Speakers That (Are) Rock

What would summer be without listening to your favorite music al fresco?

Now that doesn't have to mean a festival or town music series and it certainly means more than going personally mobile with an MP3 player or other digital music device (remember when that meant "CD player"?).

What I'm talking about is an outdoor speaker system that sounds good and blends into the great outdoors.

And what I'm listening to now is Sonance's CRK20 Rock Speaker, part of its C-Series of outdoor speakers, which delivers high-quality audio to outdoor spaces (like my backyard) while effortlessly blending-into the environment. (Or at least coming close.)

The CRK20's rock-like appearance lets them become a part of the outdoor landscape, and their weather-resistant speaker elements are intended to provide years of outdoor listening pleasure in any listening location -- pool, garden or lawn (your choice).

Features include:

• Rock-like appearance and finish blends-in with outdoor environments
• Higher performance than typical outdoor speakers
• Weather-resistant polypropylene woofer cones with rubber surrounds deliver strong bass
• Internal wire connections prevent moisture from damaging connections
• Tweeter: 1.0" (25mm) polyurethane dome
• Woofer: 8.0" (203mm) black polypropylene cone with a rubber surround
• Frequency Response: 40Hz - 20kHz + 3dB
• Impedance: 8 ohms nominal
• Power Handling: 5 - 150 Watts
• SPL: 90 dB
• Dimensions (WxHxD):15-1/2" (394mm) x 13-1/2" (343mm) x 11-1/2" (292mm)
• Available in granite and brown

www.sonance.com

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Shure Sound Isolating Earphones: How Sweet It Is …

What with MP3 players, iPods, CD players, cell phones and all kinds of other gadgets, it seems like just about everybody is wearing earphones these days!

It may seem like a weird analogy, but the same adage about treating your feet to the best goes the same (at least for me) with earphones (or headphones as they used to be called).

With that in mind, it's hard to beat Shure's i3c Integrated Sound Isolating Earphones + Mobile Headset (some name!).

What makes these earphones work so well is Shure's long heritage in audio, especially in the very demanding professional audio industry. Wideband Microdriver Technology provides an extended frequency soundstage, and the VoicePort microphone filters out background noise and minimizes wind, ensuring every call is loud and clear.

Designed for on-the-go audio purists, the i3c gives me the convenience of either listening to music or answering a call on my mobile phone (via the bug-like device below). Standard versions work with portable audio players and most cell phones. The dual connector versions allows me to plug into both a portable audio player and a mobile phone, while a single connector version is available for use with the Treo 650 and 700W.

Let's get into the technology a bit.

The i3c's in ear design works like an earplug to block background noise naturally. This enables me to listen comfortably at lower volumes, even in loud environments. Unlike bulky headphones that utilize active noise cancellation technology, no audio artifacts are introduced to affect my listening experience. Sound isolating earphones are also much smaller and don't require batteries.

Outside noise is reduced by 30-37 dB, so no matter how noisy it gets on the train or at the airport, I can always hear my music or your conversation.

The i3c's speakers are constructed with the same studio-grade components as Shure's award-winning E Series Earphones, delivering an extended frequency range that allows me to hear all of the music, while the VoicePort Inline Microphone is acoustically tuned to filter out background noise and minimize wind noise-ensuring so that callers hear me clearly even in the noisiest situations.

MSRP: $209.00

www.shure.com 

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How Many NYC Marathons with Nike+?

With the New York City Marathon this weekend -- Sunday to be exact -- got to wondering how many runners will be equipped with MP3 players to pass the time (does add a bit of weight, though).

That thought then moved on to how many runners will be get up with Nike+ shoes, the Nike+iPod Sport Kit and an iPod Nano? This is the setup that puts the iPod in the shoe (could cause a bit of a balance problem, eh?).

Bet the top runners won't be passing the time this way, but would make mucho sense to go the mobile music route for the marathoners out for the fun of it.

Hey, and if not music, then how about mobile phone calls during the race? Get the Bluetooth set up, get the earpiece attached nicely and find a spot for the phone.

Will anyone still be running with headphones and a CD player or cassette player or AM/FM radio? Bet there will be some.

 

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