Category Archives: extension cords

Can You Hear Electricity? What Does $159.99 Sound Like

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Jeff

One of my regular reads is a trade magazine called Pro Sound News.  I’ve been a loyal reader for many years and have written before about the educational value of these free, industry supported publications. I even look at the … Continue reading →

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A Seasonal Reminder From Google Alerts

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Jeff

I use the Google Alerts notification system in order to track information about our customers, products and vendors.  It’s a great time saver and turns up a lot of unexpected information. One of my alerts is set to the search … Continue reading →

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The 20 Amp Extension Cord Mystery

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Jeff

We have a great line of extension cords intended for heavy duty use.  They use 12 gauge cable which gives them a 20 amp capacity, but we can’t really call them 20 amp cables because of the connectors that we … Continue reading →

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Copper Prices

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Jeff

  I came across an interesting article in last week’s Wall Street Journal regarding the continuing strength of commodity prices based on demand in China. This article speculated that a lot of the Chinese buying was a stockpiling of material … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget To Water Your Par Cans

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Jeff

There are lots of very exciting things happening in the development of new lighting technologies.  The desire to save energy and use fewer natural resources in lighting manufacturing means that big changes are right around the corner. General Electric is … Continue reading →

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Making The Case For An XLR Speaker Cable

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Jeff

Many years ago when I worked in the Technical Services Dept. at Duke University, we embraced a speaker cable connector standard that seems to have fallen by the wayside.  We used the standard XLR3 connector for speaker cables-the same connector … Continue reading →

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Finally, A Little Good News

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Jeff

It is something of a stretch for me to go from selling audio visual supplies to watching the commodity markets. Unfortunately, volatility in the base components of everything we sell means that this vital information just can’t be ignored. Between … Continue reading →

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Welcome To A New GoodBuyGuy-Speaker Cable Sam

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Jeff

Today we introduce the newest of our GoodBuyGuys.com website, BuySpeakerCable.com. BuySpeakerCable.com is hosted by Speaker Cable Sam , the latest addition to the GoodBuyGuys family. Sam is ready to provide lots of valuable information about speaker cables, speaker cable connectors … Continue reading →

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They Won’t Lose This Cord Anytime Soon!

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Jeff

A newspaper article headline in the business section of yesterdays Raleigh, NC News & Observer caught my eye. “Losing The Cords On Flat TVs” Thinking this AP article might be about extension cords, I read a little before realizing that … Continue reading →

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“It’s Alive….It’s Alive”

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Jeff

In the rush to jump on the high definition television bandwagon, Honeywell has introduced an HDMI cable that they claim is “self healing”. According to Engadget, Honeywell’s CurexE cable has some sort of error coding built into it that uses … Continue reading →

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