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Hi-Fi Nerd Fight! Dennis Burger vs. Paul Hales on Room Correction (Part 1)

Vienna Verdict: Did High End 2026 Deliver?

A Mission, Not a Job—JL Audio’s Doug Henderson

Can Hi-Fi Survive? Paradigm, Anthem, WiiM, and the Future of Audio

Are JL Audio’s Primacy Speakers the Future of Stereo?

Steinway Lyngdorf CCO: Hi-Fi’s Nokia Moment?

Simaudio’s Étienne Gautier on Fixing Hi-Fi’s Future

German Hi-Fi Giant T+A’s CEO on the Future of Audio

Technically Correct: John Siau on DACs and Measurements

The Hi-Fi Generation Gap—and What the Industry Must Do

From 1528 to 1610: Arendal Sound’s New Speaker Series

Bryston at 50: Made in Canada, Built to Last, and Looking Ahead

Four Seasons of Sound—From the Beginning to Episode 100

Electrocompaniet: Born in Norway, Still Built There

It’s T-Time: Inside Norway’s Vinyl Pressing Plant

Arendal Sound’s Big Leap: Innovation, Impact, and a Transformational Year

Inside VinnieRossi: From Red Wine Audio to the Brama Series

Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2025: What Made This Year Stand Out

Carved from Sound: Diapason’s Alessandro Schiavi and the New Didascalìa

Inside Technics: Where Analog Warmth Meets Digital Precision

Inside the Moon 371: Étienne Gautier on Simaudio’s New Compass Collection

Worth the Wait: Simaudio, September 30

Hi-Fi: Too Expensive, Too Exclusive, Too Many Speakers?

Rock-Solid Sound: Acora Acoustics’ Luxury Stone Speakers

From Cars to Hi-Fi: Toyota Principles Drive the Paradigm Group's Premium Sound

On the Water (Literally) with Ian Colquhoun of Axiom, Bryston, and Magnum Dynalab

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

Inside VECO—KEF’s Breakthrough Active-Speaker Technology

Why We’re Holding Episode 8 — KEF Has Something Big Coming!

Paul Hales Unleashed: The Realities of Global Audio Manufacturing

Bye-Bye Munich! High End 2025 Recap

Built in the Netherlands: The Heart of Siltech, Crystal Cable, HMS, and Sphinx

The Science and Precision Behind KEF’s Speaker Production

Dutch Decibels: The Netherlands-Built Sound of Dutch & Dutch

Made-in-Germany Hi-Fi and Playback-Control Software from T+A

Dynaudio's Otto Jørgensen: Made in Denmark and Elsewhere

The World's Greatest Speakerman? Sandy Gross: From Polk to Definitive to GoldenEar and Beyond

Dr. Sean Olive on the Harman Target and Its Myriad Alternatives

A Completely Different Speaker—Ole Siig of Treble Clef Audio

Hi-Fi Entrepreneur Peter Lyngdorf—The Follow-Up Interview

All-Disc Playback: Rob Jones, President of Magnetar Audio North America

Back to Speaker Basics: Axiom Audio’s New Performance44 Series

2024 SoundStage! Awards for Products of the Year and Outstanding Achievements

Stereos: What's the Stuff in the Middle?

Norwegian Loudspeaker Disruptor: Arendal Sound Founder Jan Lassesen

Warsaw Audio Video Show 2024 Recap - Traveling | Warsaw Vibe | Rooms and Demos | Bad Music

Rebroadcast: Bernie Grundman, The Music Master

New Loudspeakers Galore - DALI | Treble Clef Audio | Radiant Acoustics | Arendal Sound | Focal

Take a Break and Reflect - Anthony Grimani on Speakers, Rooms, Acoustics

Trinnov’s Road to WaveForming - Broken Atmos Promise | Misbehaved Bass

Marrying Hi-Fi with Pro Audio - Paul Hales | Pro Audio Technology Origins | What Matters

All About Vinyl - Earliest Experience | Cartridges | Accuracy | Belt vs. Direct Drive | Psychology

Simaudio & the Art of Local Manufacturing - Origins | Nimbleness | Repairability

Dr. Floyd Toole: An Oral History 2 - A/B Tests | Bass | Athena | Brains, Rooms, Hearing and Listening

Dr. Floyd Toole: An Oral History 1 - Two Ears and a Brain | Transistors | Rules and Data

Sound Researcher Dr. Sean Olive - Tonmeister | NRC, Harman, and Floyd Toole | Target Curves

Munich High End 2024 Retrospective - About the Show | The Vibe | 2024 Favorites

The History of Bryston According to CEO James Tanner - Medical Origin | Expanding Products | To Present Day

Sound Engineer/Educator Marcela Rada on Immersive Audio - Education | Experimentation | Mix Maxing

Axiom Audio’s Ian Colquhoun and NRC - Origin | Dr. Floyd Toole | Music Types | Twin Tweeters | Measurements

Dr. Peter Schuck: Room-Correction Pioneer (Part 2) - Anthem Room Correction | FIR and IIR Filters | In-Room Response

Dr. Peter Schuck: Room-Correction Pioneer (Part 1) - Education | NRC | DSP | Athena Project

PSB's Paul Barton (Part 2) - Measurements | Diffraction | Waveguides | Diminishing Returns

PSB's Paul Barton (Part 1) - Music and Violins | Starting Making Speakers | Dr. Floyd Toole and NRC

Selling Emotions: Conradin Amft on T+A's History and Future - Then to Now | Hi-Fi Tomorrow

Sonus Faber Suprema Speaker System Deep Dive - Technical Highlights | Trickle-Down Technologies

The Tao of the Reviewer - Hi-Fi Reviewers' Systems and Needs | Writing a Hi-Fi Review

2023 SoundStage! Awards - Products of the Year | Outstanding Achievements | Choosing

From Wilson Audio to T+A , then Back - InSight Videos | The Two-Day Rule | The Filming Approach

Simaudio’s North Collection: The Future of Hi-Fi? - Development | BRM-1 | Reception and Reviews

How SVS Built a Hi-Fi Community - History | Products | Community Building

Audio Video Show 2023 Highlights - Warsaw Vibe | Good and Bad Shows | Bringing Matt | Best and Worst Products

Dan Laufman on the Value of Emotiva - Origin | Hi-Fi Manufacturing | Profits | Ethics

Martijn Mensink On the Magic of Dutch & Dutch - Active Speakers | Cardioid Dispersion | Acoustics

House of Sound NYC - McIntosh | Sonus Faber | The Other Brands | New York | Luxury

Legendary Laurence Dickie - Bowers & Wilkins | The Iconic Nautilus | Vivid Audio | Loudspeaker Engineering

Six Months into a PhD in Hi-Fi - Learning | Controversies | Revelations | The Future

Monitor Audio: From Concept 50 to Hyphn and Beyond - Into Hi-Fi | Making Monitor Audio Speakers | The Response

Anthony Grimani on Speakers, Rooms, Acoustics - Dolby to THX | Rooms| Hi-Fi vs. Home Theater | Speakers | Room Correction

Speaker and Headphone Measurements Mash-Up - Misinformation | What Matters | Active vs. Passive | Listening

KEF’s Jack Oclee-Brown - Tangerine Waveguide | Blade Speakers | Uni-Q | Meta Materials | Lotus Cars | Aspirational Hi-Fi

James Hale on “Art+Tech” - Mixing Hi-Fi and Music | The Inspiration for… | Technology and Art

Music Maven Mark Waldrep Rolls with the Changes - High-Res Controversy | MQA Snow Job?

Bernie Grundman, the Music Master - Mastering Defined | Digital vs. Analog | Radio vs. Streaming

What We Measure and Why - What Does(n’t) Matter | Signal-to-Noise Ratio | Competence | (Im)Perfect Volume Controls

Daryl Wilson: Growing Up and Into Wilson Audio - The Wilson Household | Building WATT/Puppy Speakers | North Star Measurements and Listening | Pink Floyd Fridays

Simaudio’s Étienne Gautier & the Art of Marketing Moon - Baumgartner Restoration | Taskmaster

The Music Man - Joe Taylor on Vinyl and Cassettes | Next-Gen Audiophiles | Curated Music Selections

The Inveterate Adventurer - Headphones as Hi-Fi’s Gateway Drug | Bluetooth Quality | The Best Noise-Canceling Cans

Introducing Jorden - Hi-Fi Marketing | A Love Letter to KEF | The Three Best Speakers at Florida International Audio Expo 2023

Season 1 Grand Finale - TAS Speaker-Sensitivity Rant | 500 vs. 250W Amp | Geoffrey Morrison Plans | Goodbye

The Connected Future of Something or Other - CES 2023 | The Harman Curve Again | Looking Forward

How Much a Lemon is S’posed to Squeeze - Favorite Products of 2022 | Audio Distribution Changes | JBL and Headphones

That One Where Geddy Lee Raps - TAS on Taiko | CheapAudioMan Power Cable Test | ”XTC, Curated”

Emerson, Lake & Palmer at the Grocery Store - Audio Science Review Misses | Audiophilia in Harper’s | Hi-Fi and Skateboarding

An Ultra-Mega Special Guest - Steve ”The Audiophiliac” Guttenberg | Dolby Atmos | SVS and Totem Acoustic Speakers

A Purposeful Grimace & A Terrible Sound - Lavardin ”Memory Distortion” | Spotify Platinum | Products from Audio Video Show 2022

Dennis Said Something Nice - Qobuz’s THX Spatial Audio | Hi-Fi Components that Matter | Factory Tours

A Statler & Waldorf Approach - Surround Sound & Dolby Atmos | CanJam SoCal + Headphone Giveaway | Reel-to-Reel Tapes

Look at My Curves - Sonarworks SoundID SR | AirPods Pro 2G Noise Canceling | JBL’s L75ms Integrated Music System

The Ka-CHUNK Sound - ”Creem” Magazine | 8-Track Tapes | ”AudioXpress” on Room Acoustics | MidJourney

The Race Is On! - Strata-gee.com on Consumer Trends | Stereophile’s 60th | 2022-2023 EISA Awards

The Credible Hulk - KEF LS60 Speaker System | The Absolute Sound on Measurements | Copper on Headphones

MoFi-pocalypse - Mobile Fidelity Digital Debacle | Monitor Audio Studio 20 | iFi Audio Zen One Signature

The ”Free Bird” of Hi-Fi - Audio Group Denmark and RF | Pitt & Giblin and ”Future-Fi” | Selective Product Reviews