STACK #189 Jul 2020

Founder Nic Short Editor-in-Chief Paul Jones Film & TV Editor Scott Hocking CONTRIBUTORS

ISSUE 189 JUL

Music Editor Zoë Radas Online Editor Amy Flower

Creative Director Gary Siewert Movies Consultant Kerrie Taylor Games Consultant Sachi Fernando Music Consultant Mike Glynn Marketing Manager Fleur Parker Chief Contributors Bob Jones, Gill Pringle Contributors Bryget Chrisfield, Glenn Cochrane, Jeff Jenkins, Simon Lukic, Billy Pinnell, Denise Hylands, Simon Winkler, Nathan Lawrence, Jake Cleland, Tim Lambert, Holly Pereira, Adam Colby, Anthony Horan, Nicholas Kennedy, Dan Nicholson, Alex Deutrom, Bec Summer Social Media Manager Imogene Lewis-Granland Production Manager Craig Patterson Correspondence STACK 33 Jessie Street, Richmond, VIC 3121 Disclaimer STACK is published by Scribal Custom Pty Ltd (ACN 092 362 135). © Copyright Scribal Custom Pty Ltd, 2020 All rights reserved. All material appearing in this publication is copyright unless otherwise stated or it may rest with the provider of the supplied material or advertisement. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of Scribal Custom Pty Ltd. No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of advertisements or information. Whilst care has been taken in the research and preparation of this publication, the publishers, writers or anyone else associated cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, injury or hardship arising from the content contained herein or reliance therefrom, howsoever caused, and it remains your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of any such content. Views expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the publisher or the editor. By the very nature of this publication, things change daily and we cannot take responsibility for any changes or inaccuracies that occur subsequent to going to press. RATINGS GUIDE

2020

WELCOME

I can remember a time when one set of headphones performed an all-rounder role, shoehorned into as many different uses as possible. All that has changed in 2020: there are earbuds designed specifically to endure energetic sessions at the gym; headphones that deviate from over-ear, on-ear, closed back and open; and noise- cancellation technology that removes ambient sound to provide a bona fide cone of silence for the listener. All of these can be found on the shelves at JB, but if you’ve been out of the buying cycle for some time or can’t decipher what’s best for your needs, facing that wall of tech in-store can be an intimidating prospect. That’s where the idea of putting together a STACK guide to headphones and earbuds first arose; a guide that demystified confusing tech parlance and broke down the sound barriers, offering recommendations along the way. This quickly snowballed with the inclusion of portable speakers, a few pages of soundbars and turntables, too, and before long we’d created a mini audio guide that we hope you will find extremely helpful. And as we wait for all the delayed big cinema blockbusters to arrive (see what’s coming on page 50), what better time to catch up on some classic TV shows you may have missed, or revisit some old favourites? We’ve compiled a list of 50 shows that we believe to be among the greatest of all-time, so why not take advantage of JB’s B2G1F offer on all single TV series this month and create the ultimate TV archive. See you next month! Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

The large print giveth, the small print taketh away. “I hoped todaywould be a good day.Hope is a dangerous thing.”

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