John Sciacca

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

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

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

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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Marantz Brings Power-Line Networking to Audio
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2006

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

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XM Announces Surround Sound via Satellite
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2006

XM Satellite Radio tuner and 5.1-channel Neural Surround decoder

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Great Small Speakers from Definitive Technology and KEF
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2006

Definitive Technology ProCinema 1000 surround speaker system

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

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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Sirius S50 Portable Satellite Radio
John Sciacca  |  Feb 03, 2006
The Short Form
$330 plus Sirius subscription / 2 x 3.875 x 0.625 IN / 6 OZ / sirius.com / 888-539-7474
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Control 4
John Sciacca  |  Feb 03, 2006

To quote Janet Jackson (Ms. Jackson if you're nasty), "This is a story about control." And whether your lifestyle is Joe Schmo, Average Joe, or Joe Millionaire, control is something we can all use a little more of in our lives. Fortunately, achieving some level of control over our A/V systems is easily done.

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The Custom Installer: Front and Center
John Sciacca  |  May 08, 2004

My first experience with front projection was nine years ago in a swanky A/V boutique in San Francisco - the kind of place where "I'm just looking" really means, "I can't afford anything in here." This store carried brands I'd never heard of at stratospheric prices I'd never thought possible.

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