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Dual Disc. Dumb.
Now that we know what audio product you liked in 2005, what did you <I>not</I> like? What was the worst audio product released in 2005?
95% of the music in stores have the same selection, no matter where you go. Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City all have Shakira and Bo plastered all over the place. I did find some clean LPs at a record store in Albuquerque but, they were fill in's for our collection. Refer to Wes's column and what you find in your mass market CD rack and that is why the music selection is the worst audio product of the year. I have been pursuing my photography more as a result.
The slew of stupid effing iPod accessories! I mean come on! I like my iPod and all but most of these damned things exist only to cash in on the craze! And worst of all, most of them are cheap P'sOS. The best iPod accessory you can buy is a quality pair of cans. Period!
Any of those single box home theater speakers, or the slim speakers designed to be used with on-wall plasma and LCD televisions. I believe these two categories of products produce a very poor sound for a remarkably high price. Definitely set sound quality back a notch or two.
It would have to be the Sony/BMG rootkit software that was surreptitiously installed upon playing their discs in a computer. Who expects a music CD to break their computer? I am glad I primarily listen through an old fashioned dedicated CD player.