Mark Neumann Coliseum Speakers

Mark Neumann Coliseum speakers are hand-crafted out of solid wood and offer superior sound quality for most audiophiles (and since they start at around $15k, they ought to).

Each speaker houses an internal solid maple Mark Neumann Nine Matrix soundboard, 7-inch woofers and rear and dual horizontal round openings for the tweeters, reminiscent of the cast iron plate of a concert grand piano. Sound is dispersed in 360-degrees, rather than straight ahead, resulting in a clear, wide open sound with everything intact.

Just hook up a top-notch turntable, like the Denon DP-A100, and you’ve got yourself one hell of a home entertainment center. Music will never sound as good.

$10,000-$25,000, $25,000-$50,000, Home Audio, Music

By Harry Marks on July 13th, 2011

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$15,000 - $40,000 BUY

Green Day | Awesome As F**k

What if Green Day recorded every single show on their incredible 2009-2010 “21st Century Breakdown” world tour? And what if they then took all those recordings and personally selected the best, most explosive performances of the best songs, and put them all on one CD to make the most amazing Green Day live album you could possibly imagine? Would you say that was awesome? Would you say, maybe, that was “Awesome as F**k?” You’d be right.

Included here are sixteen live tracks from that tour, including hit singles “Know Your Enemy” and “21 Guns.” As if that weren’t enough, if you’re into the whole visual thing it’s packaged with a DVD or Blu-Ray of their performance in Tokyo.

After more than 20 years, Green Day have reached their undeniable creative high. And for fans of the band, this awesome set is the holy grail.

Music, Under $25

By Doug Sinclair on April 17th, 2011

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$15 BUY

Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy streets on Nov. 22, and it’s a much-needed break for the troubled hip-hop artist. Following the now famous Taylor Swift debacle, press has been mostly negative for the esteemed producer and top-notch beatmaker. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a step away from the outbursts and the flamboyance that too often gets in the way of the man’s undeniable talent. Featuring 13 tracks, including “Dark Fantasy,” “All of the Lights,” and “Monster” (with help from Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver), this album promises to be a reminder of why the public fell in love with West in the first place.

As for all the Swift stuff, that appears to be water under the bridge. This inStash writer, however, is one guy who isn’t going to hate on the guy for upsetting her highness. That little gal needs some adversity in her life. The incessant whining about how John Mayer didn’t want to have babies with her isn’t quite cutting it. To paraphrase a now legendary psychotic YouTube fan, “Leave Kanye alone!” (sniffle, sniffle, snort).

Music, Under $25

By Aric Mitchell on November 16th, 2010

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$12 BUY

N.E.R.D: Nothing

N.E.R.D.’s new release Nothing streeted on Nov. 2 and brought with it a bass-pumping, smooth-crooning first single from Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shay Haley, the guys who are otherwise known by the unflattering acronym. Nothing is the fourth studio album release from the trio, and from the sounds of “Hot-n-Fun,” featuring Canadian songstress Nelly Furtado, here’s hoping it isn’t the last. There is something very traditional, almost predictable, about the boys when you first get in to their music, but it doesn’t take long to see how special the production is as the beat goes on.

N.E.R.D. is a toe-tapping mix of funk, rap, and soul, and if you’ve never checked them out, you might as well start with this one. Chances are it will send you back into the catalog to see how it all began, but one step at a time is always acceptable. Good luck getting their stuff out of your head, though, once it’s in there.

Music, Under $25

By Aric Mitchell on November 8th, 2010

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$12 BUY

Recovery by Eminem

Recovery, the new album by Eminem, has a history that dates back to 2007, when it was then planned as the follow-up to Relapse. With its original title of Relapse 2, the project started taking on a life of its own and slowly evolved into a separate creature altogether. In previous interviews, the rap legend has stated: “…as I kept recording and working with new producers, the idea of a sequel to Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a completely new album. The music on Recovery came out very different from Relapse, and I think it deserves its own title.”

What’s so different? According to Eminem, it’s a more “emotionally driven” spectacle, and critical reception, love it or hate it, tends to agree. With 17 tracks and guest appearances from Rihanna, Pink, and Lil’ Wayne, Eminem delivers a lyrical punch in the face more introspective, violent and nasty than anything that’s come before it.

Music, Under $25

By Aric Mitchell on June 23rd, 2010

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$10 BUY