Having just recently been to one of the loudest concerts of my life (Sleigh Bells), I attribute any hearing damage that may have occurred to 1) My stupidity for not wearing ear plugs and 2) Marshall Stacks!  You know what though, I don’t blame it on the Marshall stacks because they are iconic and awesome and really bad ass looking.  Get ready for some signature Marshall sound right directly in your ear.  If the stack wasn’t close enough, make it closer!  Available for only $100, plus the cost of hearing aids later.

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http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/headphones/marshall-headphones/

The greatest dock ever invented for the iPhone/iPod Touch.  Single handedly turns your device into a mobile workstation with 25 keys, MIDI I/0 and RCA outs.  Akai has a history in synthesis and with the new MINIAK synth, the SynthStation Studio app sounds great and offers wide-ranging sonic flexibility using virtual analog synthesis.  Finally make your crappy Apple fanboy codpiece into something useful!

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http://synthstationapp.com/

I can’t believe I haven’t don’t something about this yet, but now that it’s only $299, I would highly suggest looking into it.  I have a kidney shaped Line 6 PODxt that I have bought additional modeling packs for and love to death.  It’s extremely versatile and the only thing it’s really missing is a recording interface.  Now there is the Toneport UX-8 with 8 mic pre-amps, 2 guitar/bass inputs, 8 line inputs unbalanced, 8 line outputs balanced, and two 1/4″ headphone outputs.  Comes with all of the PODxt amps, cabs and now includes vocal modeling tools as well to get great professional quality vocal tone.  Line 6 builds quality stuff, I would highly recommend!

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Line 6 Toneport UX8

This little handy device will convert your guitar signal, through a regular guitar cord, into MIDI that you can play through anywhere. You can also use it on the output of other devices that have an output that isn’t MIDI and turn it into a MIDI device.  This kinda works for me because I don’t play piano but I am pretty good at guitar and I have always wanted to convert that talent into some really fat dirty saw wave.  Now I can…

GET IT HERE:
http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Sonuus-G2M-Universal-Guitar-To-MIDI-Converter?sku=580314&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=298217742

If you are like me and cannot get the regular iPod headphones to fit in your ear properly, then instead of spending a lot more money on another pair of headphones you could just buy one pair of yurbuds and get the ones you have to sound even better.  They are customized to your ear so like some $1000 pairs of in ear headphones I have seen, they are made just for you.  This means that you can wear them comforably for extended periods of time and you can play your music for longer because it allows you to operate at lower volumes.  Check out the site and find a local retailer where you can check them out.

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http://secure.yurbuds.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pID=1

The Monster Turbine PRO is designed to get sound in your ear and nothing else.  A great pair of all metal construction, low impedance, high bandwidth headphones that will really change the way you listen to music.  Super isolation helps with everything from personal listening to mastering.  On sale now for 1/3 off…

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Monster Turbine PRO High-Performance In-Ear Speakers (Gold)

Remember the last time in the pool, you were like, “damn, I am totally missing out on music when I go underwater?”  No?  Neither do I?  Or how about when you were ice fishing in Alaska and fell in and were like, “why did i forget to bring the tunes?” No again?  OK fine, me neither, but I guess it would be cool to snorkel and listen to music instead of the melodies of the ocean.  For that reason there are now water proof head phones to go with your H2O Audio Amphibx Waterproof Armband for Medium MP3 Players.

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H2O Audio Surge Waterproof Headphones

If you think Macintosh computers are expensive, McIntosh blows them away.  Their Reference Series systems run about $250,000, but you can get this gem for a mere $7,500.  True audiophile quality in a small package, this thing truly delivers.  The best part is really the warm tube driven amplification that gives new life to any piece of music you have.

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