[bosiemoncrieff]

AirPods Pro are better than expected. Apple has really done some great R&D into noise cancellation - it's excellent. The sound quality itself is what you would expect. The detail retrieval is no more than okay. There's a degree of smear. The D/A conversion depends a lot on how good the recording engineer is. The 1966 Tristan was shrill, but a lot of other stuff is fine. They are more spacious than I expected. The venting of the original and Pro versions both are better than expected on that score. They are not particularly transparent. The sound of the Brendel/Abbado Brahms 1 sounds veiled. Solo piano is an astringent failure.

Obviously, the portability factor is amazing. They're the most portable headphones I own, along with the original AirPods. The downside to battery powered headphones though is that they are disposable, and gradually become less able to hold a charge as you use them. I could see myself taking these for weekend trips to LA and foregoing KSE1500.

 

[RickB]

AirPods Pro are better than expected. Apple has really done some great R&D into noise cancellation - it's excellent. The sound quality itself is what you would expect. The detail retrieval is no more than okay. There's a degree of smear. The D/A conversion depends a lot on how good the recording engineer is. The 1966 Tristan was shrill, but a lot of other stuff is fine. They are more spacious than I expected. The venting of the original and Pro versions both are better than expected on that score. They are not particularly transparent. The sound of the Brendel/Abbado Brahms 1 sounds veiled.

Obviously, the portability factor is amazing. They're the most portable headphones I own, along with the original AirPods. The downside to battery powered headphones though is that they are disposable, and gradually become less able to hold a charge as you use them. I could see myself taking these for weekend trips to LA and foregoing KSE1500.

It's a hardware subscription service where you make a payment every 2 or 3 years, unfortunately.

For all Apple talks about being environmentally conscious, it's all marketing drivel, to be blunt.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Very true. However, in the context of what we consume and throw away - all the plastic packaging, the single use water bottles and milk jugs and soda bottles and yoghurt containers and plastic wrap and to-go Tupperware - I have to say that AirPods are less of a dumpster fire they could be, in terms of enjoyment gained per unit of plastic thrown out.

 

[SpeakerBox]

Nuts - and there's me who had to replace my kettle urgently today as the lid kept popping up involuntarily. Suffice to say that while my £35 bought me something functional, it's not as elegant or desirable as that and I wish I'd seen this before buying anything

I've never seen a kettle that not only lets you sets the temperature but is also pretty. I've only ever seen one or the other before.



Fortunately I do have some good beans to enjoy from my local roaster - Wogan coffee in Bristol, UK. Ethiopian Lekempte, which I enjoy very much from.my aeropress. Wogan have an EK43, should a walk-in customer want their beans ground , but that's their small grinder. The big 'un in the back stood 5 ft tall, but looked like it had far less finesse.

Ethiopian!

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Got another kilo of the sweet shop, as well as 350g of the decaf.

I may need to start getting smaller bags, the kilo gets a little stale by the end

 

[Whazzzup]

Getting another 5 lbs of kona extra fancy, quality coffee at a great price, hope this co in Calgary keeps up the promo.

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

Getting another 5 lbs of kona extra fancy, quality coffee at a great price, hope this co in Calgary keeps up the promo.

Link?

 

[Whazzzup]

Rococo fine foods, the kona is on sale but they do 30% off for short periods so I double combine for a 100$ order

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

enjoying an Ethiopian pour over on this Election Day in San Francisco!

 

[SpeakerBox]

enjoying an Ethiopian pour over on this Election Day in San Francisco!

Just finished my Ethiopian. A sad thing when it is gone.

 

[US Blues]

For you Yanks you like their coffee to be of high quality:

https://gearpatrol.com/2019/05/30/25-best-coffee-roasters-america/

 

[FLTWS]

Note the stack of Schiit gear on the top shelf of the case to the left of all the coffee brewing stuff.

 

[SpeakerBox]

For you Yanks you like their coffee to be of high quality:

https://gearpatrol.com/2019/05/30/25-best-coffee-roasters-america/

Interesting list! Glad to see Intelligentsia listed there. I always have a bag on hand.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Honestly I think Rag/Yggy would simplify my life, and let me put the Panache into storage.

 

[SpeakerBox]

Serving up some awesome Ethiopian: