Now that the Sonos SUB has made its way into some of your homes, it’s high time to test out the full range of its capabilities. To that end, we’ve rounded up several Spotify playlists to help you put our wireless subwoofer through its paces. Follow the link to subscribe on Spotify, then listen to [...]
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On this day in 1915, the first practical application of moving-coil loudspeaker was invented by Peter Jensen and Edwin Pridham in Napa, California. The design brought together an electroacoustic transducer that produced sound in response to an electrical audio signal input—the same electro-dynamic principle that drives virtually every modern loudspeaker you use in your car, [...]
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Two years ago today, The White Stripes were taking on the US Air Force, complaining that it used one of the group’s songs without permission. The song at hand: “Fell In Love With A Girl,” which purportedly played during an ad for Super Bowl XLIV. In a statement on their website, the duo said they took “strong [...]
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In the United States and Canada, the 2nd of February is marked as Groundhog Day, a holiday dedicated to a prognosticating rodent. The most famous of these ground squirrels is Punxsutawney Phil, who–along with the rest–emerges from his burrow each February to predict either early spring or six more weeks of winter. According to folklore, [...]
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On January 30, 1969, The Beatles play a lunchtime rooftop gig on top of the Apple building on Savile Row in London. Lasting for just over 40 minutes, it is the last time The Beatles perform live. The performance, which was filmed for the Let It Be movie, is stopped early by police after neighbors [...]
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