Audio Geekery Archive

  • Skullcandy Boston Celtics NBA Mixmaster Headphones

    Skullcandy Boston Celtics NBA Mixmaster Headphones

    These headphones woke up today on the wrong side of history—For this year at least. But that’s not what’s important. I’ve been using these lamentably tacky cans in the office for a few weeks since my usual pair is tied up at the studio. Let’s put it this way: I’m not sure why Skullcandy exists. [...]

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  • Beatsqr

    Beatsqr

    I suspect everyone wants to be aninventor. To put their name on something other than a gravestone for posterity. But it’s easy to lose sight of goal from the process of creating in favor of routine frustration. There were a lot of inspiring projects at Maker Faire. More than I’d even be able to break [...]

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  • Inside my QSC 1400, and getting it to drive!

    Inside my QSC 1400, and getting it to drive!

    I picked up a QSC 1400 at a tag sale in Oakland a few years ago for 20 bucks. I didn’t really ask too many questions. It’s an old, solid-state Series One amp from the 1980′s, but I’ve worked with a a few newer model QSC amps in live settings, and I know they’re work [...]

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