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Every now and then, people will ask: "How do you <i>find out</i> about this stuff?"

It's a good, good thing <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/the_rega_p3-24_iin_colouri/">… voted for green</a> because that's the color I was going to pick anyway. It was a landslide. Foreshadowing of something greater, perhaps. (Yeah, you know what I'm talking about.)

Headphones get pretty short shrift in much of the hi-fi press, which is puzzling&#151;the headphone market is burgeoning. I don't know what the equivalent US figures are, but in recent years the UK headphone market has increased by an annual 15&#150;20% in both units sold and overall revenue. It's easy to dismiss this as a natural byproduct of the Apple iPod phenomenon, but 20% of the market value is now accounted for by headphones costing over $120; a significant subset of consumers would seem to be looking for quality. When you also consider that many people's first exposure to higher-quality audio comes via headphones, there is ample reason for treating them more seriously.

I can't stop smiling. Boris arrived today.

Boris is new to me, but <i>Smile</i> is the Japanese trio's 14th full-length album. The album boasts a metallic silver gatefold jacket and is limited to just 1000 copies.

And there's <i>more</i>. You remove the inner sleeves from the outer jacket to find not only are they sturdy and colorful, but they are accompanied by a large, full-color poster!

Alright, who's been hiding Natasha Khan from me? Friends, don't you know me by now? Is it not <i>obvious</i> that I would absolutely adore this woman?