Simple Living

Pulled out my old CDs to try out the M50's.  My collection is modest and rather eclectic.  I gravitate more towards singers with great vocals and lyrics like Morrison, Mercury, Collins and others.  And my little secret..Utada Hikaru (pre Exodus). Update Oh, nice.  Listening to Phil Collins - In The Air Night (Track 15).  Brings backs memories of the 80s.  This song played from a very memorable scene in Tom Cruise's movie 'Risky Business' and it epitomizes an aspect of those bygone days when things were still carefree and you could get away with crazy stuff like a girl named Lana.  You can't do that now.  Which is now making me want to watch it again.

I recently sold my Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Headphones.  I got them as a gift and they were my first introduction into 'high end' headphones.  Of course, as I learned more about headphones, I quickly learned that Beats are at best an entry level pair of cans.  They are great for music that need a lot of bass like some electronica/techno or hip hop songs.  They are certainly meant to be 'seen' and I got plenty of compliments while rocking these outside at Starbucks or on the Bus.  But for overall listening pleasure, I would rate them average and it became a nuisance to have to constantly check that the power button is off before putting them away.  I also didn't like that it required two (2) AAA batteries in the first place and it got old real quick having to change them. Ultimately, what did me in with these headphones were all the online reviews that stated this particular generation of Beats Studio are not that great and I have to agree with them.  The newer gene