HiWire
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Alan Parsons Project - in case anyone is wondering, the 2007 CD remasters sound fine to me. They might be a bit louder than the original CD pressings, but I don't hear any distortion or clipping. I got I Robot and Eye in the Sky (contemplating getting Pyramid, Eve, and The Turn of a Friendly Card as well).
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I'm sure it's ok, but I just looked up the Koss Porta Pro Wireless and it's double the price of the wired headphones... they have a commitment to the look. I ended up giving my pair of Sporta Pros to a friend years ago. The Koss Porta Pro and their relatives (KSC75, etc.) are good headphones, but only at a low price. Someone at Sony marketing knows what they're doing - they have a Stranger Things edition of the headphones as well. Clearly, someone had to put some work in adapting it with a microphone cable and USB-C, why not improve the sound while you're at it?
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Nobody missed these - now in USB-C (somewhere in the universe, I sense Koss Porta Pro shuddering in revulsion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWJjWAyrEgs
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RIP, Juan Atkins - Detroit techno pioneer Cybotron - Enter (1983)
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New Teenage Engineering EP-35 Amp:
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Meanwhile, making compact casssettes in Japan:
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RIP, Donnie Iris
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I've been source first since the start - in 2026, I think a lot of audio customers think source means streaming or their phone or laptop.
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AI has gone too far this time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QKeYse5GF8
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80s electro-funk compilation... some real bangers:
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dat bass
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I read the news that Sony shipped their last 4K Blu-ray player today, the UBP-X700. Panasonic is the last remaining mainstream manufacturer (Magnetar is niche and overpriced, in my opinion). https://www.tomsguide.com/tvs/sony-just-killed-its-last-4k-blu-ray-player-here-are-3-remaining-alternatives
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The price of the Duo is just insane. Only rich first adopters are going for it. Economies of scale and further development should mean the costs will go down (and more apps will fully support Duos out of the box). I think iOS itself will take a while to find the best ways to get the most out of the Duo's screen real estate. Also, I think it will be a premium portable gaming handheld as well, once you clamp on some controllers.
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I like the Duo, too. I think it will be mainstream in a few years.
