This time, it's all about music! Jason reports the results of an advanced headphone audit, Andrew shares yet more economic wisdom and Martin prompts a chat about guilty song pleasures. An update! Thank you to everyone who participated in our Twitter polls about macOS Finder usage after episode 018 (https://listen.hemisphericviews.com/018). We're excited to share the results: when launching a new Finder window (https://twitter.com/HemisphericV/status/1351846085900206082?s=20), the majority of voters (83.3%) click on the icon; and when it comes to the window view (https://twitter.com/HemisphericV/status/1351846245485080578?s=20), it was a tie between icons and columns (38.9%). Headphones and Stuff 00:00:00 Come Join our public Discord! (https://discord.gg/mzdB2ug) to share your own thoughts on music and associated tech with other listeners! HomePod (https://www.apple.com/homepod/) AirPods Max (https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/) $549 USD AirPods Pro (https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/) $249 USD Bose QC 35 (https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/headphones/over_ear_headphones/quietcomfort-35-wireless-ii.html#v=qc35_ii_silver) $349 USD Sony WH-1000XM4 (https://www.sony.com/electronics/headband-headphones/wh-1000xm4) $349 USD Jason's Headphone Comparison Table (https://burk-io-blog.s3.wasabisys.com/hemispheric-views/Headphones.png) Veblen Good (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good) Ferrari (https://www.ferrari.com) Lamborghini (https://www.lamborghini.com) Active noise-cancelling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_noise_control) Transparency mode (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210643) AirPods Pro rattle issue (https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/30/airpods-pro-rattling-crackling-sound-replacement/) Music! 00:22:00 HomePod Stereo Pair (https://support.apple.com/guide/homepod/set-up-stereo-pairing-apd1ed62a52a/homepod) Van Halen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen) Deaf Leppard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard) No Doubt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Doubt) Cat Stevens (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Stevens) Abba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA) Coldplay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay) ID3 Tags Metadata (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3) Apple Music (https://www.apple.com/music/) That U2 album (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apples-100-million-u2-debacle/) Apple Photos app macOS (https://www.apple.com/au/macos/photos/) and iOS/iPadOS (https://www.apple.com/au/ios/photos/) iTunes Match (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146) Napster (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster) Taylor Swift (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift) Becoming You (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/becoming-you/umc.cmc.2eln6544k8wo99s3vrdl5amwf) WWE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE) Stone Cold Steve Austin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin) The Cat Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_Empire) Like a Drum (https://youtu.be/jLxpEpDY844?t=84) by The Cat Empire (from which the mysterious Marina was drawn — starting from 01:24 when the music starts in the video) Electric Light Orchestra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra) 24. Music as a Time Machine with Special Guest Pete Destry (https://loungeruminator.net/2020/05/04/24-music-as-a-time-machine-with-special-guest-pete-destry/) on the Lounge Ruminator podcast Take on Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914) by a-ha Aaron Myers (http://aaron2.me/) Moon Safari (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Safari) by Air Air Supply (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Supply) Survivor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(franchise)) If You Could Read My Mind (https://youtu.be/iBsqyV1Mutc) by Ultra Nate, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez Rock Me Amadeus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVikZ8Oe_XA) by Falco Billy Currington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Currington) Plex (https://www.plex.tv) Lothar and the Hand People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_and_the_Hand_People) Nori (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nori) Credits This episode was edited by Jason using Logic Pro (https://www.apple.com/logic-pro). Hemispheric Views Episode 020 Edit https://burk-io-blog.s3.wasabisys.com/hemispheric-views/Hemispheric%20Views%20Episode%20020%20Edit.png 📧 hello@hemisphericviews.com (mailto:hello@hemisphericviews.com) 🕸 hemisphericviews.com (https://hemisphericviews.com) 📣 Chat with us on Discord (https://discord.gg/mzdB2ug) ⭐️ Follow us on Micro.blog (https://micro.blog/hemisphericviews) 🐦 Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/hemisphericv) 💬 Catch up with Andrew (https://andrewcanion.com/) 💬 Catch up with Martin (https://loungeruminator.net/) 💬 Catch up with Jason (https://burk.io)