Stereo

Science

For The First Time In Human History We Have A View Of The Entire Sun

7:00AM February 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Until today, NASA was only able to directly view the Earth-facing side of the Sun. We could see solar storms as they happened, but not necessarily as they developed. Now, thanks to STEREO, we can see all sides simultaneously. More »


TSX-140 Desktop Audio System Gently Awakens Owner With Their IPod Tunes

11:00AM November 29, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Yamaha’s new TSX-140 desktop audio player has a simple, soothing schtick: If you use it as a musical alarm, it will gradually awaken you with a host of audio options. Let’s explore! More »


Entertainment

JVC BoomBlaster Is Perfect For Listening To Poison‘s Greatest Hits

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2:30PM April 23, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Log into iTunes right now and create yourself a “Best of the 80s” playlist, because that’s the only music worthy of this retro-styled BoomBlaster from JVC. More »


Entertainment

Audio-Technica BoogieBox Speaker Handles The Heaviest Of Metals

1:18AM March 14, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

There’s no shortage of cutesy portable speakers for listening to music when you’re out and about. But if you want something that doesn’t feel like it’s going to snap in two, the Audio-Technica BoogieBox will do you a solid. More »


Zero Gravity Shelf Levitates Your Stereo With Magnets

9:02AM December 23, 2009 | Kyle VanHemert

Why does your home stereo system sound like shit? Because it’s not floating on magnets, of course. With the Zero Gravity shelf, your stereo gains powers of levitation that would be better applied to just about anything else. More »


Gadgets

It’s OK. I Love My Old Gear, Too

4:40AM December 18, 2009 | Chris Jacob

You’d think a guy who writes about tech all day would have the latest and greatest gear. Confession time: I don’t. In fact, most of it’s pretty old and I sort of like it that way. More »


QOTD: Did You Pick Up The Beatles Box Sets Today?

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10:30AM September 9, 2009 | Nick Broughall

It’s the 9th of September, 2009. 09/09/09. Beatles Day. Not only does The Beatles: Rock Band hit shelves today, but so do the remastered back-catalogue of Beatles albums in both Stereo and Mono. More »


Beatles Remastered: A Reminder Of Why It Will Probably Rock

9:20AM September 9, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

So tomorrow there won’t be Beatles in the iTunes, but you will be able to get them carefully remastered in CD form. If you are a music fan, this is why you should care—especially about the mono version. More »


Sony WEGA Concept 51K All In One Stereo 1979

1:08PM July 16, 2009 | Brian Lam

This table top stereo by famed Frog founder, Hartmut Esslinger, has a turntable, tape player and tuner. It was huge—speakers were separate—but gorgeous. From 1976. More »


Audiophile Test: Speaker Wire, AC Power Cable, Record Demagnetiser

3:20AM April 18, 2009 | John Mahoney

As promised, here are more details on the unscientific audiophile gear comparisons I did in Michael Fremer’s audiocave. They range from the mildly crazy to the borderline batshit—and they were all fun as hell.

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