Owen O'Malley has a back like a Teamster on the verge of retirement, so he was elated to discover that the new Samson EXL250 portable PA system can be rolled about on its integrated and ingenious "wheels." We cut out the part where he struggles to set the things on speaker stands, figuring only the cruelest of audiences would enjoy the grotesque spectacle that ensued (the Gearwire staff enjoyed it heartily while dining on turkey leg and steins of mead).

Owen notes: "I incorrectly describe this 250 watt system as being 150 watts per side, which is obviously mathematically impossible. I blame my public school education, as well as the massive amount of back-pain medication I enjoy on a daily basis."