Category Archives: Audio
Honey, I Shrunk the Hi-Fi
You can’t get a big bass sound from a little speaker. No way, no how. Well, there’s another truism out the window. I took a chance and ordered a foxL from the soundmatters website last week — without having heard … Continue reading
Ear Full
I’m a big fan of Shure’s E500 earphones. They’re the best in-ear audio solution I’ve experienced so far. To be fair, they won’t sound as good as a similar priced set of traditional headphones (such as the Sennheiser HD 600), … Continue reading
Flash-Forward
If you want your MP3 player to be small and lightweight, you’ll need to go with a player that uses flash memory for storage. Hard drives — even the smallest ones — take up more space and add more weight. … Continue reading
Keychain Video
Portable video players are becoming smaller and smaller, but this is one is downright tiny. It’s 3.7 inches by 1.8 inches by 0.57 inches. At a DigitalLife press event in New York last night, I had a chance to see … Continue reading
Pocket Recording Studio
I’ve always had a fascination with portable audio recorders. Back in my youth, I imagined buying a NAGRA recorder to capture ambient environmental sounds in different parts of the world. Later, when I needed a pocket-sized device for recording interviews … Continue reading