Welcome Gunther Tooties to Plymouth

Welcome Gunther Tooties bagels - muffins - sandwiches & great beverages and featuring my favorite Speedwell coffees ( I like the French Roast, as-is ) by local coffee roaster Derek Anderson.

The new shop is bright & clean and has a LOT of selection, I was amazed to see all they have.  Say hi to Tony and his crew, enjoy your favorite caffeinated libation, while you enjoy their PM Systems music system installation - speakers, amp and streaming music :)

Again, say hi to Tony, Derek & Crew - tel 'em Peter sent you in!

Gunther Tooties - 22 Court Street - Plymouth, MA

Welcome The Pie Hole

New to Plymouth is The Pie Hole, a concept pizza shop offering a big 20" pie, and slices to go.  But the Hole?   Why is there a big hole in the center of their pizza, well for the fillings !  So come in soon and check them out.   Bring the family, or the friends really late ( and I mean really late, like you wouldn't believe! ).   And enjoy the sound system by PM Systems - ceiling speakers & amp and music streaming to create a nice atmosphere :) - So say hi to the manager, Jackie & have a nice experience.

The Pie Hole - 20 Court Street, Plymouth, MA ... open from lunch to the wee hours!

Service or Dis-Service? What's your judgement?

So I get a call that a good customer off exit 5 - her TV and phone are out after the last big lightning storm.  I'm there promptly the next morning and in a few minutes see that on her Verizon triple-play ( TV-phone-wifi ) that everything is out.  Totally.  This elderly (no, she asked me to report VERY ELDERLY) couple has no TV or phone, or internet.  A call (cellular) gets Verizon to tell her a six-day wait to come out.

Now I find that lightning on the street took out her FIOS main power supply, a small white box in the utility closet.  And I can't believe that Verizon would take almost a week to get out so I call.  After a bit on hold I get a very courteous individual who tells be the option is to cancel THEIR service call, and put in for another LATER on.   Well doesn't that just bring a tear to the eye.  Then I see their bill - $190/month

Hey, I like FIOS, but I see it as wonderfully installed with the intention of it not breaking, but if you have a problem, beware.   You know if this was a blockbuster storm, roads impassable, hundreds of customers out, that would be one thing.   But a week's outage on a single case?   Sad, Verizon Fios!

This time I'll say I think Comcast holds the service edge!

The best streaming music services

AOL Radio, Grooveshark, Jango, Last.Fm, Pandora, Slacker, and Spotify are all major players in the streaming music space, but which of these services are worth a listen? We dissect the available options.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380776,00.asp

Filling a room with wireless sound: NY Times

About a year ago, I wrote about the best way to set up wireless audio -- how to get the music that lives on your computer onto speakers scattered throughout your home.
My conclusion back then -- that a combination of iTunes, Apple AirPort Expresses and some low- to medium-price powered speakers was the best solution -- remains a pretty good one. But in the intervening months new products have arrived (indeed, Google announced on Wednesday the Nexus Q, its own home-entertainment module), and my position has, as the politicians say, evolved.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06E1D9143AF93BA15755C0A9649D8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Sony's new WiFi AV Receiver at $499

Initial reports on this are VERY positive- an unprecedented feature-set at this price, and all the connectivity you could want! Not surprising are reports that the menu navigation can be challenging though.   PM Systems should have availability of this shortly as its shipped.

By Joseph Palenchar -- TWICE, 7/12/2012

Sony - Sony is bringing out an A/V receiver (AVR) promoted as the industry's first with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Sony's STR-DN1010 AirPlay-enabled A/V receiver features built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.The networked $499 STR-DN1010 is also the company's first AVR with Apple AirPlay.

The component will be available July 16 at Sony-owned stores, the company's website and retail outlets.

Via Wi-Fi, the component streams music from such Internet music sources as Sony Entertainment  Network's Music Unlimited, Pandora, Slacker  and vTuner. The AVR also streams music via Wi-Fi from DLNA- and AirPlay-enabled PCs, from Apple's AirPlay-enabled mobile devices, and to Wi-Fi-equipped tabletop speakers, including models in Sony's HomeShare line.

Bluetooth enables streaming from other mobile devices, including Bluetooth-equipped Android phones.

The AVR can be controlled from a free app installed on iPhones and Android phones.

  The 7.2-channel component is rated at 7x140 watts into 8 ohms at 1kHz with 0.05 percent THD.

  Key features include five HDMI 1.4a inputs (up to 1080/24p capable), HDMI output with audio return channel, video up-conversion to near-HD quality, and Dolby ProLogic IIz post processing to deliver two front-height channels. 

 A front-panel USB input streams music and video from a connect iPod or iPhone. Surround decoders include Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD, Dolby Digital Plus and 96kHz/24-bit PCM.

Gone Viral- 100 Greatest Rock Licks from NPR

This is great to you music lovers & especially rock music fans - I caught it Sunday morning 7/8 on WGBH 89.70 driving into Kiskadee Coffee in Plymouth for my morning fix :)

National Public Radio does the interview with Alex Chadwick of the Chicago Music Exchange & its good to listen to the interview but PLEASE PLEASE when you listen to the YouTube video go thru your stereo system ( surround system ) or headphones.   No TV or laptop speakers allowed here - you want to get a better glimpse at the music fidelity as you listen.

Don't have the hookup, or the $5 patch cable?  PM Systems AV can hook you up!

It goes on a bit - the video just over 12 minutes - but you'll probably recognize most of these.

Take it away .... Chet !

Here's the link!