podcast

beginner audiophile | hifi | gear reviews | stereo | hi-end audio

by Michael O’Neal and Awesome Co-hosts

57: How Does Equipment THIS Cheap Sound THIS Good??? WTF?

06.02.2023 • 00:42:06

Our good friend Harris Fogel from http://maceditionradio.com comes by to do a show! Harris has been globetrotting to all of the audio shows, so he giv...

56: Top 10 Songs to Show Off Your System, with David Solomon from Qobuz| Beginner Audiophile

30.11.2022 • 01:26:46

Our good buddy David Solomon from Qobuz (http://qobuz.com) is a MASTER of picking the RIGHT songs to show off his systems. He and I trade in this epis...

55: NAMM Show & T.H.E Show Update. Is Dolby Atmos The Future of Hifi?

13.06.2022 • 00:36:19

So great to be back on the mic! On today's solo show I talk about attending the NAMM show, and how the convergence of the Pro audio and HiFi Audio ind...

54: What's More Important, The Set Up or The Gear? With David Solomon of Qobuz

14.06.2021 • 01:07:22

HEY! We're back! David Solomon of http://qobuz.com and I sit down in the lobby of the Hilton hotel Long Beach, where T.H.E. Show 2021 was taking place...

53: How Do We Audition Gear Moving Forward? | GoldenEar Triton 2+ Review and More!

07.11.2020 • 00:51:00

The return of Patrick Norton, who's moved himself out to St. Louis from Oakland CA, and a review of the GoldenEar Triton 2+ and the JDS Labs Atom AMP ...

52: Dr. Paul Returns! | Parasound Halo Hint 6 Review | BMW Audio Upgrades

26.10.2020 • 00:40:40

Dr. Paul Anderson is back in the house, chatting about his most recent iteration of his system, which includes the Dali Oberon 1, a MUCH cheaper DAC t...

51: How To Introduce Your Friends to Hifi | Jabra Elite 75t Review

16.10.2020 • 00:34:22

It's an amazing thing to be able to "re-introduce" our friends to music again. Think about this: In a sea of Spotify, mp3's, and bluetooth, Some peopl...

50: Setting Up A New Listening Room From Scratch | KEF LS50 Wireless vs. Passive | Getting Scammed with Used Gear

01.07.2020 • 00:48:08

On today's episode I tell a story of how I (almost) got scammed buying a pair of KEF LS50's, used, how I'm setting up a new listening room from scratc...

49: Are Headphones Required Now? | HELM Audio Founder Eric Johnson Interview | Long Beach System Breakdown

27.04.2020 • 00:48:40

On today's ep. I chat about my new Long Beach House, and break down the system. (Check out http://instagram.com/beginneraudiophile for pics) Then I ge...

48: Vintage Audio Buyer's Guide with Mark Cerasuolo

20.04.2020 • 01:06:12

LONG overdue, on this ep I bring vintage audio expert Mark Ceresuolo on, and we talk all things vintage audio, from which companies made the great gea...