I've heard the 750's and they are in no way flat compared to studio monitors unless the studio monitors have a severely recessed midrange when EQ'd flat. So AFAIC that is an asshat thing to say, it is simply a typical throw-away PPism.
Thanks to everyone for the nice birthday wishes (and Ingwe). I had a nice restful day with my choice of parental duties (which is worth a lot).
@Mike - Unless I'm really having a senior moment you are right on time.
There is a lot of background static. It is there whether you use the volume control or not. You can actually faintly hear the music and its volume is unaffected by the volume control. It was sort of a "free" find anyway. I had packed it up when we were moving from SD and just happened to find the box a few weeks ago.
Maybe the B & D (but I have been relatively satisfied with most of the B & D tools I have used over the years) but not the Porter Cable. I have a B & D 18 V that I am very satisfied with, it generally does as good a job as the Ridgid. The Ridgid is lighter and may have better torque but the ergonomics of the B & D are better.
Thanks to Hydrocity I was able to hear my AA amp, and unfortunately it is not well. I pulled it apart and the board looks fine, i.e. no obvious frying. If you have any DIY skills I can send it to you and you can see if you can get it working. You will need your own power supply with the specifications listed HERE. Let me via PM or email.
Well that is good for you. Unfortunately my experience does not coincide with yours. The 14.4 V drills I have used in the past (mainly a B & D and a Porter cable) have not had the battery life nor more importantly the torque to take the drudgery out of the bigger long-term projects. So although not a contracter, I consider a good 18V+ cordless drill an extremely important tool for my own personal sanity and not even remotely absurd.
BTW, nice deck
Unless you're building a deck, or a shed, or fixing your fence, or ....
Oh and I have several cordless drills but the one I like best is a relatively new model by Ridgid that uses Li-Poly batteries. I really like the Ridgid cordless drills as they have a lifetime warranty on their batteries.
I also have a 1000H (1G, 80G HD and std battery). Had it for a month and I love it. It is exceptionally useful and I find myself reaching for it more and more often.
I'll probably bump up the memory to 2G and I may opt for the 6-cell battery if it doesn't add too much to the bulk/weight. I'll just use an outboard HD because I want to eventually put in a 64GB SSD when the prices descend from the stratosphere.
Way to come to your senses and not waste the view. Looks better with the amp on the right. I like having the volume control off to one side plus the monitor is lower and doesn't obscure the view as much. Two thumbs way up.
I just unpacked a box from our last move in 2005. I found my HPA V. 1.0 but no power supply. When I packed it to move it was acting up so I just want to get workable power supply to see if it actually works. I believe the basic power supply for the HPA was 12V and 800 mA. Can someone confirm or refute this. Also if you know the dimensions of the power supply tip that would be helpful. Thanks.