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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