TMoney

Are you referring to something in particular?

Isn't that all stuff every headphone manufacturer's marketing department should be doing before the launch of a flagship product? It sounds like good business to me. Manufacturers whose marketing departments don't do this kind of PR rollout are probably doing their product a disservice, don't you think? I don't really see any ethical issues unless positive reviews were paid for. -- In any event, the high-end of the headphone world seems to be reasonably good at separating the wheat from the chaff once the initial buzz settles. The cream has generally risen to the top (Sennheiser, Schiit, Stax) while the mediocrity has Been sinking (Audeze, Ultrasone, Basically Every Custom Cable Maker). As usual, early adopters put themselves at risk of falling for the buzz, but this is and will always be the case.

Four episodes in to "Stranger Things." Its pretty decent.

In this case, Filipino.

Yes, I had my full rig at the meet. Purely sonically, I liked my 009/HV combo better than what I have now, but there is a lot more that goes in to it that just sound. After having to get a broken pair of 009s fixed by Yama's I'm done with electrostatics. EDIT: Just found a picture I took at the meet when I was listening to Elear.

I Bogart-ed Jude's pair at the SF meet for an extended listening session on my own rig and I agree with most of what Tyll had to say. It was noisy and I don't claim to have nearly as experienced a set of ears, but I could tell right away that they are an extremely technically competent headphone. I'm hoping to get a pair for an audition in the months to come. My only immediate issue was that the soundstage/imaging seemed lacking next to my HD800S, which is something Tyll noticed as well. As a former 009/KGSS-HV owner, I don't think the Utopia is going to convert anyone away from the Church of stats.

Couldn't agree more re: Mercer. Whatever he says, do the opposite.

Why isn't De La Soul's catalog available to stream? Think licensing problems with the samples they used. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/arts/music/de-la-soul-digital-albums.html

Fascinating PBS Doc on the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire as told from the scholarly perspective. Really learned a lot watching this.

Just follow the instructions in the page I linked. EZ-PZ.

Huh, you'd think they would see the logic in it. If their product is a real winner it will be brought back up in your reviews over and over again as it gets compared to the latest product under review.

Check this HF thread out. IMO this Torq guy is doing an exceptional job with his comparative reviews. http://www.head-fi.org/t/804153/life-after-yggdrasil

Happy birthday!

Stereophile loves them. Must sound amazing. http://www.stereophile.com/content/marten-coltrane-3-loudspeaker

Yes, totally agreed! One of the best story based games in a long time. While your choices may not dramatically effect the ultimate outcome, I found they were very meaningful in how each player experiences the game.

Very interesting stuff from the WSJ today regarding Apple and TV. http://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-hard-charging-tactics-hurt-tv-expansion-1469721330

Great review, @Tyll Hertsens! http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/enter-next-generation-focal-elear-headphone#oLrVYB1qTyI1gpvE.97 It must be nice to have the full line-up form the wall of fame to use in comparative reviews!

Happy Birthday!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/10-classic-albums-rolling-stone-originally-panned-w429731/weezer-pinkerton-1996-w429756 10 classic albums that Rolling Stone originally blasted. Kind of interesting.

A little Massive Attack to wind down.

Chill AF

So this is interesting re: archiving SACDs using the Oppo. http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f11-software/sacd-ripping-using-oppo-or-pioneer-yes-its-true-29251/

Realllllllly tempted to blow off work next Friday for this:

RIP Denny Green. A wonderful man and beloved football coach out here in the Bay Area. Also responsible for maybe the greatest press conference in NFL history.