Ask A Sound Guy

My wife works retail and has worked for a few different clothing retailers. Her favorite job when we lived in California was Anthropologie. Think of it as the more grown-up Urban Outfitters.

Since we’re newly married, broke 20-somethings, she does a lot of online window shopping. Yesterday she pointed me to a couple of really cool wood-based audio gadgets that are sure to turn heads (and can’t sound that bad, either):

• Barky Turntable: Yep. It’s exactly what you think. A turntable made completely out of wood. For a cool $1,298 it can be yours. It’s made with high-quality turntable parts and looks absolutely amazing.
• Skullcandy Wood Earbuds: For $98, you can have these pretty amazing little earbuds by Skullcandy. They’re said to have the “natural acoustics of wood,” but I bet they sound like nice iPod headphones.

Not really ground breaking news, but if you’re looking for some cool accent pieces for your home or portable (read: iPod) setup, check out these devices.