The Stereophile Interviews: Michael Trei
Michael Trei is much more than the title of this post may elude to. In addition to being a Stereophile staff writer, columnist and reviewer, he also has an extremely long history with high fidelity audio that spans nearly his entire life. From retail sales in both the UK and NY, global sales, installer, and even turntable setter-upper – Michael knows audio from nearly every angle.
This week on The Occasional Podcast, Michael Trei sits down to discuss HiFi in all its glory, the good, bad and distorted. His passion for audio appears obvious as he walks through his days selling Brit-Fi to the closing of Sound & Vision Magazine. Some in the industry might have as many years, but very few have seen the diversity that Michael has.
The Occasional Podcast recently covered the subject of regionalized HIFi sounds, CAF 2024, The Best Vintage Amplifiers To Buy At A Garage Sale, interviewed Jason Stoddard of Schiit Audio, and covered the future of digital and class D with Michal Jurewicz of Mytek and High End Munich 2024, but previous episodes include how tos, tips, tricks and education in all things high fidelity audio from episodes like last week’s Hot Headphones For The Holidays, an Interview With John Devore, Measurements explained with Andrew Jones, 3 things to know about streaming audio, 5 things to consider when buying a tube amplifier, interviews with Steve Guttenberg, how to’s and more from audio’s greatest talents, including Michael Fremer, another interesting conversation about the History Of The BBC’s LS3/5a Loudspeaker, A Beginner’s Guide To Tube Amplifiers and A View From The Booth: Reference Systems, Accuracy & Why Audiophiles Love Jazz So Much: including rare interview with the late audio legend engineer Al Schmitt. The finale from season 5 includes the yearly “best of awards” and you can also find episodes covering British HiFi, Subwoofers/Setup/Tips, and the how to: Budgeting From Entry Level To High End. Season 4 highlights include Joseph Audio, Pro-Ject Turntables, and Rob Watts. One can still download this season’s educational show with TOP’s Beginners Primer To High Fidelity Digital Audio alongside the latest on Two-Way Speaker Design. Fan favorite What Is Mastering? What Happens When An Album Is Remastered? is also still available as well. If you are interested in further exploring the analog realm, the Guide To Buying A Turntable (and records) might point you in the right direction.
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