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Acceptance Factor in Full Effect

I walk in from the kitchen to find her crouching behind a loudspeaker, inspecting the binding posts, it seems.

"What speakers are these?"

"Those are the PSB Alpha B1s," I say.

"They look really great."

"They sound awesome, too."

"I noticed. How much do they cost?"

"Ha. Check this out. Remember John DeVore's speakers? I loved them. Two thousand dollars. The Totem Arros? Really good. Cymbals were sometimes too bright and piano notes sometimes seemed blurred, but, overall, a great and very flexible speaker. Twelve hundred dollars. These?…

Wil Wheaton: Geek in Review

If you only know Wil Wheaton as TNG's Wesley Crusher, you ought to read his stuff on the web. He's smart and he's funny—and, in this column on Internet radio, absolutely spot on the money.

Pass The A1

Reissues. Hey, I don't care who you are, everyone has a guilty pleasure that's now been reissued on CD, possibly with bonus goodies. What's gonna happen to reissues in the big, new, all&#150digital, all&#150download, all&#150the&#150time world is an easy one: listeners will do the same thing they do with new records, download the tracks they want and leave the lesser tracks as scraps. Funny how it's now possible to think of cuts of meat and record albums in the same breath: bites of choice flesh you eat surrounded by bone, fat and gristle you leave. It must make musicians feel…

Turn It Up!

Invention & Technology considers the electric guitar.

HE2007 Finally Here!

Check out our blog coverage here.

Queen B

Bagheera is not amused.

What'Chu Talking About, Wessles?

Huckleberry would really like to know.

Less Than a College Credit

Directly around the corner from Primedia's booth, where CDs and t-shirts were selling like seats at a Feist concert, Aperion Audio showcased a small dorm room rig. Here's Aperion's VP of Marketing (& Sports Fanatic), John Wanderschied, looking pretty darn satisfied.

Why so chuffed?

Well, he's happy to own the new Attention Screen CD (points for product-placement!). Plus, The Intimus 632 is Aperion's top of the line mini, using a 6.5" carbon fiber woofer and a 1" silk dome tweeter. It sells for a brisk $600/pair.

These days, that's less than a…

Keep Sending Money and Ramen!

Back in March, we told you a bit about Aperion University, Aperion Audio's online hi-fi and home theater tutorial. Classes have resumed here at HE 2007.

The company is obviously reaching out to a younger audience, keeping things simple and fun.

Money, ramen, and hi-fi. What else do you need, really?

Phew—the audiophiles turned up for the Show

If a long line at registration is an indication of a show’s success—and it’s certainly one indication—then Home Entertainment 2007, held this weekend at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan, could be pronounced a success by an hour after it was open to the public. The line was long enough that some people were grumbling—but their complaining stopped when they got in and had a chance see and hear all the neat stuff at the show. Exhibitors John Atkinson talked to at the end of the day seemed very happy with the turnout.