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Posts tagged “turntables, cd & digital music players”

Concept: Portable Record Player

A few days ago Gregory reposted a few words from Sarah Rae at Ohdeedoh on the tried and true record player. She mentioned that her old school player gets as much action as the MP3s on her hard drive....

Is Your Household Record Player Friendly?

Around our house, the record player gets as much action as our computer full of mp3s. But for many households, the mere thought of a record collection is a thing of the past. The history and evolut...

Solar Powered CD and MP3 Player

Want to enjoy your tunes without worry about energy bills [cue in appropriate music]? Live somewhere with an abundance of sunshine? I've always wanted a modern-weird looking audio device to confuse fr...

Kikkerland Radio Stays Green, Utilizes Man and the Sun

Have you started your backyard home theater project yet? No? Well, maybe you can make up for it by at least bringing some music to your upcoming party this weekend. Better yet, make a definitive "gree...

Test Collective Turns Up the "Volume"

It's a bench, it's a shelf, it's a stereo cabinet...Test Collective's Volume storage solution constructed from bamboo and Corian is all these things in one. It's also happens to be one of the most eye...

Balloon Music Speaker: Sharing Music Has Never Been Easier

If you are trying to share music with your friends, you'd need some kind of a dock. The problem is that most docks are bulky and it's not something that you'd take with you when you are going out of y...

Transparent-Looking PMP Player: You Can Use it As a Mirror

The last PMP that we had was an Archos. We used it on and off, but never as an MP3 player. The thing was just too heavy. We stopped using it when the battery blew up. The PMP market has been growing, ...

ICFF 2009: Straight Line Designs Inc. i-Log

The name is a bit un-"i"nspired, but Straight Line Designs Inc. presented one of the coolest home decor tech items at this year's ICFF show...the sort of home technology product which goes unnoticed a...

ICFF 2009: Geneva's New Walnut Stereo

click for more picsLast year Geneva showed off its stereo console at ICFF. This year they showcased a smaller iPod stereo dock which shows off its woody background. Geneva Labs previous iPod stereos w...

BeoSound 9000 Vs Muji CD Player

Are CD players still relevant? When was the last time that you actually used a real CD player, not the combo drive on your laptop? I can't really remember, but it seems that these devices are still us...

Nilox Vintage: Turn Vinyl Into MP3s

Have you ever wanted to encode that old record collection your father has lying around? Maybe you've found some gems in the attic and wanted to sample them. It's not easy to listen to records nowadays...

iHome Gets The HiFi Treatment, Loses The Shell

In the good spirit of consumer products embracing the high-end audio world, we now have an iHome that's catered distinctly towards audiophiles and industrial design lovers alike. The iHome iP1 is purp...

Geneva Sound and Parsons Students Adorn GenevaSound Medium Systems

click for more picsArranged by DWR for the upcoming ICFF show, Geneva Sound brought in five students from Parsons to decorate and adorn the GenevaSound Medium Sound System with a unique design applied...

Look! Modern Shelves + Tivoli Stereo + Antique Wall = Fab Room

We're loving these shelves found in a French home used solely for TV, movie, and photo shoots. What we love about it are the clean, modern lines of the shelves against the rough and natural backgroun...

Teenage Engineering's DIY Styrofoam Turntable

Anthony posted about the continuing trend of the turntables returning back into home audio setups earlier today, something we're not surprised since audiophiles and music snobs alike agree that vinyl ...

Denon: New Turntable Doubles As Digital Vinyl Toolbox

If you're like us, you've probably got a few friends that collect old vinyls and who absolutely refuse to go digital, with claims of huge quality degradation with "new" compressed music files being wi...

How To: Make a Cardboard Clone Nato Fukasawa CD Player

Just because the Muji online store has opened domestically doesn't mean you've got $142 for what is arguably obsolete technology (we haven't purchased a CD in ages), even if it's a modern classic and ...

LEGO Boombox and MP3 Players: Cheap and Ready For Your Kids

If you are looking for some great gadgets for your kids, look no further because LEGO has teamed up with Digital Blue to produce some LEGO themed devices. They aren't fancy, but they sure get the job ...

Pandora Livio Radio: Leave Your PC At Home

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Up until now, we've all been chained to our PCs or iPhones in order to use the sweet, user-driven online radio service Pandora - a real bummer for anyone wanting to continue ...

Retro Radio Dock: Playing MP3s in Vintage Style

A great looking dock is always needed. You need one in your bedroom, in your office, and they can be used almost everywhere else. The trouble is that most docks just look mundane and uninteresting. Th...

Customize Your New iPod in Different Ways

iPods are great music players. Personally, I have trouble with iTunes, but maybe that's because I don't have a Mac yet. Still, after about 8 years and only two different iPods in all of that time, one...

Re(al)view: Dayton DTA-1 T-Amp

Ok- We have finally done it. It has received rave reviews all over the world for being one of the highest values in audio. It had gone out of production in favor of a higher quality package which, of...

Mac Mini Friends: Mini-Sized Devices For Your Mac

Wouldn't it be perfect to be able to match that new Mac Mini with a bunch of friendly-looking devices, that are just about the same size? You could stack them and rack'em without any problems. They'd ...

ReBraun: The BMW of Digital Media Players

WiFi audio streaming? Twin LCD displays? All this packaged in a fashionable aluminum, acrylic, and steel casing inspired by a 1962 Audio 1 Kompaktanlage design? We've seen our share of retro MP3 playe...

Re-iStick: Putting the New iPod Shuffle to Shame

With all of the hoopla about the new iPod Shuffle, you're probably wondering if you'll get one. iPods are a great way to listen to music, even though I don't like iTunes that much. I've had an iPod Cl...