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…
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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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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
Posted in good business ideas, mic cables, microphones & mic stands, Pro lighting, Pro Sound
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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
Posted in batteries, duct tape, extension cords, gaffers tape, good business ideas, tape
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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…
When Is A Speakon Not A Speakon?
The addition of buyspeakercable.com to our family of goodbuyguys.com web sites has led to an interesting question regarding Speakon connectors. The Speakon, first introduced by Neutrik (a German company) has become the new standard for professional audio. As with most…
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
Jeff
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I retired for active involvement in the sound business just at the time when digital mixers were being introduced into the sound reinforcement industry. Consequently, I have observed from the sidelines as this change in technology moved into the live…
Are We Living In The Clouds?
I listen to a lot of tech-centric podcasts, and recently have been regularly hearing a computer phrase called “cloud computing“. It sounded interesting but I kept forgetting to find out what it was really all about. Turns our we have…
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