Top 24 of American Idol Season 7

February 14th, 2008

American Idol’s top 24 was announced February 13, 2008.

  1. David Archuleta, 17, Murray, Utah
  2. Colton Berry, 18, Staunton, Virginia 
  3. Robbie Carrico, 26, Melbourne, Florida  
  4. Jason Castro, 20, Rockwall, Texas  
  5. David Cook, 25, Tulsa, Oklahoma  
  6. Chikezie Eze, 22, Inglewood, California  
  7. Garrett Haley, 17, Elida, Ohio  
  8. David Hernandez, 24, Glendale, Arizona  
  9. Michael Johns, 29, Los Angeles (born in Perth, Australia)  
  10. Luke Menard, 29, Crawfordsville, Indiana  
  11. Danny Noriega, 18, Azusa, California  
  12. Jason Yeager, 28, Grand Prairie, Texas
  13. Joanne Borgella, 25, New York 
  14. Kristy Lee Cook, 24, Seattle  
  15. Amy Davis, 25, Cedar Lake, Indiana 
  16. Asia’h Epperson, 19, Joplin, Missouri  
  17. Alexandréa Lushington, 17, Douglasville, Georgia  
  18. Kady Malloy, 18, Houston 
  19. Ramiele Malubay, 20,
  20. Miramar, Florida (born in Saudi Arabia) 
  21. Syesha Mercado, 21, Miami  
  22. Amanda Overmyer, 23, Mulberry, Indiana 
  23. Carly Smithson, 24, San Diego, California (born in Dublin)  
  24. Alaina Whitaker, 16, Tulsa, Oklahoma  
  25. Brooke White, 24, Mesa, Arizona

Connecting Your iPod to a Home Stereo

February 11th, 2008

Home stereo systems come in many shapes and sizes, from an audiophile’s monster component racks to a kid’s itty-bitty boom box. Component-style stereo systems typically include a receiver (which offers a preamp/amplifier with a volume control, and a tuner to receive FM radio). Some separate these functions into separate components - such as a preamp, an amplifier, and a tuner. To find a place to connect your iPod or computer to a home stereo, look for RCA-type connections that are marked AUX IN (for auxiliary input), CD IN (for connecting a CD player), or TAPE IN (for tape deck input).

You can connect a CD or tape player to most stereos with RCA-type cables - one (typically red or black) for the right channel, and one (typically white if the other is black, or white or black if the other is red) for the left channel. All you need is a cable with a stereo mini-plug on one end, and RCA-type connectors on the other, as shown in Figure 1. Stereo mini-plugs have two black bands on the plug, but a mono mini-plug has only one black band.

Connect the stereo mini-plug to the iPod dock headphone/line-out connection, or to the headphone/line-out connection on the top of the iPod. Connect the left and right connectors to the stereo system’s audio input - whatever connections are available, such as AUX IN (for auxiliary input); TAPE IN (for tape deck input); or CD IN (for CD player input).

You can control the volume from the iPod by using the scroll wheel, or from an iPod shuffle by using the volume control. This controls the volume of the signal from the iPod. Stereo systems typically have their own volume control to raise or lower the volume of the amplified speakers. For optimal sound quality when using a home stereo, set the iPod volume at less than half the maximum output and adjust your listening volume by using your stereo controls. By doing this, you prevent over-amplification, which can cause distortion and reduce audio quality.

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