A Fantastic Stereo for ~ $300

You may be asking, “Why is a Mac geek writing about stereo gear?” Well, Apple is really good at a lot of things. One of which is delivering an enormous selection of music in a number of creative and industry-shattering ways. iTunes opens a portal to Apple’s unrivaled music library, from which you can choose to purchase by song or album or take the “all you can eat” approach by subscribing to Apple Music. Your music can be on your Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod or all the above. You can also choose to not store any of it and rely on streaming your library from the cloud. Yes, Apple has revolutionized the way we acquire and store music.

The one area where Apple leaves us to our own devices is in actually listening to the music we own (or rent). Apple’s sparse offerings for this includes their EarPods included with every new iPhone or iPod, their (only slightly better) In-Ear Headphones and now the recently-acquired Beats line of headphones and portable speakers. If you want a room-filling stereo, Apple has no offering for that.

MacTexan to the rescue!

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So, How’s My  Watch Experience After 7 Months?

It’s been just about seven months since I received my  Watch. Since then, it has become an integral part of my daily routine. I’ve read lots of stories recently about others’ experiences with their  Watches, many of which conclude with a “I can take it or leave it” type statement. My take: I don’t want to be without it!

Shortly after receiving my  Watch (about three weeks), I posted ten reasons why I loved it. I thought it might be interesting to revisit that list after over half a year to see what points I made then are still valid today.

Here goes:

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