The team behind the SoundStage! website produces the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast. The website is an online audio magazine. Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger hosted season one of the podcast. Jorden Guth hosts season two. The podcast is about "everything that matter's in high-performance audio. It includes news, facts, products, opinions, and anecdotes.
The podcast targets audiophiles. An audiophile is someone who is passionate about high-quality sound reproduction. The conversations include product reviews, expert interviews, and industry updates. Listeners can expect detailed conversations about high-end headphones, speaker systems, and amplifiers. Each December, the hosts name their favorite products of the year.
Butterworth and Burger have both written for high-performance audio publications. These include SoundStage! and Wirecutter. The latter is part of The New York Times. Butterworth and Burger have many decades of audio product testing experience. In season one, they discuss consumer trends and significant product reviews. The podcast hosts discuss blind-test results for products like amps. They also share their thoughts on emerging news stories in the high-fidelity (hi-fi) industry. One example is "MoFi-gate," a scandal that shocked the analog audiophile world in 2022.
Guth, season two's host, has many years of experience as a member of the SoundStage! video production team. In each episode, Guth interviews a guest who knows more about hi-fi sound than he does. One example is Daryl Wilson, the CEO of Wilson Audio. In the interview, Wilson talks about his background and career. He also explains what makes the company's speakers different from others.
Guth also interviews Geoff Morrison, the editor of SoundStage! Solo. They discuss how headphones can introduce people to the world of hi-fi. SoundStage! Solo is a website that focuses on headphones and earphones. Another such website is SoundStage! Access, which focuses on affordable audio and tips and tricks for beginners.
The SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast may appeal to fans of high-performance audio. It may also interest anyone who considers themselves to be an audiophile. New episodes are usually available twice a month.
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