Epinions Recent Reviews for tomhorn

HDT-1X: No, not quite CD-quality sound, but a decent digital radio tuner

Wed, 21 May 2008 20:39:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [First update: May 23, 2008. I will add some clarifications at the end of this review.] ------------------------------
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This tuner (and digital radio in general) is advertised as providing original-source quality in FM...

Don't waste your time with this lazy vacuum cleaner.

Sat, 10 May 2008 18:11:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [Second update: June 30, 2008] I've had enough. I'm glad Sears has a 90-day return policy & I saved my receipt. This last time, I ran the vacuum less than 10 minutes before it tuckered out. That's pathetic...

Smoothing out most voltage line bumps, with surge suppression as a bonus

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:21:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [First update: June 27, 2008] All I can add to my initial review is that this little pup doesn't eliminate macroblocking altogether. But it's less of a factor than before. The variations are most noticeable with the sliding fan switch...

Splendid for detailed cutting, routing, drilling & sanding; range of applications is surprisingly wide

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:48:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - I've had my Dremel 395 for almost 7 years, and for appropriate jobs, it is really fun to use. You can buy the motorized hand units separately (and the same goes for all the bits & attachments), but you'll spend considerably less if you buy them as a...

The bane of grackles

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:17:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - To explain my review's title: If Alfred Hitchcock had a particular species in mind when he filmed "The Birds," it had to be grackles. They are noisy, they congregate in huge groups, they are mean (preying on other birds including other grackles), and...

Dual-purpose mighty mite! A detachable baby chain saw on a pole.

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 19:07:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - I have a suburban house surrounded by a wooded lot of decent area. And I have some great trees (mostly oaks)--some of them well over fifty feet tall. Problem was, before I moved in the trees had not been pruned in a good while, and I had a hideous...

Not a miracle product; let's call it "satisfactory." I may use it again.

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:45:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [Feel free to skip down to "Step Two" if you want to cut to the chase: just the lowdown about how the clay works & what it seems to do.] ------------------------------
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My car is a 15-year-old light blue Nissan Sentra...

Simply the best television set I have ever owned.

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:00:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [Third update: 12/5/8]I'm ready to give this unit five stars.Friends of mine who have "upgraded" to LCDs & plasma televisions watch my tv & say things like "Wow--we got burned." They especially notice the difference...

Nifty little basic voice recorder

Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:22:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - Occasionally I need a microcassette recorder. I use it strictly for business meetings, lectures and interviews. At least so far, the Pearlcorder S701 seems okay. My ancient Panasonic job finally crapped out; these bottom-of-the-line numbers just...

CHANNEL MASTER ANTENNA DEEPRFINGSPLIT50 3020: Huge gleaming aluminum bird

Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:09:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [Fourth update: 2/20/6] Adding some physical dimensions and a correction regarding wind resistance. . . . Total boom length: 12' 8.375". Elements: 8 pairs of herringbone log-periodic ribs (VHF); 19 signal-perpendicular axial directors in...

A solid, high-fidelity anchor for the bottom of the audible range

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:20:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - This is my first home subwoofer. I'm serious about 2-channel sound. Maybe someday I'll bite on the "home theater" concept, but I can honestly say that people who own fairly pricey HT rigs come over to my house to watch movies and say "Man! This sounds...

Spartan yet elegant: Form follows function

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:49:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [First update: August 2, 2005] If the sound ramps up very slowly at the beginning of a recording, you can miss the first few seconds. Ergo the signal-detection circuit seems not to be especially sensitive. But since I intend to use this amplifier...

Nearly-identical model ( Craftsman Quiet Pulse Rotor Sprinkler #ATR5SSR)

Wed, 6 Jul 2005 13:16:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - For five bucks less ($14.99 plus tax) than the model with a fold-out stand, you can get the same sprinkler head with a spike to anchor the thing in place. I picked this up on a whim when I was actually shopping for a soaker hose. In general I have...

So far, so good (after 2+ years)

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:14:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [Second update: February 1, 2008] I'm upgrading my product evaluation to Excellent. I finally had to put in a new spool of monofilament, which was cheap, quick & easy. ------------------------------
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[First update: October...

Appreciating this mower better as time passes (new Sears model superseding 38763)

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:20:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [Third update: April 2, 2007] Yesterday I pulled the mower out of mothballs (see below) and it cranked up on the first pull. We're back in business. I had last used the mower 18 weeks previously. Not long after that final mowing of 2006, I let...

An improvement over already-rugged original equipment

Fri, 3 Jun 2005 11:06:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - I bought a full set of these tires for my 1992 Nissan Sentra in April 2002. The tires that came from the factory (Michelin MX4s in size 175/70-13) had begun self-destructing at 60,000 miles. I went ahead and upgraded the size slightly to 185/70-13,...

Solid basic cordless telephone--but what's up with the battery?

Mon, 23 May 2005 11:04:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [Third update: Feb 20, 2006] I picked up a new battery pack at Sears for $11 a few weeks ago. Everything seems to be great again. People talk about "battery memory" (meaning that you don't give it an adequate workout & the charge won't hold as...

The mid-series BMW of circular saws

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:07:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - The Makita 5007NBK is a Makita 5007NB saw in a matching teal hard-sided carrying case, including storage for the included rip fence, shaft wrench and two blades (both carbide-tipped--one 16-tooth, another 24-tooth). Mine (from Sears) also included a...

Solid value for do-it-yourself types

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:30:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - I have used many other shop vacuums, but this is the first one I have owned. After more than two years' worth of use, I can vouch for this model whole-heartedly. I snagged a pretty good deal on it, too. Unless you're doing real industrial and/or...

Adorama Online Store: Not big on chit-chat, but they're okay. They come through.

Fri, 21 May 2004 12:20:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - I first did business with Adorama about 1992, purchasing a brand-new Pentax SMC-A 28mm/1:2 lens for about sixty percent of this lens’ locally-available retail price. Adorama had advertised this lens in the back of a national photography magazine. It...

Musician's Friend Online Store: Great selection, sturdy packaging, on-time delivery & efficient customer service

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:00:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - Over the last eighteen months, I have made three purchases from Musician's Friend. Provided I can afford it, I prefer to shop locally; however, some of Musician's Friend's prices are hard to pass up, and given Musician's Friend's performance to date, I...

B&D Electronics: Wow! My refund arrived after only 74 days!

Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:29:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - EPILOG: I've seen online that these jerks are out of business. That didn't happen fast enough. A reviewer on pricerunner titled his comments "Is this just a cover for identity theft?" Most of the positive reviews of B&D were so poorly written (very...

Superb workmanship & playability at a bargain rate

Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:55:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - Overall impressions: This is my first electric guitar. So far I've mostly played it through a Roland Cube-30. I am delighted. If Ibanez does not allow their quality control to get away from them, this guitar may become an underpriced classic...

2-Channel Solid-State Analog Powerhouse

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 11:29:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - [Second update: July 28, 2006.] I have played this amp long & hard enough to find one of its limits. Until just the other night, I had never cranked the volume beyond about 40% of the way up (which was at the insistence of a guest whose family...

Beginner's luck? No, not completely; I researched it.

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:04:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tomhorn - This is my first amp. I looked around town (Austin, Texas) and online for a while, trying to see wh...