An interview with Frankie Tan and Kelvin Lee of OraStream. Based in Singapore, OraStream offers both behind the scenes technology and services to music streaming companies such as the Neil Young Archives, Naxos, and Primephonic, and it offers a direct to consumer application and service called Brio. If there is one technology that should be embraced by all the music streaming services, it’s Orastream’s MPEG-4 SLS offering. It’s a solution to real problems, that requires no special hardware or de...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 28
I talk to Danny McKinney and Aleksander Radisavljevic of RAAL-requisite. Based in both the US and Serbia, RAAL-requisite is a partnership between RAAL and requisite audio. HiFi lovers are familiar with the terrific RAAL ribbon tweeters that Alex has developed over the years, but many are likely unfamiliar with requisite audio’s long history of making professional equipment for some the best musicians in the world, and Danny’s background as a professional musician prior to creating products for m...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 27
I talk to Dr. Mathias Johansson, Dirac Research co-founder and chief product officer, about the beginnings of the company in Upsala Sweden, its work with BMW, the current Dirac offerings for audiophiles, the differences between Dirac software and Dirac built into hardware, and many general DSP & room correction topics.
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 26
I talk to Nuno Vitorino, the co-founder and R&D Director, of InnuOS about the beginnings of the company in his garage, the expansion to 39 countries around the globe, the current InnuOS offerings, how the company supports its customers, and where they are headed in the future.
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 25
I talk to Michelangelo from Volumio about his background, the beginnings of the software and hardware products, and the current Volumio offerings. Michelangelo also gives candid answers to questions about Volumio’s subscription model, where the company is headed in the future, and the ten bonus questions, to which there are no wrong answers.
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 24
On today’s show I talk to Damien and Manuel of Audirvana about their backgrounds, the beginnings of the application, and the ins and outs of the newest Audirvana Studio release. Audirvana Studio has a few features unavailable in any other app on the planet, and it was nice to talk about the implementation of these directly with the team. The guys also give candid answers to questions about the new subscription model, Musicbrainz tagging, and where the company is headed in the future....
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Mitch has been involved in digital signal processing for many years, including writing a book and contributing several articles to Audiophile Style on the topic, and recently starting his own company called Accurate Sound. I talked to Mitch about digital signal processing, some of the myths and reasons people may have dismissed it in the past, and what we can look forward to in the future. Mitch also discusses his room calibration service, his new software convolution engine called Hang Loose Co...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 22
An interview with Aurender's Ari Margolis about the company's past, present, and future, as well as some highlighted products such as the S10, W20 / W20SE, and the new N20. We also talk about Aurender's first class customer support and where the company is headed in the future.
May 31, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The conclusion to my interview with the team at Rockport Technologies. Rockport has crafted boutique high end audio products for 3 decades, starting with the Sirius turntable and transitioning into loudspeakers such as it groundbreaking Arakkis and Lyra models. Many Audiophiles who’ve heard Rockport products over the years place these speakers at or near the top of the list for the best loudspeakers speakers in the world.
May 24, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 20
An interview with the team at Rockport Technologies. Rockport has crafted boutique high end audio products for 3 decades, starting with the Sirius turntable and transitioning into loudspeakers such as it groundbreaking Arakkis and Lyra models. Many Audiophiles who’ve heard Rockport products over the years place these speakers at or near the top of the list for the best loudspeakers speakers in the world.
May 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 19
The conclusion to my interview with the founder and CEO of Acoustic Sounds, Chad Kassem. Acoustic Sounds owns its own record pressing plant, vinyl reissue label, original production label, print shop, recording studio, and its own LP mastering business after purchasing the Mastering Lab form the late Doug Sax. Hear Chad talk about all of this and the decades of work that goes into reissuing work from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Nat King Cole, Pink Floyd, and many more.
May 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 18
An interview with the founder and CEO of Acoustic Sounds, Chad Kassem. Acoustic Sounds owns its own record pressing plant, vinyl reissue label, original production label, print shop, recording studio, and its own LP mastering business after purchasing the Mastering Lab form the late Doug Sax. Hear Chad talk about all of this and the decades of work that goes into reissuing work from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Nat King Cole, Pink Floyd, and many more.
May 03, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
An interview with Radio Paradise founder Bill Goldsmith. Hear about Radio Paradise's high quality lossless streaming, Bluesound and Sonos integration, how the company finds and serves music, and how Bill's career in the broadcast industry lead him to start Radio paradise before anyone had a smart phone or a truly fast internet connection. The show ends with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Enjoy :~)
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 16
An interview with McIntosh Group co-CEO Jeff Poggi about growing up in a small town in Massachusetts, getting his MBA at Duke, working for Harmon and Bose before joining McIntosh. We talk extensively about the new McIntosh Group car audio partnership with Jeep and Maserati. Jeff goes into great detail about the process of working with major auto manufacturer and creating a reference level audio system that's McIntosh through & through.
Apr 19, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The conclusion of my interview with Grammy winning engineer, producer, and audiophile Bill Schnee about his new book Chairman at the Board and his 50 years of experience working with Steely Dan, Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, and many more of the most talented people in the music business. Buy Bill's Book Here - https://audiophile.style/schnee
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 14
An interview with Grammy winning engineer, producer, and audiophile Bill Schnee about his new book Chairman at the Board and his 50 years of experience working with Steely Dan, Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, and many more of the most talented people in the music business. Buy Bill's Book Here - https://audiophile.style/schnee Music recommendation - https://audiophile.style/funky...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 13
An interview with Chief Design Officer and Vice President of R&D for the McIntosh Group, Livio Cucuzza. We talk about his childhood in Sicily, his design inspirations, the fact that his father owned a HiFi shop as he was growing up, the product design process, the sf16 product launch, and how he handles the rich heritage of both Sonus Faber and McIntosh Labs. The show concludes with two album recommendations and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Purchase the albums...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 12
An interview with Gilad, Steve, and Joe of Linn about the past present and future of the company, including the original Linn turntables, Linn's journey to introduce the first true high end streamer, the original Klimax DS, and Linn's use of digital signal processing, among many other things. The show finishes with an album recommendation and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Purchase the albums recommendation here: https://audiophile.style/minnie Linn - https://www.li...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 11
An interview with Bryston CEO James Tanner. We discuss the past, present and future of the company, including its push into digital music servers a decade ago, its recent loudspeaker initiative, and its modular DAC/Preamp the BR20. The show finishes with two album recommendations and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Purchase the album recommendations here: Eric Dolphy's Music Prophet, The Expanded 1963 New York Sessions Remastered by 2xHD - https://audiophile.style/ed...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 10
An interview with Steve Huntley and Logan Rosencrans of Boulder Amplifiers. We discuss the past, present and future of the company, including its flagship 3000 series components and the new 866 integrated amplifier. The show finishes with an album recommendation and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Music curtesy of Chesky Records on the album The Body Acoustic.
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 9
A discussion with famous music photographer, music lover, and audiophile Charles Peterson about some of his most iconic shots, including Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Johnny Cash to name a few. The show concludes with how to purchase Peterson's prints and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 8
A discussion with the Ayre Acoustics team about founder Charles Hansen, products that put Ayre on the map, what makes Ayre special, the QB-9 DAC, and a look into the future of the company. The show concludes with a book and album recommendation and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 7
A discussion with the Qobuz team about how the service works, including how it gets the music we here, what happens if a listener finds an issue with an album, and the thorny issue of artist compensation, among many other topics. I also discovered a "new" jazz album from 1960 that I highly recommend, and show finishes with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.
Feb 15, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 6
A discussion with Audio Research Managing Director Dave Gordon about the origins of the company in Minneapolis, the design and details of my favorite ARC amp the Reference 160, and a new fantastic integrated amp coming very soon from the company. The show finishes with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
A discussion with Schiit Audio co-founder Jason Stoddard. We talk about his early days at Sumo Electronics, meeting the other Schiit Audio co-founder Mike Moffat from Theta Digital, which product put Schiit Audio on the map, why Schiit creates its multi-bit DACs rather than using something more standard, and the genesis and design goals of the flagship Yggdrasil DAC. You'll want to stick around for the bonus questions at the end of the show to hear candid answers from Jason about music, food and...
Feb 01, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4
A discussion with the team at dCS, David Steven Jr., John Quick, and John Giolas, about the origins of the company, what makes dCS dCS, why it matters, and the impact of the flagship Vivaldi system. The show finishes with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 3
A discussion with Wilson Audio Specialties' CEO Daryl Wilson about the origins of the company, his father Dave's influence on him, and the importance of the WAMM Master Chronosonic loudspeaker. The show finishes with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.
Jan 17, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2
A discussion with the team at Roon Labs about the origins of the company, user interface and technical design decisions, and the Roon Ready certification program. The show finishes with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 1
