Does it sound good? I don't know. Is it really ugly? Yes.

Mackie, makers of my favorite monitors, will start relying on outsource manufacturing. Yes, they won't be directly assembling some of their products. And some 200 people will lose their jobs as well.

Blue, one of my favorite mic manufacturers, is making a cool mic called the Ball. If this phantom-powered dynamic sounds as good as it looks, I want one.

And since we're on the subject of good looks, let's not forget just about everything made by Analogue Solutions...