Epinions Recent Reviews for mwietstock

Solid "entry level" effects processor.

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:24:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - Who IS this guy, and why does he care about the M350?I've been a semi-professional live musician for many years, mostly low-key, "house of worship" stuff, but there was also a time when I actually toured the US and Canada as a rhythm guitar...

A very handy tool for golfers.

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:06:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - I've been golfing for a few years now, and getting to the point in my game where I know pretty much what I can do with each of the clubs in my bag, and where measuring exac
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distances on the course is actually helpful.Price: ...

Read it and weep, Apple.

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:46:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - With the introduction of their NWZ-S600 "Walkman" line of digital media players, Sony hasn't exactly put a man on the moon, but they sure have stolen Apple's thunder. All you people out there (like me) who have thus far resisted succumbing to Apple's...

You won't get any closer to Bose for this price!

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:37:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - HOW/WHY I FOUND THE AUDIO-TECHNICA ATH-ANC7: Once upon a time, my wife bought me a set of Bose Quiet Comfort 2 headphones as a Christmas gift. They were, without a doubt, the finest headphones I've ever owned. They weren't made of the strongest...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:28:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - This combination .mp3 player/digital recorder/FM tuner is Frontier Labs' long-delayed successor to the NexIIe .mp3 player. The Nex, NexII and NexIIe are one of a kind in the world of portable .mp3 players, in that they are the ONLY ones I've found to...

Patton MaxFlow Radiant Heater PRH11: You Get What You Pay For.

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:12:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - There seems to be several companies (e.g., Holmes, Rival, Patton) offering this same "Made in China" heater, under different labels/model numbers. The Patton PRH11 has power and caution indicator lights and an overheat audible alarm located on the...

Great machine for the amateur stringer.

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:35:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - I don't play a whole lot, but I had broken strings on two rackets at one time, and decided I would rather spend $100 on a used Klippermate and figure out how to string them myself than spend a bit less than that to have both rackets professionally...

Perfect reinforcement for components!

Fri, 3 Nov 2006 21:33:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - After buying a set of Infinity component speakers to replace the factory speakers in the front doors of my 2001 Suburban (see my previous review of the Infinity 6010cs), and hearing how dramatically they improved the sound of my factory Delco head unit...

A BIG can of whoop-a** for your car stereo!

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:34:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - I just got a "new" 2001 Suburban, complete with factory stereo (and one blown set of speakers in the front driver-side door). Since I'm a real chicken when it comes to monkeying around with factory sound systems, especially ones that have "OnStar," rear...

A budget subwoofer that'll "git 'er done."

Sat, 8 Apr 2006 21:32:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - I recently purchased an Infinity PS-8 subwoofer to augment the Infinity RS-1 bookshelf speakers and amp/EQ combo I keep at my workstation. I was so elated with the performance of this subwoofer (see my Epinions review on the PS-8), I decided that I...

Ionic Breeze Quadra Silent Air Purifier - Gray: Ozone schmozone. Just TRY the darn thing!

Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:22:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - My sister, a nurse, got one of the "professional" versions of these gizmos about a year ago; she keeps it in their TV/family room (one of several carpeted rooms in their house) and she absolutely swears by it. E.g., she makes all the same claims as most...

All I can say is ... WOW.

Tue, 4 Apr 2006 01:19:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - I'm kind of an amateur audio nut, and one of my longest held fantasies was to have an audio workstation at my desk that would allow me to do just about anything I wanted to in terms of simple recording, copying, listening to music, etc. So a few years...

So far, so good ... I like it fine.

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:32:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - I bought this 300GB drive mainly to have a place to store my rapidly growing MP3 and recorded WAV music collection, e.g., off the 60GB hard drive of my Toshiba notebook, and secondly, as an "all purpose" backup for all the other stuff I keep on my C...

Noise Cancelling Functions Failed!

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:27:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - In February 2006, I reviewed this product in detail ("Geez, What's All the Whining About?") and gave it a four-star rating. I concluded at that time, among other things, that the Sony headset was comparable to the Bose QC-2 headphones and a far better...

The best damn MP3 player you can't get anymore.

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:45:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - I got a Nex II, before Frontier Labs came out with the Nex IIe. I loved the Nex II, but the Nex IIe did fix the Nex II's inability take power through its USB cable ... a problem for a lot of reasons that I won't go into here. I just had my Nex II...

Who's afraid of the big bad zoom?

Sun, 1 Jan 2006 03:43:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - If you like the idea of relatively inexpensive, lightweight, compact zoom binoculars, then look no further. I just got my pair of Nikon Travelite V Zoom (8-24 x 25 CF) nocs, and I already LOVE them. Don't let the bird watching crowd talk you out of...

Budget Laptop: Headaches Included

Sun, 1 Jan 2006 03:43:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mwietstock - Things I LOVE about this notebook include: the overall look and feel of the unit; it is very lightweight; came pre-loaded with the notebook's maximum RAM of 368 MB; the keyboard/touchpad/palm rest configuration is very comfortable for me, and I have...