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This podcast is part of the HiFi Hobbyist Multichannel project for people whose hobby is High Fidelity audio reproduction. It started life as a blog in 2020 and has expanded to include videocasts and AI-generated audio discussions. The HiFi Hobbyist podcast is a new channel that aims to discuss the issues raised in more detail through a dedicated audio podcast channel where in-depth talks will be alternated by AI discussions of the same issue. We will also produce occasional special editions. Our goal is to publish once a week. You can visit the main HiFi Hobbyist site at hifihobbyist.net
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What you need to know about Transmission Line speakers, but are afraid to ask
The transmission line loudspeaker represents one of audio engineering’s most fascinating attempts to solve a fundamental acoustic problem. Engineers must produce deep, uncoloured low-frequency sound from an enclosure without letting the dri
A generated discussion comparing the audio engineering output of Steven Wilson and Miles Showell
Welcome to The final episode in our mini-series about the production of vinyl records and other physical media music formats. It has been inspired by attending a talk by Miles Showell, a renowned audio engineer who reminded me that my Hi-Fi
The remastering work of two great British audio engineers
Welcome to the third episode in this mini-series about the production of vinyl records and other physical media music formats. It has been inspired by attending a talk by Miles Showell (https://hifihobbyist.net/2026/09/26/a-celebration-of-v
The role of mastering and remastering
Welcome to the second episode in this mini-series about the production of vinyl records and other physical media music formats. It has been inspired by attending a talk by Miles Showell (https://hifihobbyist.net/2026/09/26/a-celebration-of-
Producing a vinyl record
Welcome to this mini-series about the production of vinyl records and other physical media music formats. It has been inspired by attending a talk by Miles Showell (https://hifihobbyist.net/2026/09/26/a-celebration-of-vinyl/), a renowned au
A generated discussion about the role and future of Samsung in Hi-Fi
In recent years, Samsung has emerged as a major player in the global hi-fi marketplace. This episode is the third in a series of podcasts that seek to understand how and why this has happened and what the implications are for Hi-Fi hobbyist
Why did Samsung acquire its Hi-Fi brands?
In recent years, Samsung has emerged as a major player in the global hi-fi marketplace. This podcast mini-series seeks to understand how and why this has happened and what the implications are for Hi-Fi hobbyists. The Hi-Fi Hobbyist has a p
Samsung and its role as a major player in the Hi-Fi market
In recent years, Samsung has emerged as a major player in the global hi-fi marketplace. This podcast seeks to understand how and why this has happened and what the implications are for Hi-Fi hobbyists. The Hi-Fi Hobbyist has a personal inte
The generated debate about the audio characteristics of valve and transistor amplifiers
Back in December, the Hi-Fi Hobbyist podcast took a first look at the use of valves and transistors in Hi-Fi components. Valves or strictly thermionic valves are the British terms for what U.S. Hi-Fi Hobbyists call vacuum tubes. In this ser
The reality of valve and transistor amplifiers
Back in December, the Hi-Fi Hobbyist podcast took a first look at the use of valves and transistors in Hi-Fi components. Valves or strictly thermionic valves are the British terms for what U.S. Hi-Fi Hobbyists call vacuum tubes. We will use
The theory of valve and transistor amplifiers
Back in December, the Hi-Fi Hobbyist podcast took a first look at the use of valves and transistors in Hi-Fi components. Valves or strictly thermionic valves are the British terms for what U.S. Hi-Fi Hobbyists call vacuum tubes. We will use
Generated discussion comparing the Japanese and Chinese HiFi industries
This podcast is the last in a series that seeks to explore the rise of Japanese Hi Fi, understand how this occurred, and to look at the lessons from history about the current rise of the Chinese Hi-Fi industry, In this episode, we will cons
The Rise of the Japanese Hi-Fi Industry: Post War expansion and lessons for China
This podcast is the third in a series that seeks to explore the rise of Japanese Hi Fi, understand how this occurred, and to look at the lessons from history about the current rise of the Chinese Hi-Fi industry, In this episode, we will tel
The Rise of the Japanese Hi-Fi Industry: the pioneers
This podcast is the second in a series that seeks to explore the rise of Japanese Hi Fi, understand how this occurred, and to look at the lessons from history about the current rise of the Chinese Hi-Fi industry, In this episode, we will fo
The rise of Japanese Hi-Fi: lessons for China
In the current era, much has been made of the rise of Chinese manufacturing companies within the Hi-Fi industry. However, they are not the first Asian country to rise from almost nothing to world domination in terms of the audio industry. A
The AI view of the BBCs contribution to Hi-Fi
In the previous two podcasts we have detailed 100 years of the BBCs contribution to audio and Hi-Fi in the UK across, engineering innovations, high quality radio broadcasting, talent nurturing, and loudspeaker designs. This week we prompted
The Contribution of the BBC to Hi Fi Part Two
In this podcast, the second of a miniseries of three, we shall discuss the BBC’s contribution in three specific areas: loudspeaker design, digital audio and nurturing audio engineering talent. The music that accompanies this podcast once ag
The Contribution of the BBC to Hi-Fi Part One
The BBC (https://bbc.co.uk) (British Broadcasting Corporation) was founded on October 18, 1922, as the British Broadcasting Company by a group of wireless manufacturers. It was later established as a public corporation under a Royal Charter
Anniversary reflections on the use of AI
Welcome to the second of our anniversary special podcasts in the hi-fi hobbyist series. Throughout the first year of the hi-fi hobbyist podcasts, we have explored the use of AI technology in a number of different ways. In most cases, the po
First anniversary special - personal reflections
Welcome to the first of two special Hi-Fi hobbyist podcasts that celebrate our first anniversary. The first sets out to reflect how the global trends and issues discussed in the podcast have impacted my own experiences with Hi-Fi at home, a
The Debate: Roy Gandy versus Ivor Tiefenbrun
This week's podcast concludes our current series of podcasts about my Hi-Fi Heroes (https://hifihobbyist.net/2026/04/25/hifi-heroes-peter-walker-of-quad/). We have prompted our AI protagonists to debate the relative contributions of our two
HiFi Heroes: Roy Gandy of Rega
This week's podcast is devoted to out final Hi-Fi hero (https://hifihobbyist.net/2026/04/25/hifi-heroes-peter-walker-of-quad/) for now, Roy Gandy. Roy Gandy founded Rega Research (https://rega.co.uk/) in 1973. It is a prominent British audi
HiFi Heroes: Ivor Tiefenbrun of Linn
This is the third of our series of podcasts about my HiFi Heroes (https://hifihobbyist.net/2026/04/25/hifi-heroes-peter-walker-of-quad/). If Peter Walker and Gilbert Briggs were the founding fathers of the British Hi-Fi Industry, Ivor Tiefe
AI discussion of Gilbert Briggs ongoing contribution to British Hi-Fi
This week’s podcast features a discussion about the impact of Gilbert Briggs on the development of the British Hi-Fi scene between two AI protagonists. They have been prompted to compare Briggs’s contribution with another of my Hi-Fi heroes
HiFi Heroes: Gilbert Briggs of Wharfedale
This is the second in an occasional series of podcasts devoted to some of my Hi-Fi heroes. This podcast is dedicated to Gilbert Briggs, founder of Wharfedale. These days, Wharfedale is owned by the International Audio Group and like QUAD, m
The AI debate about the extent of Chinese audio innovation
Welcome to this week's podcast. The Hi-Fi Hobbyist is on holiday this week, but he will be back next week with another Hi-Fi hero. In the meantime, we have prompted two AI protagonists to revisit the podcast from a few weeks ago (https://hi
AI debate about Peter Walkers greatest contribution to audio
This week’s podcast features a debate between AI protagonists about one of my Hi-Fi heroes, Peter Walker, founder of QUAD. Peter Walker is responsible for a range of major innovations in audio equipment design. In this week’s debate, the pr
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 Audio Group and many of its products form p
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 undertaken by ancestors of the HiFi Hob
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 creativity and intellectual property, and we s
