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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

7:30 PM

The AudioMX 7.1 Virtual Surround Sound Headset is a really great product. I found the Audio to be very immersive with good Virtual surround, I could tell that objects were farther away in one direction than another in games, though this does take a little tweaking on the part of the user. My settings work for me and my hardware, you'll have to experiment with your own of course. I found the Microphone convenient to retract and extend, the control panel works well to turn it on and off as well as adjusting audio levels with the thumb wheel. Most headsets would have a tiny thumb wheel, this one is large and cleverly designed for ease of use, you wont be searching for the control on this unit.  The lighting is not useful in gaming but looks pretty nice. It can be easily turned off easily which I did when I was distracted by the mic LED. I was impressed by the headband design. I don't believe these will break easily, I imagine someone like me who has broken many headsets at the ear to headband area took part in the design. There is adequate but not excessive clamping force so they remain comfortable over long periods. My ears were not crushed inside a shallow earpiece, and they did not push my glasses into my head painfully. I didn't even notice them after awhile, you quickly become immersed in the audio and video aspects of your game and forget their there. They just slip on and off, there is no adjustment needed so I found them easy to put back on after quick dashes for drinks, snacks or bathroom runs while gaming. The microphone worked well on several VOIP applications including Teamspeak 3, Steam, Skype, and the built in one in GTA V. I did have to switch the audio to the higher sampling rate when I was told that the microphone was a but muffled. Without hearing this myself, I cannot be sure what exactly he meant but he was satisfied after I changed the setting. I did listen to the difference within the Windows settings and couldn't tell any difference.  This may just be the different software's not being in sync that caused this in Teamspeak 3. There is no apparent difference in the VOIP in GTA V or Steam that I or my friends could tell.

  Overall these are a great value and very well thought out. Their comfortable and sound great...I really don't have any complaints except I think the mic should have at least a little foam cap to stop wind from triggering the microphone, my fan kept setting it off despite settings but it is pretty close and blows pretty hard in my direction, It's Arizona, it gets hot in here with computers running, LOL.

My video review of them here 

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More Finether products for you

   I decided to add these two shower heads in together in this post for sake of ease. They are both excellent products and the choice is simply 3 or 5 functions.

     I just love getting products from Finether. The sellers are very courteous and so helpful answering any and all questions. Their products are all top notch. These 3 and 5 function hand held shower heads are another fine example of their dedication to quality products. Shown in the pictures and video, they are simple to operate and work as advertised. I have seen mention of people having leaks and my first hand held shower head was no different. The culprit is the included gasket in the hose kit  being too thin. The one I got had a thicker gasket on the other end of the hose, and switching the gasket just switched where it was leaking so I made a quick dash to my local home owned hardware shop and my friends there gave me what I needed for under a dollar. I show the difference in the gasket thickness in the photo's and notice there is a sort of outside lip. This helps the gasket stay perfectly in position and hand tightening is all that is needed. I suggest some Teflon tape for mounting your shower head holder as well. You should not need a wrench to assemble this, if you have a leak, you need a thicker gasket, or even double them up do not use a wrench, this may damage the hoses finish, break the threads off, or some other catastrophic failure.

     As you can see it works very well and having the hand held unit is a blessing for people like me with back issues that have to sit on a shower chair to wash ourselves. The hand held unit is also very handy for cleaning the shower as it can reach every nook and cranny of the shower and the massage setting allows a powerful spray to help clean your shower. I have zero complaints for this unit so I give it full ranking of 5 stars. (FYI, that is not mold in my shower ceiling edge, its glue from a poorly installed shower wall. Another project on my to do list I'm afraid. I never noticed it till I saw the video.)

Five Function

Three Function

AUDIOMX Bluetooth Headphones

I have reviewed a few Bluetooth headphones and have to say these are my favorite overall. The sound quality is just amazing and they are well made with a steel headband that isn't going to break on you. Controls are easily accessible and changing the volume or answering a call is easily done with a fingertip. Battery life is exceptional, I was amazed when my unit just kept going and going. I set my volume at 80% and started an endless music stream and waited...and waited...and fell asleep and woke up...and waited..Soon I had to charge my cell and yet they still went on and on. Finally nearly 26 hours after the test started They cut off suddenly, dead. Whew, that had to be the longest battery life test Ive ever done. The units use the Bluetooth 4.0 Apt-X and Bluetooth CSR 4.0 technology giving them excellent audio quality with a 10 meter or 30 foot range, give or take depending on your surroundings. I was able to hear them outside on the porch with my phone in my room which is about 30 feet thru a brick wall. The headphones also use passive Noise Reduction meaning when you put them on you wont be hearing anything else, so please be aware of your surroundings and make sure someone can notify you if there is an emergency or a knock on the door.  you will not hear outside noise. I have a pretty loud computer next to my monitor and I was unable to hear it at all with these on my head.

The headphones are not exactly light weight but not overly heavy in my opinion. I put up with more weight in an over the ear design and wireless system, but even so they are not that heavy and I wore them for periods of 4-6 hours with no notice of neck issues.I wear glasses as well and DID NOT get that pain where my glasses were being pushed into my head and ear so hard they were painful. This is important to me as I am always listening to music, a movie or audio book, or playing a PC game. In my opinion these headphones out perform many Pro series headphones and outlast every one I own by many hours. No matter the music you like, Classical to Hip-Hop you will simply love the audio from these headphones. They are fold-able so you can stow them in your purse or pack and elegantly designed so you will look good wearing them. I took these when I donated blood and everyone was asking about them. I had to let 4 people actually listen to them and everyone was astonished by the clear precise audio. Take a copy of the weblink for these in your phone, because you will be asked.

  I was delighted when I got these candy molds. I needed an excuse to make some sweets and this was just the ticket. Made from high quality silicone, these molds are easily filled, and they release the candy treat easily. Re-usable lollipop sticks have a ring to help lock them in the mold and prevent your candy concoction from seeping out around the stick. For my first delight, I chose dark chocolate and white chocolate morsels which I had an ample supply of on hand. You can make candy with fruit juice, corn syrup and sugar if you like, but I wanted something relatively easy for my first time, that and I have no idea where my candy thermometer is hiding. No preparation is needed for the molds, shown in the pictures I merely placed the sticks in position. I did take them back out when I realized I wanted the white chocolate in first, but this was a simple matter. I made 1/4 cup of white chocolate and used a small syringe found in our cooking (whatnot) drawer to inject the chocolate in the parts of the mold that would be deepest in the candy, or on the surface when done. I then made 2 cups of chocolate and filled the molds. For your treats Id recommend maybe 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cup, perhaps 2 max for whatever you want to do in all 3 molds. An exact amount could be had by filling the molds with water and measuring that, but for my purposes, 2 cups only left about 1/4 cup of leftover and that didn't last long around my home. I hope you like my tasty treats, as you can see they came out pretty nice looking for my first try. Use your own imagination, for hard candy, dipping them in a thin layer of powdered sugar would highlight the raised sections. Again, use your imagination and get some assistants involved. I did this by myself and ate way too much chocolate, ha ha.

Great audio low noise and a great price.

     The D-bird Professional Condenser Sound Podcast microphone is a good value microphone with some nice features, excellent audio quality but lacks noise cancellation. The packaging was decent and easily opened without tools. Often we get items like this that are apparently packaged to prevent retail theft and require scissors, wire cutters or a plasma cutter to open.

I was thankful that this was not the case. First impression is that its an attractive and professional style microphone with an included microphone tripod. The cord is a thick,well shielded, insulated, and is 6 Feet in length.  The tripod is adequate for the microphone, it is light in weight and holds the microphone at an adjustable angle a good height on my desk surface . I tested the microphone using Windows 10 at a distance of two feet from my mouth. It picked my voice up clearly and with good volume though it also picked up background noise from my ceiling fan. Checking the levels I saw that my microphone boost and microphone levels were maxed out so I turned down the boost to about 75% and left the microphone level as it was. The noise was just about eliminated and the level in my earphones did not seem much diminished. I could still hear my voice clearly after adjustments were made. I use Teamspeak 3 voice communication software in gaming and thought that this was an great tool for setting the levels in Voice activation detection and getting the best possible test of the microphones actual performance. I enabled the test and spoke normally as I would in a game, not leaning forward but watching the screen and sitting back as if I was playing a game. Settings were just above center of the scale (+10) My existing headset microphone is 10 db less on the level meter than this microphone, so this microphone was more sensitive with the same input settings and it is 2 feet away not 2 inches.The remove background noise and automatic voice gain control boxes were checked in the Teamspeak 3 settings as well.. My friend's reported to me that the microphone was clear and without background noise, trust me these guys get picky and will hound someone with bad audio quality, they cannot be bothered by bad audio distracting them from the game. I gave the microphone a good test by communicating while playing Guild wars 2 with my guild members and they all asked how my microphone was suddenly so remarkably improved.

     My plans for this microphone is to provide clear audio while I stream my glassblowing on Twitch. There is a good deal of noise with the fan and the torch which resembles a small rocket engine. I'm not sure yet how this will sound in the glass shop, but we have a good start by eliminating my noisy ceiling fan while still providing clear strong leveled audio. If you have any trouble with background noise with this microphone or low audio levels I would suspect system settings or outdated driver's rather than this fine device.
     Disclaimer: I received this product at a discount for my honest and unbiased review . I know how important an honest review is in making my own purchases. If you find my review helpful, please click yes below to let Amazon Know that I have helped your choice today.

Elegantly simple design

      Just got this product installed and really do like it. It is a heavily made, solid piece that will endure for a long time. Included is all necessary mounting hardware and simple directions. All that is required to mount this is a Phillip's head screwdriver. It comes with an Alan wrench that fits the key locking screw so there's no need to hunt a matching one. If you're like me you have a hardware drawer full of Alan keys and it would be an effort to grab a few in the right size range and test to see which fit, no need here. Two quick holes and you push the supplied plastic wall anchors in, 2 screws and you easily mount the unit by threading the Alan headed inset screw in. (this is the hardest part of the install, I've got some large hands and delicate work upside down is not my strong suit.) Once mounted it is very firmly attached and wont have any issues supporting the weight of a bar of soap or the occasional heavier object. The dish has a drainage hole so your soap wont sit in a puddle of water and get all soft.    

I threw this butterfly piece on it as a little decoration accent, you're really only limited by your own imagination here, but the piece is elegantly designed and attractive on it's own. I really cannot find any fault with this little soap dish so it gets full marks here. Oh and I guess I should figure out why that outlet cover is coming away from the wall.



Disclaimer: I received this item at a discount from Finether for my fair and honest review. I post only my opinion and any faults I may find are always posted.  I trust in reviews to make my own purchases and know how important they are to making an informed choice on products.

Soothing but not overpowering

 
I finally got a chance to really test this product out this morning.  My back was screaming as usual and the regular heat pad and Tens treatment were not helping and I decided to throw one of these great smelling bath bulbs into the hottest water I could stand. Once removed from the wrapper, the aroma really starts to reach you, the choice I tried first was the 'Dream On' It has a nice orange citrus scent with a hint of lime or something else, I'm no aromatic expert here. When the ball hits the water it fizzes up and dissolves filling the air with the rich scent. It was not overpowering or perfumy as I expected but mellow and soothing. I soaked for awhile letting the rich scent take my mind away from the pain. Dream On is a great name for this one as my mind drifted as if I was asleep dreaming. I relaxed immediately and the pain ebbed away slowly as the hot water soothed my back and the scent of oranges soothed my conscience.

 

    I am not a regular user of essential oils and aromatherapy but I now see how we are affected by odors and soothed by the right blends. This is a high quality product and I plan on ordering more as soon as I try them all. You will not be disappointed, and both men and women can enjoy the benefits of this therapy. They have many scents to choose from and the scents all affect us in different ways from pain or stress relief, to detoxing our bodies of harmful
chemicals.

Disclaimer: I received this product at a discount from FIzz Bath Bombs in exchange for my fair and honest review. I know the importance of an honest review in making choices online and I strive to just offer my opinion and any recorded information I am able to get while testing a product.