For those of us with multiple headphones, which ones are you listening with now?

[sygnus21]

It's a lazy Saturday evening for me, and I'm doing nothing but chilling with my music. Currently listening to my Pat Metheny Group compilation I did about 20 years ago on CD. This the CD rip. ▶ PC (JRiver Media Center / FLAC files) > Hermes DDC > Pontus 15th > Artemis HPA > Hifiman HE1000SE.

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[HiWire]

Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear (HD1)

 

[Falcon 4 0]

Black Doom, some folksy elements and tribal parts
Ibasso DX 320 - Craft Ears Omnium

 

[Charade19]

Qobuz (PC) --> Topping DX9 (DAC duty) --> Schiit Jotunheim 2 --> Audeze LCD-X.

Happy Saturday/Sunday everyone. Happy listening.

 

[timb5881]

Meatloaf “Bat Out of Hell” > fiio X3 > Stax SRS-002 amp and iem’s

 

[RAQemUP]

Orbital "The Box (part 2)" and Dog Fashion Disco "Plastic Surgeons" > HIFIMAN EF600 > HIFIMAN HE6se v2

 

[atomLI631]

yet another album I just discovered that dropped on April 25th...

New Machine Head. Truth be told, these guys have been consistently releasing a new album every 2-3 years since the 90s and none of them seem to match Burn my Eyes and The More Things Change. Still, I always give their new albums a listen to see if they can capture the magic of those 2 albums. Some songs on each album come close, but the entire package just doesn't deliver end to end. So far, this one isn't an exception. Some songs are really good and some just fall flat. I will say though, the albums are all always well-produced.

Still on the Tungsten DS fed from the Wandla GSE -> V281

Machine Head - Unatoned https://tidal.com/browse/album/431871862?u

 

[frkasper]

YouTube Music -> Schiit Magni Unity -> Sennheiser HD 660S2

Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (50th Anniversary Stereo Mix)

Neil Diamond - Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe

 

[Charade19]

Audirvana (PC) --> Topping DX9 (DAC duty) --> Auris HA-2 SE+ (Mullard CV4024 driver tube) --> Audeze LCD-X. Happy listening everyone.

 

[Singaravelan]

On the Miroak II

 

[jonathan c]

Sennheiser HD-660S2

[Epic / T-Neck: recorded March, 1975; released June, 1975.] Great funk, soul from mid-seventies!

 

[Hypops]

Aful PolarNight < Singxer SA-1 < Chord Mojo 2 < PC

Conversational Pieces (2025), Boldy James

This is Boldy's sixth full-length of 2025. A Detroit rapper who is doing some seriously (IMO) inventive hip-hop, Boldy James is killing it right now. Dude is on a serious roll and is easily my favorite artist of 2025. This release is good. But so are the other five he's released this year.

 

[Singaravelan]

Aful PolarNight < Singxer SA-1 < Chord Mojo 2 < PC

Conversational Pieces (2025), Boldy James

This is Boldy's sixth full-length of 2025. A Detroit rapper who is doing some seriously (IMO) inventive hip-hop, Boldy James is killing it right now. Dude is on a serious roll and is easily my favorite artist of 2025. This release is good. But so are the other five he's released this year.

Six albums in one year? Whoa.

Will listen to it after
.

(On Miroak II)

 

[JAnonymous5150]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Hope they create more music. As you note prog rock forged from an heady eclectic musical mix that hangs together fab-ly.

Now playing, on Miroak II

I'm happy they hit the spot for you, too. I love it when I come across an album or band that are this good basically totally by accident. If they ever do release anything else, I'll definitely be waiting.

Topical(ish) Stuff:

I'm on the CFA Astroliths tonight driven by my Cayin N8ii. I'm definitely coming down with some sort of sickness that has my body aching so as much as my first thought was to jump on some open backs, I quickly reconsidered and decided it'd be best to flop down in bed with some IEMs. Despite feeling under the weather, I'm in a bit of an aggro mood and was craving a corrosponding sound so the Astroliths got the nod. They have become a favorite of mine when I'm looking for something with edge and aggression for a sesh with harder rock and metal material.

Up first in my queue for that sesh are Koronus with their 2023 instrumental version of their album entitled Sentinel. I came across this prog-metal band from Indiana not too long ago and enjoyed the music, but was less than thrilled with the vocals on the first album I tried out so I was absolutely stoked to find that they've got instrumental versions of a couple of their albums. As some of you may have noticed I go through some definite phases with my listening preferences and right now I'm very much in a no lyrics phase. This album has everything a guy could ask for in an instrumental prog-metal set. Tight, grinding riffs layered over thunderous, driving drums combined with grand cinematic songwriting and arranging. There's enough here for every prog-metal and/or metal fan to find something to love. Highly recommended!

And to those about to rock, I salute you!

 

[JaquesGelee]

Daft Punk Homework → ifi Pro iDSD → ifi Pro iCAN → Susvara