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This week’s episode of our HiFi podcast covers off on the big (and getting bigger) East Coast audiofest 2023. Recorded live from the source in DC, The Occasional Podcast features the observational musings of host […]
The story of my Innuos factory tour starts off in a fascinating part of the world–Faro, Portugal, at the southwestern tip of the Iberian peninsula, a relatively short distance from the Spanish border, Gibraltar, the […]
I love geography, and Basel, Switzerland has plenty to offer a budding world traveler like me. The city is located where France, Germany and Switzerland meet, something I didn’t know until I was well […]
When it comes to podcast interviews, there are those that know interesting things, those that are just naturally entertaining and those who can properly merge these two elusive traits eloquently together into a single persona. […]
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast is a very special Halloween edition covering one of the most gruesome crimes ever to take place in the world of HiFi. Listener warning: The contents and description […]
I hadn’t planned on visiting Dr. Vinyl on the way to Europe, but I had an open day after I attended the Alma Audio East event just 40 miles away in Virginia. The Doc had […]
One of the genuine pleasures within the high-end audio industry is the inherent duty to keep legendary and beloved brands alive. (The most recent example of this, of course, is Acora Acoustics‘ purchase of Audio […]
The holiday season is fast approaching and the personal audio market is all a-buzz with the latest CanJam meet hosted in Southern California last week. There are a ton of new products and even some […]
Andrew Jones is one of our favorite people to have on the show because he: 1. knows things 2. shares that knowledge in an articluate manner 3. has a British accent that just makes things […]
While it may be the last audio show for a little while, Pacific Audiofest 2023 certainly didn’t suffer from the law of diminishing returns. PTA Editor-In-Chief Marc Phillips rejoins The Occasional Podcast from his trip […]
Here are the top 3 things you need to know about digital streaming. On this week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast, we are joined by none other than long-time audiophile favorite of the show, David […]
When it comes to audio writers that help bring new enthusiasts into the fold of HiFi, there are perhaps no influencers bigger than Steve Guttenberg and Herb Reichert. Steve’s success on CNET and written publications […]
The HIGHEND Munich Show is a trip, both metaphorically and logistically. Our brave editor-in-chief Marc Phillips braved the 11 hour flight and accommodations with no AC to bring us the very best in HiFi from […]
It was a triumphant return to semi-normalcy in a way. AXPONA 2023 had sold out their available space and offered up over 200 listening rooms plus the Ear Gear Expo and marketplace convention halls. Things […]
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast really has it all. Thoughts on the current state of music, Jazz improvisation, and even a performance of the technique of throat singing from Tibet. All these sonic […]
I awoke on the morning of April 2 to learn of the passing of Ryuichi Sakamoto. I’m writing this the following evening, still in shock, and feeling sad. And brimming with gratitude for the music […]
My latest audio travels have taken me to Colorado, dear readers, where the high altitude has resulted in decreased speaker sensitivity and impossibly low sound pressure levels despite the panoramic views of what appears to […]
While ruminating on being a vinyl noob, I realized I will not be a noob forever. Today, however, is not that day! So I plough forward with cock-eyed optimism on my vinyl journey with the […]
The dreaded hum at 60 Hz. A quiet hiss from the tweeter. There are numerous ways that noise can manifest itself in your audio system. Whether it’s obvious or not, any external interference in a […]
It’s not often that I travel across the country just to hear a new audio product, but last weekend I did exactly that when I met with Dr. Vinyl, a dealer outside Baltimore, to hear […]
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