amping my from main speakers), my living room's 15-amp circuit had had enough. The result: on Friday my Adcom GFA 545 II...
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78Vintage Audio Equipment: Finding Legendary Gear on the Cheap
I have written lots of articles with a general theme of "buy vintage". I won't rehash why I believe buying vintage is the best way to build a stereo or home theater (HT), but here's a short list: A few...
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80Bi-amping and Tri-amping: Why and How
The more you learn about stereo and home theater technology, the more you may hear about bi-amping or tri-amping your speakers. As somebody who has a tri-amped setup at home, I can tell you that it does make...
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90Wattage for Stereo and Home Theaters Explained
Wattage, watts-per-channel (wpc), power, and power-handling are all terms that get thrown around a lot at stereo and home theater stores. With all the talk of watts and power, one would naturally think they're pretty important. And power is...
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