The Occasional Podcast
By Brian Hunter
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Episodes: 142
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Join us in an audio-centric exploration of high fidelity listening. Gear talk, recommendations, interviews and plenty of interesting insights into high-end and personal audio, manufacturing and the people that make up the pastime. Our discussions primarily focus on music, music production, HiFi, audiophile speakers, headphones, amplifiers, turntables (record players), tubes, CD players, digital streaming, DAC and other digital sources.
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The Best Hi-Fi Products For 2026: Speakers, Amps, DACs & Turntables Reviewed
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Capital Audiofest 2025 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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All The New Audiophile & HiFi Product Announcements For The Holiday Season - What You May Have Missed!
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Rooms! Treatments, Correction And Everything You Can Do Optimize Performance For Your Stereo
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Is Analog Better Than Digital? An Interview With Peter Ledermann Of Soundsmith Plus The Status Of HiFi Design In Education
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Measurements - What Do Audio Designers Think? Interviews With Pass, Jones, Grell, Watts, Qvortrup, Comeau and Dudleston
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Top 10 Turntable Carts Of 2025 - The Best Cartridges Available For Your Turntable/Record Player
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Top 10 Turntables Of 2025
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Vince Bruzzese Of Totem Acoustic
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Peter Comeau Of IAG (Wharfedale, Mission, and Quad)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Top 10 Integrated Amplifiers - Cheapest To Most Expensive
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May 28, 2025 |
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KT88 Vs. 300b Tube - Kevin Hayes Of VAC Educates!
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May 14, 2025 |
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Andrew Jones Talks Bass And The New Sourcepoint V10
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May 01, 2025 |
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AXPONA 2025 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Top 10 Speakers - Cheapest To Most Expensive
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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How To Start A Headphone Company
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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David Chesky Of Chesky Records And The Audiophile Society
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The State Of CD, Physical Media And The Tyranny Of Wanting What You Can No Longer Have
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Is The Term "Yacht Rock" Reductive? A Subtle Insult? Pejorative!? An Interview With Nick Niespodziani Of Yacht Rock Revue
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Florida Audio Expo 2025 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Michael Trei Of Stereophile Magazine
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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The Anatomy Of A Headphone With Zach Mehrbach of ZMF Headphones
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Herb Reichert Returns!
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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An Audiophile's Buyers Guide 2025
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Does HiFi Gear Made For the Asian Markets Have A Unique Sound? Plus Highlights and Best Of Show From Singapore
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Capital Audiofest 2024 - HiFi Highlights and Best Of Show
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Jason Stoddard Of Schiit Audio Dives Even Deeper Into 2-Channel - Updates, BTS and New Products
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Best Buys For Vintage Amplifiers - If You See These Amps At A Garage Sale, Buy Them!
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Best HiFi Products Of The Year (So Far) Plus! Pacific Audiofest 2024 Highlights And Best Of Show
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Don't Make These Mistakes With Your Turntable! Analog Life Lessions With Dr. Vinyl
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Dispelling The Biggest Audio Myths, The New SVS Flagship and CAS 2024 Best Of Show!
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Michael Lavorgna Of Twittering Machines
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Munich High End 2024 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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May 21, 2024 |
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Andrew Jones On The Harman Curve, Measurements And The New Speaker
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May 01, 2024 |
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AXPONA 2024 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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What is the future of digital? Class D, GaN and More! An Interview With Michal Jurewicz of Mytek Reveals All!
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Peter Qvortrup Of Audio Note
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Florida Audio Expo 2024 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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An Audiophile's Buyers Guide 2024
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Capital Audiofest 2023 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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John DeVore Of DeVORE FIDELITY Returns!
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The HiFi Murders - An Occasional Halloween Special
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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What's Hot In Headphones For The Holiday Season + Updates From An Audiophile Abroad
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Crossovers! - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know With Andrew Jones Of MoFi Electronics
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Pacific Audiofest 2023 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Top 3 Things You Need To Know About Streaming Audio With David Solomon Plus T.H.E. Show 2023 Coverage!
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Steve Guttenberg "The Audiophiliac" And Herb Reichert Of Stereophile
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Munich High End 2023 - HiFi Highlights and Best Of Show
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May 25, 2023 |
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AXPONA 2023 - HiFi Highlights and Best Of Show
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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The Current State Of Music, Studio Misconceptions, Garth Part 2 Plus AXPONA 2023 Preview
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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How To Reduce Hum And Noise In Your System - Garth Powell Returns!
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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5 Things To Consider When Buying A Tube Amplifier
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Florida Audio Expo 2023 - HiFi Highlights and Best Of Show
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Audio Product Of The Year Awards - 2022
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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An Audiophile's Buyer Guide 2023 And Crazy Eddie's Revisited
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Sean Casey Of Zu Audio Returns Plus Bart Andeer Of The Florida Audio Expo
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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Capital Audiofest 2022 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Andrew Jones Talks! The New MoFi Electronics Source Point 10 Loudspeaker
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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What Happened To Crazy Eddie's HiFi? An Occasional Halloween Special
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Speaker Cabinets - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know with Andrew Jones of MoFi/KEF/ELAC/Pioneer
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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6 Highly Anticipated Product Launches You Might Have Missed This Week
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Marc Returns! Tales From An Audiophile Abroad
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Pacific Audio Fest 2022 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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The 300b Amplifier Tube - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Michael Fremer of The Absolute Sound, Stereophile and TrackingAngle
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Is Class D Amplification Coming Into Its Own?
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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High End Munich 2022 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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May 30, 2022 |
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Focal Naim And Bes Nievera Of Music Direct
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May 25, 2022 |
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Andrew Jones Of MoFi Electronics
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May 10, 2022 |
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AXPONA 2022 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Mark Schneider Of Linear Tube Audio Plus New Product News!
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Damon Von Schweikert Of Von Schweikert Audio Returns!
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Are We Heading Towards A Tube Shortage?
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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The Anatomy Of An Amplifier With Jason Stoddard Of Schiit Audio
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Naim Audio (Further Explorations In British HiFi, Part 3)
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Product Of The Season Awards! The Best Of Season 6
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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The History And Continuing Legacy Of The LS3/5a Loudspeaker (Further Explorations Into British HiFi)
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Wireless Audio Revisited
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Axel Grell (Designer of the Sennheiser HD 600/650/800)
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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How Records Are Made (Vinyl Production And Mastering Explained)
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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A Guide To Tube Amplifiers
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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What Are Meta Materials? Do Expensive Cables Matter?
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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A View From The Booth: Reference Systems Vs. Colorations, Accuracy & Why Audiophiles Love Jazz So Much
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Product Of The Season Awards! Plus Our Visit to Van Halen's 5150 Studios
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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What Is British HiFi?
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May 19, 2021 |
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Al Schmitt Revisited
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Andrew Jones Returns!
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Subwoofers & Two-Channel Audio: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Everything Makes A Difference: Music Server Edition
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Integrateds and Two Ways - Downsizing without Compromising
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Richard Grado Of Grado Labs
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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How to: Budget For Audio Gear - From Entry Level to High End
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Mike Moffat Of Schiit Audio And Theta Digital
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Best HiFi Products Of 2020, An Interview With Cardas Audio And Why Do Radio Stations Always Play The Same Songs?
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Heinz Lichtenegger Of Pro-Ject
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Buying A Turntable (And Records!): Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Marantz And An Interview With The Directors Of The Documentary Vinyl Nation
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Two-Way Speaker Design: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know - Plus - The Best Of 2020 So Far!
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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High Fidelity Digital Audio: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Jeremy Bryan From MBL
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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What is the Loudness War? Who is Winning?
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Rob Watts Of Chord Electronics
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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What Is Mastering? What Happens When An Album Is Remastered?
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May 20, 2020 |
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Nelson Pass Of Pass Labs & First Watt - Part 2
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Nelson Pass Of Pass Labs & First Watt - Part 1
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Florida Audio Expo 2020 Highlights
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Sonus Faber And CES 2020 Highlights
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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ZMF Headphones And TOP's Favorite Things For 2019
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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Damon Von Schweikert and Leif Swanson From Von Schweikert Audio Plus Headphone Reviews
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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A Beginner's Guide To Reel To Reel Audio Playback
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Capital Audiofest 2019 Highlights
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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David Solomon & Dan Mackta From Qobuz Plus An Audiophile's Guide To Wireless Audio
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Jeff Joseph And Abbey Road Super Deluxe Review
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2019 Highlights
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Dan D'Agostino
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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T.H.E. Show Interview & Munich 2019 Highlights
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May 26, 2019 |
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AXPONA 2019 Highlights
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Dave And Carol Clark From Positive Feedback Return!
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Apr 06, 2019 |
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Allen Perkins of Spiral Groove
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Christopher Hildebrand of Fern and Roby
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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Bill Dudleston of Legacy Audio
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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CES 2019 Highlights
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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Mat Weisfeld of VPI Industries
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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Garth Powell of AudioQuest
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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Vinnie Rossi
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2018
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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Gayle Sanders of Eikon and MartinLogan
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Sep 25, 2018 |
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TOP Season 1.75: THE SHOW 2018
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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TOP Season 1.5: AXPONA 2018 Highlights
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Apr 26, 2018 |
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Sandy Gross of GoldenEar Technology
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Dave and Carol Clark of Positive Feedback
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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EveAnna Manley of Manley Laboratories
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Vitaliy Belo
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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John DeVore
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Feb 22, 2018 |
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Jason Stoddard
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Andrew Jones
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Feb 08, 2018 |
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World Of McIntosh – Paolo Tezzon & Livio Cucuzza
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Zev Feldman
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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Andy Regan
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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CES 2018
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Sean Casey, Part 2
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Jan 13, 2018 |
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Sean Casey, Part 1
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Jan 06, 2018 |