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Evan Caplinger
I haven't been an audiophile for my whole life, but I have been a musician for almost as long as I can remember. I strongly believe in the importance of hearing the world as musical, as organized, and as meaningful. For me, listening to recorded sound can be as powerful a form of escape as anything, and my interest in headphones has always been in service of furthering that power.

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