Reviewing Everything on my Desk! (2026)
In a Nutshell
KHC reviews his long-used desk setup, praising the rock-solid Next Desk Air Pro (9/10), Herman Miller Embody chair (10/10), Groveade shelf (10/10), Yamaha HS8 speakers (9/10), Sennheiser HD 650 headphones (8/10), Rainy 75 keyboard (8/10), and Logitech MX Master 4 mouse (9/10) for reliability and familiarity in daily editing work. Lower-rated items include the aging M2 Ultra Mac Pro (4/10), pricey Pro Display XDR monitors (8/10), buggy audio interface (4/10), and Belelcon 3-in-1 charger (6/10), with plans to upgrade the computer soon. Familiarity with tools trumps perfection, and similar setups can be built cheaper than one monitor's cost.
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KHC reviews everything on his desk, items used for days, weeks, months, or years, some over a decade. Tools are just tools; an artist using the same chisel for 10 years knows it well. The sculpture isn't great because of the chisel, but familiarity matters.
Next Desk Air Pro sit-stand desk with four legs, surface 96 inches across by 38 inches deep (8 feet by 3 feet), quarter-inch thick aluminum top. Doesn't bend, rock, or shake under weight; rock solid. Company specializes in this desk, bought nearly a decade ago when called Next Desk, now Xesk. Controller still says Next Desk (OG). Complaint: must hold button to raise/lower height, unlike preset buttons on other desks. 9/10, forever desk.
Herman Miller Embody chair, highly rated and famous. Best investment for comfort and back. Ton of adjustability, now molded to back, no adjustments needed. Had one in college, will have forever. 10/10.
M2 Ultra Tower Mac Pro, bought 6 years ago for $12-13,000. Apple's most powerful at time: M2 Ultra, 24 cores, 76-core GPU, 192 GB RAM, 8 TB storage. Aging with M3, M4, M5 chips; M3 Ultra in new Mac Studio is top Mac. Still powerful. Has OWC 64 TB SSD PCI card for live backups of everything made. Sits on desk for cable management with sit-stand desk; can't go underneath. Will replace soon with M5 Ultra Mac Studio and Thunderbolt OWC SSD. 4/10.
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