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$US650 ‘Audio Vibration Neutralising’ Board Would Be More Effective As A Chopping Board

10:33PM July 5, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Look, I understand audiophiles are willing to try anything to get to audio nirvana, but spending $US650 on a glorified chopping board shouldn’t be on the list. You’d have better luck replacing your cables with coathangers,

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McIntosh-Owning Audiophiles Probably Heard About This MCLK12 Clock Already

10:00AM January 10, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Audiophiles who don’t bat an eyelash at spending $US7,500 on a McIntosh sound system inevitably purchased this wall clock before it even came out, but for we ear-challenged individuals, a few details regarding a $US2,000 clock: More »

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You Should Only Talk To Audiophiles In Person

3:00AM January 2, 2011 | Casey Chan

It does make me wonder, how do Audiophiles deal with the puny sound of a mobile phone? The complex notes and tones in our voices just don’t pop anymore! [xkcd] More »

AudioFeeds Alerts Deliver Social Media Updates With Soothing 3D Sounds

3:00AM October 25, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Twitter and Facebook updates? Everywhere I go I hear their chimes and beeps all the live long day. Annoying, but not nearly annoying enough. Enter a technique called AudioFeeds, which will deliver them with something called “3D sonification.” Sounds peachy. More »

How (And Why) To Avoid Premium Audio Cables

2:12AM July 23, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Like expensive video cables, premium audio wiring is one of consumer electronics’ great placebos. Do you want to be a sucker? Of course not. CNET‘s Steve Guttenberg provides some illuminating advice on buying and setting up cables on the cheap. More »

In Defence Of Audiophilia

12:00AM July 14, 2010 | Bill Leebens

It rarely occurs to me to defend my interest in recreating the sound of live music. I do it because I love to listen to beautiful sound. Is wanting great audio crazy? More »

Music For Deaf People Headphones Produce "Sound" Through Synaesthesia

3:00AM May 31, 2010 | Jack Loftus

A concept from designer Frederik Podzuweit could deliver music to the deaf using synaesthesia, aka perceiving one of the five senses, like hearing, via a different sense, like touch. Or, as the Beach Boys might call it, Good Vibrations. More »

These $US1700 Ultrasone Edition 8s Could Be Your First Audiophile Headphones

7:20AM May 27, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Audiophile. That’d be a nice distinction to have. But what makes an audiophile, really? An obsession with high fidelity audio, for one thing. But also the ownership of incredible sounding, incredibly expensive gear, like these $US1700 Ultrasone Edition 8 headphones. More »

Sun Boxes, For The Post-Apocalyptic Audiophile

8:00AM May 9, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Once we run out of fossil fuels and our society devolves into a violent, resource-hoarding dystopia, the audiophiles of the world are going to have to get creative with their set-ups. This looks to be about right. More »

Sleek Audio’s Aluminium, Carbon Fibre Headphones Will Last For Years

12:20AM April 16, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Buy these headphones, and they’ll last your whole life. Or so Sleek Audio claims – but at $US400, you’d hope they’d last longer than your last pair of Sennheisers. More »