Review

Key Features · 2in, 2out connectivityThis interface has two inputs and two outputs, letting you easily record two tracks at the same time · Combi XLR/line inputs ...

You can see a detailed breakdown of the questions we ask and why in our When you max out of the input level for the line inputs, there is a slight but noticeable noise bed. The aluminium and steel casing of the Audient ID4 should help reduce this further, though. It’s a dry/wet signal control, letting you choose how much you hear of the raw signal from your guitar/mic, and how much from the output through your recording software. Press the green button, followed by the ‘1’ or ‘2’ button that represents the input you want to record and then press the green button again. The Audient Evo 4 is a 2in/2out interface. The Audience Evo 4 has hidden depths. You then sing at your loudest or strum away on a guitar and the Audient Evo 4 will automatically set the channel level to avoid clipping. Hold this down and it switches to “monitor pan”, which I only realised when reading the manual to check I hadn’t missed anything. Those LEDs might tell you the global volume level, the level of inputs 1 or 2, headphone output volume or the monitor mix for one of the inputs. This sells for up to £195 and includes a basic but decent pair of full-size headphones, a shock mount, XLR cable and an impressively sturdy SR1 condenser mic. These inputs can be mics, line ins, and there’s a dedicated “instrument” input, for greater flexibility than is offered by the recent Focusrite Vocaster line.

I Have Some Questions for You,” by Rebecca Makkai (Viking) Take a pinch of “Prep,” the boarding school drama by Curtis Sittenfeld. Add a dollop of “My Dark ...

When the novel begins, Bodie has been invited back to the elite New England boarding school she attended in the 1990s as a scholarship student to teach a course on podcasting. But most of the characters are straight out of central casting: rumpled teachers, rich and spoiled preppies, and at the center, the problematic narrator, Bodie Kane, who describes herself as a “sometime college professor with a lauded podcast, a woman who could make a meal from farmers’ market ingredients.” Take a pinch of “Prep,” the boarding school drama by Curtis Sittenfeld.

At the chef Jae Jung's tiny spot in the East 30s, a good-times-roll spirit prevails.

[Kjun](https://www.kjun.nyc/), in a room in the East 30s that is the size of a minivan. Glowing red in the corners of the cube are quartered strawberries soaked in The route that led to a style of cooking that is Ms. Kept in one of the refrigerated cases, this is something like a strawberry shortcake in a box. Later, in New York, she sharpened her skills at Café Boulud and [Le Bernardin](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/dining/le-bernardin-restaurant-review-pete-wells.html). Hotteok are sold on the street all over South Korea, but the filling of Kjun’s hotteok point straight at the French Quarter: chicory coffee and pecans. The sturdy portions and plating style are in part a function of Kjun’s roots in the pandemic. Jung’s grasp of the food of New Orleans is stronger than the average New Yorker’s. Lack of table space will not keep away the japchae boudin balls, with glass noodles in place of rice and a golden coating of bread crumbs holding the juices inside. (That may explain the name, which is pronounced something like Cajun.) Everything on the menu — starting with the great, scalding heap of freshly fried potato chips that glow with warm honey, melted brown butter and red Cajun spices — is ordered separately. The cooking is focused and serious; the plating is precise and Instagrammable; the hospitality is smooth and kind; the dining rooms are as simple and geometric as the drafting software can make them; and the meal is a steady progression of courses, with few choices and a set price of around $100 or more. The city is lucky to have all this talent and precision, but it can get a little monotonous.

It's clearly a Motorola phone but the ThinkPad-styling is also evident. Underneath the all-black carbon fiber (that's the only option available) is a design ...

Motorola went all out on the design of the ThinkPhone. The Motorola ThinkPhone ships with a 68W charger and a USB cable. The ThinkPhone also comes with four recognizable ThinkPad wallpapers to match the feel. Specs-wise, the Motorola ThinkPad is quite capable for the €999/$1,080 price tag. The ThinkPhone has a 6.6-inch 1080p OLED of 144Hz adaptive refresh rate. It's clearly a Motorola phone but the ThinkPad-styling is also evident.

Weight. 260g ; Model Number. HD660S2 ; Waterproof. No ; Noise isolation. No ; What we like. Good sound. Easy maintenance. Comfort. Connectivity.

[Sennheiser HD 660S](https://www.soundguys.com/sennheiser-hd-660s-review-71636/). Similarly, the crowd of instruments and effects in the highs in [Found God in a Tomato](https://open.spotify.com/track/4xBFKgS6VAmpmeoG0WJ9Pl?autoplay=true) by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets aren’t as grating with the Sennheiser HD 660S2. Both of these models offer variations on the Sennheiser sound, but at a dramatically reduced price compared to the HD 660S2. [driver types](https://www.soundguys.com/driver-types-19347/). [bright](#)” compared to the Sennheiser HD 660S2, but I also had a fun time passing these headphones around the office and seeing the positive reactions. [HD 660S](https://www.soundguys.com/sennheiser-hd-660s-review-71636/), Sennheiser is back with a refresh: the HD 660S2. To be sure, the Sennheiser HD 660S2 offers a pleasing sound, but it isn’t for everybody. The hi-hats in King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s [Kepler-22b](https://open.spotify.com/track/4RpYwhok6EenNByjlMupsd?autoplay=true) can be a bit more prominent than you’d hope with headphones that don’t tamp down on the highs. Despite the billing of a more “relaxed” sound, it’s merely a little flatter in the lows and mids, while falling a little quieter in the highs above 1.1kHz. [1/4 inch TRS plug](https://www.soundguys.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-audio-connections-24012/), with 2 pin plugs at the top of the Y-shaped cable connecting into each ear cup. Because the pad is so large and the band is very rigid, the Sennheiser HD 660S2 distributes its weight fairly well—but if you crank them down too tightly it does lead to some fatigue. Unfortunately the cable is a standard Y shape, meaning that it’s more likely to get caught on something should you be in tight quarters.

Developed and published by a single person named Rone Vine, Estencel has some semblance of a story. You play as a faceless protagonist that — with the ...

There’s a lot of potential in the developer’s skills and the future for his games that emanates through Estencel’s ability to emulate, because that’s what Souls-likes do, they copy those games like the Doom/Quake clones decades ago. Also, to differentiate Estencel from the other games in the genre, you can employ friendly NPCs to fight alongside you. Throughout my time in the fight, I could only wonder why I was fighting a cartoon wolf skeleton inside a fabric storm. For those unaware, to defeat enemies in these types of games, you have to land well-timed quick and charged attacks — as well as dodge incoming strikes — to whittle down their health bars before they do the same to you. Where Estencel differs is your quick and charged attacks are done with one button (tap for light, hold for heavy), all equipment is cosmetic as stats are built up by leveling up or finding items that increase your strength, your character is not limited to a set amount of healing potions, and, finally, magical abilities are found rather than unlocked. Along your travels, you’ll be spoon-fed lore by the people you meet which unfortunately doesn’t entirely make sense in regards to why everyone is a doll or where exactly they are.