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Every generation of music lovers should listen beyond the popular music of the day. If you don’t do the enjoyable, deep listening required to appreciate classical, blues, Brazilian, as well as other, more esoteric styles […]
The final episode of our audio-focused podcast in season 5 features both our picks for the best hifi products of the past six months AND a peek behind the curtain at the legendary 5150 Studios […]
If you’re an analog, aka vinyl lover, I’ll cut to the big magilla: John Lennon’s remastered solo debut LP, Plastic Ono Band, humiliates the original 1970 US pressing. The new pressing, which I assume was […]
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast features interviews with Andrew Jones, Rob Watts, Mike Moffat and Johan Coorg. The topic? What exactly is British Hi-Fi? How did it become a thing, is it still […]
The sad news hit early Tuesday morning, music engineer and producer Al Schmitt had passed away at at 91. I got a chance to sit down with the music legend to chat about his legacy […]
This week’s episode of our seasonal, high fidelity podcast features none other than Andrew Jones of ELAC. While ELAC may be the most current bullet point on his resume, Andrew has a long history making […]
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast treads fairly deep into the abyss that is subwoofer tips and setup. Paired with a two channel system, subs can provide a very rewarding foundation from which to […]
Hello my dear readers! Again I have been negligent in keeping up with my audio travels but I think if you watch Channel One you know exactly why it is important not to visit your […]
In audiophile terms, music servers are still an emerging category of digital products. What started with education on DACs (and their role in high fidelity playback) has now moved to a consideration for the true […]
When approaching Primephonic (website), one of the few high-res (24-bit/192kHz) streaming services devoted to classical music, I was interested to see if they could go beyond the existential questions of survival that tend to dominate […]
I think most audiophiles can find appreciation for big systems with big sound. Anyone who has been to a top notch movie theater knows that big can easily equate to better with the right set […]
Grado Labs has been around since 1953. That’s the equivalent of more than a few lifetimes in audiophile years. In that span, the Brooklyn-based company has produced both revelatory turntable cartridges and also a well-received […]
Episode 2 of The Occasional Podcast tackles that much asked question: How does one allocate resources to each component in a hi-fi system? Should speakers get most of the kitty? How about cables? We explore […]
It is a new year, and a new season of The Occasional Podcast. The first podcast of 2021 features industry icon Mike Moffat of Theta Digital and Schiit Audio. Scot Hull helps jumpstart the series […]
The season finale of The Occasional Podcast could almost be felt as bittersweet. Recorded at the Florida Audio Show earlier this year, it seems light years away from the current restraints of COVID and stay-at-home […]
Spend any amount of time looking into vinyl and you’ll probably come across the Pro-Ject brand of turntables. The company has been around since the 90s and are considered by many to be one of […]
When it became clear that I wasn’t going to be hitting the Halloween parties this year, I was still eager to participate somehow in the ritual. I decided to let a season of quiet isolation […]
Words and photographs by Modest I. Predlozheniye Hello, my dear readers! By the time you read this it will be Halloween in the United States. I love this holiday even though it is a distinctly […]
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 Podcast has something for you. […]
Into The Groove Why do a lot of us audiophiles (and casual listener types) prefer the sound of records over the same music released digitally? Is it something about the inferiority of digital? Are vinyl […]
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