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Not all musicians and producers would like to fuss up with complicated connections for their recording equipment, especially if they're out on the field. The Samson Go Mic is now being shipped out to provide that instantaneous plug-and-play (or record) solution on the fly.  

The Samson Expedition line gets a dose of the ole Apple Magic by adding an iPod dock and becoming the Samson Expedition XP308i. I swear, if you listen to your iPod with this on the bus, I will murder you.  

Just as we're sort of getting used to looking at bare skin below Owen's nose, he teases us with a 3-days' growth of Gearwire Beard Potential. But I digress. Today's offering is a lively and informative vocal demo of the Samson VR88, compared here with the AKG C 3000 B. You just may learn something.  

I had a something similar to a Samson Go Mic when I was in middle school: I kept in on my key chain, in my pocket, hoping it wouldn't get confiscated as I would surreptitiously "discipline" it during Mr. Vorwald's fourth period Earth Science. Then I accidentally left it in my sock drawer and forgot to feed it for a week and it died. This is why the Samson Go Mic makes me cry.  

Listen, I know Long Island, and sure it deserves a lot of the slagging it gets form the rest of the world, one thing you can't knock LI for is the blue-collar work ethic of its inhabitants, perfectly embodies by the Suffolk County-born Samson Studio GT Active USB Monitors. Find out why.  

Ever heard of Trade Show Exhibitor's Floor Attention Cannibalism (TSEFAC)? We were checking out the new Samson Expedition XP308i Portable PA System when some other dude at the same booth fired up the very same system and launched into his coffee-house acoustic set. At least we know the thing works.  

Introducing the world's first USB mic that you can purchase with an amount of money you're likely to find just laying in the street somewhere. For a mere $50, the new Samson Go Mic can make all your mobile recording dreams come true.  

Bill Holland checks out the Samson StudioDock 4i monitors with built in iPod docking action. They do us proud by doing us loud.  

Samson MediaOne 4a and M-Audio StudioPro 3 aren't meant to be reference monitors, but for tracking and simply listening to music, they do the trick. Bill Holland listens to the monitors and compares.  

We continue our look at the Samson db300a active PA speaker, finishing the feature on the back before putting it to the test. What better way to get the party started than with some Prince?  

Owen O'Malley sets up, turns on and goes over the Samson db300a active PA speaker. We take a look at some of the features that make PA speakers so fascinating.  

Owen O'Malley gives us a walkthru of Samson's new portable PA system, the EXL250. It's a lightweight, no-frills (save for some reverbs and an iPod dock) PA system that features a unique transporting solution: some wheels.  

Samson's L3200 and L2400 are parts of their new L Series of large format stage mixers. With more prominent hands in other aspects of live sound, Samson's take on the stage mixer throws in a lot of logical features.  

Samson is titularly excited about their new Live! speakers. These powered enclosures are sure to raise the roof for smaller venues, houses of worship, and a range of applications.  

Samson's StudioDock monitors combine the convenience of desktop monitors with some higher grade components usually fitted for studio monitors. And like every product made in the iPod era, it's got a dock.  

Samson has been into wireless systems since way back in the day, so the new Samson Airline Synth series is big news for people who are sick and tired of dealing with wires. The popular Airline series gains tremendous versatility with the Airline Synth release.  

Samson's C01U Microphone is a studio condenser microphone that can be plugged into any computer with just a USB cable. Just sit in front of the computer and and sing into this thing, or get your podcast on. It's both Mac...  

Power management is a huge issue for studios and touring outfits alike. Samson's rack-mountable Powerbrite power strips are designed to help simplify things with three new models. Powerstrips aren't sexy, don't make cool...  

Samson's G Track USB condenser mic is an interesting little creature. One of the highlights of the G Track is being able to plug an instrument into the built-in USB interface so you can play and sing at the same time. There...  

Summer NAMM 2005: Samson presents the C01U microphone. This is a direct-to-USB condenser mic, using the same transformers as the original CO1 model. Best of all, the C01U needs no external power. Just plug it in, fire up...  

Gearwire's Summer NAMM scoop crew brings you an early look at two new microphones from Samson Audio: the VR88 Ribbon Microphone and CL2 Pencil Condenser. The VR88 comes standard with a shock mount, yoke mount, XLR cable,...  

Samson's John McFadden shows off two new additions to the company's line of USB microphones: the Q1U dynamic and the CO3U 3-pattern studio condenser. Aimed at podcasters, musicians, and anyone else who needs to get audio...  

Back in the olden days, when television sets were made out of wood, the UHF band was a very popular way to broadcast the signal of local TV stations. In the cable and satellite TV era, the UHF band is still used for television,...