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Internet Radio Station Review: Technicolor Web of Sound

Ralph Graves
5/7/2010

I'm too young to remember the Summer of Love. But thanks to the Technicolor Web of Sound (TWOS), I can revisit it vicariously through the music and audio artifacts of the period. This...

 

Internet Radio Station Review: WNYC

Ken Nail
4/30/2010

New York City — America's cultural and intellectual capital. If you want to be at the heart of what's going down in American arts, letters and thinking, NYC is the place to be. But if you...

 

Internet Radio Station Review: WWOZ

Jim Richardson
4/23/2010

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, one of the world's premier live music events, kicks off this Friday. The Jazz Fest website describes it as "a 10-day cultural feast in which thousands...

 

Internet Radio Station Review: Attention Span Radio

Ralph Graves
4/16/2010

The webcast aTTeNTioN sPaN raDiO 1 (known as ASR)  can be a real godsend if you're into instrumental  jazz, rock, and soul — but want something more engaging than smooth jazz....

 

Internet Radio Station Review: Classical KUSC

Ken Nail
4/9/2010

One of the things I like best about Internet radio is the opportunity it gives me to listen to local radio stations that are leaders in their field — even when they're not local to me. ...

 

Internet Radio Station Review: Azur FM

Ralph Graves
4/2/2010

Sometimes it just takes a slightly different perspective to make the commonplace seem fresh. That's how I'd characterize Azur FM - a refreshing look at pop music. This radio station is...

 

The Focal XS 2.1 Multimedia Sound System delivers audio goodness

Ralph Graves
3/26/2010

I recently had an opportunity to take home a Focal XS® 2.1 Multimedia Sound System and try it out for a while. It was an assignment I readily...

 

Sound Ordnance B-24 Subwoofer - The YouTube Review Part II

Ralph Graves
3/22/2010

  SO2250B24 is back with another Sound Ordnance YouTube video post . In his first video , our favorite fan demo'd the hard-hitting power his Sound Ordnance M-2250 2-channel amp and ...

 

Internet Radio Station Review: SomaFM

Jim Richardson
3/19/2010

I'm a big fan of listener-supported radio. I'll gladly endure a week or two of fundraising pitches twice a year, as long as they sustain a worthy source of out-of-the-ordinary,...

 

The ultimate in system tuning

Michael Sokolowski
3/14/2010

All along, I knew I was going to take advantage of the CDA-9887's IMPRINT ™ sound tuning capability as the final stage in the Hi-Fi 2.0 ...

 

Up Close With a Macro Lens

Crutchfield Writing Team
3/10/2010

Until recently, I've never had a huge interest in Macro Photography. I've always been a photographer who loves to capture people or a beautiful landscape of the sun setting on the beach. It's not...

 

Sound Ordnance B-24 Subwoofer - The YouTube Review

Ralph Graves
3/8/2010

Last week I posted JustPlaneRC's YouTube video where he unboxed his pair of Sound Ordnance™ B-24 subwoofers . Cool as it was, I agreed with a commenter that we wanted to see the things in...

 

A Sound Ordnance Grand Opening (kind of)

Ralph Graves
3/1/2010

JustPlaneRC was pretty excited to get his Sound Ordnance™ bandpass enclosure with two 12" subwoofers and Sound Ordnance M-2225 2-channel car amplifier — so much so he recorded his...

 

Three aspects of Internet radio

Ralph Graves
2/17/2010

The term "Internet radio" seems to be everywhere. Internet radio's now built into an increasing number of smart phones, laptops, TV, streamers and even tabletop radios . But what exactly is...

 

Internet Radio: Musical rut buster

Jim Richardson
2/10/2010

April, 1964. That's when I fell in love with radio. Billboard magazine listed five Beatles songs at the top of the Hot 100 pop chart. I vividly recall sitting transfixed in front of my father's ...

 

Report on the Yukon system's performance

Michael Sokolowski
2/2/2010

So all the gear I needed is installed; the car has been treated liberally with Dynamat ; and we've recently taken delivery of the finished Sokoband ...

 

Enjoy the Ride: 5 ways to get there and have fun doing it

Robert Ferency-Viars
1/25/2010

Not so long ago, our cars were just the way we got from one place to another. Where you were going was more important than what you did on the way. These days, things are a little different. Many...

 

Install your own car stereo - with our help

Zak Billmeier
1/7/2010

I came across a blog post on the Gadgeteer website recently that is near and dear to my heart. It's entitled " My Crutchfield Experience ," and in it author Dave Rees details his experience...

 

Take Better Photos While Traveling

Kristen Schaub
12/4/2009

My husband and I recently returned from our honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean. While out on our shore excursions, we were whisked from one tourist site to the next, and I couldn't...

 

Tips for better DSLR videos

Zak Billmeier
11/26/2009

I am a photographer, not a videographer. Being good at one doesn't make you good at the other, as they are vastly different disciplines. But more and more SLR cameras come with video recording...

 

"As a recording musician, I wanted to be able to evaluate my works-in-progress in the car, so I created a mobile listening lab."

-Mike S., A/V Editor

"I've immersed myself in TVs in recent years, but great sound was what first made me want to understand the gear."

-Steve, A/V Writer

"I've loved music and audio gear for as long as I can remember. At Crutchfield, I feel like a kid in a toy store."

-Dave, A/V Writer

"Adding new speakers and an amp created a whole new listening experience in my car."

-Jo, A/V Writer