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From the creator of the recently discussed Locke!

Yo La Tengo | The Sounds of the Sounds of Science | Grado HF2s

http://blog.gradolabs.com/?p=176

The music behind those awful covers. http://youtu.be/-jaHEa5omWE

I'm sure they are. Just trying to figure out why Tidel uses CBR/CBR-like 1440 Kbps FLAC versus ~60% that with conventional level 5 lossless FLAC. Easier to justify mobile bandwidth jump from 320 to ~800, than 320 to 1440 (when it should sound same as ~800 properly buffered and processor handled, no?). I must be missing something.

Strangely I got zero results on mobile yesterday for the obscure artist Paul Simon, but lots on desktop/Chrome (and mobile) today. I think the most irritating trait of search (and Spotify did this early too) is when you get an album result just to find zero tracks available.

Now that some of us have had the service for several months now how is everyone feeling about Tidal's catalog? What's missing is bugging me more over time and curious if others feel same or reverse? Have a pre-paid annual other service so running dual for a while and just head over to other increasingly as the missing titles rack up. Also anyone figure out why they're streaming 1440kbps FLAC over lossless FLAC?

Del: Oops, already posted.

^ Man, that would be a cool 40 stop worldwide vacation.

Not sure much of this is breaking news, but article this morning on Beats/iTunes plans... http://9to5mac.com/2015/02/04/apple-beats-cheaper-android-ios/

Same here. Agreed, seems her most mailed in.

The Main Drain https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1678731377/the-main-drain-attachable-urinal http://youtu.be/B0jIozsfJN0

Thanks for the great suggestions everyone (and offer Alex). Didn't know about the MH40 and forgot about the 7520 (which I've heard once briefly at CAS - with HAP-S1 - and liked). Would be curious of your experiences with the B&Ws Jacob. Michael I think your and my ears are pretty similar on the HD580/ER4S front, but I seem the one of the few that doesn't love the K550s. Its boxy/reflective sound gets to me (rather deal with the flat staging of the HD25-1 II). In fact I forgot I had a pair as I packed them away after a couple weeks. Giving them another shot and have them on my head now. Will give more thoughts to NAD, Sonys and new models too like the PM-3 and maybe even EL-8 closed, though I guess I now need to consider occasional thieves walking past again. And for the associates - for the foreseeable future likely using using a GO720, though I could switch to something better (DLIII + DSHA-1, Pulse Xfi + LPS, etc.?) if I'm not too lazy to pack away a larger rig each night.

Paint Drying (2009), Watching Paint Dry (2013), or Prince Avalanche (2013)?

Its arc moved waaay too slowly for me. That's way it always seemed like decoration.

Better Call Saul starts this weekend. http://youtu.be/j7t62r0L1bQ

James Farm | City Folk

Resurrecting the thread. Gave up a shared office today (with a rather bitter, chatty guy who's fun, but impossible to get work done around) and moving to a cube for the first time in a while. Thus my HD580s are no longer going to cut it. Will use IEMs occasionally, but need something I can put on/pull off often. HD25-1 IIs are fine, but would love for something better. Anything new to consider (besides earlier mentioned in thread)? Out of the loop in the closed world.

http://youtu.be/DIrQ9ilL8aw

The Shaggs 'Philosophy of the World' http://www.susanorlean.com/articles/meet_shaggs.html

Pick up that Lazaretto Ultra LP. That would hook anyone.

First couple episodes of Transparent. Just as good as everyone says.

Vipassana again.