Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I am joined by Michael from Director's Garage to discuss the nature and state of the TOTL headphone market! What does TOTL really mean? What do you pay for if you buy in the TOTL? Is it worth it? What are our favorites? All that and more in this episode! 

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The music in this episode was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: 

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Timestamps...

00:00 Intro
02:09 What does TOTL really mean?
12:31 What are you really paying for?
25:03 Break 1
25:35 Is it worth it?
33:29 Diminishing returns?
49:58 Break 2
50:28 Role of source gear
01:08:26 Break 3
01:09:15 Our personal favorites
01:24:55 Outro & music selection