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The Wharfedale brand is one of the oldest and most widely respected in the loudspeaker business. Gilbert Briggs founded the company as the Wharfedale Wireless Works in Yorkshire, England, in 1932. While his name is less well known in the U.S. than, say, Saul Marantz, Avery Fisher, and James B. Lansing, Briggs was also clearly one of the founding fathers of the high-fidelity business that took off big time in the 1950s.

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New Release (Domino)

“Wow, it actually floats.” This is something I said. Out loud. Without question it’s the first time I’ve ever uttered that sentence in the course of a product review.

The Eco Terra boombox from Grace Digital is one of those products that’s amusing — and cool — just because it works at all. It’s a waterproof iPod dock, so you can listen to your tunes above and below the water.

Aquatic testing: commence!

I've been playing Counter-Strike for 13 years. Not continuously, mind you (that would be weird), and less and less as the years go on, but thirteen years. Wow.

So much has changed. Back then I was a bald writer, avid pc gamer, and lover of classic cars. Now I'm... hey, wait...

Perhaps it's fitting that C-S, with its latest iteration C-S:GO, hasn't changed a bit either, save for a polish and some softer edges. Softer edges. That's what we have in common.