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I plan to have my 6.5kVa generator permanently connected to my house using a changeover switch at the distribution board. I've asked two electricians to give me a quote for the work. The first has included the installation of an earth spike on his quote because he reckons the generator needs to...

My problem, in brief: my AVR, a Denon X1200W, has too few HDMI inputs. I've bought a few gaming consoles recently and need to connect them up. I've also moved my PC to the lounge where I intend to use it every so often. All the devices rely on HDMI for their outputs so I now need an additional...

I bought a heap of the lithium batteries from @seanjammy but I want to get the most from the existing lead-acid batteries before chucking them away. I have lots of older LA batteries in my garage, too, but I can't think of a suitable way to test them. I have a UPS which I can use as a testing...

Hello, gents. My little AV centre currently consists of an OLED TV, a Denon amp, Grundig front L&R speakers, a Wharfedale Diamond centre, Energy 12in sub, PS4, PS2, 4K UHD Blu-Ray player, 1080p Blu-Ray player and other minor accessories. Quite obviously and despite being as insured as I can be...

I've had the zany idea of building a traffic light for my man cave. I've got three coloured bulbs. I want to get a little timer that can be programmed to switch on each bulb for a set period, then switch it off and simultaneously switch on the next bulb in the sequence, much like the traffic...

A colleague has just moved into an apartment in Barbeque Downs, Kyalami. There is a common satellite dish for the entire block of flats - but it's only for DSTV, not Openview. There's also no antenna for analogue TV services (SABC and eTV). This means that she can't watch any kind of TV. It's...

Got an SMS from Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers this morning. Some interesting AV items will be auctioned off this weekend. I found a Technics stack, Technics TT and a Thorens TD 125 included in the list. See here...

I spotted this on OneDayOnly today: https://www.onedayonly.co.za/5-1-channel-home-theater-system-model-yht-1840.html The AVR seems to be the HTR-2071 - not many expert reviews about it online. Would this be worth it just for the AVR?

It's the most bizarre thing... Setup is as follows: AVR: Denon AVR-X1200W; Blu-Ray Player - Sony BDP-S490; and TV: LG OLED connected to the AVR via ARC Last night, I wanted to play a Blu-Ray disc using the BR player. Loaded up the disc and plenty of video but no sound. The BR player is...

The girlfriend is looking at the boggo-spec QLED from Samsung: the 55-inch Q60R. I've done some reading and the general consensus is 'okay' but not marvellous - only the Q70R and up are worthy of glowing praise, apparently. R11k from Makro at the moment...

I'm keen on getting a pair of Senn HD380 Pro's from AudioWarehouse, but I've never used them before and can't find any reviews on their service on the one hand, but nothing bad about them on HelloPeter either. Their price is R450(!) less than the same pair of 'phones at Sounds Unique (I think?)...