Author: Jeff

Is The Customer Always Right?

I try to spend a few minutes each day reading up on ideas related to sound business practices. There is an unending source of good (and sometimes not so good) ideas for business management available. One of the ideas that

Weak Link in the Chain

Sometime back, I speculated that perhaps we were approaching the point where the sound man would no longer be necessary. I was only half kidding-pointing out that quickly developing digital technology would let the sound system compare what it was “hearing”

Gaffers Tape Differences

I spend a lot of my time on the phone with new customers. Having a great crew to take care of shipping orders, purchasing from vendors, managing web sites and taking care of administrative duties means that I get to

Duracell Procell Battery Life

One of the most desirable characteristics of alkaline batteries is their long shelf life. They last a lot longer than zinc-carbon batteries and lose their storage capacity in a very linear pattern.  Duracell rates the battery life of its Procell

Your Local High School Needs You

We enjoy working with our local schools and are particularly proud to be involved with the arts curriculum at Northwood High School, the school my daughter attends.  They are finishing up a series of special events this week and we

Answer the phone, would ya!

It’s hard to imagine a more important customer service function than answering the phone. I have been trying to contact a couple of our suppliers(companies that we send thousands of dollars to on a regular basis) and I can’t get anyone to

Wondering how to choose a good mic stand?

Wondering how to choose a good mic stand? Here are some suggestions. What type of microphone will you be using? It you plan to use the same mic, or mics of the same size, then you will only need to

Monster Cable Says “Thank You” But “No, You’re Not Invited”

We sell speaker cables.  Lots of cables.  They are intended for the pro audio market and and work great in high end concert  and audio visual production.  They’re fairly priced   and come with a solid guarantee. I’m always amazed at

Its Gotta Be Black

A good portion of our live event production work involved providing amplification of live television events for audiences. It was exciting work and live television was a real challenge. I loved it. We still occasionally do this sort of work

Google Maps Pays A Visit

Imagine my surprise when I put our business address into the navigation function of my phone and was served up a picture of our loading dock.  Not the picture that we posted on our web site, but a picture I had never

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