Most significant audio-related inventions of all-time?

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  1. Case

    Case Anxious Head (Formerly Wilson)

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    A vote for the cassette tape. Its portability changed everything.
     
  2. Azimuth

    Azimuth FKA rtaylor76, Friend

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    The phonograph would not be as cool without Alan Blumlein.
     
  3. Forza AudioWorks

    Forza AudioWorks MOT: Forza AudioWorks

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    Fully agreed. It's funny how many young people today don't have idea what a walkman actually is. And I still remember using it not that long ago.
     
  4. Thad E Ginathom

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    Ah, the wins and loses of marketing. This conversation once took place in another universe...

    "Oh! Is that a new Walkman?"

    "Yes! Well... actually, it isn't a real walkman, it's made by Apple."
    It could have been here. But wasn't.
     
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    The wheel. Or something round. On which most analog formats are based.
     
  6. FallingObjects

    FallingObjects Pay It Forward

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    The fact that we tricked rocks into doing math for us by shooting them with lightning is pretty cool, and instrumental (no pun intended) to how we produce, listen to, and share music today.
     
  7. msommers

    msommers High on Epipens

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    Arguably it's dial-up internet. Without that, we wouldn't have dubstep.
     
  8. Forza AudioWorks

    Forza AudioWorks MOT: Forza AudioWorks

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    This in 100%.
     
  9. Hrodulf

    Hrodulf Prohibited from acting as an MOT until year 2050

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    This. Behold the bastard-jack.

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  10. maverickronin

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    Right up there with MQA! /sarcasam
     
  11. Kattefjaes

    Kattefjaes Mostly Harmless

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    However, while it's a Porker to solder, the Pentaconn is kinda neat for mobile balanced. MQA has no upsides for the consumer at all, other than as an expensive placebo.
     

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