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I think this is part of what's fueling the recent dongle explosion.

There was something very simple and good enough about plugging in my Shure IEMs to my phone for so many years when on the go. Working from home for the last 5-6 years has kind of killed that use case so I am ok, it is just really weird to have a phone without one.

Galaxy A series and Pixel 5 still have one. Lots of considerations before the next "up"grade.

How do you like them? Not too heavy on the head? Thinking of grabbing a pair to complement my Blackwood Auteurs.

If you are used to heavier wooded ZMF headphones already, it shouldn't be too bad. Coming from Senn headphones it was an adjustment and they never quite disappear.

That said, I have never really struggled with heavier headphones. I find them comfy enough that I have gone nearly a whole work day with them on. Oh and I love how they sound. I was down to the Auteur and the VC and so happy I went VC.

Osprey is my normal go to, but their dry bags look awfully flimsy.

Check out the Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack. There's a new nano version that's even lighter. I've been considering a waterproof hip pack like the HMG Versa or Summit Bum as well to carry my camera, in addition to my backpack.

@Cspirou The Jantzen package. Along with the upgraded tweeter, it was supposed to help with soundstage, separation of instruments, and smoothness of treble.

I'll leave it to others to judge me, but most of the comparisons of these speakers to other moderately expensive speakers had the upgraded crossovers, so I went all in.

She deserves "that" ring.

Was about to warn you for the impending jinx... Hope you get it sorted soon!

That sucks :-(

Fingers crossed! Home stretch ...

Just a Friend is one of the catchiest song ever written, and it’ll always be fresh.

"The Energy Blues" from Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks is a favorite

Too many classic emcees dying in their 50's... so sad.

I would say yes, but then again, it took nearly 6 weeks just to get a couple of tubes from Russia from ebay. I just ordered a couple from Austria, so we will see how soon those get here.

I've been waiting this long, so it really doesn't matter too much to me, but since a convenient "event" is coming up somewhere around a reasonable shipping time, it is some fun anticipation.

https://www.avclub.com/congratulations-to-rick-deckard-and-rachael-on-the-birt-1847072250/

Don't many (most?) big name smartwatches (e.g. Fitbit, Applewatch, etc.) do both of these?

Yes. I wasn't looking to go full on smartwatch, as most of the big names are out of the range I wanted to spend ($200 or less). Leaves only a couple options at the moment as most fitness trackers and even some lower end smartwatches don't have onboard storage for offline playback, only pass through controls for a phone (I want to leave it behind for exercise).

I know you mentioned you don't want to lug your phone around, but when I run outside, I just stick it in a SPIbelt ($20) & let my Fitbit Charge do the fitness tracking ($100). I prefer the Fitbit to smartwatches since it weighs so little (and, I don't have a need for the other bells & whistles of a smartwatch).

Very pleased. So nice to see ME1 with a proper lighting engine. The texture mods I had on my original were great, but MEL is definitely better for me so far. Aiming isn't completely broken anymore and the Mako is sooo much better.

I got the PS4 disc in the mail today. My vacation starts Monday. So stoked. Really excited to see the improvements to ME1.

I’ve only played a little bit so I’m only at Eden Prime. I like the colors from the original game. The red really set the atmosphere in the game. Now it looks a bit forgettable.

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/lazmoo/eden_prime_looks_amazing_in_the_remaster/

Only when my wife asks me to.

I wish I could.... Lol that youtube cup making video....

Does watching it count?

If you don’t need the ANC, there are plenty of other headphones that don’t sound as overly bassy & muffled. But if you need ANC, then it’s probably a good choice for the price.

I have the XM3. It needs serious eq from the app to sound decent. I like them though. Good for travel and isolation. Ok for sq.

Some classics never get old.

Ha! Like a boss.

I think my first game will probably be The Last of Us 2. I've already played it to death, but I want to see it in all its glory.

Mozart, Freddie, Bowie, Tupac, and now Daft Punk. I like plenty more who are still alive or lived out expectedly, but can't think of anyone else that I truly grieved or would grieve.

I use it for that exact job with Elex. The leftmost knob phattens it right up

Can't remember what your source is, but if you can get AES/SPDIF into a DEQ2496, you can pretty much do whatever you want to the HD800 sound sig.

After the semi-bummer that was CP2077 (on PC), I'm intrigued. I loved the ME Trilogy.