The Occasional Podcast Archives

An Interview With Axel Grell – Designer of the Sennheiser HD800/650/600

Axel Grell Has been a Sennheiser designer for many years. His contributions to the legendary HD 800, 650 and 600,

How records are made. Pressing music into a vinyl disc is not as simple as say, copying a file to

A tube amplifier guide. SET, OTL, Push-Pull. The options for tube amplifier designs are a diverse landscape that is only

What is accuracy? Audiophile’s love their true-to-life realism, but do the sound waves that come out of any given speaker

This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast features a bit of a double header. The first half features awards for

What is British HiFi? Is it a sound? A frequency response? A particular market of products? In this week’s episode

This week’s episode of PartTimeAudiophile’s The Occasional Podcast features legendary engineer and producer Al Schmitt. Sadly Al Schmitt passed away

If you want to catch up a short history of the prolific speaker designer Andrew Jones, this interview from The

Subwoofer setup is a precious part of any home theater, but what about their integration into two channel stereo rigs?

Music Server. As the title implies, this week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast involves two separate talking points. First, that

This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast tackles a subject that is likely near and dear to many an audiophile

Whether you know the name Grado from its turntable cartridges or their iconic open back headphones, one thing is for

There has much debate on how much to spend on speakers in relation to the cost of the rest of