I received a press release from Canton yesterday. It was about their new DSS 303 Digital Soundstation, designed specifically for the Apple iPod. I'm endlessly impressed by the fact that an entire world of products have risen from the popularity of the smart, little iPod.
Canton's DSS 303 seems similar to the many other iPod audio systems out there in that it combines an integrated iPod dock and charger with an AM/FM clock radio in a curvy, glossy black or white package.
It uses a 4"…
At 78, Coleman has scarcely changed in the 50 years that he’s been on the jazz scene—except, perhaps, that his tone has mellowed; there’s a burnished lyricism to his ballads and a burrowed depth to his blues. He played tunes old and new, frenzied and meditative. All were models of economy, grace, and Cubist swing. Classical influences were on keener display: not only “Sleep Talking” (…
It started off as an innocent question about room-tuning devices ("How do these things work?") and transformed into a holy war or something ("When you stop being surprised by what might be, you might as well climb in a hole and die.") Wow. It's almost as if their…
Ah, sweet road trips!
They're on their way to Montreal. Ah, sweet Montreal! I remember your red and green staircases, spiraling forever into the cold, blurry night. I remember your soft, white scarves…
Mrlowry sends along this tantalizing snippet about Muji's cardboard speakers. They're cheap (ish) and efficient, but do they sound good?
Anybody out there actually heard these?
Called "The Point," the coaxial driver uses a single layer of TPX polymer, reinforced by radial ribs, to create a driver of unusual rigidity without adding mass. The "bass module," which is to say everything up to 200Hz, is first…
Such as?
"I make drivers for OEM, but I have put together some DIY kits for audiophiles who are up for a little fun."
Pecker is president of marketing and sales at HempAcoustics, which makes drivers from hemp, a wonderfully stiff natural material. Pecker's Timefield kits are affordable and impressive. The $300USD TF4.5 employs a single 4.5" driver in a CNC-cut cabinet (you assemble and finish it yourself It claims 95.5dB sensitivity and 55Hz–20kHz…