You've got the cables to hook up your receiver to your TV, but what if you're looking for the right speaker wire to route your speakers to your receiver. There are lots of choices out there, and what you choose will depend on your particular application. Here's how to pick the right wire for you. More

The Browsing Series project aims to give used books a new lease on life, with Singaporean designers at Foreign Policy imagining books resurrected from their analog roots to a digital format, playing upon the category of "audio books" into a literal translation...

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Product: Boston Acoustic TVee 10
Price: $199.99
Rating: Recommend*

Let's face it, those flat panel TVs can provide great picture quality, yet, the sound from these slim TVs is somewhat lacking. Without a complete stereo system or surround setup there's an important element subtracted from your TV shows and movies: immersive audio. Space can be at a premium for apartment dwellers, and soundbars such as the TVee 10 from Boston Acoustics offer a way to extract a fuller audio response and provide a simple way to interface with existing remotes. More

Whether you're looking to upgrade your home theater or are perhaps putting together your first surround sound setup. You've probably spent more than a few moments looking through the options for audio and speaker cables. In this short 101 course we'll break down each speaker cable type and let you know which one is likely your best bet. More

Product: Hidden Radio
Price: $149.95
Rating: Weak Recommend*

English mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead once advised to, "seek simplicity, but distrust it." That's probably an applicable word to the wise when it comes to an audio device without any discernable controls, a cylindrical mystery harboring an artfully disguised hidden twist on the typical wireless speaker design...

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Getting the correct stereo sound or surround speaker setup can be a matter of angling in your speakers to align them with the listening position. Whether you seek proper stereo imaging or explosive surround action, The Genelec Speaker Angle App ($.99) will help you create a symmetrical speaker setup that will deliver the fullest fidelity. More

Native Union Switch
• $149.99
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Sharing a resemblance to a giant-sized LEGO piece (a pair of the smallest 1x1 bricks pieced together), the Native Union Switch joins a continually crowding field of wireless portable speakers. The Switch performs surprisingly well at pushing out deep bass out of its 8" rectangular design, ideal for use in a small home office, in the kitchen, or outdoors via Bluetooth for up to 14 hours. And speaking of outdoors, the rubber coated exterior offers both a secure grip and protective finish; the Switch also performs as a charging source for smartphones or MP3 players via included USB cable. Alongside audio output, users can switch over to VOIP speaker phone mode, utilizing a built-in duplex microphone with ambient noise-canceling for above average voice quality. Available in black, red, dark gray, blue, or white.

Unlike front, center, and surround audio speakers, subwoofers are non-directional (audio pro, Jeff Berryman, does a good job of explaining why). That means you can place and position subs in almost any part of a room, which is great because subs can be large and unsightly. But Fredrik of Malmö, Sweden didn't want his sub anywhere in sight... More

The great thing about thrift stores is that you can score insane deals on clothes, gear and decor. A lamp for 99¢? I'm on it. A set of speakers for $7? Done. But the finds you bring home from the flea market usually need a little TLC. Like this project, where a gritty speaker grill was transformed into a work of art with just double-sided tape and fabric.

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There's just something about Valentine's Day that calls for DIY gifts. From a young age I began making valentines and loved the fact that this holiday gave me a reason to break out the glitter pens for my classmates. Now that I'm older the love for glitter has not diminished and neither has the fun from making gifts for loved ones. Love DIY too? Take a gander at these ten projects for a variety of skill levels just perfect for your tech lover valentine. More