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Shopping for Car Speakers? Pay Attention to the Specs

The most important factor I consider when shopping for new speakers (aside from making sure that they will fit my car and my budget) is how they will handle the power I'll be feeding them. This is a lesson I learned from personal experience. When I added...

Published Thu, May 31 2007 11:10 AM by Todd

Filed under: minimum RMS, sensitivity rating, car speakers
iTunes Tune-up 5: Group hug

In my opinion, the "Grouping" field is one of the most under-used ways to sort music in an iTunes library. The "Grouping" field helps me create new and different mixes of songs, by collecting songs from different categories together in a new smart playlist...

Published Tue, May 29 2007 9:04 AM by Ralph

Filed under: iTunes, smart playlist, Ralph, Grouping, oldies
No iPod needed to enjoy podcasts in your car

Like several of my coworkers, I enjoy downloading and listening to podcasts on my computer. Unlike them, I don't have an iPod® or portable MP3 player. But that doesn't stop me from listening to my favorite podcasts when I'm on the road. Since my in-dash...

Published Fri, May 25 2007 2:10 PM by KenSpike

Filed under: iPod, car stereo, podcasts, MP3
Do you play "stump the GPS"?

Point of interest. While looking over the customer reviews for one of our best-selling portable navigation units, I stumbled across this amusing submission: "My husband got a kick out of taking wrong turns to see if the GPS caught his 'mistakes.' Each...

Published Tue, May 22 2007 2:40 PM by Jim R

Filed under: portable navigation, GPS
An audiophile's take on the iPod®

This post was originally written as a collection of tips for CrutchfieldAdvisor.com 's " The Audio Files℠ " column. I've been slow to join the iPod nation. Don't get me wrong — I love listening to music. But as a card-carrying audiophile, sound quality...

Published Tue, May 22 2007 9:45 AM by Skindig

Filed under: The Audio Files, iPod, lossless
Better People Photos with a Digital Camera

I have a Nikon digital SLR, and I use it a lot. But I'm not that experienced at what I still think of as "real" photography -- in fact, my current digital SLR was my first experience with manual exposure and focus and so on. And I still shoot on automatic...

Published Fri, May 18 2007 8:16 AM by Julie

Filed under: digital camera, photos, SLR
When a new head unit sounds worse than the old one, check your amp settings

I just learned a valuable lesson about amplifier gain settings — sometimes less is more. I recently put a new head unit into my truck, and I was having a bit of trouble getting the sound dialed in. No matter how I tweaked the receiver's settings, there...

Published Tue, May 15 2007 2:32 PM by KenSpike

Filed under: head unit, car stereo, car audio, amplifier gain
iTunes Tune-up 4: Catering to the Classical, part 2

OK, I admit it. I'm a classical music fanatic (although not to the exclusion of other kinds of music). In addition to some basic organizing (see my last post ), I also modify track information to suit my needs. Here's how: Step 1: Sorting by style period...

Published Thu, May 10 2007 3:28 PM by Ralph

Filed under: iPod, iTunes, smart playlist, Ralph
Macros — the keys to remote control user-friendliness

If you have a universal remote control, you may have already discovered the wonders of the macro. If not, well, a macro is a function that lets you program multiple steps into a single command. For example, say you want to watch a DVD, with surround sound...

Published Tue, May 8 2007 3:59 PM by Jim R

Filed under: macro, remote control
Travel-friendly headphones

When I travel, I'm surprised at the number of people on their cell phones, listening to MP3 players, and working on laptops. We live in a world of portable electronics that let us communicate, work, and enjoy music wherever we are. It's great that we...

Published Thu, May 3 2007 11:20 AM by TaraW

Filed under: The Audio Files, headphones, TaraW
A simple way to organize your digital photos

Digital photography is fun and liberating. No wait to get your film developed, and if you have a decent printer you can print out lots of photos at a pretty reasonable price. But once I got a digital camera, I ended up with LOTS of digital photos — crammed...

Published Tue, May 1 2007 12:13 PM by KenSpike

Filed under: photos, memory card, digital camera use, KenSpike

May 2007 - Use & Enjoy Your A/V Gear

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Shopping for Car Speakers? Pay Attention to the Specs

iTunes Tune-up 5: Group hug

No iPod needed to enjoy podcasts in your car

Do you play "stump the GPS"?

An audiophile's take on the iPod®

Better People Photos with a Digital Camera

When a new head unit sounds worse than the old one, check your amp settings

iTunes Tune-up 4: Catering to the Classical, part 2

Macros — the keys to remote control user-friendliness

Travel-friendly headphones

A simple way to organize your digital photos

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