We used to do lots of church and auditorium sound system installations and many times, some sort of a patch bay was called for. While including a patch bay in an installation can be both expensive and time consuming, it…
Year: 2008
Wireless Warriors Step It Up A Notch!
The interest in acquiring the broadcast spectrum currently used by many professional quality wireless microphones has been raging for a while. Everyone knows that some changes will take place in February 2009, when the FCC reallocates some of the spectrum…
Great Documetaries At Your Fingertips
I watch way too much video on the internet. Between catching up on The Daily Show reruns and watching my daughters short films on Facebook, it seems like I’ve got something streaming all the time. A new site which hosts…
No Wonder The Soundman’s Asleep Under The Console!
Jeff
Posted in mic cables, microphones & mic stands, Other News, Pro lighting, Pro Sound
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I try to blog at least once a week about some new innovation or clever device in the pro sound industry. I spent 30 plus years as a “knob twister” and I try to keep up with new ideas. Leave…
OK!-Who are you guys?
In reading one of my favorite business oriented blog sites, ducttapemarketing.com/blog, this article resonated with me. My blog (buygafferstape.com/blogs) is almost two years. Its a project that I have really enjoyed. The article I am referring to addresses the issue…
Livenation-Would Someone Check Their Pulse!
Livenation, the king-of-entertainment wannabe, is setting the record for reinventing themselves. This ill advised attempt at vertical integration in the concert and entertainment business is getting ready to fail yet again. The idea of owning every component of an entertainment…
Making The Case For An XLR Speaker Cable
Jeff
Posted in extension cords, good business ideas, mic cables, Pro lighting, Pro Sound, speaker cables
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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…
How Many Times Would I Have Liked To Have This?
Jeff
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Neutrik, the maker of a broad line of audio connectors, has a great new product that every sound person ought to know about. Its a new style of XLR connector called the Convertcon. How many times have you gotten to…
Finally, A Little Good News
Jeff
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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…
Welcome To A New GoodBuyGuy-Speaker Cable Sam
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…
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