Live in Brooklyn this Weekend: Darcy James Argue & Secret Society

Live in Brooklyn this Weekend: Darcy James Argue & Secret Society

I'll need a few more listens to grasp the measure of Darcy James Argue's new big-band piece, Real Enemies, but my first impression—gleaned from its premiere at BAM's Next Wave Festival, in Brooklyn, Wednesday night—is that it's a remarkable work, maybe an oddball masterpiece: riveting, head-spinning, at once spooky and witty, abstrusely complex and foot-tappingly propulsive.

The Exceptionally Pleasing HiFiMAN HE1000 Planar Magnetic Headphone

The Exceptionally Pleasing HiFiMAN HE1000 Planar Magnetic Headphone

This story originally appeared at InnerFidelity.com

I'd like to believe that neutrality, low-distortion, and excellence in transient response is what leads to a satisfying listening experience.

The HE1000 makes me question that belief.

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