HiFi Heroes: Peter Walker of QUAD
This is the first in an occasional series of podcasts devoted to some of my Hi-Fi heroes. This podcast is dedicated to Peter Walker, founder of QUAD. These days, QUAD is owned by the International Aud...
24 Apr 46min
Journeys: an experiment in AI and Music Part 2
This is the second part of the Hi-Fi Hobbyist Podcast on AI and Music. In this part we present the second side of the virtual album “Journeys”. Side 2 is made up of songs based upon real-life journeys...
17 Apr 32min
Journeys: an experiment in AI and Music Part 1
This week’s podcast is in two parts. It is a departure from the usual pattern, looking at the use of AI in the generation of music. There are legal and ethical issues, especially in the area of creati...
14 Apr 33min
How Chinese brands are no longer merely imitating Western brands
In a previous podcast, we looked at Chi-Fi, Chinese-manufactured Hi-Fi, which is gaining increasing recognition in the international Hi-Fi market. In this podcast, we will look in more detail at how t...
10 Apr 27min
The AI debate about how to deal with your room acoustics
Last week's podcast looked at the issue of room acoustics and room treatment. This week, we hand over the topic to AI protagonists for a debate about whether specialist room treatments are required in...
3 Apr 42min
The elephant is in the room and its called acoustics
Recent opinion pieces on the HiFi Hobbyist website have reported on differing views from online commentators on the importance of room acoustics and room treatments. In this podcast, we will look in m...
28 Mar 40min
AI takes a deeper look at how the recording quality of live albums improved over the 1970s
This week's podcast is a generated discusison take a deeper look into how the recording quality of live albums improved over the 1970s. The discussion is not limited to the five albums I discussed las...
21 Mar 41min
My favourite double live albums from the 1970s
For me, the 1970s were a golden age of the double live album. Of course, these were the days of vinyl, so we’re talking about four sides, giving a total playing time of up to about 90 minutes. Speakin...
14 Mar 56min
