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A guy on reddit rented a Canon 800mm F/5.6 RF and took a bunch of exposures of a rocket launch to make this composite: I actually had to resize OP's original, because it was so high resolution it made imgur and discord FTFO. The full size version is in the reddit link.

A different Kitchen / Energy Source / setup, but Banana and organic Mango Chutney worthy results. Chloe, is unimpressed.

Live at Max's Kansas City by The Velvet Underground (1972) https://album.link/i/1070716468 Example: Good recording? no.. It was after all recorded on a cassette. But a great snapshot in time..

Demon Days by Gorillaz (2005) https://album.link/i/850571319 Example: Just chilln

Somehow have never heard of Mac Sabbath

Today's work is all done, ended up detecting a hardware failure as well that required brief downtime to replace it. Everything is up and running normally now

I spent a fair bit of time with the Utopia at the audio show yesterday, definitely the most fun I've had since listening to your PS-1 setup back in the day. Punchy as hell and it just doesn't compress or soften even if I played very dynamic music way louder than I'd usually listen. Pretty much everything I've heard other than my LCD-XC and the RS-1/PS-1 will soften & compress to some extent, my Senn 580 and AKG K340 do it, and so did the Focal Clear I tried out yesterday. My first impression of the Utopia was that Focal took an RS-1, fixed up the treble tizz and bass, and then just cranked everything to 11. I can also see where @EdipisReks1 is coming from regarding the soundstage & placement, it's definitely more of a Grado soundstage than my LCD-XC or K340. Audezes are the best I've heard so far at creating a believable sound field, that is, not only placing voices & instruments in the correct place, but also getting them to project properly. For instance, a timpani will make a sphere of sound whereas a trumpet will make a cone of sound, most headphones I've heard will make both of them into a ball-ish shape. The Utopia has a sizably smaller soundstage than my LCD-XC and at times it did feel a bit cramped like there wasn't quite enough space for all the instruments & voices to breathe & project properly. I get why an audio engineer wouldn't want to use these for mixing. Overall, I think it's the best dynamic headphone I've heard so far. If I hadn't heard Audezes I don't think I'd have any real complaints on the Utopia. This is definitely another headphone which I need to hear in a quiet room to hear what it can really do.

RIP Phil Lesh. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/arts/music/phil-lesh-dead.html https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/phil-lesh-grateful-dead-dead-1234809976/ Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBjvWcHPbQB/ And curiously, bought to my attention, by NextDoor https://nextdoor.com/p/H-FFgFBK_S9J?utm_source=share&slp=&share_platform=10&extras=MTc1NzU5Mzk%3D&utm_campaign=1729888536751