BTW, what was the third headphone you tried before selecting the Shure?

And there will be tourism in these countries for people that want to drive from place to place.

I vote for any SSD that is on sale at the time of purchase.

I vote for any SSD that is on sale at the time of purchase.

Good general article. Couple more tips: Sealed earbuds can also function as ear plugs. Sunglasses can work like an eye mask and in a dark cabin are easily as effective.

No actual need for N band here so still running ours with the original firmware. Don't worry, running an non-broadcast whitelist. Strong enough to reach every room in the house.... from the basement!

I've known this for years. Most of the time, it's not necessary, but whenever a call centre seems a little too busy, I'll press for the bilingual staffer. My wife does it all the time, only she actually converses in French.

Anything goes as long as none of the actresses (or actors) have Bangle butt.

It's not just a marketing ploy. It's cultural...

Or you can just avoid sleeping altogether...

While it's true that many people don't know how to fix things or even fix food, a lot of it is just paying for convenience. For instance, I actually know how to change the oil of my wife's car (I'm a bike mechanic and it would seem off to drive to work) but it's far less filthy if she takes it to the mechanic. Even…

This winter I crashed my bike into a southbound taxi and flew over the handle bars. The first officer that showed up was a flatfoot. He wrote me a ticket and sent me to see a quack. The prognosis was terminal and the bill was huge. I should have felt down, but I was still soaring from the painkillers. As the…

For comparison, my current system consists of a pair of Yorkville YSM1-P in front, a pair of Tannoy Proto-J in back and controlled by an old Teac 2A mixing board.

With your bang for buck parameter, the choice is different, but the philosophy the same. I would probably run with a Blue Sky Media Desk system that comes with it's own volume controller so to keep with the budget, the Oppo BDP-103 media player.

You asked for the best... so if I won the lottery, these would be it.... and not hooked up to an HTPC but an Oppo BDP-105 universal source and an SPL Volume8 controller.

The dogfight probably went under the Tower at 3X the speed shown in that video...

LOL... like fear of injection needles, heights, falling pianos. I'm brown. The fewer hassles during air travel, the better.

Actually, I will... on the plane while wearing my sealed earbuds and sunglasses... without fear that my luggage will break the overhead bin and come crashing down on me.

Not only will high density packing ensure the suitcase will exceed the airline weight restriction but also make it difficult to lift off the carousel, and that's if the baggage handlers don't destroy it because it's hard to handle. And if you try this with carry-on luggage, Murphy's Law will guarantee that you will…

I like the one scene in Spiderman where Willem Dafoe throws his drinking glass off screen. When my studio monitors are placed on spec, the sound of the glass breaking would be positioned exactly where you'd expect it to be based on the trajectory of his toss.

There is saying "sorry" as an apology. Then there is the use of the word as an alternative to "excuse me" or "I beg your pardon." It's likely that most automated responses fall under the second category. I think this is how many Canadians are misunderstood by the rest of the English-speaking world. They're not…