For your mom, little sister, or girlfriend.

The perfect earbuds for listening to NWA. Teknines Nine Millimeter Earphones from MUNITO, gold plated and the cords are covered in Kevlar. All for $250.00

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Lately, I have been using my first gen iPhone as a portable radio/remote at home. The sound quality from the built-in speaker is not so good. Most of the time I put it in a corner to use the wall to create better acoustics. This little speaker from Motz might do the trick and it’s made out of wood and sports an fm radio as well as a usb to recharge the lithium. All for $49.00

thinksound sent us a set of rain earplug headphones to check out. You know when the music feels like it’s right inside your head? That’s what these do.

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Joey Roth Ceramic Speakers are made from a solid mix of materials: porcelain, baltic birch plywood, cork, aluminum and cast iron. Connectivity is added for iPods/iPhones, computers, even turntables and other amplifiers. The end result? Well-designed, lasting products that are sustainable by remaining valuable and usable for many years.

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I have been spending some time trying to figure out how to integrate my speakers into my home. Then I stumbled upon this little gem. Hand-crafted in New Zealand, Q Speakers are powered by Class D amplifiers for less energy waste, and they look amazing. An object instead of a eyesore.

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Aside from the Yamaha YHT-S400BL’s surround-sound-simulating speaker bar, the interesting feature is the combination of the subwoofer port into the amplifier body. Because in smaller homes, where are you supposed to plop down that big black box?

Three HDMI inputs are included, and handles HD audio signals from Blu-ray Discs.

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The Altec Lansing inMotion  iMT620 iPhone Boombox is a pretty sleek, space-age retro looking piece of audio equipment. It has the usual features you’d expect nowadays: iPod/iPhone dock, decent sound loud enough for an apartment party, and a remote.

Why it matters: It has a five hour battery, a telescoping antenna for built in AM/FM radio, and a full size handle. One step better: it comes with travel adapters for US, UK, Europe, China, and Australia.

Get it at Amazon

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If you’re heading home for the holidays, I cannot think of a better way to drown out the family.

Buy the AKG K 142 HD High Definition Headphones at amazon

If you’re a fan of Fugazi and have seen them live, then you will love this. If not, you will wish you did. 40 minutes of Fugazi banter on stage. Poetic beauty, the best listen of the day!

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Very cool Nixon headphones. They come in black, red, and white for only $40.00. I am feeling the red pair (above).