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The Custom Installer: Custom is Cool
John Sciacca  |  Jan 14, 2006  |  0 comments

Remember back in high school? It seemed like everyone went to the Senior Prom. But as the party started winding down, the cool kids pulled away in rented limos and headed off to hotel rooms around town to continue partying the night away.

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The Custom Installer: Getting It Loud and Clear
John Sciacca  |  May 07, 2005  |  0 comments

My grandmother, Thelma Perkins, passed away at the end of December. I was her eldest grandchild, and we were very close. I believe that the time I spent with her helped make me the person I am today. My Gram spoiled me, keeping her house stocked with my favorite junk food, taking me on trips, and staying up all hours playing cards with me.

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The Custom Installer: Got Picture, No Sound?
John Sciacca  |  Apr 09, 2005  |  0 comments

My friend Jon is a wiz with pretty much anything mechanical, and he has a Rain Man-like gift for motors. Whether it's a pool pump, a lawn tractor, or a car, Jon is the man to call. What amazes me is that he can often diagnose my motor problems over the phone with only the most basic description.

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The Custom Installer: To Err Is Human
John Sciacca  |  Feb 08, 2005  |  0 comments

Like most people planning on "popping the question," I wanted everything to be perfect the night I asked my wife to marry me. We started the evening with coffee at the café in San Francisco where we met, followed by dinner where we had our first date, then Phantom of the Opera, and finally dessert at a restaurant overlooking the city.

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The Custom Installer: The Little Things
John Sciacca  |  Jan 03, 2005  |  0 comments

Inventor, musician, scientist, politician, and philosopher, Ben Franklin was a brilliant man. His Poor Richard's Almanac is full of timeless proverbs, such as, "For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.

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The Custom Installer: Wiring For The Future
John Sciacca  |  Feb 04, 2004  |  0 comments

We're bombarded with warnings and suggestions every day of our lives. Some are beneficial and should be obeyed at all costs.

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Other Tech
Marantz Brings Power-Line Networking to Audio
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2006  |  0 comments

Marantz ZR6001 A/V receiver and ZR4001 DAvED power-line audio networking client

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Other Tech
XM Announces Surround Sound via Satellite
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2006  |  0 comments

XM Satellite Radio tuner and 5.1-channel Neural Surround decoder

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Other Tech
Great Small Speakers from Definitive Technology and KEF
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2006  |  0 comments

Definitive Technology ProCinema 1000 surround speaker system

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The Custom Installer: Next Big Thing - Computers!
John Sciacca  |  Feb 03, 2006  |  0 comments

Considering the rapid way A/V technology evolves, I'll bet Charles Darwin would have been a Sound & Vision subscriber. And survival of the fittest and natural selection are definitely alive and well in my equipment rack. In fact, all you have to do is look at it to see the history of recorded video at a glance.

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