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Long a modern design icon, the Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 9000 has represented for many people what defines Bang & Olufsen in both style and substance.  And to celebrate this 6-CD changer’s rich design history, Bang & Olufsen has released a limited production run of 1,500 BeoSound 9000s (available at Bang & Olufsen for $11,225) in a striking white, paired with white BeoLab 8000 loudspeakers.  Each BeoSound 9000 will have the production number individually laser-engraved on the CD-clamper, making this a truly unique piece of Bang & Olufsen history you can now own for yourself.

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There are moments in life where you wish you could be in several places at once, but in the absence of multiplicity as a feasible option, find comfort in the fact that the Sonos Bundle 150 (available at Crutchfield for $999) accomplishes that very thing when it comes to your music.  The Sonos Bundle 150 comes with two digital music players, one amplified (ZonePlayer120) and one not (ZonePlayer90), so you have the flexibility to channel music into rooms with or without existing audio equipment.  In fact, you can expand the system up to 32 rooms by adding ZonePlayers in any room in which you want to access your music.  The system is so flexible you have the option to have every ZonePlayer playing the same music simultaneously or having each one play independent of the other.  And to control the Sonos system, you can use the Sonos Controller (included in the bundle) with its 3.5” color LCD screen and scroll wheel or alternatively, you can make your iPhone or iPod Touch a remote control, using a free download at the Apple.com App Store.  And with hardly any setup required, you’ll soon be playing music stored on your PC or Mac as well as streaming digital music services such as Rhapsody, Pandora, last.fm, Napster and SIRIUS Internet Radio.

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Ever since Lloyd Dobler professed his love to Diane Court via Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes,” the boombox has always ensured that pretty much anybody within the general proximity of one is subject to its owner’s taste in music.  The Suck UK Card Mini Boombox (available at Suck UK for $40) takes your iPod and transforms it into your very own mini boombox with a simple DIY cardboard kit equipped with real amplified speakers.  We can’t promise holding one over your head will get you the girl, but at least it’ll look pretty cool the next time you break it out while hanging out with your friends at the park.

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Though it’s unlikely we’ll ever see a resurgence in the popularity of the MiniDisc, there’s a dedicated following of vinyl that’s here to stay.  And whether you’re just a hobbyist or burgeoning audiophile, the Sumiko Pro-Ject Debut III Turntable (available at Musician’s Friend for $379) is the ideal means of getting your vinyl fix satisfied.  With a pre-mounted Ortofon OM-5E moving magnet phono cartridge, the Pro-Ject Debut III is easy to set up and get running.  Sleek and simple in style, plinths are available in eight colors (editor’s choice: white).  And if you’re willing to spend about $120 more, you can upgrade to the Pro-Ject Debut III USB Turntable which also allows you to transfer your vinyl records directly to your computer via a USB interface.

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