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The HiFi Hobbyist Podcast — 58 episodes

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The rise of Japanese Hi-Fi: lessons for China

2

The AI view of the BBCs contribution to Hi-Fi

3

The Contribution of the BBC to Hi Fi Part Two

4

The Contribution of the BBC to Hi-Fi Part One

5

Anniversary reflections on the use of AI

6

First anniversary special - personal reflections

7

The Debate: Roy Gandy versus Ivor Tiefenbrun

8

HiFi Heroes: Roy Gandy of Rega

9

HiFi Heroes: Ivor Tiefenbrun of Linn

10

AI discussion of Gilbert Briggs ongoing contribution to British Hi-Fi

11

HiFi Heroes: Gilbert Briggs of Wharfedale

12

The AI debate about the extent of Chinese audio innovation

13

AI debate about Peter Walkers greatest contribution to audio

14

HiFi Heroes: Peter Walker of QUAD

15

Journeys: an experiment in AI and Music Part 2

16

Journeys: an experiment in AI and Music Part 1

17

How Chinese brands are no longer merely imitating Western brands

18

The AI debate about how to deal with your room acoustics

19

The elephant is in the room and its called acoustics

20

AI takes a deeper look at how the recording quality of live albums improved over the 1970s

21

My favourite double live albums from the 1970s

22

The AI discussion about 100 years of recordings of Beethoven Symphonies

23

100 years of recordings of Beethoven’s Symphonic Cycle

24

What happens when AI debates the merits of Beethoven's Symphonies

25

The HiFi Hobbyist's guide to Beethoven's 9 Symphonies in which select our top 5 Beethoven symphonies

26

The AI Debate about CHi-Fi: Hi-Fi Hobbyists dream or nightmare?

27

Chi-Fi: Is it a HiFi Hobbyists dream, or a nightmare?

28

Two AI protagonists debate whether Class AB or Class D amplification is better

29

What class is your amplifier in?

30

Two AI protagonists debate the merits of the HiFi Hobbyist ranking of Jethro Tull albums

31

The HiFi Hobbyist Top Five Jethro Tull Albums - Ranked!

32

The HiFi Hobbyist New Year Podcast - Two AIs debate how to perform Messiah

33

The HiFi Hobbyist Christmas Podcast: Handels Messiah

34

A Generated AI debate about the merits of valve and solid-state circuitry in high-fidelity audio amplification

35

A Technical and Subjective Comparison of Valve vs.Solid State Hi-Fi Amplifiers

36

Two AIs debate evidence from last week's podcast to decide which PInk Floyd masterpiece is better

37

Two Pink Floyd masterpieces: but fifty years on, which is better: Dark Side, or Wish You Were Here?

38

Two AIs debate the the merits of active and passive speakers for Hi-Fi hobbyists

39

Why doesn’t active loudspeaker technology play a bigger role in domestic Hi-Fi systems?

40

Two AIs debate alternative approaches to manufacturing for British HiFi companies

41

Do British HiFi manufacturers need to outsource manufacturing to survive?

42

Two AIs debate which modern audio paradigm truly represents the highest fidelity audio

43

Two AIs discuss the historical journey to provide pictures with high fidelity audio without compromising sound quality

44

The history of audiovisual technology in the UK from early TV to modern immersive digital audio

45

Two AIs walk into a bar and debate the top 10 Springsteen albums

46

The HiFi Hobbyist Top 10 Bruce Springsteen Studio Albums

47

Two AIs walked in a bar and discussed Hi FI racks

48

HiFi Racks – furniture or audio enhancing equipment?

49

Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the NAD3020 amplifier

50

The NAD 3020 amplifier: the most popular hifi amplifier of all time

51

Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the CD

52

The past, present and future of the CD

53

Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the causes of impulse buying

54

Why do we impulse buy HiFi equipment?

55

Professor Peter Smith RIP in memory of a wonderful man and a life time of gigs

56

Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed turntable mats

57

Turntable mats – snake oil – or scientific innovation?

58

Introduction to the HiFi Hobbyist