Thanks Fabio!
I like to think I’m spontaneous, but I tend to play the long game. 
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@TylersEclectic, let us know the song you mentioned where you heard people walking in the studio. We should probably write these moments down and share to others*.
This is a similar discussion I had with @Chrono a few days ago. Now I hear guitar plucks, squeaks in many more songs** – the sloppy guitar players – at least. Is this because I purchased a high end headphone? Nope. You guys did and let the others know. I just let myself to be open and absorb this info.
I suspect this is what reviewers call separation (or instrument layering of some sort), and some headphones probably make this more evident so the brain can pick it more easily. But that does not mean low/mid-Fi gear cannot deliver the same info, for instance.
Cheers. 
*E.g.: having a “Bloopers” thread to point out these imperfections (or masked information) that it was initially noticeable with a specific setup. No merit to be judged out from it. Just on a sharing basis.
** Songs from the 80s with tons of reverb are typical examples.
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I honestly can’t recall the track 
but I just had this conversation with some other folks… I’ll do my best to remember to mark down these tracks in the future with time stamps.
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No rush. Please do when you remember:
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It’s difficult to explain haha
When I say instrument separation, I am Mostly referring to how distinct each layer composing a single track is. For example, (I’ll use the Beatles as an example, as per usual) the Beatles recorded several instruments and vocals in one single track (their songs usually had 4 tracks available for mixing), so on a headphone with good instrument separation, those different components to a track will be very clearly defined and separated from each other. To make it simpler, pretend you were listening in mono, and even though it’s mono, you can still very clearly hear all the different vocals and instruments.
I also apply this to instruments. Say there is a piano chord played. In a headphone with great instrument separation it is easier to hear each individual note composing the chord, instead of being able to only hear the “overall” chord. Does this make sense? I’m struggling to explain.
And then I also think of micro dynamics when listening to instruments because these are things that are present when playing instruments in real life. You can hear and feel the pressure with which instruments are played in real life, it’s the interaction between musicians and their instruments. Headphones with good micro dynamics will able to reproduce that, to some extent. At least that’s how I think of it.
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No worries. I’m familiar with a few aspects of music production. Even though one mixes with 64 tracks (or buses), we’ll still end out with a master track.
I forgot to mention about the “attack” of the different instruments. This is common in guitar world. That could also be a reason for better layering.
No need to objectivize what is subjective. It may work sometimes though. 
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I think separation is the ability to dissect Detail (the small elements that comprise the whole of a composition) and accurately portray them within the Soundstage (depth and spacing of sounds and it’s origin within the space of the recording).
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Yeah hahaha it isn’t meant to be taken as objective, or absolute in any way. I don’t think that there is anything in this hobby that is really clear-cut, or Universally defined. I was just sharing my thoughts on what these terms mean to me, and how I attempt to apply them to my descriptions of the listening experience.
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Blon BL-05 review
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Ok everyone! Episode 4 of “The Hobbyists” is going live today 27th May 2020 at 5pm PST with special guests @andrew and @taronlissimore Look forward to seeing all of you that can make it! We will try and focus in on questions from the live chat 30min -45min into the stream. It will only go for 60min as we have a hard stop at that point! (we might be able to go over by 5min 
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Coolest brothers in the game can’t wait to tune in!
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Looking forward to it! 
(The show, not the hard stop. I’m chatty. 
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@Resolve New video.
Summary of new 2020 Focal Utopia SKU, and why test tracks matter.
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Excellent video @Resolve!
So many excellent, and very valid points regarding evaluation. I would even add how the amplification has the potential to color the sound as well. Looking forward to the test tracks list.
Great job.
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Thanks for the kind words! The list is posted in this thread here at the moment: Songs to test headphones with
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Good show today with the bosses. 
I could see the modest folks were in the upper half of the stream – read Porta Pros and Airpods.
What headphone @taronlissimore was using? Not sure I caught that.
Cheers.
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He was using the Dan Clark Aeon Closed 2 =) glad you could join the stream! we had a lot of fun putting it on! Hopefully we can have the Brothers Lissimore on again in the future!
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Thank you all who were able to join us and making the stream fun!
@taronlissimore @andrew It was awesome having you guys, Thanks again!
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RHA T20 Wireless - Review - Is this a Bluetooth IEM that sounds good?
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@toranku, myself and the others did an hour long podcast thing on Treble Extension and why we think it’s important for audio playback as well as some discussions how its implemented and recommendations.
It’ll be on YT, Spotify, and Anchor.FM around 5:30PM PST today.
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