Posts that deal with brands and manufacturers of audio equipment.
The clarinet is one of the more popular woodwind instruments, finding itself in orchestras, chamber music groups, military and marching bands, jazz bands and more. Though the B♭ clarinet has become the standard, the clarinet family includes other instruments, ranging from the BBB♭ octo-contrabass all the way to the A♭ piccolo clarinet. There are plenty of options for the student,…
The English Horn (also referred to as the “cor anglais”) is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family. English horns, like oboes, are commonly used in orchestra and chamber music ensembles or as solo instruments. A proper reed is essential to play the English horn to its full potential. There are plenty of reed options for the student, intermediate…
For many HiFi enthusiasts and audiophiles, there’s seemingly no end to the search for the “perfect” system. The relationships and compatibility between DACs, turntables, cartridges, tonearms, amplifiers, cables, headphones, speakers and other components (even power supplies) are of great concern in the quest to obtain the purest audio possible. The rabbit hole of HiFi audio…
In the age of digital audio, our music and audio recordings are stored on hard drives and/or in the cloud. External hard drives have become essentials in amateur and professional studios alike, allowing for the storage, backing up and transfer of our audio files. This is true whether the hard drives are used strictly for…
Public address systems are commonplace in events ranging from massive festivals to small coffee shops and everything in between. The speakers of such systems often benefit from placement on proper stands, which allows them to project sound at optimal levels and angles. PA speaker stands are essential parts of many public address systems, and it’s…
Studio monitors are essential components in mixing and mastering, and proper monitor placement is critical. Though desk mounts and wall mounts are options, many studio spaces will opt for monitor stands, which keep the monitors in place and isolated from the desk and walls. Since studio monitors are a necessary component of a proper studio,…
Healthy hearing is essential to enjoy music and audio to its fullest, though listening at high levels will require protection to keep our hearing healthy. Earplugs are the easiest and arguably the most comfortable method of protecting our ears so that we can better enjoy music now and long into the future. Because earplugs are…
With so many ways to listen to music today, sitting down to listen to a vinyl record has made somewhat of a resurgence. Though speakers are needed to convert the audio signal into sound waves, another transducer, the needle and cartridge, is required to read the mechanical grooves of the record and convert them into…
From the world’s largest stages to local coffee shops, acoustic guitars are among the most popular instruments for professional and amateur musicians. When additional sound reinforcement is needed, acoustic pickups are essential. It makes perfect sense, then, that there is a significant market for acoustic guitar pickups. Whether the pickups are part of the original…
Basses find their place in genres across the musical spectrum. Holding down the low end and contributing significantly to harmony and rhythm, the bass guitar has become a staple in a lot of the music we listen to and cherish. When it comes to electric and acoustic bass guitars, pickups are often essential for amplification…
The electric guitar is found to fulfill numerous roles in a wide spectrum of musical genres. This versatile instrument is among the most popular and, being electric, requires pickups and amplifications to reach its full potential. The popularity of electric guitars has made a market for pickups, whether as stock components or upgrades. There are…
Uninterruptible power supplies aren’t necessarily essential in audio recording/mixing/mastering studios. However, in the cases where power is applied to the studio equipment (primarily the computer), they will afford the professional (and amateur) time to save projects and power down equipment properly to avoid lost data and damage to expensive equipment. A UPS can be purchased…
