How Great Hi-Fi Gets Made—Lenbrook's Matt Simmonds

Host Jorden Guth is joined by Matt Simmonds, Vice President of Product Development at Lenbrook, for a behind-the-scenes look at how modern hi-fi products come to life. Simmonds discusses his family's history in audio, the origins of Bluesound, the importance of industrial design, and how companies weigh innovation, market trends, and emerging technologies like AI when deciding what products to build next. Sources: "Bluesound's High-Style Pulse Sub+ Subwoofer"—SoundStage! Talks (December 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2-ljBZQ4uE Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:36 Introductions and family traditions 00:06:34 Career-type decisions 00:10:19 Why Bluesound? 00:14:00 Design matters 00:20:53 Avoiding cannibalism 00:27:51 Polishing that crystal ball 00:33:51 AI versus the real world 00:43:04 Outro music: "Brother” by Montessori