Audio-Video
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Bose 901 Saga
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted November 22, 2022 at 04:22PMIts fitting since today is Father's Day I'm going to post a article about my own Father's Day present. Normally this would be only a review, but since we're dealing with a classic set of speakers that needed a small amount of refurbishment prior to using them, its more of a voyage to achieve a... -
AEE S71T Plus
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted October 26, 2022 at 01:38PMPhotography has seen an amazing number of new products. Its hard to believe that not too long ago a 1.3 megapixel camera was considered stated of the art. As image quality has improved so have the demands that user put on them. No longer is a 4.3MP resolution enough. Video has become an... -
Audio Reproduction Systems
By William "Bill" Yaple | Posted September 30, 2022 at 12:35AMEver wanted to know all about audio reproduction, but were afraid to ask? Do Watts and SPL sound like terms normal people would never use in public? You're in luck! The head audio geek at TargetPC, or Bill as I'm known to some, has decided to put fingers to the keyboard to demystify the...
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MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 18, 2022 at 10:47AMIn my endless quest of that just right sound I came across the MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion. Seemingly, distortion would be the most important word in that product name. But Custom has severe connotations to electronic musicians and well, badass pretty much doesn't need an explanation. What... -
Ibanez SRFF806 Bass
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted August 23, 2022 at 10:51PMKicking off our first ever guitar review we actually have a bass. Normally I'm a guitar player but when the need arises I can pickup a bass.
Today we are looking at the Ibanez SRFF806 - one of the latest additions to Ibanez's SR line. If you haven't yet take a quick look at the pictures. What... -
Binauric Boom Boom
By Victor Oshiro | Posted April 28, 2022 at 09:30AMOne of the most interesting products I've come across recently is the Binauric Boom Boom speaker. While we have become accustomed to smart TV's and smart phones we now have the arrival of the smart speaker. The geodesic design promises full spectrum sound with the ability to record from more... -
Emenince The Governor Speaker
By Victor Oshiro | Posted January 8, 2022 at 06:13AMEminence has two distinct speaker lines directed at musicians who want the 'British sound' or 'American sound'. The British sound is the sound we like from rock bands of the 60's and 70's who needed a deeper sound with speaker breakup. Lots of bass and mids usually at the cost of highs are the... -
TC Electronics Trinity Reverb
By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 31, 2014 at 10:52AMWhen I did the Quilter Toneblock review my son collaborated since he gigs live every week. His input was that he needed a reverb and from that point on he kept using the Quilter Aviator. Give it a month or so and we found the TC Electronics Trinity reverb. I'm a more is less kind of guy but my... -
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
By Kalea Oshiro | Posted August 20, 2014 at 02:17PMI have recently been named as the Chief photographer of my yearbook staff, not only because I know my camera's features inside and out, but I love cameras, and I especially love Canon cameras. They are the easiest cameras to use, and are pretty affordable too. The best model I have used so far... -
Tone Grenade Pedal
By Victor Oshiro | Posted March 27, 2014 at 04:16PMThe three main ways to make distortion are with fuzz, overdrive, and a distortion pedals. I tend to stick to overdrive pedals for a couple of reasons. First, I can get a lot of distortion/gain from just about any amp or even a preamp like a pedal board. Secondly, I prefer the more singing... -
Sharp LC-70LE65OU 70" LED Smart TV
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 25, 2014 at 10:30AMI'm pretty good at taking care of my gear so it shouldn't come as a surprise that my last TV - a 50 inch Samsung Plasma - lasted my family about 6 years of near constant use. That TV is now being used in my bedroom but it was getting time to update to a newer set. New features and better picture... -
Quilter Tone Block 200 Amplifier
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 13, 2014 at 10:09AMQuilter Laboratories have had a very busy couple of years. They've released amplifier heads, combo units, and now a head that offers some different features you won't find anywhere else. Recently they released the Tone Block 200 amplifier which was a big hit at the recent NAMM show. What is the... -
Apogee Jam 96 kHz/24 bit guitar input
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 7, 2014 at 10:58AMApogee's original Jam input device gave 48kHz /24-bit recording to musicians but Apogee recently sent out a press release for their 96 kHz Jam guitar input device. With this you can connect your guitar or other electronic instrument to an iPad or an iPhone. This is what intrigued me: 96 kHz /24... -
bublcam announced
By Victor Oshiro | Posted November 8, 2013 at 03:00PMYesterday I received an announcement for the forthcoming bublcam. Whats a bublcam? Head over to their website and check it out for yourself. I'm hoping we can get one in for review once the product is ready.
Bublcam is an innovative 360-degree HD video camera that captures everything around... -
ClearClick Software Guitar2USB
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 8, 2013 at 09:54AMSeems like any recording devices for audio to computer or instrument to computer cost a hefty investment. Its not unusual to see equipment costing $200 or more and that is a price that can really hurt a struggling musician. I came across ClearClick Software's Guitar2USB setup a short while ago... -
Plutoneium Chi-Wah-Wah Pedal
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 10, 2013 at 08:00AMMost people's first effect pedal is usually a distortion pedal. What comes next? For most of us its a wah wah pedal. The wah pedal isn't just for 60's rock and roll sounds. Ask guys like Steve Vai and Kirk Hammett why they spend so much time getting their wah technique down. Better yet, search... -
Seymour Duncan Hotrodded Humbucker Set
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 3, 2013 at 10:45AMThis is going to be our first guitar pickup review. I'm planning to bring you some different options, some very economical and some not so. Since this is our first pickup review I wanted to cover a well used combination that many players use to get a versatile rig: the Seymour Duncan Hotrodded... -
Quilter releases head version of the Aviator
By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 7, 2013 at 11:11AMQuilter officially released their head version of the Aviator amp we loved so much. That amp has become our go to amp for practice and performance and getting a head version should help folks who have been sitting on the fence decide if they want to try it. Here's a link to the product at... -
VHT Special 6 1x12 Cabinet
By Victor Oshiro | Posted July 10, 2013 at 10:04AMIt occurred to me the other day that while I've done reviews of instrument amplifiers and combos I haven't as yet reviewed a speaker cabinet on its own. Well folks here it is: The VHT Special 6 1x12 cabinet in closed back form. An open back version is available which features a Celestion speaker... -
Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18 Head
By Victor Oshiro | Posted June 27, 2013 at 02:16PMThe market for instrument amplifiers is incredibly diverse and large. There are the time tested setups like a 100 watt tube head with a full stack of speakers all the way down to the 1 watt tube amplifiers with a built in six or eight inch speakers. Throw in everything in between as well as... -
Swiss Picks
By Victor Oshiro | Posted June 12, 2013 at 10:40PMSometimes we get to do an in depth review of a product that requires tons of explanation. Other times we find that the product is so simple yet does exactly what it claims to do. Today I present the Swiss Pick. Not named for a country of birth but more for its resemblance to something that... -
Quilter Aviator 2x10 Combo Amp
By Victor Oshiro | Posted June 5, 2013 at 09:04AMIf you suffered through my recent amplifier tech articles you know I'm looking for the ultimate tone machine in a combo design. I need tone and I'm not willing to compromise on that. You'd think I'm willing to compromise on volume and projection to get the smaller form factor but here's where... -
Vox Delaylab Pedal
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 29, 2013 at 10:51AMMy son has a forbidden love that dare not speak its name: the love the delay pedal. I like delay effects but I find them often overused and this is one sound that can definitely get tiring when used a lot. Previously my son was using a Boss delay pedal that worked very well but lacked one... -
Instrument Speakers
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 21, 2013 at 10:58AMWe're approaching the end of this series of articles. I know that it seems very tedious - musicians tend to be the type of people who want to plug in and get a perfect sound. Sadly, it takes a lot of work to get the exact sound you are looking for. That's what this series was meant to do -... -
Solid State and Hybrid Amps
By Victor Oshiro | Posted May 18, 2013 at 10:23AMI hope you've read the previous solid state vs tube amp article and the amplifier tubes article where I covered tube characteristics as well as some tricks to get better tone. There are some situations where solid state amps really shine through. Towards the end of the article I'll give you a...
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