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Join us in an audio-centric exploration of high fidelity listening. Gear talk, recommendations, interviews and plenty of interesting insights into high-end and personal audio, manufacturing and the people that make up the pastime.

Podcast · By Brian Hunter · American English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 16, 2026
Audience
Apple #182 · US
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Raising The Floor With Jason Stoddard Of Schiit Audio (opens the original)

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    An interview with Jason Stoddard of Schiit Audio. A long time friend of the show, Jason returns once again to chat about keeping things real on the entry-level of high fidelity. We talk about how Jason finds direction for raising expectations at the "floor" of HiFi, rather than continually adding dollars to the price to push the ceiling even higher. We dabble in his latest updates for the Schiit Audio brand, weather another CD player is in the mix, and if robots will every take over the Texas wa

  2. Episode · Jul 28, 2026

    Top 10 Best Party Speakers Plus Wharfedale Denton 1S Impressions (opens the original)

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    A verbal get-together with John Klima of the Post And Beam podcast. In this episode we run down the top 10 best party speakers as recommended by the pt.AUDIO staff. John co-hosts the show and gives us his impressions of the brand new Wharfedale Denton 1S bookshelf speakers. What speakers are known for getting the party to rock? What transducers will impress most at your next wine and cheese party? All this and a pre-review of the latest from Wharfedale in the Denton line. Bonus: Are cassettes ha

  3. Episode · Jul 13, 2026

    John Siau Of Benchmark Media Systems (opens the original)

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    An interview with Director Of Engineering of Benchmark Media Systems, John Siau. The brains behind much of Benchmark's gear in recent years can be credited to John. Between pro and consumer DACs, analog to digital converters and a wide array of HiFi gear, Benchmark has been on quite a run the past 10 years in terms of product development. In this episode, John offers up some really sound advice and information. We tackle some talk about design elements, feedback error correction and help shed li

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