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Reads Snarfies post...........Whoa man.......that's trippy mind expanding stuff.....checks Snarfies avatar........."Location Netherlands"................Ahh....I see........... :D I want some of what Snarfies on at 8.46am on a Friday morning..............;)

Good interview with Derrick Floyd Senior Manager at IK Multimedia, the mini monitor darlings of the audio world In this episode of The Size of Sound Podcast, mastering engineer John Dykstra sits down with Derrick Floyd, Senior Account Manager at IK Multimedia, to unpack the latest innovations...

I'm not one of those "audiophile/coffee snobs" - it is real espresso, it tastes like the nectar of the gods and I can make a damn fine cappuccino as well ;) , had my sage for 10years and 10,000+ espressos without any issues or maintenance whatsoever, previously owned Gaggia machines of all...

I bought the SR-80 years ago after seeing it get the WhatHiFi award every year (I know…WhatHiFi :facepalm: ), it was absolutely ****ing awful sounding, no bass all shrieky highs that pierced my skull. I last listened to metal/rock back in 1991 age 19, at age 20 in 1992 I went to my first...

That’s my choice for the past 5odd years, they are very consistent with roasts month to month which leads to less faff, my current favourite is their “Strong as Fuck” blend Unorthothox Roasters are also good but quite a bit more expensive, I like their “Wee Stoater” roast

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At £55 it’s decent enough to load up with a 512gb card and leaving in my bag with cheap iems. At £83 I’d be tempted to go for the larger HiBy R1 as it’s on offer for £64...

Arrived yesterday, Chewing gum sized Tempotec V1 Dap with Bluetooth Dac/Amp, decent little thing for £55

Beach n’ island 5 miles from my house, that’s the Isle of Man you can see at horizon on left, Taken on 8th July so Scotland can be sunny n' nice :D, not quite as clear today though The island is easily accessible at low tide as the walk across is all on soft sand [/url]

If you can afford Neumann then there’s your choice made for you, 120 ii rather than 150’s

You sure you’re not just further away from your monitor? ;)

There’s no scenario where Grado are good, and to listen to shouty, peaky heavy metal on such headphones must be tortuous unless you suffer from partial hearing loss

Rather cheap n’ nasty looking at sub£100 pair, not something I’d be happy with on my desk. At

If you plan on listening nearfield most of the time then I think the ren may be too large - although they are very nice with a multitude of connections options - you mentioned you had a small desk? - mock up the size of each speaker in cardboard and see how they fit in with your available space...

Arghhhhh………Don’t get me started on Sam Altman, Wired magazine has published some excellent reporting on Sam and his businesses, well worth a subscription to wired as their writing on this issue has kept me informed regarding the “tech bro love in’s” over the years