Anyone experience how Kagi performs with non-english searches?

Supported. It is survivorship bias. I do sometimes learn something through reading that stuff that makes my life a little easier. But it won't make me more successfull. Pretty sur about that.

I remember the times these cans were priced way cheaper. This is a fantastic rip off across all brands.

I’m curious if the chi-fi market will take over headphones in the coming years.

IEMs are a bit easier to be competitive at, not having to worry about acoustic effects of ear/head shape, ergonomics/comfort is much simpler with IEMs, etc.

But clearly good headphones are still working on a massive margin.

> I’m curious if the chi-fi market will take over headphones in the coming years.

For me, it already has: more choice, better quality, unmatched comfort - and that's fully leaving aside the costs.

My favorite brands are SIVGA and LINSOUL.

Going by Crinacle the current king of chi-fi is Moondrop.

Personally I own Moondrop Aria IEMs for on the road, and for home Shure 840a cans with 1540 pads to kill the extreme treble. My cans before that were Audio Technica M40x with felt mod + new pads.

I’m excited to see if chi-fi will be able to dethrone either of those bang-for-buck kings.

> 540 pads to kill the extreme treble.

I did a similar surgery on a pair of Sony over the ears I mostly used when travelling, the older 900N.

It helped, but it's still no match for my SIVGAs :)

> Going by Crinacle the current king of chi-fi is Moondrop.

Agreed, I have their USB-C DAC, it's wonderful when used with the very comfortable SIVGA :)

It's hard to express what I like about the Linsoul: they are extremely versatile (custom cable etc) while also being very affordable (about $40) while offering an audio quality way above far pricier IEM.

So I purchased a few and keep a pair everywhere I may need them (car, office...) to have a consistent music experience without having to bother carrying them.

That's still possible with $200+ IEM, but not something I'd naturally do.

How’s the battery life and noise cancelling?

For music, I prefer something fully passive with a balanced TRRS cable, so both features are N/A on the models I use :)

When I need ANC, I have a pair of Sony XM and while they are great for these 2 parameters (ANC and good battery life), the SIVGA and LINSOUL offer me a better musical experience which is something I care about a whole lot more!

It’s already getting there because the margins on things like planar headphones and anything else novel has been completely bonkers

Winning the project with a very cheap offer and making money with exessive claim management. The customer can't leave the contract and at some point has to deal with it and we're over budget...

About everything starts with an anecdote. And it works. But I am so sick of it and also stop reading or listening. I don't want any anecdote.

I dislike most the these espresso machines with touchscreen or dialing knobs on autopilot. This is disgusting coffee no matter the beans.

Imho drip coffee makers in office kitchens would be nicer.

I am often surprised how the big picture manifests itself in nitty gritty details.

I want all teams to know the big picture and you must trust their expertise and experience.

This is tough to learn to let go but that's why you hired experts in the first place.

I quite often say: If you need KPIs you're too far removed from how the company actually conducts business.

We are all humans. And talking in extremes here:

Introverts think in private. After that they may share. They need time to think through stuff.

Extroverts think while engaging with others. Sharing supports and facilitates the thought process.

You'll have a different set of pros and cons according to that and where you fall on the scale.

I try not to regret. It is a pain to do so. You can't go back in time and you can't change a thing but we torment ourselves with the wish to do so. Stop doing that. We live now and if we want to spend more time with our loved ones we have to do it. Now. Not later.