New Hearing Things Merch Alert
Upgrade your membership at an exclusive discount to secure your custom HT slipmat and receive a playlist just for you.
Did you know Hearing Things members who sign up for annual subscriptions to our Audiophile tier receive an exclusive piece of merch every year? It’s true!
For our 2026 merch drop, we wanted to go with something diehard music lovers would really appreciate, so we made a bunch of turntable slipmats! Of course, these aren’t just any slipmats. They feature a bubbly Hearing Things logo by our friend/genius designer Justin Thomas Kay and were produced locally, in Long Island, New York. They are made out of 16-ounce felt material, which is probably more robust than the flimsy slipmat that came with your record player. They were created using a cool-sounding technology called dye sublimation printing, so they won’t fade over time. And that’s not all! The undersides are glazed, which helps reduce friction with your precious vinyl. That’s right: This slipmat will keep your records safe from damage and make them sound as great as they can be.
The only way you can get your hands on one of these slipmats is by becoming a yearly Audiophile subscriber—which, for a limited time, we are offering at a discounted rate. Yes, this the Slipmat Sale you’ve been waiting for. (Note: Due to increased shipping costs, we are currently only able to send merch to U.S. addresses.) Upgrade your membership by clicking the extremely tantalizing button below!
Still unsure about becoming a loyal HT Audiophile? Well, we’ve also got a brand new perk that might change your mind. Moving forward, we will reward the most dedicated subscribers to our scrappy, worker-owned publication by making each of them a personalized, hour-long streaming playlist once a year. We thought this would be a fun way for us to get to know the biggest HT heads a bit better, and for these members to directly benefit from our collective wealth of arcane music knowledge! Here is that discount button one more time:
No matter which kind of member you are, we appreciate your continued support. People like you allow us to keep doing what we love to do at a time when music journalism feels especially precarious and endangered, and for that we are truly grateful. As ever, thanks for listening.
All yearly Audiophile and Super Deluxe members should have received an email explaining how you can claim this year’s merch. If you fit that criteria but did not get an email, please reach out to me and I’ll get you sorted.
