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So, I have become quite fascinated with smoking meats of different varieties. So far I have 3 types of smokers (kettle, offset smoker and bullet type smoker) and I quite enjoy using each for different cooks. A frustration I have in particular is finding good quality, nicely marbled brisket...

The recent ?dibs? thread got me thinking on an issue I?ve wondered about. Is there a problem with delivery and/or receipt of PMs sometimes on this forum? I recall vaguely that this was an issue at some point in the past. I believe this is the reason for the common ?PM sent? response in the...

After more than 4 years of my audio equipment packed up in storage, I've finally finished building my dedicated room. The room isn't 100% done, with only a few minor finishes to sort out and getting some carpets, couches and a proper stand for the electronics. It looks like this: So I...

Whatever happened to this local brand? I remember a couple reviews done by AVSA many years ago. The only reference I can get from a google search are these links from this forum: http://www.avforums.co.za/index.php?topic=13592.0 and https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,1484.0.html...

I have a pair of Seas drivers (W16NX001) that have inexplicably developed crack on the surround, as can be seen on the photo. The drivers have been in storage for years now, boxed in a cupboard and I only happened to notice the cracks a few days ago. What could have caused this? I have...

I?ve never been the type of person to go clubs and such but at places like these there?s usually a DJ behind a booth or table with his/her equipment and headphones on, looking very busy, pressing buttons and twisting knobs etc Apart from the obvious selection of material to play based on the...

I find myself spending the vast majority of my music listening via my Yamaha in-ears. They sound very good to me, but unfortunately not at all comfortable. I decided to purchase a different brand, Paradigm something?. They visually appeared to be suitable to my narrow ear canal but I was unsure...

Hi all I've got 6 steel rods that I want to use to build speaker stands. They are 50mm in diameter. They look like this: I want to drill threaded holes on both ends of each rod (as indicated by the arrow) so that I can attach the top and bottom plates onto the rod using bolts. Who can I go...

Anyone have experience with using these as an alternative to the noisy and bulky air compressor systems? It is not practical using a compressor for spray painting when living in an apartment/townhouse. I'm contemplating one for very small projects that I can paint and touch up on my balcony...

Hi all How does one determine the polarity of a tweeter if there are no + and - markings on it? I've read about DC voltage method which only seems to be useful for woofers, whose excursion is easily visible by the naked eye.

I've been considering getting a device to help with MDF dust extraction. This will be used when routing driver holes and minimal speaker enclosure edge trimming on MDF. I cannot afford nor accommodate those industrial-sized system that take up took much space and though something like this might...

Some advise please: My father sent an important email to Company A using the email address that Company A provided. Company A claims to not have received the email. They ask if he got an auto-reply from their system to confirm that they received the email but he is not sure if he did. There?s...

Hi everyone I was busy during the holidays building a subwoofer enclosure. I went to great lengths to thoroughly sand the joint seams before starting to paint. Before starting I did a bit of reading on how to avoid visible joint seams and painting in general, including tips from JimGore on the...

A family member accidentally ran over her laptop bag with her car and literally crushed her laptop to bits (yes, true story). Fortunately it seems the hard drive got through unscathed. It looks like this. It's a tiny 1.8 inch drive using a micro SATA interface. I didn't even know of it...

  Got two of these on ebay last year. Tested them and both when they were delivered and they worked fine. Mothballed them for months until I put together a DIY sub project. Now one doesn't work. Goes on but no sound comes through. I took it to two repair guys and both said they couldn't fix...

I often find that some centre channel speakers don?t adequately ?project? their sound as well as the main left/right speakers. I suppose this could be due to factors such as positioning or differences in the sonic character of the centre channel speaker when compared to the left & right channel...

I purchased the router bit below: My issue with the bit is that its bearing is not flush with the blade as shown on the pic. It appears that it is possible to remove the bearing using an allen key. My question is can I replace the existing bearing with one that is slightly bigger so that it...

After getting a Squeezebox Touch a few months ago, I finally got around to hooking it up and playing with it last night. What a revelation it has proven to be from a functionality and user-friendliness point of view . The issue now is that I have a cable that runs from the Touch?s coax output...

I was recently informed by a colleague of an ?exciting business opportunity?. I asked her to give me more details about the supposed opportunity but all I got in response was an invitation to attend a presentation/seminar. My spidey senses immediately tingled. Just to be polite, and...

There?s something that?s irritated me with the Mede8er from day 1 and I haven?t seen it mentioned here. I?ve noticed when playing audio files the unit does not play the first half a second or so of the track. Also when playing albums where there?s a seamless transition from one track to...