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more about #listeningtest more comments → infmom: I still have the original vinyl versions. :) more » amābō tē?「Tayler」: So...How much were you guys paid t advertise this? I mean, if it was Elvis I could understand, but the Beatles?? They have at most 3 good songs. more » Noobs-R-Us: Hey Gizmodo!!! Are you people brain dead?!? THIS must be what Apple will introduce at their music event along with COCKTAIL! With all the photos and ... more » (Starman) Cookie_Monster: Sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Diaz, but the reason why the mono box set isn't available is because the preorders have all sold out. :( Though it is st... more » SashaM: I'll stand next to 'that guy', and be even thatter - someday question arise in a group of people: What would you do if you could take one trip to past... more » bitgod: I'm just curious to listen to a song in stereo and in mono and see, errr, hear what the difference is. more » strider_mt2k: Yeah I always thought Ringo was the coolest too. :) more » Mike: Where is the white album? Don't flame me if it's in the past masters thing, I'm not completely knowing of the beatles. But I do love their music. This... more » berbar: For the record, the stereo box set is up for pre-order at Amazon at $180. more » Galley: Am I stuck in some kind of time warp? These were announced way back in April. The limited edition Mono Box Set is already sold out in most places. A... more » -
#audio
Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
I've been waiting for this for a very long time, and at last it is here: The entire Beatles catalog digitally remastered, including all the original mono albums. I. Am. Happy. More » -
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Thriller: My First Album
Reposted in MJ's Memory: At first I thought my first was a cassette single of Bel Biv Devoe's Poison I bought from the Bergen Mall, but then I realized I had a record of Michael Jackson's Thriller at 5. More » -
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Listening Test: Their Greatest Hits
Last week you experienced Gizmodo's Listening Test, a week long tribute to technology in music. Here are the highlights: More » -
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The Most Adorable Audio Component
We take audio very, very seriously, and so in the spirit of Listening Test, we present this video of a kitten on a turntable. [YouTube] -
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How To: Calibrate Your Turntable For the Best Possible Sound
Did our Listening Test week light up the fire inside to dust off some old records and whip a turntable back into shape to start enjoying them again? It's really easy, and cheap. Here's how. More » -
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How Tech Changed the Way We Listen to Music
Technology always helped bring the listener closer to the music. Progressing from wax tubes, to records, to cassettes, to CDs, each jump has benefited the music fan. But maybe it's gone a bit too far. More » -
#imageoftheday
Your Best Audio Gear in Pictures
We asked, you delivered. Here are your best photos of your awesome audio gear. More » -
#arrrrr
I'm a Pirate
The Pirate Bay dudes were found guilty today. I didn't follow the case too closely, nor am I a BitTorrent fiend. But if they're guilty, I guess so am I. More » -
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Kraftwerk, as Reimagined Through the 90s Lens of Tim and Eric
There are few groups more influential to electronic music than Kraftwerk. Spacevoyaging from Dusseldorf since the 60s, these 4 Germans are the essence of cool. Now, Tim and Eric imagine them as 1990s computer nerds. More » -
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My First Album
I stared at the cover a lot. And I gawked at the inside album art even longer, wondering what the hell they were all wearing, vaguely aware that they were badass and I was not. More » -
#questionoftheday
Do You Listen To Music While You Work?
Personally, I can't concentrate with a lot of ambient noise—but many people prefer to have some music playing in the background while they work. Which category do you fall into? More » -
#speakers
Kenwood's Glass Speakers Are Perfect for an Audiophile's Seppuku
When it's my time to go, I'm going to plug in these Kenwood SP0001 glass speakers into a badass receiver. Then I'm going to crank the volume and disintegrate in the resulting shrapnel. More » -
#monstercable
Engadget's Monster Cable Endorsement: "Monster Cable Sucks"
If you spotted this ad for Monster's Dr. Dre Beats headphones—which strips an out-of-context blurb from a news post—you'd think Engadget gave Monster Cable an awkward-sounding endorsement. But the mutilated sentence was lifted and applied without Engadget's permission. More » -
#tgif
10 "Instruments" That Have No Business Playing Music
As part of our week long tribute to music tech, it's fitting that we honor artists that challenge our definition of musical instruments. Here are ten examples that shatter our perceptions (and eardrums). More » -
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How We Listen: A Timeline of Audio Formats
Humans have been writing music for at least as long as we've been recording history. It was storing it that took a little more time. Here are all the ways we've done it to date: More » -
#photocontest
130 Audio Setups That Will Make You Very, Very Jealous
Man, my home theater setup really sucks. At least compared to most of these that you guys submitted, which are almost universally amazing. More » -
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Audiophile Test: Speaker Wire, AC Power Cable, Record Demagnetizer
As promised, here are more details on the unscientific audiophile gear comparisons I did in Michael Fremer's audiocave. They range from the mildly crazy to the borderline batshit—and they were all fun as hell. More » -
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Why Did Bose Never Manufacture These Bluetooth Speakers?
Say what you will about Bose, but more than once, we've found their low-end docking products to be alright. And besides, this concept is perfect for a company focused on ease of use. More » -
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Sorry Stereo, But Beatles in Mono Rocks a Lot More
Beatles' record producer and arranger George Martin—the Fifth Beatle—once said: "You've never really heard Sgt Pepper until you've heard it in mono." As it turned out after hours of listening tests, it's completely true. More » -
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Generic $25 Stereo Beats $1,100 Sound Systems
Proving that more expensive is not always better, a $25 "value" stereo system has obliterated $1,000 equipment from Sony and JVC in a British customer choice award as voted on by 500,000 people. More » -
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My First Album
The first album I owned was Still Cruisin' by the Beach Boys. It was 1989. Shoulder pads were big. Hair was bigger. The Beach Boys were on Full House the previous year. I was eight. More » -
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Handmade Playlist: The Greatest Mixtape I Ever Made
In 1994, I painstakingly crafted the greatest hip-hop mixtape cassette I would ever make, comprised solely of songs on the radio at the time. I was 9. More » -
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Submit Your Epic Audio Setups and First Album Stories to the Gizmodo Flickr Pool
Coachella's coming up as Gizmodo's Listening Week is coming to an end. Help us go out with a splash by jumping into our Gizmodo Flickr pool. More » -
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Pump Up The Dial: Photographic Daps for the Iconic 80s Boombox
Boomboxes. Synonymous with hip-hop. Synonymous with loud. Its standing in the cultural zeitgeist has faded over the years, but their past glories and appetite for D batteries will always be loved and adored by me. More » -
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My First Album
Who the hell is Richard Marx? Being another baby of Gizmodo, I'm sure I've still got a lot to learn about music, especially since I'm one of those kids who's completely brainwashed by The Mouse. More » -
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Cool Album Art and Packaging: Records, Cassettes, CDs Then Nothing
CDs originally came in long boxes with amazing art. Word went around that they'd go away, since hippies—like Sting—were pissed off about killing trees, but I was sad. Music packaging says a lot about music. More » -
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From the Archives: Wired's Bionic Quest for Boléro
This 2005 Wired feature by Mike Chorost, edited by Jeff O'Brien, is one of the best. It's about a deaf man's quest to be able to hear the song Boléro again through robot ears. Read: More » -
#questionoftheday
Have You Ever Bought An Album More Than Once?
Only the best albums are worth buying more than once. Maybe you lost it, maybe you bought it in different formats—whatever the reason, let us know which albums are worth the investment. More » -
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My First Album
Besides some Spanish groups most of you won't know—Radio Futura—David Bowie's Hunky Dory was the first album I ever remember getting. I've been listening to music through my telescopic nipple antennas since then. More » -
#usb
Cassette To Digital USB Gadget Preserves Milli Vanilli For Eternity
If, for some strange reason, you still have tons of cassettes lying around, this USB gadget from Japanese company Novac will help you convert them to MP3, WMA or WAV files. More » -
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My First Album
Unlike Jason, I have a reason to be proud of my first album purchase. It was Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine on cassette. More » -
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My First Album
The first CDs I got for my first CD player? Why, Blind Melon and the Jurassic Park soundtrack, of course. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: The Difference Between $100 and $100,000 Speakers
A speaker system can cost as little as $35. Or as much as $350,000. As a normal person, you probably have just one question about speakers that cost as much a Ferrari: What. The. Hell. More » -
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From the Archives: Our Cut-the-Crap Earphone Battlemodo
You probably know that your stock earbuds are doing a disservice to you and your music, but choosing an in-ear headphone upgrade from the indistinguishable masses can seem impossible. So we did it for you. More » -
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Let's Get Busy: Songs to Listen to While Making Things
Phil Torrone, senior editor of MAKE and creative director for DIY site Adafruit, is a DIY guru and all-around good guy. So we had him give us good songs to listen to while building stuff. More » -
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10 of the Geekiest Music Videos of All Time
Music videos are made to appeal to non-geek masses, but some were made by some bigtime nerds—while others are just are unmistakeably nerdy. You already know where we're going with this, so let's just move: More » -
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My First Album
I bought my first two albums, Beck's Odelay and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Let's Face It, both on CD, when I was about 11 or 12. Yeah, I'm younger than Jason and Mark. More » -
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The Streets: "I Love My Cellphone"
Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, is a man of many interesting thoughts. Few, however, grip me as much as this love tribute to his cellphone, aptly named "I Love My Phone." More »
