Michael Calore manages the products coverage at WIRED in San Francisco. As a writer and editor, he produces not only reviews and recommendations, but also trend stories and opinion pieces about the consumer products industry. Michael is a musician, and therefore easily becomes head-over-heels obsessed with anything that makes sound: instruments, amps, speakers, LPs, and headphones in particular. He's a collector of gear, though he tends to favor the vintage and dusty over the new and shiny. His motto when it comes to gadgets: "Don't break it in—wear it out."