We’re gigantic fans of @Chromecast Audio. It supports whole home audio, integrates with @madebygoogle Home devices and plays well with @Spotify. And, it costs only $35 per device.
If you are getting married soon, or just want a solid Bluetooth speaker, we gentlemanly recommend this Anker 20W Premium Stereo Bluetooth Portable Speaker. Thanks, Amanda and Kyle!
Cost: $103.77 Everything comes full circle, they say. That certainly rings true with records because (a) they spin around; and (b) despite the technology being replaced four decades ago by the cassette tape, records have returned. Among our generation, records are all the rage. Why? Audiophiles will tell you that records deliver a richer, deeper sound. That's probably true. For us, though, the attraction is more tactile. In an era where we stream our music from a "cloud," there is something comforting and real about a 12-inch vinyl record. We enjoy the process of thumbing through our collection, removing the record from its sleeve and placing it on the turntable. And, we find having to listen to the entire album instead of skipping to a familiar track to be delightfully inconvenient. We recently received this Audio Technica Fully Automatic Stereo...
Like the entire world, we enjoyed Mumford & Sons’ first two albums. Marcus Mumford’s work on Showtime’s Another Day, Another time: Celebrating The Music of Inside Llewyn Davis made us committed fans. And, the New Basement Tapes? Please and thank you. With great anticipation, we awaited the band’s third album, Wilder Mind. But then, the band started releasing singles. They lacked something—primarily, the folk. The band apparently sought a fresh, more electric sound. But fresh isn’t the most apt descriptor. “Believe” sounded like Cold Play, which is bad. “The Wolf” sounded like Foo Fighters, which is better than Cold Play but not Mumford & Sons. Wilder Mind was released in early May. We’ve listened and listened; it has grown on us. Unsurprisingly, the early releases—those intended to be chart-toppers—rank among our least favorite. But the album’s got gems in “Just...
It’s Independence Day. Don’t waste it reading silly blog posts. Instead, celebrate by rocking out to G@H’s five favorite patriotic songs. U-S-A! 5. Back in the U.S.A. by Chuck Berry 4. On the 4th of July by James Taylor > 3. Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springstein > 2. America the Beautiful by Ray Charles > 1. America by Neil Diamond >
A gentleman can dream. Here's what is currently captivating us at G@H. McIntosh’s first receiver since 1993 is a beauty. With a 200 Watts-Per-Channel amplifier, we would love to hook a turntable or iPod into this monster and blast the photos off the wall. It surely would register on the Richter scale. For more information, click here. We at G@H have not used this product and cannot speak to its quality or effectiveness