The biggest US audio show AXPONA had quite the buzz this year. One of the keynote seminars that took place on Friday of the show was a live recording of The Occasional Podcast. Interviewing both YouTube personality Steve “The Audiophiliac” Guttenberg and legendary speaker designer Andrew Jones, host Brian Hunter recorded the first show in front of a live studio audience.
The three way banter was a great variation for the format, with some great conversations and educational bits alike. We pulled out some interesting stories from both Steve and Andrew, along with some unique perspectives on both measurements and design philosophy.
Andrew’s new speaker is the field-coil concentric Jones And Cerreta Troubador.
And Steve Guttenberg has a new book coming out titled “The Blind Projectionist” but you can also follow his HiFi commentary on his regular YouTube channel “The Audiophiliac”.
If you want a visual run though of a huge cross-section of the rooms from AXPONA 2026, check out pt.AUDIO’s YouTube playlist from the show, and you can also check out all the in-person reactions direct from Brian Hunter and Marc Phillips in last week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast. Available in the embed below and on your favorite podcast platform including iTunes, Android, Google, Deezer, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube and more.
The Occasional Podcast recently interviewed the current TAS editor-in-chief Robert Harley, Jana Loves HiFi covered the Florida Audio Expo 2026, the History And Ongoing Legacy Of The Quad ESL 57, Pro Audio Vs. HIFi– how they might be more alike than you think, and also an interview with teenage speaker designer Lucca Chesky. There is a huge list of 2026 recommendations for Best Value in Hifi, New products for 2026 and covered Capital Audiofest. They also interviewed Stereophile’s Michael Trei, The Best Vintage Amplifiers To Buy At A Garage Sale, chatted with Jason Stoddard of Schiit Audio, and covered the future of digital and class D with Michal Jurewicz of Mytek.