A Beginner’s Guide To Buying A Turntable (And Records!)
Even if you are a seasoned veteran of analog listening and learned everything you need to know about the subject back in the 60s, this week’s episode of The Occasional [...]
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Rosson Audio Design RAD-0 Headphone | REVIEW
To some, describing a headphone as “fun” is akin to the kiss of death. The calling for linearity occasionally spurs dynamic swings in opinions, and even greater judgments [...]
Marantz Sits Down With PTA, Behind The Scenes Of Vinyl Nation
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast is a serious double header. Not only do we have an interview with the directors of the the documentary Vinyl Nation, but [...]
An Interview With Mats Andersen Of QLN Audio
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast features a hearty does of education on two way speaker design. QLN Audio recently released an interesting two way [...]
A Beginner’s Guide To Digital Audio
The simplest path to destination isn’t always the best, in digital audio and in life. Summer road trips amidst a pandemic drive the idea home. Sure, you can wake up [...]
A Deep Dive In The High End: Sitting Down With MBL
It’s hard to deny that MBL’s Radialstrahler speakers aren’t a unique specimen in the land of speaker town. The 360 dispersion field creates a decidedly [...]
The Loudness Wars: Where Are We Now?
You may have heard the term “loudness wars” more than a few times over the past 20 years or so. The idea of pushing music in a recorded format to perform at a [...]
TOP QNA With Digital Guru Rob Watts
It took some time to nail down an interview with Rob Watts, but at a recent audio show it all finally came together. I had seen a few presentations from the amicable Mr. [...]
What Is Mastering? | The Occasional Podcast
Have you ever wondered what the heck Mastering is? I mean, we have tons of “Remasters” available for purchase, but what does that really mean? PTA contributor [...]
Nelson Pass Interview – Part 2 | The Occasional Podcast
Chances are if you’ve been into high fidelity audio very long you’ve heard of Nelson Pass. His big watt amplifiers from Pass Labs make up their own little corner [...]
