When we open our ears to the marvels of natural soundscapes, we experience the energies of the world in a unique way—and begin to understand the mysteries behind them. But when we habitually ignore ...

Traditional sound machines tend to use white noise or repetitive nature sounds to compete with the cacophony of the outside, but that only works to a certain extent. Ecotones, by Silicon Valley start ...

The sounds of nature are a wonderful thing. But sometimes you just want to hang out in your backyard and jam out to your favorite tunes, or listen to your team struggle to stay above .500 (as a ...

From backyard entertaining to tailgate parties to time working in the garden, the great outdoors feel even greater when there's musical accompaniment. (Seriously, fire up the Mark Ronson album Version ...

The way a speaker sounds indoors is very different from how it sounds outdoors. A small, portable Bluetooth speaker that has an overall full sound sitting on a coffee table or nightstand likely can't ...

Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett, the duo behind the World According to Sound (photo by Gundi Vigfusson, all images courtesy the World According to Sound unless otherwise noted) It’s possible to slip beyond ...

Closed headphones rest on or around the user's ears and rely on a seal between the user's ears and the headphone for proper bass response, and somewhat isolate the user from outside sounds. Open air ...