TREAT YOURSELF
Instead of creating a list of things to get your friends or loved ones, we thought we would create one for you. Feel free to forward to your friends or family as a “hint, hint.”
Here are 22 gifts we wouldn’t mind receiving.
[1] Hudson Hi-Fi Premium Swiss Leather Turntable Mat
For $28 you can have a precision crafted leather turntable created in NYC’s Garment District by Hudson Hi-Fi. The swiss leather turntable mat is designed to enhance the sound of your turntable while also enhancing its overall look.
https://www.hudsonhifi.com/products/premium-swiss-leather-turntable-mat-slipmat-made-in-usa
[2] Fluance High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable Record Player Solid Wood Cabinet RT81
Yes, you can purchase an affordable turntable without surfacing on the sound. For $250 you not only get a solid audio experience, the Fluance High Fidelity Viynl Turntable will look better and more expensive than most of the ones you see at your friends’ houses.
[3] Pro-Ject – Essential Stereo Turntable – High Gloss Black
For $50 more the near-perfect Pro-Jet Essential Stereo Turntable in High Gloss Black has received a five out of five stars by What Hi-Fi. If you like it sleek, this one is for you.
[4] Audioengine A5+ Hi-Fi Powered Speakers
The perfect speakers to pair up with your turntable that won’t break the bank for you audiophile snobs, provide top notch quality sound for your records and are just so darn pretty.
[5] Vinyl Me Please Record of the Month Club
For $29 a Month (or $81 for three months or $25 for a year) you get a special edition record essential to your collection, special access to their online record store and weekly round up of the latest news and tunes.
[6] Luno Flip Tabletop
Need a simple yet stylish storage solution for all those vinyls you plan to accumulate in 2018? The Luno Flip tabletop is made of solid walnut and solid brass and is perfect to sit on top of your desk. Show off those vinyls!
[7] Bowers & Wilkins PX
Sure Grado is the best but Bowers & Wilkins wins every time on design and their PX wireless noise-canceling headphones in soft gold are as they kids would say, sexy AF (for big ass headphones, that is). They will cost you $399 (which is still less than Grado) but they do have a 22-hour battery life and intuitive controls that respond naturally to your behavior (whatever that means).
[8] The Twelve South Fermata Headphone Charging Stand
Some of us spend a lot of money for sound and comfortability when it comes to our headphones. So don’t you think it’s time to treat them better when they are not on our ears? The Twelve South Fermata Headphone Charging Stand has a built-in charging cable and can hold and charge wireless headphones.
[9] Marshall Stockwell Portable Bluetooth Speaker
You shouldn’t have to sacrifice style (or sound) when on the move. You won’t have to with the Marshall Stockwell Portable Bluetooth Speaker for $179.95. I didn’t say it would be cheap.
[10] Ukulele
You can find them starting for around $30 on Amazon. Who doesn’t enjoy the ukulele? They just put a smile on your face when you hear them. Do yourself a favor in 2018 and learn how to play “Somewhere over the Rainbow” and impress your friends around a camp fire or make some extra dough playing it on the street.
[11] Pocket Constitution
With more and more people confused as to what is in our U.S. Constitution we are thinking it’s time everyone has one handy. Also when reading you might find a certain some one, living in a certain house that is white might be violating it. #justsayin
[12] Simply Framed
You know all those photos you keep taking and never printing out? Simply Framed makes it super easy for you to not only print them out but frame them as well. Now is your time to see if you’re really that good at taking photos.
[13] Dandelion Paperweight
Have you ever seen a prettier paperweight?
[14] The Leatherman Super Tool 300 EOD
Here is a tool that every man and woman should have at their disposal (except on a plane). It’s the perfect tool for musicians on tour. The Leatherman Super tool had 19 tools: Needlenose Pliers, Standard-wire Cutters, Fuse-wire cutters, Spec Cap Crimper, Electrical Crimper, Wire Stripper, 420HC Comb Knife, Saw, T-Shank Metal Saw, C4 Punch, Cleaning Rod/Brush Adapter, Awl with Thread Loop, Ruler, Can opener, Bottle Opener, Phillips Screwdriver, Large screwdriver, Medium Screwdriver, Small Screwdriver. It’s amazing. Inspector Gadget amazing.
[15] Roli Seaboard Block
Inspiration sometimes comes at you when you least expect it. It’s time for you to invest in the Roli Seaboard Block which can fit in your backpack and connect with your iPhone. Sure it’s $329.95 but now you won’t be confined to a studio or your desk. There is world out there for you to explore and be inspired by. Let’s hear your tunes.
[16] The Field #8 Cast Iron Skillet
Let’s be real, food just tastes better when cooked in a cast iron. Time to spend the most valuable $100 you’ll ever spend. Your stomachs will thank us.
[17] GrowlerWerks uKeg 64 Pressurized Growler
At $149 you can get grab up to 64oz of the latest batch at your local brewery, store it for up to two week and look like a baller the entire time.
[18] You’re The Fucking Man Calling Cards
I carry these around with me all the fucking time. They are a great fucking ice breaker. Everyone fucking loves them. For 8 fucking bucks you can make 15 fucking people smile and never fucking forget you.
[19] Xbox One X
This is supposedly the most powerful gaming console EVER. It costs $500. So that is about $1.37 a day for those of us boycotting the news and spending more and more time in a virtual world.
[20] Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera
A camera that every videographer and v-logger should have in their arsenal of equipment, allowing you to go handheld with ease, provides beautiful color rendering and records in HD / 4k for just under $2,000.
[21+22] Give the Gift of Giving and Donate to Puerto Rico
At the end of the day none of us need anything on this list but the people of Puerto Rico need us. Let’s step up this holiday season and lift them up.
San Juan From Above
