Category Archives: Audio

Add Bluetooth to a Dock and Connect Almost Anything … Without Wires

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Maxwell Perkins

Your old iPod dock was the greatest thing ever – stand up the iPod and get music that sounds quite fine and you can listen to anywhere. But then you got your new iPhone, and your iPad and then your … Continue reading →

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Frank Muller’s Voice Lives On In Audiobooks

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Maxwell Perkins

I can honestly say my life has been enriched by listening to the late Frank Muller’s voice on audiobooks he has narrated. If you have never heard him, you really should try giving him a listen. Some of my favorites … Continue reading →

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Comply Tx Foam Earbud Tips – Ear Luxury!

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Maxwell Perkins

If you’ve listened to great recorded audio, you won’t have forgotten it. Hearing all the instruments, the vocals, the fingers sliding on the strings, the drum and bass lines the way they were meant to sound – I can’t describe … Continue reading →

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Monoprice 8320s – Very Affordable Headphones

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Maxwell Perkins

The Monoprice 8320 Bass Enhanced headphones have become very well known on the Internet over the last year or so for their remarkably low price and good sound. The low price, $8.40 with free shipping to be exact, created a demand for … Continue reading →

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A T-Amp Will Make Your Music Sound As Good As It Used To

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Maxwell Perkins

A Dayton Audio DTA-100a T-amp will power a great pair of vintage speakers with your modern digital music. Continue reading →

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Logitech Squeezebox Radio Is THE 21st Century Clock Radio

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Daisy B

Once upon a time, way back in the prehistoric days of the 20th century, the recently discontinued Sony Dream Machine was the alarm clock/radio for the quality-obsessed. It offered fairly good sound for a clock radio, it allowed you to … Continue reading →

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Spotify Brings You Almost Any CD, Ever

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Maxwell Perkins

Back in more primitive times (say, before July 2011 in the U.S.), if you wanted to hear a song right then, you had a few choices, none of them very good. You could call up one of your local FM … Continue reading →

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Audio Phono Preamplifier

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

Not the most exciting luxury item in the world to blog about, but if you were ever interested in getting a nice old vintage Garrard, Dual or Philips turntable, you have to plug it into something. If that something is … Continue reading →

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Shure Audio Earphones

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

It’s difficult to afford speakers that sound really great, then you’ll need a powerful amp or receiver to drive them, then a good CD player or turntable. Wait, you can stop right there. Everyone has moved away from buying CDs … Continue reading →

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Cmoy Headphone Amp

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

Audiophile quality stereo equipment can get ridiculously expensive and take up a lot of space in the room it’s in, which of course is the only room where you can listen to it. That was all changed by the introduction … Continue reading →

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