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...

We bought a few Powerball tickets this week. Much like fame, though, fortune escaped us. If we had won that jackpot, who knows what we’d do. We might have bought this Symbol Stereo Console because it looks incredible. source: symbolaudio.com

Oh the gadgets, we want all of the gadgets. But, is there anything more frustrating than the breakdown of one component of an otherwise viable piece of technology? In the office, we have an iPhone Speaker Dock. One day, the dock quit working. We tried unsuccessfully to fix it. It played FM radio, but please, we Spotify. It had an auxiliary input jack, but that required removing the case to plug in the phone. Inconvenient. The device wasn’t junk. But, it wasn’t much use either. We solved the problem like we solve most problems: Amazon.com. We bought a HomeSpot NFC-Enabled Bluetooth Audio Receiver. It’s a little magic box that lets you stream music to any stereo with an auxiliary input jack. Setup is simple. It takes, literally, 30 seconds. And, truly remarkable, we have since experienced not a hiccup. It...

We fancy ourselves renaissance gentlemen. Our interests vary. They span the spectrum from gardening to gadgets, baking to basketball. But, as intellectually diverse as we may (or may not) be, we tend to obsess.  At any given time, we’re fascinated by something. Right now, it’s sound. Wireless speakers exist in a crowded market. Lots of brands. Lots of models. Lots of price points. Rarely does a unit aesthetically amaze us. That was until we stumbled upon the Wren Sound V5. We revere good design, and the V5 is exquisite. It’s clean. It’s real. It doesn’t try too hard to get noticed. Music delights us. We want it to saturate our home.  When we were young, we understood louder to be better. With maturity has come appreciation for range, depth and precision. The V5 is functionally simple yet truly powerful. It...

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