37: Interview with an Audiophile, with Matt Rockwell

37: Interview with an Audiophile, with Matt Rockwell

Today, 30 year audiophile (and one of the two guys that got me into the hobby) Matt Rockwell and I sit down for a chat in his house in Boulder. When I met Matt, he had a $300k+ system. Now, a few years later, he's "pared it down" to a simple $36k system. I know that sounds like a lot, but this was a fascinating conversation about audio, art, gear, and the true essence of the hobby. Note...Matt speaks quite softly, so I've done my best with the audio. Here's Matt's current system: Speakers: Green Mountian Audio http://greenmountainaudio.com/eos-hd/ Subwoofer: Rel https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-ti/t9i/ Integrated Amp: Jeff Rowland https://www.jeffrowlandgroup.com/continuum-s2/ DAC: http: Aesthetix Pandora with Signature Upgrade //aesthetix.net/digital.php Digital Source: Custom Ubuntu 18.04 Linux, Real-Time Kernel. Running Roon/Tidal and JRiver Media Player Headphones: Speaker Man - Ether : https://www.mrspeakers.com/headphones-22/ether.html Headphone Amp: Amp Sound : https://ampsandsound.com/products/kenzie-headphone-amp Speaker Cables: Analysis Plus Oval 9 https://www.analysis-plus.com/product/home-audio/speaker-cables/black-mesh-oval-9/ Digital Interface: Off-Ramp-4 https://www.stereophile.com/content/empirical-audio-ramp-4-usb-format-converter Power Conditioning: Running Springs Jaco : http://www.tonepublications.com/review/running-springs-audio-jaco-power-conditioner/ Power Cables: Shunyata Venom : https://shunyata.com/products/power-cables/venom-hc/ Interconnects (RCA and XLR: Audo Magic Liquid-Air : https://www.audio-magic.com/files/128166265.pdf Today's Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by SVS. SVS makes some of the best bang for the buck in high-end audio. Check them out at http://svsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10: 4 Epic LA Audio Show Interviews, starring Sonus Faber/Mcintosh, 1MoreUSA, Paradigm, and Cambridge Audio

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 Cam...

6 Kesä 20171h 20min

9: Getting The Most Bang For Your Buck on Stereo Gear, With Harris Fogel

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...

23 Touko 201756min

8: Speaker Placement 101

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 exp...

10 Touko 201740min

7: Do Speaker Cables REALLY Matter??

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 ...

26 Huhti 201744min

6: Resolution Demystified, Oppo Sonica DAC/Streamer Review, What is The WAF?

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 diffe...

11 Huhti 201757min

5: When Things Go Terribly Wrong…

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 fo...

28 Maalis 201752min

4: The Great Subwoofer Bake-Off, and Nicholas Brown of SVS

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 ...

14 Maalis 20171h 3min

3: A Deep Dive Interview with Andrew Jones, The Speaker Designer Who’s Breaking The Rules of the Audiophile Industry

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...

25 Helmi 201758min

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