If you're not watching on a PC, it can be a challenge to get a high quality audio signal from your movies/TV watching rig into good headphones when you need to watch quietly. Erik, a long time patron, returns to discuss our experiences in using headphones for movie and TV watching. Join us!

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The mentioned gear...

Monoprice Bluetooth 5 transmitter/receiver (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4qLeyTU

NVIDIA Shield Pro (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/45adgK1

Monoprice Optical USB Cable (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3NbiDT5

Singxer UIP-1 USB Isolator https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/singxer-uip-1-pro-isolate-processor-usb2-0-usb-interface

iFi iPurifier 3 (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3ZgVfpH

FiiO K19: https://youtu.be/mbn87XWmxkA

FiiO S15: https://youtu.be/ZMYyIwyEwTY

Lake People G111mk2: https://youtu.be/kSxg9OJWlXQ

Holo Red: https://youtu.be/6bpJdhOWyC8

Sonore ultraRendu: https://youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs

The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:

https://edenberg-shielden.com/

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In a brief looking-forward episode, I muse about what trends in our audio hobby I'll be watching for throughout 2026. Join me!

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The Final Audio closed back is the DX3000CL

The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

I am joined by 4 of my patrons/channel members to discuss some audio topics: what got them into this hobby? How did they figure out what they like? What are some mistakes they made and what did they learn from them? What do they like and dislike about the hobby? Join us!

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The featured music artist is David Allan. Check out his work here:

The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:

https://edenberg-shielden.com/

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I am joined by Michael from Director's Garage to discuss the nature and state of the TOTL headphone market! What does TOTL really mean? What do you pay for if you buy in the TOTL? Is it worth it? What are our favorites? All that and more in this episode!

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Director's Garage YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DirectorsGarage

The music in this episode was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:

https://edenberg-shielden.com/

Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

Lachlan Fennen of Passion for Sound joins me to finish our conversation about conflicts of interest in audio reviews and discuss tips for how the audience can manage them.

Head-Fi thread to post discussion points and questions: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/wavetheorys-started-a-podcast.977886/

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Passion for Sound YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PassionforSound

The music in this episode was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:

https://edenberg-shielden.com/

Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

I'm joined by Cameron Oatley, AKA GoldenSound to analyze narratives in the audiophile hobby. Is balanced better? Is USB really that noisy? Is there really a tube sound? And more! Are these narrative right? Wrong? Were they right and are no longer? Were they wrong but are becoming true? Or any combination thereof? Get our takes in this episode!

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GoldenSound's YT Page: https://www.youtube.com/@GoldenSound

GoldenSound's Headphones.com profile: https://headphones.com/blogs/authors/cameron-oatley

CS Rucker's SoundCloud Page:

https://soundcloud.com/csrucker

Listen to Retro Reverse album on...

Amazon Music: https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0D4PHQNWT?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_Rq3sEKLN07zC5hwVcd7JRRYO5

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/retro-reverse-feat-cs-rucker/1747991508

Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/album/uk7kt71900xoa

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Kvqbh6u5zoK8rKipSpna0?si=r5feJfAcSDSkvW8PjMfFeQ

The intro track is "All Behind" by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:

https://edenberg-shielden.com/

Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

I'm joined by Currawong to discuss whether you should buy closed-back headphones or IEMs. Which product type is right for you and why? Which use cases do each fit better? What are the relative performance ceilings? Where should you start? On the way Currawong also explains some of the history of IEMs. Join us!

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Currawong's YouTube Channel:

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The out-of-commercial music clips and end-of-episode demo track were provided and created Valentiger.

Valentiger homepage: https://www.valentigermusic.com/welcome

Valentiger Bandcamp Page: https://valentigert3.bandcamp.com/music

Listen to Valentiger on streaming platforms:

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B001VSXAHK/valentiger

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/valentiger/307719439

Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/artist/7480131

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YIkMpXKXQPTmYmtbjOQR8?si=Y4pMhUyIQoycsda0P-QpJg

Tidal: https://tidal.com/artist/5634406/u

The intro track is "All Behind" by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:

https://edenberg-shielden.com/

Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

I'm joined by Lachlan Fennen of the YouTube channel Passion for Sound to discuss conflicts of interest in audio reviews. What is a conflict of interest? How is it different than a bias? What are some sources of conflicts of interest? How much of a problem are they really? How can reviewers navigate them? All this and more discussed within!

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Passion for Sound YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PassionforSound

The out-of-commercial music clips and end-of-episode demo track were provided and created by Cherelle-Renee Childs and performed by Legend's Ghost.

Legend's Ghost Bandcamp page: https://legendsghost.bandcamp.com/

The intro track is "All Along" by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:

https://edenberg-shielden.com/

Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden