Silence Speaks: Hi-Fi Truths from an Anechoic Chamber with Andrew Welker

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This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Andrew Welker, Chief Product Officer at Colquhoun Audio Laboratories, owner of Axiom Audio, Bryston, and Magnum Dynalab, This podcast is a first for us: it is recorded entirely inside an anechoic chamber! The two discuss Welker’s history with hi-fi, as well as the importance of having a human element in quality control despite the fact that we’re living in an increasingly automated world. Sources: “Axiom Audio’s Ian Colquhoun and NRC”: https://www.soundstage.life/e/axiom-audio-s-ian-colquhoun-and-nrc-origin-dr-floyd-toole-music-types-twin-tweeters-measurements/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:31 Introductions and a personal history with audio 00:04:23 The Paul Barton connection 00:05:44 A fortuitous education 00:11:55 Ian Colquhoun enters the chat 00:13:52 The basics of quality control 00:27:06 Problem solving and preparedness 00:31:55 Outro music: “How We Fell in Love” by Tom Meira Armony

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This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Andrew Welker, Chief Product Officer at Colquhoun Audio Laboratories, owner of Axiom Audio, Bryston, and Magnum Dynalab, This podcast is a first for us: it is recorded entirely inside an anechoic chamber! The two discuss Welker’s history with hi-fi, as well as the importance of having a human element in quality control despite the fact that we’re living in an increasingly automated world. Sources: “Axiom Audio’s Ian Colquhoun and NRC”: https://www.soundstage.life/e/axiom-audio-s-ian-colquhoun-and-nrc-origin-dr-floyd-toole-music-types-twin-tweeters-measurements/ Chapters:00:00:00 Announcement00:00:31 Introductions and a personal history with audio00:04:23 The Paul Barton connection00:05:44 A fortuitous education00:11:55 Ian Colquhoun enters the chat00:13:52 The basics of quality control00:27:06 Problem solving and preparedness00:31:55 Outro music: “How We Fell in Love” by Tom Meira Armony

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