All Things Audio

Floor POD Plus

audioreviewer — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:49:05 +0000

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.

WordPress 2.0.7

audioreviewer — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:16:25 +0000

Upgraded the site to WordPress 2.0.7. There was a vulnerability that it fixed…

Shure E4 Full Review

audioreviewer — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:00:31 +0000

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.

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New Line of Shure In-Ears

audioreviewer — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:18:13 +0000

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.

WordPress 2.0.6

audioreviewer — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:00:51 +0000

I upgraded the site to WordPress 2.0.6 today, happily without any hiccups.

DRM… Or Not.

audioreviewer — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:46:17 +0000

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…

The Lull

audioreviewer — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:45:39 +0000

I know I haven’t been posting since the server move, hopefully things will pick up again. The holidays were quite busy.

Guitar Hero Injuries

audioreviewer — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:32:33 +0000

This is hilarious. Everyone should careful about carpal tunnel, repetitive motion syndrome, etc., but especially if you’re a pro that relies on use of your arms, haha.

Moved!

audioreviewer — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:58:01 +0000

OK, so I’ve moved this blog to it’s own domain (http://www.allthingsaudio.org) as you can see here. Still working out some kinks with images though…

Update: Apparently, it’s not my images, it’s just my theme layout of my frontpage that doesn’t show everything as before… I’ll work it out.

Update Again: Got it, edited the theme.

Behringer, Good or Bad?

audioreviewer — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:05:20 +0000

For those of you who don’t know, Behringer is a German company that does their manufacturing in China. They’re an audio equipment company that seems to specialize in copying existing designs from other manufacturers. While I believe they do have some original equipment, many of their products are “ripoffs” sold at a much lower price than the original. It’s always obvious that they’re Behringer products, and there’s no attempt to fool the customer, but sometimes even the names are not so subtle hints as to which products they’re emulating (Xenyx vs. Onyx anyone?).

If you lurk around various internet forums involving pro audio equipment, you’ll quickly find that people are usually pretty polarized about Behringer. Some people love the great value, and the fact that equipment formerly only available to the pro is made available (through a lower price) to the amateur. Others are upset at the blatant copying, and go as far as to advocate and practice boycott of the company. Still others are merely leery, citing poor build quality.

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