u/SlimParker

At least have enough respect for the stressed-out displaced residents to pronounce the name of their town the way they have done their entire lives.

I love these unassuming looking Energy bookshelf speakers.

From big to small: Encore, Point 1e, Excel.

They're the OG "punch above their weight" when it comes to big bass response in smaller speakers. And they do it without sounding "boomy" when handling spoken vocal.

Do we really need to be continually force-fed such overt "Praise God" fare by the CBC? I've had more than enough of his grovelling and sobbing, and I'm probably not the only one.

He's regularly featured on Drive, Afterdark, The Block, Mornings with Damhnait Doyle, CBC Music Live, and as filler on regional CBC Radio morning or afternoon shows. He's also featured in multiple profile articles on CBC on the web.

I'm tired of reaching for the "off" switch. And it's not just my imagination that he's being heavily promoted by CBC. The Google AI bot agrees with me:

"Sudanese-Canadian poet, singer, and songwriter Mustafa Ahmed (formerly known as Mustafa the Poet) has been featured extensively across CBC Radio and CBC Music for his poignant "inner-city folk" music, which highlights grief, faith, and his upbringing in Toronto's Regent Park neighborhood.

Notable CBC Radio & Podcast Features

• Q with Tom Power: Mustafa has sat down for multiple in-depth interviews on CBC's flagship arts and culture show, Q with Tom Power. His most recent major interview aired in May 2025, where he discussed questioning his faith, the tragic loss of his older brother to gun violence, and the emotional weight of his second album, Dunya. He previously appeared on the show in 2022 following his debut EP, When Smoke Rises.
• Commotion: CBC's Commotion podcast (hosted by Elamin Abdelmahmoud) did a deep dive into his 2024 album Dunya, discussing how he blends folk, hip-hop, and elements of the Sudanese and Black Muslim diasporas.
• CBC Music: He frequently appears on CBC Music roundups for his singles (such as "Gaza Is Calling" and "Name of God") and has had his visually striking music videos celebrated on the network."

Catalogue # 40-1979. 2 way with 6.5 inch woofer, 2.5 inch tweeter. 8 Ohms. Real wood veneer. Grills seem to be non-removable.

I started with Minimus 7s, then got some Minimus 18s, and I couldn't resist these.

They're all an absolute pleasure to listen to, powered from a Realistic STA-20 amp, with the input from my S.M.S.L D1 DAC tweaked with a Realistic 7 band EQ.

Like I said, I might be in a cult...

Her chats with historian Jill Lepore and NY Times journalists / authors Magie Habermann and Jonathan Swan were lively and enlightening and substantial. I say chats rather than interviews because they are just that - unscripted conversations between bright and knowledgeable people, that we have the privilege of listening in on.

She's also very brave. She's not afraid to talk truth about Trump.

750W BBS02, 48V 20AH. Donor bike is an oldie-but-goodie B.R.C. Gonzo 26" wheel MTB, very light steel with deore exage components, no shocks, cantilever brakes with V-brake levers 😱, $40 at thrift store.

40km/hr cruise, 50 max. Range 80km+ mixed riding including hard throttle. Half-length twist throttle. Programmed 5 levels: 1,2,3 = slow, moderate, brisk pedaling. 4,5 = 80% or 100% power, suitable for fast throttle riding. New 7 speed Shimano cassette, I find I mostly use speed 5 and 6.

My second build (the first was stolen). Over 1800km later I'm still smiling.

The blue straps around the battery are just extra reinforcement.

*rejuvenation

The walnut veneer is very thin, so I had to leave a lot of "character" marks on the top. Sanded down to 320, now in the midst of numerous applications of varnish oil.

The speaker cloth is the colour "coffee" bought off Amazon.

I ditched the alumi-plastic grill frame surrounds. They weren't in the best shape, and I didn't like the aesthetic - they had the style of a '67 Dodge Dart.

This is mine: 10 CD box set, pristine, Beethoven The Complete Piano Sonatas, Anton Kuerti, signed by Anton Kuerti.

$5.99 CDN

$30 Cdn at the thrift store. No signs of any use.

In the nineties I had a pair of these in my Chev 3+3 crew cab, shoved in the back bottom corners of the cab. They were pretty good, but froze up in the arctic winter until the cab warmed up.

I've passed up on a few pairs in the last while, I didn't find them very exciting. But together with the Realistic STA-20 mini receiver, which was designed specifically to wring the the best out of these speakers - an "EQ" switch on the back, and a very tailored "loudness" emphasis - they produce crystal clear highs and, as for the bass drivers, they do subwoofer magic. Make's Radio Shack's claim of 50Hz actually seem conservative.

Score!

The pictures pretty much say it all.

I added a set of banana jacks in parallel to the existing terminals. All it took was drilling two small holes in the plastic for the posts, inserting them through and bolting them down, and soldering wires from the end of the posts to the inside connections of the existing spring connectors.

The components glued to the back of the plastic limited where the new terminal set could be placed.

I build ZK-1002T class D amps-on-a-board into different cases, mainly for fun. Using bluetooth and a 20V DeWalt battery on a Starlink Mini adapter for power, I can try before I buy, anywhere.

It can power even the biggest speakers, and the basic bass and treble controls make it easy to evaluate the whole frequency spectrum.