31: New LG OLED 4k, Dolby ATMOS, Micca In-Ceiling/Wall Speakers, Your Questions...

1: Origin of Beginner Audiophile, Paul’s System Walkthrough, Testing PS Audio Sprout/ELAC System: Origin of Beginner Audiophile. Our audiophile stories. What IS an audiophile. Tour of Paul’s system. We test the ELAC B6 and Sprout. Gear Guide: Paradigm Monitor 7 speakers Tidal Chromecast 1MOREUSA E1001 Triple Driver In-Ear Headphones 1MOR by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

55 min listen

3: A Deep Dive Interview with Andrew Jones, The Speaker Designer Who’s Breaking The Rules of the Audiophile Industry: Today’s show is a real treat. We got to sit down with Andrew Jones (Of TAD / Pioneer Fame) of ELAC. We’d first heard of Andrew a couple years ago when he made these insanely affordable Elac Debut B6 Speakers (See Episode 1 for A Review of these $ by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

58 min listen

13: Songs To Test and Tune Your System With, Backing Up Your Audio, and More!: On today’s show Harris and Michael talk about songs and albums they use to “test and tune” their systems. We also briefly talk about a couple pieces of gear we are testing: The AudioControl Rialto 600 integrated amplifier, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

50 min listen

19: The Vinyl Revival, and Killer Systems You Can Afford: On today’s show we chat with Matthew from Vinyl Revival in Melbourne Australia. We had a great convo about the renaissance of “good” audio, getting huge bang for the buck out of your turntable, and his choices for systems costing $1000, $2500, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

35 min listen

7: Do Speaker Cables REALLY Matter??: On today’s Beginner Audiophile, we “bake off” 4 different speaker cables from Monster, Blue Jeans, Analysis Plus, and Monoprice to see if A: if we can hear any difference, and B: if the difference is palpable enough for us to make a buying decision. by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

44 min listen

20: CES Wrap-Up Part 1, with Patrick Norton: Patrick Norton (http://tekthing.com) joins me, through a hacking cough, to wrap up all things audio and home theater we discovered at CES (The Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas at the beginning of January 2018. by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

66 min listen

9: Getting The Most Bang For Your Buck on Stereo Gear, With Harris Fogel: Harris Fogel (http://maceditionradio.com) joins us for a chat about how he became an audiophile, what kind of gear to look at, and how he’d spend $1500 to get great sound! Gear Guide, Topics & Highlights: Philip Glass – Glassworks Album by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

56 min listen

4: The Great Subwoofer Bake-Off, and Nicholas Brown of SVS: On today’s show, Paul and I test out various ways to integrate a subwoofer into your 2-channel and multichannel system, including doing the infamous “subwoofer crawl”. We also check in with Nicholas Brown from SVS live from CES, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

63 min listen

2: Michael’s System, and The Great Headphone Bake-Off, Starring 1MoreUSA, Audio-Technica, & Mr. Speaker: Today Michael tells the story of how he fell down the rabbit whole of audiophilia and walks us through his reference system. Then, we do the Great Headphone Bake-Off, volume 1, testing $100 vs $150 vs $1800 headphones. by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

47 min listen

6: Resolution Demystified, Oppo Sonica DAC/Streamer Review, What is The WAF?: On today’s Beginner Audiophile, we start by explaining the WAF, audio file resolution, and Michael gives an aptX update. Then we jump into the review of the OPPO Sonica DAC and what made a huge difference while we tested it. Finally, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

58 min listen

11: A BIG Announcement, LA Audio Show Wrapup, Anthem MRX 1120 Review, and YOUR questions!: On today’s show we have a special announcement! We have a new Co-host, Mr. Harris Fogel! (Star of Episode 9) Harris has been in the biz for many many years, and will offer years of “insider” perspective. by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

67 min listen

5: When Things Go Terribly Wrong…: …or at least, when things don’t go the way you expect them to. Today’s episode is about patience. I received a piece of gear that I couldn’t get to connect to the interwebs, and Paul and I fiddled for hours with the Oppo Sonica DAC until we got by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

52 min listen

12: Wireless Technologies, USB DAC Review, New Music Recommendations: On today’s show, after catching up with Harris and Michael, we talk about DTS-PlayFi and other wireless home technologies, give some feedback on the ELAC UB5, Harris reviews the AudioQuest Dragonfly and the Night Owl carbon headphones, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

67 min listen

8: Speaker Placement 101: No matter how high end your speakers are, you’ve got to put them in the right place to maximize the sound. The old adage says “a cheaper, well placed pair of speakers will sound better than a more expensive, poorly placed set. In this solo episode, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

41 min listen

17: Everything You Want to Know About Subwoofers, But Were Afraid To Ask: Ahhhhhh….subwoofers. That “Punch you in the chest” feeling when your favorite song really moves you. Although subwoofers are easy to plug in and turn up loud, that doesn’t give us a true audiophile experience. by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

55 min listen

16: How To Audition Like a Pro, Sonus Faber Speaker Review, and more!: On this episode of Beginner Audiophile Harris and Michael talk about what a pro-audio show is like, and our secret to maintaining consistency as we audition gear. Michael then reviews the Sonus Faber Principia 1 Bookshelf Speakers, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

51 min listen

15: The Turntable/ Record Player Renaissance, and Why You Should Care: Today we’re talking a bit of turntables, and what it takes to set one up. Turntables used to be the “gold standard” for listening, until digital files came along. Now, we are romanticizing the process…and it’s well worth it. by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

63 min listen

14: How To Audition New Gear, Unboxing Some Cool Stuff, & Reviewing Some Awesome Earbuds: On today’s episode, after we catch up, we talk about unboxing some new Sonus Faber and Pro-Ject gear, including Michael’s first Turntable. Then we jump into how to audition new audio gear, especially speakers. by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

62 min listen

10: 4 Epic LA Audio Show Interviews, starring Sonus Faber/Mcintosh, 1MoreUSA, Paradigm, and Cambridge Audio: Just back from the LA Audio Show, and we got some GREAT interviews with William Kline of Sonus Faber/Mcintosh, Ari Morguelan from 1MoreUSA, Chris Sipes from Paradigm/Anthem, and Gregg Chopper from Cambridge Audio, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

81 min listen

18: Beginner Audiophile Returns! New York Audio Show Breakdown & Listener Q&A!: Fellow audio nerds! We’re back. After a long (inadvertent) haitus, BA is back. Michael gives a breakdown of how audio works based on a great analogy by Steve Guttenberg, then digs into a bunch of your questions. Then, by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

46 min listen

27: The State of The Audiophile | Klipsch "The Sixes" Review | Jabra Elite Sport Earbuds: Audiophilia: Is it on the rise, or is it declining? Well...both, kinda. Join Patrick Norton and Michael O'Neal as they discuss how, in some ways, the industry is on the rise, and in some ways, on the decline. We also talk about... by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

75 min listen

BONUS: A Recent Historical Primer of the Audiophile: Today’s episode is an excerpt from a fantastic New Yorker article entitled “Audiophilia Forever: An Expensive New Year’s Shopping Guide” written by David Denby. (Click here to read the entire article) It does such a great job explaining what an au by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

20 min listen

32: Emotiva's Founder, Dan Laufman | CES Quick Hits on AMT and True Wireless Earbuds: Back from a week in Vegas, we've got a doozy for you this episode. After a quick hit of CES (The Consumer Electronics Show) in Vegas (Check out pictures at @beginneraudiophile) Michael talks about Air Motion Transformers (which were a big theme... by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

49 min listen

21: Gear, Gear, and More Gear. CES Wrapup Part II, with Harris Fogel: On today's ep. Harris and I talk about what we saw and heard at CES. We've also got a new contest where you can win a pair of 1moreUSA Triple Driver Earbuds! by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

64 min listen

25: Bookshelves + Sub VS. Tower Speakers, and KEF LS50 Wireless First Impressions: Dude. We're getting the BAND back together!! Dr. Paul Anderson and I (The OG!) are back for episode 25 of BA. After catching up, we chat about the incredible KEF LS50 Wireless, and offer our first impressions. Then, we dive... by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

63 min listen

45: Being A Kid in the 70's and 80's, and how it Shaped Our Music Tastes, with Brooks Hollan. AudioQuest Cobalt Review: Everyone has a story. Many of us that were kids in the 70's and 80's had that friend or that kid in school that had all the cool stereo gear. Today my pal Brooks Hollan (@life_of_brooksie) and I talk about being a kid in a very influential... by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

64 min listen

22: Talking Amps & Watts with Patrick Norton, The Winner of the 1moreUSA Triples, & Your Questions!: Episode 22 of Beginner Audiophile is jam packed! Patrick Norton Co-Hosts this one with Michael O’Neal. We talk about the reality vs. myth of amps vs. watts in amplifiers, dig into reviews of the Beyerdynamic Aventho Wireless and the Hive Home Security by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

74 min listen

26: Nice Speaker Setup Vs. Nice Headphone Setup...Which is Better?: Today’s theme: Good headphones vs. “Good Stereo” The News: LAAS CANCELED ROON 1.5 is out DIY Audio Amp Camp Amp https://diyaudiostore.com/collections/frontpage/products/amp-camp-amp-kit?variant=7072933085218 Kirby Meets Audio on YouTube... by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

78 min listen

24: The Headphone Show! CanJam 2018, "Bang for the buck" cables, Joe Harley of AudioQuest, and More: Today the boys wrap up what they saw and heard at CanJam 2018 in Los Angeles, including tons of mini product reviews. We strapped on Sennheisers Orpheus $50,000 headphone system to mindboggling results. And chatted with Joe Harley about... by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

64 min listen

33: Andrew Jones from ELAC | NAMM Rundown | Sennheiser Momentum: Howdy! On this episode, we pin down Andrew Jones from Elac for a juicy interview on his philosophy behind creating speakers, and lots more. Michael gives the rundown on NAMM, the North American Music Merchants show. Those are the people... by beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

64 min listen

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