All Episodes

#69 - Schiit Buf, 5 dongle DACs, GaNFETs & Gustard

#68 - Get more from the WiiM Pro/Plus & Ultra + HiFiMAN Unveiled

#67 - Srajan's hi-fi hierarchy, MOONDROP Skyland, DUNU Concept R & more

#66 - These ARE the HEADPHONES you are looking for (& more)

#65 - Spotify Lossless: too little, too late?

#64 - A $120 hi-fi rack that DOESN'T look awful

#63 - 12 albums for your next hi-fi demo

#62 - Pixies & R.E.M. in Dolby Atmos, 3D-printed speakers & more

#61 - It's the end of hi-fi show coverage as we know it (and I feel fine)

#60 - Flatten your vinyl records w/ Pro-Ject (& more)

The Auralic Aquila X3 in more detail w/ Xuanqian Wang

Laurence Dickie discusses Vivid Kaya 90, S12 loudspeakers

#59 - Back to the Future-Fi w/ AURALIC & more

10 hi-fi 'myths' busted by Eelco Grimm

#58 - Klipsch vs. OJAS + a CD transport that rips CDs

What's going on inside an €18,000 streaming DAC?

#57 - Do they SUCK or do they BLOW? (+ Rotel, Pro-Ject & LAiV)

10 MORE hi-fi myths busted by Peter Comeau

#56 - If EVERY hi-fi manufacturer did this... (+ FiiO, IKEA & Triangle)

#55 - We wish we'd known this earlier...

Small ROOM ACOUSTICS for beginners

#54 - Best smartphone for wired headphones in 2024?

#53 - "Move over, Denafrips", more on Dolby Atmos™ + Record Store Day '24

#52 - %THD: why is it MISLEADING?

#51 - What are the differences between CLASS D, CLASS A/B and CLASS A amplifiers?

#50: Yamaha, Rotel, Clayton Shaw & Scansonic HD

pbthal.

#49 - Arcam, Marantz, Neumann, Acoustic Energy and Dutch & Dutch

#48 - FiiO FT3, iFi & aptX Lossless Bluetooth, HEDDphone 2 and AGD GaNTube

10 HI-FI MYTHS BUSTED! w/ Peter Comeau

John & Srajan review the Zu DWX

Campfire, Sennheiser, Sony, Roon & more w/ Alessandro Cortini

Schiit Urd (& Syn) w/ Jason Stoddard

#47 - Rick Rubin on 60 mins, Dolby Atmos & audiophile red flags

David Morley talks ambient techno, R&S and Barry Lyndon

Sennheiser IE 900, IE 600 & IE 200: the what & the why

#46 - AXPONA 2023 review + MQA goes into administration

Why BIGGER loudspeakers are BETTER

#45 - Made in China + Why no negative reviews?

Using a portable audio player as a music server and/or streamer?

Bluetooth STILL can't do hi-res audio BUT...

John & Srajan review the SHANLING M3 ULTRA

#44 - Room Acoustics + dCS, Schiit, Wharfedale & Campfire

#43 - Is vinyl REALLY outselling CDs? Do 'audiophile' network switches REALLY sound better?

Berlin's techno connection w/ Heiko Hoffmann

10 years of this Schiit w/ Jason Stoddard

#42 - Thorens TD1500, NVIDIA Shield TV Pro & CAF 2022

John & Srajan review the Meze 109 Pro

The C 3050LE isn't your father's NAD amplifier(but sure as hell looks like it)

#41 - IKEA Obegränsad, Roon 2.0 & Talking Heads in Dolby Atmos

Inside the MISSION 770 & 700 w/ designer Peter Comeau

Inside the PSB Passif 50 (& more) w/ Paul Barton

Roon ARC is your very own private streaming service

John & Srajan review the Mark Levinson No. 5909

Inside the Bluesound POWERNODE EDGE

EXPERT OPINION: Mark Jenkins goes deep on digital audio

#40 - A different take on the MoFi scandal + Future-Fi streaming volatility?

Inside the Buchardt A700 with Mads Buchardt

Inside Dynaudio's Focus 30 w/ chief engineer Stephen Entwistle

The REAL value of measurements w/ Golden Sound

#39 - Five years of Future-Fi!

#38 - BUYING YOUR FIRST (and second) HI-FI SYSTEM

#37 - Munich High-End 2022 review + Marantz, dCS & Adam Audio

Inside KEF's LS60 Wireless w/ designer Jack Oclee-Brown

#36 - Munich 2022 preview / AXPONA 2022 review

#35 - The best desktop speakers you've never heard of!

#34 - Buying used gear + Mission, dCS/Tidal, Roon & Totem

#33 - How much amplifier power do we REALLY need? (+ many other stories)

#32 - Cheap Music Streamers + Marantz, Schiit & Sony

Inside the Chord Mojo 2 w/ designer Rob Watts

#31 - DACs! DACs! DACs! + JBL, Mark Levinson & Cambridge Audio

#30 - Bass for beginners (and beyond)

#29 - Touchscreens & End-of-year lists

#28 - Audiolab 6000A Play review, CAF 2021 & value perception

#27 - Working hours, the placebo effect 'conspiracy' & cheap streaming

#26 - MORE beginner hi-fi talk

#25 - For hi-fi beginners ONLY

#24 - Apple Music's lossless hi-res & Spatial Audio, CD players & rooEXTEND

KEF's KC62 subwoofer in plain English with Jack Oclee-Brown

EXPERT OPINION: Jonathan Novick (Audio Precision) on measuring audio gear

Karl Wallinger on World Party's vinyl reissues

Meet Dave Turner: mastering engineer for Fabric, David Gray & Underworld

#23 - Physical Formats

Hifi World vs. Studio World with Jules Standen

Alessandro Cortini & John Tejada talk Rosson RAD-0 + more

#22 - Ego-boner!

Tom Vek's Sleevenote (and the joy of cover art)

Ken Ball on Campfire Audio's Dorado 2020, Vega 2020

EXPERT OPINION: Karl-Heinz Fink talks Wharfedale Diamond 12 series & more...

#21 - Work Experience

Jack Oclee-Brown discusses KEF LS50 Meta & LS50 Wireless II development

Mads Buchardt talks A500 actives and the power of DSP

EXPERT OPINION: Bruno Putzeys (Purifi, Mola Mola, Hypex, Kii)

Reggie Watts: Comedian, Musician, Audiophile

Alessandro Cortini on Campfire Audio Ara, Solaris 2020, Andromeda 2020

John Tejada: a man and his machines

Beware the measurements!

Fear and joy in high-end audio

Who the hell is Chris Whitten?

Is Alessandro Cortini an audiophile?

#20 - Snake Oil

Munich High-End 2020 - what happened?

#19 - The future of hi-fi show music

EXPERT OPINION: Paul McGowan (PS Audio)

#18 - Best hi-fi products of the 2010s

What is the difference between power and gain?

#17 - What's new? (Oct/Nov 2019)

#16 - Amazon Music HD, RMAF/CEDIA 2019

How can hi-fi & headphone companies better use social media?

#15 - Lifestyle products

What are the realities of loudspeaker design?

What is electrical noise and how does it affect your DAC?

What's the deal with pre-amplifiers?

#14 - Vinyl

#13 - Our favourite hi-fi gear of 2018

#12 - Small speakers

Why isn't digital audio simply a matter of ones and zeroes?

What is 'Roon Ready' and how does it differ from 'Roon Tested'?

#11 - RMAF 2018 & More

#10 - Accuracy, Schmaccuracy

#9 - Music formats

#8 - Music Discovery

#7 - Streaming Methods

#6 - Munich High-End 2018

#5 - Downloads

#4 - Recommended DACs under $2500

#3 - Room issues

#2 - Coffee & TV

#1 - Pilot