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by Andy Hong
Ever since the first-generation Apple AirPods became widely available in 2017, “true wireless earbuds” (as the category is called) have become ubiquitous. Now, it seems rare to step into a...
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F. Reid Shippen [Tape Op #125], Pete Lyman of Infrasonic Mastering, and I are breaking ground on a 15,000 sq ft media production and mastering facility in Nashville. One of the rooms in our complex...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy…
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The YouTube collaboration between Acoustics Insider and HEDD Audio has me sincerely excited. I’ve been a subscriber to Jesco Lohan’s YouTube channel for several years, and during that...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy
by Andy Hong
Explaining in the previous issue that I’ve returned to my pre-9/11 habit of always keeping an EDC tool (Leatherman Skeletool CX) in my pocket jogged memories of when I used to prefer cargo...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy…
by Andy Hong
If you operate a studio or enjoy tinkering with things that involve electrical signals and wires, a precision crimper should be in your toolbox. Over the decades, I’ve worked on countless...
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by Andy Hong
I’ve been very grateful for the handful of in-person tracking sessions I’ve hosted during the pandemic. I’ve also felt greater appreciation for the gear that I consider crucial...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy
by Andy Hong
The LED indicators on my Cherry SPOS G86-61410 USB keyboard [Tape Op #56] cherryamericas.com are stuck in forever-blinking mode. Reflashing its firmware didn’t expunge the gremlins, so I decided...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy...
by Andy Hong
During the pandemic, I upgraded my home office, as I’m sure many of you did. To improve the audio quality of my videoconferences, I chose an Audio-Technica AT2020USB+V mic...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy...
by Andy Hong
I still use the generic wire stripper that came in a $10 Radio Shack soldering kit that I purchased while in grade school. It consists of two rectangles of stamped steel, hinged together, with a...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy...
by Andy Hong
With the recent releases of M1 MacBook laptops and the M1 Mac mini desktop, Apple has finally begun an all-encompassing transition to its own ARM64 CPUs. In response, I’ve had a number of...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy...
by Andy Hong
During this pandemic, I've been listening to a lot more podcasts than in the past — whether I want to catch up on news, learn something new, or simply be entertained. As with anything online,...
Gear Geeking w/ Andy
by Andy Hong
Last month, I purchased my own HEDDphone Air Motion Transformer headphone hedd.audio after I received a tmesis-laden email from Heba Kadry [see this issue]. “Absolutely ---king amazing”...