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Sound

A bass-heavy IEM worth packing

FAT FRE HBB Deuce A bass-heavy IEM that earns its place in your carry-on A bass-heavy IEM that earns its pl

Sound

A Personal History of Sound And Why I use IEMs on Flights

SOUND · A PERSONAL HISTORY Twenty-Five Years in the Air, and What's Been in My Ears On AirPods, Bose, a D

Sound

Bose QC Earbuds: Genuinely Good, Just Not My Flight Choice Anymore

SOUND · NOISE-CANCELLING EARBUDS Bose QC Earbuds: Genuinely Good, Just Not My Flight Choice Anymore Years o

Technology

ifi hip-dac: A Capable DAC I Almost Never Used

TECHNOLOGY · PORTABLE DAC/AMP iFi hip-dac: A Capable DAC I Almost Never Used A powerful, reliable DAC held

Technology

iFI Gryphon: Powerful and Compact DAC for Non-bluetooth Users

TECHNOLOGY · PORTABLE DAC/AMP iFi Gryphon, Three Months On: The Portable DAC Built for Flights Three months

Travel

UAL 935 LHR to LAX

TRAVEL · BUSINESS CLASS United Polaris 935, Heathrow to Los Angeles: Competent, and Coasting A competent, o

Travel

BA 4452 London City Airport to Rotterdam

TRAVEL · SHORT-HAUL BUSINESS BA 4452, London City to Rotterdam: The Airport Does the Work On a hop this sho

Food

Rockwell Bistro, The Trafalgar, St. James

Tapas style food makes it good for a solo traveler as well as for larger groups.

Stay

Atlantic Hotel, Münster: A Business Room That Held Up in a Heatwave

A no-drama business hotel that nailed the one thing that mattered