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This week, Brent and Dennis answer questions and respond to criticism from listeners in an extended mailbag segment before being joined by Wirecutter headphone specialist Lauren Dragan for a conversation about the Harman target curve. Then they dig into a Darko Audio podcast about Total Harmonic Distortion. And for Patrons: is Masimo looking to dump or spin off Sound United?

Further Reading: 

• “Sphere of influence: How Harman and Dr. Sean Olive are reshaping headphone sound” by Jeff Miller: https://www.crutchfield.com/S-plZWX4lqXWa/learn/crutchfield-visits-harman.html
• “Let 1,000 Frequency Responses Bloom” by Josh Mound: https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/let-1000-frequency-responses-bloom-r1260/
• “Podcast #52 – %THD: why is it MISLEADING?” by John Darko: https://darko.audio/2024/03/podcast-52-thd-why-is-it-misleading/
• “The Correlation between Distortion Audibility and Listener Preference in Headphones” by Temme, Steve; Olive, Sean; Tatarunis, Steve; Welti, Todd; McMullin, Elisabeth: https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=17441