SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast
Episodes
Simaudio’s Étienne Gautier on Fixing Hi-Fi’s Future
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, host Jorden Guth is joined by Simaudio’s product director, Étienne Gautier, for a wide-rangi...
German Hi-Fi Giant T+A’s CEO on the Future of Audio
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the Season 5 premiere of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, host Jorden Guth sits down with Conradin Amft, CEO of T+A Elektroakustik, to explore h...
Technically Correct: John Siau on DACs and Measurements
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean for audio gear to be “technically correct,” and why should listeners care? In the fourth-season finale of the SoundStage! Audiop...
The Hi-Fi Generation Gap—and What the Industry Must Do
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast producer and SoundStage! Access editor Dennis Burger to offer a sneak peek at ...
From 1528 to 1610: Arendal Sound’s New Speaker Series
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Thomas Gunvaldsen, Project Lead at Arendal Sound, to discuss his path into audio, Arendal Sound’s evolution...
Bryston at 50: Made in Canada, Built to Last, and Looking Ahead
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As Bryston marks its 50th anniversary, host Jorden Guth sits down with CEO James Tanner for a wide-ranging conversation about where the company came f...
Four Seasons of Sound—From the Beginning to Episode 100
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For this landmark 100th episode (Season 4, Episode 22), current host Jorden Guth is joined by original hosts Dennis Burger and Brent Butterworth for a...
Electrocompaniet: Born in Norway, Still Built There
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Lasse Danielsen, sales and marketing director at Electrocompaniet, for a conversation that blends personal hi...
It’s T-Time: Inside Norway’s Vinyl Pressing Plant
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jorden Guth travels to Stavanger, Norway, to visit T-Time Vinyl Plant, where he sits down with general manager Sigve Håland to discuss how the f...
Arendal Sound’s Big Leap: Innovation, Impact, and a Transformational Year
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦! 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, host Jorden Guth sit...
Inside VinnieRossi: From Red Wine Audio to the Brama Series
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Vinnie Rossi, founder of VinnieRossi. They trace his path in audio—from the ...
Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2025: What Made This Year Stand Out
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jorden Guth talks with SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and SoundStage! Ultra editor Jason Thorpe about Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2025—what...
Carved from Sound: Diapason’s Alessandro Schiavi and the New Didascalìa
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jorden Guth visits Diapason founder Alessandro Schiavi in Brescia, Italy, to talk about his lifelong pursuit of musical realism and the art of bu...
Inside Technics: Where Analog Warmth Meets Digital Precision
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Bill Voss, Business Development Manager (US) for Technics, to explore the brand’s long history within Panas...
Inside the Moon 371: Étienne Gautier on Simaudio’s New Compass Collection
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, Étienne Gautier, product director at Simaudio, joins the conversation to discuss the launch of...
Worth the Wait: Simaudio, September 30
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the saying: “Good things come to those who wait.” And it’s true once again. While our current episode is finished, we must wait unti...
Hi-Fi: Too Expensive, Too Exclusive, Too Many Speakers?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage’s Doug Schneider and Dennis Burger to discuss three issues holdin...
Rock-Solid Sound: Acora Acoustics’ Luxury Stone Speakers
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Valerio Cora, founder and CEO of Acora Acoustics Corporation, to discuss the m...
From Cars to Hi-Fi: Toyota Principles Drive the Paradigm Group's Premium Sound
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Jorden Guth talks with Badar Qureshi, president of PML Sound International—the company behind Paradigm, Anthem, MartinLogan, a...
On the Water (Literally) with Ian Colquhoun of Axiom, Bryston, and Magnum Dynalab
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is is once again joined by Ian Colquhoun, founder of Axiom Audio. This time, they’re on I...
Silence Speaks: Hi-Fi Truths from an Anechoic Chamber with Andrew Welker
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Andrew Welker, Chief Product Officer at Colquhoun Audio Laboratories, owner of...
Inside VECO—KEF’s Breakthrough Active-Speaker Technology
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined once again by Jack Oclee-Brown, VP of Technology at KEF, to discuss the company...
Why We’re Holding Episode 8 — KEF Has Something Big Coming!
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Due to an embargo on confidential information, we have to delay the release of our 8th episode this season until July 8. In that episode, we'll featur...
Paul Hales Unleashed: The Realities of Global Audio Manufacturing
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined once again by Pro Audio Technology owner/president L. Paul Hales, who shares his ...
Bye-Bye Munich! High End 2025 Recap
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth chats with SoundStage! Ultra editor Jason Thorpe about his adventures at High End 2025, the...
Built in the Netherlands: The Heart of Siltech, Crystal Cable, HMS, and Sphinx
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is sits down for a one-on-one with Gabi Rynveld, PR and brand ambassador for International ...
The Science and Precision Behind KEF’s Speaker Production
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Jack Oclee-Brown, VP of Technology at KEF, to discuss the decisions that go ...
Dutch Decibels: The Netherlands-Built Sound of Dutch & Dutch
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth joins Martijn Mensink of Dutch & Dutch to discuss what aspects of the company’s beloved 8c speakers are made where, ...
Made-in-Germany Hi-Fi and Playback-Control Software from T+A
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, host Jorden Guth chats with T+A elektroakustik COO Conradin Amft to learn more about the value proposition of where componen...
Dynaudio's Otto Jørgensen: Made in Denmark and Elsewhere
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth chats with Dynaudio’s Otto Jørgensen about the company’s manufacturing processes, its massive Jupiter speaker-measuri...
The World's Greatest Speakerman? Sandy Gross: From Polk to Definitive to GoldenEar and Beyond
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by industry legend Sandy Gross to discuss his passion for hi-fi and his insider perspective on the three brands ...
Dr. Sean Olive on the Harman Target and Its Myriad Alternatives
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined once again by Dr. Sean Olive, senior fellow at Harman International, to dive deeper into the development of the ...
A Completely Different Speaker—Ole Siig of Treble Clef Audio
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Ole Siig to discuss his history in hi-fi and the development and design of Treble Clef Audio’s distinctive ...
Hi-Fi Entrepreneur Peter Lyngdorf—The Follow-Up Interview
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by hi-fi industry legend Peter Lyngdorf for a supplemental chat, following the release of SoundStage! founder Do...
All-Disc Playback: Rob Jones, President of Magnetar Audio North America
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do discs matter anymore? This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Rob Jones, president of Magnetar Audio North America, to discuss the brand’s high-...
Back to Speaker Basics: Axiom Audio’s New Performance44 Series
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Axiom is a Canadian loudspeaker brand founded by Ian Colquhoun in 1980. It was one of the first companies to adopt the design principles based on the ...
2024 SoundStage! Awards for Products of the Year and Outstanding Achievements
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider to discuss the 2024 SoundStage! Awards for Products of the Year and Outsta...
Stereos: What's the Stuff in the Middle?
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by podcast producer and SoundStage! Access editor Dennis Burger to discuss his latest editorial, “The Stuff in...
Norwegian Loudspeaker Disruptor: Arendal Sound Founder Jan Lassesen
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Jan Lassesen, founder of Norway’s Arendal Sound, to discuss the company’s origins and history, its distin...
Warsaw Audio Video Show 2024 Recap - Traveling | Warsaw Vibe | Rooms and Demos | Bad Music
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and SoundStage! Ultra editor Jason Thorpe to discuss Warsaw’s Audio Vide...
Rebroadcast: Bernie Grundman, The Music Master
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jorden Guth’s new baby finally made his debut, so we’re taking a break again this week and resharing one of our favorite season 2 episodes, i...
New Loudspeakers Galore - DALI | Treble Clef Audio | Radiant Acoustics | Arendal Sound | Focal
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider to discuss all of the hot new speakers coming out right now, including mod...
Take a Break and Reflect - Anthony Grimani on Speakers, Rooms, Acoustics
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jorden Guth is expecting another child with his wife. Producer Dennis Burger has a few written reviews to catch up on for the SoundStage! Network...
Trinnov’s Road to WaveForming - Broken Atmos Promise | Misbehaved Bass
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Trinnov Audio general manager Jon Herron to discuss the company’s history, the synergy between physical roo...
Marrying Hi-Fi with Pro Audio - Paul Hales | Pro Audio Technology Origins | What Matters
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Pro Audio Technology owner/president L. Paul Hales to discuss his history in audio, how audio research has gu...
All About Vinyl - Earliest Experience | Cartridges | Accuracy | Belt vs. Direct Drive | Psychology
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by the SoundStage! Network’s Joseph Taylor, Jason Thorpe, and Dennis Burger to discuss records and turntables,...
Simaudio & the Art of Local Manufacturing - Origins | Nimbleness | Repairability
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined once again by Simaudio product director Dominique Poupart and marketing director Étienne Gautier to discuss how...
Dr. Floyd Toole: An Oral History 2 - A/B Tests | Bass | Athena | Brains, Rooms, Hearing and Listening
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth continues his conversation with Dr. Floyd Toole, exploring the origins of the Athena project at Canada’s NRC, the reason...
Dr. Floyd Toole: An Oral History 1 - Two Ears and a Brain | Transistors | Rules and Data
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by the loudspeaker legend himself, Dr. Floyd Toole, whose research at Canada’s National Research Council (NRC)...
Sound Researcher Dr. Sean Olive - Tonmeister | NRC, Harman, and Floyd Toole | Target Curves
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Dr. Sean Olive, senior fellow at Harman International, to discuss his time at NRC with Dr. Floyd Toole, his m...
Munich High End 2024 Retrospective - About the Show | The Vibe | 2024 Favorites
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage’s Doug Schneider, Jason Thorpe, and Matt Bonaccio to discuss the biggest audio show in the world...
The History of Bryston According to CEO James Tanner - Medical Origin | Expanding Products | To Present Day
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by James Tanner, CEO of Bryston Ltd., to discuss the company’s origins in the medical industry, the design of ...
Sound Engineer/Educator Marcela Rada on Immersive Audio - Education | Experimentation | Mix Maxing
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by sound engineer, educator, and content developer Marcela Rada to discuss her obsession with sound, her persona...
Axiom Audio’s Ian Colquhoun and NRC - Origin | Dr. Floyd Toole | Music Types | Twin Tweeters | Measurements
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Ian Colquhoun, founder of Axiom Audio and now also the owner of Bryston and Magnum Dynalab, to discuss the or...
Dr. Peter Schuck: Room-Correction Pioneer (Part 2) - Anthem Room Correction | FIR and IIR Filters | In-Room Response
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth continues his conversation with Dr. Peter Schuck, technical director at Paradigm Electronics Inc. The two cover the birth ...
Dr. Peter Schuck: Room-Correction Pioneer (Part 1) - Education | NRC | DSP | Athena Project
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Dr. Peter Schuck, technical director at Paradigm Electronics Inc., to discuss his history in hi-fi, how he en...
PSB's Paul Barton (Part 2) - Measurements | Diffraction | Waveguides | Diminishing Returns
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth continues his conversation with Paul Barton, founder of PSB Speakers. If you haven’t listened to season 3, episode 1 yet...
PSB's Paul Barton (Part 1) - Music and Violins | Starting Making Speakers | Dr. Floyd Toole and NRC
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season 3! This week, host Jorden Guth sits down with Paul Barton, founder of PSB Speakers, to discuss his personal history, his love of mus...
Selling Emotions: Conradin Amft on T+A's History and Future - Then to Now | Hi-Fi Tomorrow
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of season 2 of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, host Jorden Guth is joined by T+A COO Condradin Amft to discuss the company’...
Sonus Faber Suprema Speaker System Deep Dive - Technical Highlights | Trickle-Down Technologies
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Sonus faber introduced its massive new flagship loudspeaker system, Suprema, at this year’s CES, most of the press responded by asking about th...
The Tao of the Reviewer - Hi-Fi Reviewers' Systems and Needs | Writing a Hi-Fi Review
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! Access editor and producer of the podcast Dennis Burger to discuss his recent article about how r...
2023 SoundStage! Awards - Products of the Year | Outstanding Achievements | Choosing
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and SoundStage! Australia editor Edgar Kramer to discuss their respective ...
From Wilson Audio to T+A , then Back - InSight Videos | The Two-Day Rule | The Filming Approach
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider to tell the origin story of SoundStage! Network’s InSight video series, ...
Simaudio’s North Collection: The Future of Hi-Fi? - Development | BRM-1 | Reception and Reviews
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Simaudio product director Dominique Poupart and marketing director Étienne Gautier to discuss the company’...
How SVS Built a Hi-Fi Community - History | Products | Community Building
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SVS president Gary Yacoubian and VP of marketing Nick Brown to discuss the company’s history, its unique ap...
Audio Video Show 2023 Highlights - Warsaw Vibe | Good and Bad Shows | Bringing Matt | Best and Worst Products
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and SoundStage! Ultra senior editor Jason Thorpe to discuss Warsaw 2023, w...
Dan Laufman on the Value of Emotiva - Origin | Hi-Fi Manufacturing | Profits | Ethics
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Emotiva’s Dan Laufman to discuss the origins of his passion for hi-fi, the history of electronics manufactu...
Martijn Mensink On the Magic of Dutch & Dutch - Active Speakers | Cardioid Dispersion | Acoustics
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Martijn Mensink of Dutch & Dutch to discuss how an old clock radio incubated a love of music that develop...
House of Sound NYC - McIntosh | Sonus Faber | The Other Brands | New York | Luxury
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by David Mascioni, Global Director of Brand Marketing for McIntosh, to discuss the origins of the original World...
Legendary Laurence Dickie - Bowers & Wilkins | The Iconic Nautilus | Vivid Audio | Loudspeaker Engineering
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by legendary speaker designer Laurence Dickie to discuss his history with Bowers & Wilkins, the design of th...
Six Months into a PhD in Hi-Fi - Learning | Controversies | Revelations | The Future
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and podcast producer Dennis Burger to discuss what Jorden has learned in s...
Monitor Audio: From Concept 50 to Hyphn and Beyond - Into Hi-Fi | Making Monitor Audio Speakers | The Response
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, host Jorden Guth is joined by Monitor Audio global marketing director Michael Johnson and technical d...
Anthony Grimani on Speakers, Rooms, Acoustics - Dolby to THX | Rooms| Hi-Fi vs. Home Theater | Speakers | Room Correction
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, host Jorden Guth is joined by Anthony Grimani, former director of technology for THX and founder of P...
Speaker and Headphone Measurements Mash-Up - Misinformation | What Matters | Active vs. Passive | Listening
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and former SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast c...
KEF’s Jack Oclee-Brown - Tangerine Waveguide | Blade Speakers | Uni-Q | Meta Materials | Lotus Cars | Aspirational Hi-Fi
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Jack Oclee-Brown, VP of Technology at KEF, to discuss speaker design and engin...
James Hale on “Art+Tech” - Mixing Hi-Fi and Music | The Inspiration for… | Technology and Art
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by James Hale, author of SoundStage! Xperience’s popular “Art+Tech” column,...
Music Maven Mark Waldrep Rolls with the Changes - High-Res Controversy | MQA Snow Job?
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Dr. Mark Waldrep of AIX Records fame to discuss changes in the audiophile musi...
Bernie Grundman, the Music Master - Mastering Defined | Digital vs. Analog | Radio vs. Streaming
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, host Jorden Guth is joined by legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman to discuss what mastering is, what it isn’t, ho...
What We Measure and Why - What Does(n’t) Matter | Signal-to-Noise Ratio | Competence | (Im)Perfect Volume Controls
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and electronics measurements specialist Diego Estan to disc...
Daryl Wilson: Growing Up and Into Wilson Audio - The Wilson Household | Building WATT/Puppy Speakers | North Star Measurements and Listening | Pink Floyd Fridays
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Wilson Audio CEO Daryl Wilson to talk about what it was like to grow up alongside the storied brand, which hi...
Simaudio’s Étienne Gautier & the Art of Marketing Moon - Baumgartner Restoration | Taskmaster
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jorden Guth is trotting the globe this week and is tight on time, so he and producer Dennis Burger dug into the vaults to pull out an interview f...
The Music Man - Joe Taylor on Vinyl and Cassettes | Next-Gen Audiophiles | Curated Music Selections
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! Xperience senior editor Joseph Taylor to discuss his love for vinyl, the cassette tape revi...
The Inveterate Adventurer - Headphones as Hi-Fi’s Gateway Drug | Bluetooth Quality | The Best Noise-Canceling Cans
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! Solo editor Geoff Morrison to discuss headphones as a gateway drug into hi-fi, traveling wi...
Introducing Jorden - Hi-Fi Marketing | A Love Letter to KEF | The Three Best Speakers at Florida International Audio Expo 2023
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of the second season of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, new host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider...
Season 1 Grand Finale - TAS Speaker-Sensitivity Rant | 500 vs. 250W Amp | Geoffrey Morrison Plans | Goodbye
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In their final episode as co-hosts of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger kick off a super-sized rant by digging i...
The Connected Future of Something or Other - CES 2023 | The Harman Curve Again | Looking Forward
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (2:26 to 22:02), Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger talk about the former’s experiences at CES 2023, and reminisce a...
How Much a Lemon is S’posed to Squeeze - Favorite Products of 2022 | Audio Distribution Changes | JBL and Headphones
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger kick off the discussion by digging into SoundStage!’s year-end coverage (3:17 to 26:06). In a...
That One Where Geddy Lee Raps - TAS on Taiko | CheapAudioMan Power Cable Test | ”XTC, Curated”
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger start by taking a look at The Absolute Sound’s coverage of the Taiko Audio Extreme music server...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer at the Grocery Store - Audio Science Review Misses | Audiophilia in Harper’s | Hi-Fi and Skateboarding
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger visit the Audio Science Review forums to shine a spotlight on an overlooked comment by Dr. Sean O...
An Ultra-Mega Special Guest - Steve ”The Audiophiliac” Guttenberg | Dolby Atmos | SVS and Totem Acoustic Speakers
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger are joined by their old friend Steve Guttenberg—aka ”The Audiophiliac”—to discuss his rec...
A Purposeful Grimace & A Terrible Sound - Lavardin ”Memory Distortion” | Spotify Platinum | Products from Audio Video Show 2022
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (3:54 to 26:09), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger dig into a review of the Lavardin ITx20 amp and discuss the ...
Dennis Said Something Nice - Qobuz’s THX Spatial Audio | Hi-Fi Components that Matter | Factory Tours
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (3:28 to13:55), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger discuss a story about a new Qobuz playlist featuring songs mi...
A Statler & Waldorf Approach - Surround Sound & Dolby Atmos | CanJam SoCal + Headphone Giveaway | Reel-to-Reel Tapes
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (7:24 to 22:07), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger discuss a new piece by Andrew Heinzman about why he thinks s...
Look at My Curves - Sonarworks SoundID SR | AirPods Pro 2G Noise Canceling | JBL’s L75ms Integrated Music System
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (3:20 to 24:00), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger have a conversation about a proposed new headphone tuning st...
The Ka-CHUNK Sound - ”Creem” Magazine | 8-Track Tapes | ”AudioXpress” on Room Acoustics | MidJourney
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (3:33 to 14:28), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger start by celebrating the return of Creem magazine and discus...
The Race Is On! - Strata-gee.com on Consumer Trends | Stereophile’s 60th | 2022-2023 EISA Awards
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (2:54 to 13:57), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger opine about a new report from Strata-gee.com about consumer ...
The Credible Hulk - KEF LS60 Speaker System | The Absolute Sound on Measurements | Copper on Headphones
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (3:00 to 15:04), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger get the ball rolling by agreeing that Gordon Brockhouse’s ...
MoFi-pocalypse - Mobile Fidelity Digital Debacle | Monitor Audio Studio 20 | iFi Audio Zen One Signature
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (02:48 to 15:52), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger share their varied opinions on “MoFi-gate,” the biggest...
The ”Free Bird” of Hi-Fi - Audio Group Denmark and RF | Pitt & Giblin and ”Future-Fi” | Selective Product Reviews
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (3:24 to 24:13), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger once again discuss the issue of RF interference, this time w...
Maybe This is Satire - McIntosh LB200 Light Box | Vintage Hi-Fi | ChiFi Earphones
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s first segment (2:30 to 15:01), hosts Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger talk about McIntosh Laboratory’s newest product, the LB200...