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Awesome Anechoic Chamber: McIntosh Laboratories, 1979

Looking at the Sound Egg Chair reminded us of some great retro images we saw from the 1979 construction of the anechoic chamber that McIntosh Laboratories used for testing their audio equipment....

The Digital Mixtape

Justin Cole wanted to merge the retro form of the beloved, though outdated, audio cassette tape with the utility of a flash drive to create the ultimate mixtape... ...

The i24R3 Portable Speakers

Another home electronics design concept from Hong Kong designer Michael Young, this time a wireless speaker system, the “i24R3 Portable". The circular, lightweight speaker was designed for EOps, m...

Musical Chairs: Five Chairs that Seat and Play a Beat

It's surprising that with the popularity of the iPod, iPhone and other digital music devices, there aren't many chairs that can accommodate to dock, power and control players. But here are five chai...

iPod Prices Dropped Just Before Today's Big Apple Event

It's the 09.09.09 event date for Apple and in preparation for this, iPod prices have been lowered early this morning. It's Only Rock and Roll promised to be filled with interesting tidbits, but for no...

Re(al)view: Audioengine W1 Wireless Stereo Adapter

Last week, we wrote about Audioengine's W1 wireless audio streaming solution. Boasting a software-less install, intuitive plug-n-play interface, and CD-quality sound up to 100 feet, we were more than ...

Audioengine W1: Enter Stereophonic Wireless Sound

The boys at Audioengine, makers of the acclaimed A2 speakers we're so bonkers about, claim to have a much more streamlined solution than using Apple's Airport Express for audio streaming. Software-l...

How To: Turbocharge Your Airport Express with a DAC

Since we've clearly established that wireless streaming around your house does not add jitter or degradation to audio, today we're going to let you in on a little secret that will make your music soun...

DIY Monster Speakers Scare and Charm

OUr favourite DIY site Instructables held what they called the Art of Sound contest, where participants are being asked to create a project that "creates something beautiful with or around sound". C...

Joel's DIY Wi-Fi Speaker System Solution

Joel Pirela of the always inspiring Blue Ant Studio sent us his most recent project showcasing a wireless speaker system which he put together using an Airport Extreme, JBL "Spot" speakers, a Kartell...

Final Frame: Diesel’s Home Collection

Love the audio tech themed Sound System textile and Total Flighcase 3 door low cabinet, both from Diesel’s Home Collection....

Re(al)view: NuForce W-1 Subwoofer

We have talked a bit about Nuforce here before. We love their design for its minimalism and its refined detailing. A few months back we took a look at their now famous Icon with S-1 speakers. The...

Great iPod Case: Replace Plastic with Wood

With the new iPhone that was just released last Friday, we thought that it would be great to check out what else can be done with all of those older model iPods. Don't get us wrong, we love the things...

Good Questions: Need New PC Speakers, But I'm On A Budget...

Keith asks: Hey, I'm tired of my aging Logitech Z-3 set of 2.1 speakers which are noticeably worse than they were new. I looked around for a bit and was deliberating between a set of Logitech Z-2300s ...

It's Doubly Functional: Beach Home's Patio Lounge

Kickin' back and enjoying the sunset couldn't have been made easier over at this incredibly chic patio lounge area set in Malibu, CA. With features like weather-proof big screens, outdoor-mounted spea...

Flickr Find: Single Chairs as Speaker Stands

The simplest ideas are sometimes the most elegant. In this Flickr Find, a single extra bar-height folding chair becomes an artsy, almost bohemian way to stand up your speakers... ...

TV in the Kitchen: Two Award-Winning Electronic Kitchens
Electronic House

Do you keep a television or audio gear in your kitchen? Many cooks like to have a good audio system so they can listen to music or NPR, and some cooks even like to have a television set in the kitchen...

Close-Up: Miper's High End Touch of Classy

click for more picsAh, man pads. How we love them despite their sheer impracticality. Everything including the high end B&W speakers, turntables, and drool-worthy Hi-Fi equipment keeps us all scratchi...

Good Questions: New Audiophile Looking For Some Great Portable Cans

Hey all, Was wondering if any of you guys had some recommendations for a great set of headphones that sound great (look great would be a plus) and are portable enough for me to carry in the park or l...

Floating Speakers for the Garden Party You Won't Have

In case you didn't hear, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter for us! And the annual groundhog day news comes just as we were getting excited for the possibility that we could be seein...

Blogging ReadyMade... Artist Turns Audio into Art

We think we've proven just how much we like displaying obsolete tech. From oggling David Poe's vintage camera collection to wiping the drool from our mouths over a shelf of gaming history we've gotte...

The BuTommaso Ceschi's Bulb-Sound-Speaker
Screw In Your Sound System

This has to be one of the coolest portable speaker systems we've ever seen, taking advantage of the common overhead lighting fixture and converting it into a remotely controlled speaker system which w...

When a Post-It and a Walkie Love Each Other Very Much...

New gadgets come on the market to satisfy a need for their intended audience, right? We got annoying alarm clocks for perpetual snooze'ers who have a hard time getting up in the morning. We also now h...

Make a Jacobs Ladder Toy from Old Cassette Tapes

You've probably repurchased any songs you used to jam out to on those old-school cassette tapes and are now storing your classic tunes as MP3 files on your computer. Maybe you've even done Mother Eart...

Rubik's Cube-Shaped Subwoofer

With all of the "I Love the 80s" retro loving we've seen recently (Can a reworking of an old trend classify as a "new" trend?), some things hit the mark, like Pac-Man Ghost Lamps, and some are a miss...