A Little Dot of Sonic Love

Reading Time: 2 minutes People spend ridiculous amounts of money on audio gear for many reasons, but for me, it comes down to the smile that involuntarily creeps up when I experience music in a new way. The first time you notice the genius of a killer groove, hear a new instant classic, or feel electric wizardry reveal  sonic […]

Gapless Playback with Google Music on OS X

Reading Time: < 1 minute Problem The one galling failure of Google Play Music’s web app is the lack of support for gapless playback.  Other than that, it just about puts the final nail in iTunes’ coffin. Discussion iTunes is a mature product that has gone to great lengths to implement gapless playback perfectly. Solution G-Ear Player for OS X. […]

A Year With iTunes Match

Reading Time: 3 minutes iTunes Match is an exciting prospect, but after nearly a year of real-world use, it just doesn’t match up. Freedom from having to manage a big music collection sounds wonderful.  Backing up, restoring, transferring, organizing, updating and otherwise messing around with digital music can be a frustrating waste of time. At $24.99/year, iTunes Match appears […]