For all the riffraff surrounding the competing music streaming platforms over each one’s supposedly superior audio quality, are any of them actually perceivable in their difference? The Verge sought to put this to the test by giving several subjects — ranging from casual listeners to proud audiophiles — three tracks spanning disparate genres to listen to, in an attempt to try and discern which platform offers the best sound quality, between Spotify, Apple Music, and the supposedly lossless quality of TIDAL. Without further ado, watch the above video for the results.

Following the Paris Fashion Week announcement of adidas’s new take on the upcoming Tubular X, here is a first look at the Primeknit rendition of the brand new silhouette. Taking its name from the X-shaped support structure connecting the laces and the heel, the rest of the shoe’s upper is composed of a patterned Primeknit sock-like upper, with the adidas Trefoil logo prominently embossed on the tonal leather X structure. The two-toned sole unit is split into white and translucent halves, and seemingly takes inspiration from the Yeezy Boost with its vertically segmented construction and chunky composition. Leave your thoughts on this futuristic sneaker in the comments section below.

For the final round of this series, Asics Tiger features its black color sets of the GEL-Lyte EVO NT and GEL-Kayano Trainer EVO. With NYC as a backdrop, photographer Last Suspect captures these sneakers in action for our third and final installment of our Native Tongues series. All color sets from the series are now available for purchase at Foot Locker stores and Footlocker.com.

Make sure to check out the other two color sets in the previous installments of our Native Tongues Lookbook Series—Part 1 in Chicago and Part 2 in Los Angeles. Advertisement