December 2nd, 2016: Congratulations to Mark Cromwell, winner of the CC Buds. Today’s giveaway: Power Vivid® Pocket Flashlight For a chance to win, all you have to do is comment on today’s blog question. Today’s blog question: What is the most embarrassing gift you ever received? The winner will be selected in a random drawing […]
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C. Crane 12 Days of Giveaways
December 1st, 2016: The C. Crane Family would like to celebrate this holiday season with all of the Radio Community. Join in on the #radiorevolution celebration with us by participating in C. Crane’s 12 Days of Christmas! Each weekday we will post a new holiday themed question on our blog at news.ccrane.com. Post your comment […]
C. Crane’s Employee Recommended Gift Guide
We feel your pain in the effort to try to figure out what to buy each year, we’re in the same boat. Whether you are shopping for your spouse who buys whatever he wants when he wants, your father who already has everything, your mother-in-law who insists she doesn’t want anything but will be devastated […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Last year C. Crane joined many other retailers in starting a new tradition and being closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving so we can all do whatever it is that we love most. Whether you plan to sit on the couch, go out and brave the crowds shopping, visit with family, join REI’s movement and […]
National Grandparents Day: Do Something Grand
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation that established the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. Since beginning a campaign in 1970 to set aside one special day recognizing grandparents, Marian McQuade spearheaded the movement that focuses on three main goals: To honor grandparents To give grandparents an opportunity to show […]
Listening Fatigue: Are Your Ears Tired?
We’ve often debated here at C. Crane what exactly listening fatigue is, but then Bob (yep, Bob Crane, founder of C. Crane) mentioned something that struck a chord. Bob has some hearing loss due to years of working around loud equipment and growing up in an era where the louder the music, the better (and […]
Earworms – The Science Behind Songs Stuck in Your Head
Regardless of who you are or what you do, it happens to everyone at some point in life: earworms. Not to be confused with that pesky larva that destroys corn and tomatoes, an earworm is defined by Wikipedia as “a catchy piece of music that continually repeats through a person’s mind after it is no […]
There are Elephants in the Audio Room
There have always been diverse opinions about what comprises “good” audio. In the last 15 years I have witnessed many people, younger than me, that seem to discount full bass with their music. How did this happen? I remember the first time I saw a girl dancing with her friends to cell phone audio. I […]
Is Radio in Crisis?
There was a great article recently in the WSJ “Public Radio’s Existential Crisis” by Ellen Gamerman, which brings up a topic we are struggling with as well. In her article, she talks exclusively about NPR but we don’t see this discussion as limited to only NPR. What is the future of radio and is it […]