Audio Research Interview

02/08/21 • 77 min

A discussion with Audio Research Managing Director Dave Gordon about the origins of the company in Minneapolis, the design and details of my favorite ARC amp the Reference 160, and a new fantastic integrated amp coming very soon from the company. The show finishes with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers.

Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.

Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.

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Schiit Audio Interview

A discussion with Schiit Audio co-founder Jason Stoddard. We talk about his early days at Sumo Electronics, meeting the other Schiit Audio co-founder Mike Moffat from Theta Digital, which product put Schiit Audio on the map, why Schiit creates its multi-bit DACs rather than using something more standard, and the genesis and design goals of the flagship Yggdrasil DAC.

You'll want to stick around for the bonus questions at the end of the show to hear candid answers from Jason about music, food and even comedians.

Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.

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Qobuz Interview

A discussion with the Qobuz team about how the service works, including how it gets the music we here, what happens if a listener finds an issue with an album, and the thorny issue of artist compensation, among many other topics. I also discovered a "new" jazz album from 1960 that I highly recommend, and show finishes with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers.

Music curtesy of Chesky Records album The Body Acoustic.