Ponderings On Audio Equipment, Music, and Whatever Else I Feel Like
Line 6 has a new entry in their POD lineup, the Floor POD Plus. Based on the POD 2.0, with some added extra effects, and built into a foot controller chassis, the Floor POD Plus fills the gap between the Floor POD and the POD XT Live. It’s priced at a reasonable $300.00 USD.
Upgraded the site to WordPress 2.0.7. There was a vulnerability that it fixed…
Buy the Shure E4 at zZounds for $299.99 (Jan. 14, 2007)
I wrote a short mini-review on the Shure E4 headphones a while back, but I wanted to do a more thorough review and haven’t gotten around to it until now. To start, the Shure E4’s are a well-regarded set of in-ear monitors priced around the middle of the in-ear market ($200-$300). As good quality in-ears they are appropriate for stage monitor use, shutting out the noise when you’re in a plane, or just for regular use with your iPod. You could even just use them as your regular headphones, though I find in-ears in general are not ideal for that application.
Shure has announced a new line of in-ear monitors. As with the old E-line, it targets both professionals and discerning consumers. The SE210, SE310, SE420, and SE530 range from a set of single driver in-ears at around $150 MSRP to triple drivers with an internal crossover at $450 MSRP. No word on how these stack up to the existing E-series yet. Apparently they are being marketed with the Push-To-Hear (PTH) accessory from the E500 available but optional.
I upgraded the site to WordPress 2.0.6 today, happily without any hiccups.
I’m always interested in how technology and music interact. DRM is no exception. I’ve posted links in the past about DRM-free MP3s, but Yahoo has a Reuter’s article up about upcoming possibilities in this area for this coming year…
I know I haven’t been posting since the server move, hopefully things will pick up again. The holidays were quite busy. 