Jecklin Float Electrostatic Headphones

The Jecklin Float is a pair of electrostatic audiophile headphones first released in 1975…

Benjamin Franklin’s Phonetic Alphabet (1768)

United States ‘founding father’ Benjamin Franklin, a keen writer and inventor, not…

The World’s First (Successful) Talking Doll

She may not have been the first, but Mattel’s Chatty Cathy™ (originally produced…

Critiquing the Political Utilisation of the Anechoic Chamber

In September 2019, the Museum of Portable…

The Singing Statue: Mysterious Sounds of an Ancient Tourist Attraction

On Non-Musical Sounds

Why is it so difficult for experimental musicians and sound artists to accept…

Japanese Shouting Vases

The Théâtrophone: World’s First Stereo Audio Broadcast (Paris, 1881)

Media Crafting: Tara Rodgers’ Collection of Mini Fibre Arts Audio Gear

Composer, writer, and educator…

World’s Smallest Playable Record

The record holder for the world’s smallest playable record is a tiny shellac pressed by HMV in 1924, a…