Epinions Recent Reviews for nquinn

Great for HT, just OK for music

Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:11:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - The Yamaha RX-V995 is wonderful for home theatre, but

not so impressive for 2-channel stereo music.

Overall, this unit provides plenty of features and

quality for the money. Just recently, the price has

come down quite a bit...

Too harsh and tinny for my taste

Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:43:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - When I purchased the MH-500's, I was expecting crystal

clear highs and weak bass. I found the exact opposite.

Setting up the MH500's was a piece of cake. Plug in the

left and right speakers, run the minijack plug to the
...

Sacrifices Speed for Quality

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 19:30:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - I am a computer enthusiast who has put in many hours worth of

research when choosing a video card. I have compared the g400

with the TNT2u, voodoo3000, and more. (read on...)

The Matrox G400 is a 32mb video card that is an...

-5- Reasons not to buy this stereo

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 19:01:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - As a Car Audio Employee at Best Buy, I have compared this product

with others in a similar price range. I am aware of its strengths

and weaknesses, as well as reliability issues. (read on...)

The JVC LX-1 Kameleon is the older...

Great solution for a small booster amp

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 17:22:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - As a Best Buy Car Audio Specialist, I have thoroughly tested

this amp to find its strengths and weaknesses. Overall, the amp

puts out a crisp, clear signal to give up to 4 speakers in your

car that extra 'oomph'.

The Pioneer...

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card: Reasons why this is the best sound card to buy now.

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 14:54:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - For the money, you cannot find a better sound card. The sound quality is clean and crisp. Even when hooked up to a home stereo, the quality

sounds nearly 2x as good as other sound cards. Creative has long been

known for their use in games,...

A great upgrade now - FAST and CHEAP

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 14:41:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - I am a computer enthusiast, and have done hours and hours of

research between video cards. I purchased this card and a

voodoo3 3000 last year, and returned the 3000 shortly after.

The CL TNT2ultra is a very fast video card for all...

Pioneer 5.25" 2-Way Speaker TS-A1387: Good Inexpensive Upgrade, but very directional

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 02:02:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - As a car audio employee at Best Buy, I have had much time

to test out these speakers and compare them with the competition.

(Please read on....)

The Pioneer TS-A1387 5.25" speakers are a good inexpensive upgrade

from your...

Might as well just get some tweeters!

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 01:51:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - As a car audio employee at Best Buy, I have been able

to test out these speakers first-hand and compare them

to other products. Overall, I feel that these speakers

are very poor performers, other than for the use of

highs. (read...

Pioneer CDX-FM1257 Car CD Changer: Best Buy employee recommends this unit

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:53:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - I am currently a car-audio product specialist at Best Buy.

I work with these products on a daily basis, and have seen

its advantages and drawbacks, and can safely comment on its

reliability.

The Pioneer CDX-FM1257 is a very good...

Best Buy employee comments on product

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:36:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - As a product specialist at Best Buy, I have thoroughly tested

this amplifier and found all of its advantages and drawbacks.

Overall, you get a lot of watts for your money, but the amp

is not stable enough to be reliably used for more than...

Not enough speaker for the money

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:48:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - For the money, much better speakers can be purchased.

I work as a sales associate in Car Audio at Best Buy,

and have directly compared these speakers to both the

other brands we carry as well as "professional" brand names.
...

WEGA goodness, with a few drawbacks

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:35:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - This 27" Sony TV was purchased for use in a college

apartment. Yes, it was expensive for us poor college

students, but it was worth the money.

We wanted a high quality TV, so that after college, the TV

would still be of...

Reasons to stay away from this camera

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:02:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - This camera was brought home from my mom's school for

personal use over the summer. I would never consider

buying this camera. Read on for reasons why:

The Sony Digital Mavica Series cameras were designed with

one concept in...

Hewlett Packard HP DeskJet 895cse Ink-jet Printer: Bang for the Buck vs. Epson/Canon

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 12:22:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nquinn - Let me first state that I have long been a fan of HP printers.

The printer was purchased for personal use at home, for common

uses such as word processing, spreadsheets, presentations,

and other uses.

The printer is...