The Hifi Podcast with Darren and Duncan
Hi-Fi engineer Darren Myers (Parasound) and marketing guy Duncan Taylor (YG Acoustics) discuss all things HiFi audio, covering such audiophile topics as speakers, amplifiers, DACs, preamplifiers, vinyl, cables, music, stereo soundstages, tweaks, adjustments and a whole lot more.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 107 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Philips Hue & Other Noisy Things | Bonny Light Horseman
When someone named Spammy emails you, you have a choice: flag as a phishing threat, or read in entirety? Well, we do get a kick out of seeing the moniker appear in our mailbox, from a listener whose …
00:35:02 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
The New Lost Dunlavy Episode | Blake Mills
By popular demand, we present the new lost Dunlavy episode. Longtime listeners know that Darren and Duncan originally recorded 10 podcasts before publishing the very first one, as practice. One of th…
00:52:10 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
Searching for the Highest Value | Mighty Poplar
With apologies for the delay, and for the audio which was nearly impossible to fix, the guys are back to answer a question from listener Rob Shrode. This episode is about the idea of a special price …
00:38:36 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
The Beauty of FM | Fabiano do Nascimento
The HiFi Podcast is back with a tech-centric take on FM Radio, answering a listener question and delving into why so many audiophiles gravitate toward it as a favorite source. As so many conversation…
00:28:06 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Room Treatment As We See It | Voces8
In this episode, a listener requests a deeper dive into room treatment for optimizing sound in a HiFi listening space, and the fellas oblige. In fact, Darren and Duncan leap at the chance to talk abo…
00:38:33 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
All About GaN FETs | Mitski
Welcome to the new season and new format for The HiFi Podcast. This time, the boys are back and apparently recording under a popular confluence of flight paths, but if you can get past the air traffi…
00:43:24 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
We're Back! New Season Format Announcement, Plus An Album
Apologies for the wait. Apologies for the sound glitches and skips in this one - still figuring out the new mobile recording rig. But the boys of The HiFi Podcast are back, and in this pre-season ann…
00:23:55 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
AXPONA, Ground Wires, Questions & An Interview With An Author
Fresh off the heels of AXPONA (and right on the precipice of Munich), Duncan talks about the details involved in planning a show appearance and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the show from a manuf…
03:13:21 |
Tue 09 May 2023
Duncan's Next Half-Day Speaker Project
After a visit to chez Tweak to hear the always-improving desktop system, Darren decided to push Duncan into a project the best way he knew how: by giving him a pair of Seas Excel tweeters and posing …
01:30:01 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
Exploring The Ins and Outs of PCB Design
In this episode, PS Audio design engineer Darren Myers takes us through the process of designing printed circuit boards, which are known as PCBs. It turns out there are tons of considerations in play…
02:14:42 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
A Case For (And Against) the Integrated Amplifier
In this episode, the pros and cons of the integrated amplifier are covered in typical Hifi Podcast style. Darren shares impressions and experience from the perspective of a designer, and both guys tr…
01:51:42 |
Wed 25 May 2022
Remembering Bascom H. King
In this episode, Darren and Duncan reflect on their experiences with friend and mentor Bascom King, whose recent passing has taken a great mind from the HiFi community. Bascom was an audiophile engin…
01:32:57 |
Wed 18 May 2022
The Hardest and Easiest Instruments to Record
In this episode, Darren asks Duncan questions about recording different instruments. Duncan dives into a number of pro audio topics en route to categorizing instruments by their difficulty in recordi…
01:50:54 |
Wed 04 May 2022
Tubes, Tubes, Tubes with Jordan Kamper
The guys are back in the saddle after a week off, and this time sitting down with the designer of the curious tube monoblocks that are living in Darren's Wilson system at the moment, a local audiophi…
02:06:47 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Lessons From Our DIY Speaker Journey
Darren's and Duncan's DIY speaker project from several years back is the topic du jour in this episode of The HiFi Podcast. The guys offer tips and inspiration in describing the DIY journey from begi…
01:51:08 |
Wed 13 Apr 2022
Speaker Specs Demystified with Chris Brunhaver
PS Audio speaker designer Chris Brunhaver is back this week, and spends some time demystifying the common speaker specifications used to judge speakers. He and the guys share what's been going on wit…
02:08:01 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
How To Use Ferrite Cores, And Other Audiophile Questions
In this episode, hosts Darren and Duncan reach again into the questions inbox to answer listeners who have emailed in their audio curiosities. Roon compatibility with BluOS devices, how and where to …
01:45:13 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
What Motivates Us?
In this episode of The Hifi Podcast, hosts Darren and Duncan reflect on what motivates each to work in the industry and try their best to bring something new to the scene. Darren talks about his evol…
02:00:43 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Talking Aurender & Streaming with Ari Margolis
In this episode, a guest with a lot of experience in music streaming and streamer technology joins the podcast. Ari Margolis, a young dad, local audiophile and friend of the guys stops by to chat abo…
02:04:10 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Balanced Phono Inputs & More Questions
In this episode, the guys tackle a range of listener questions. Balanced phono inputs are explained, including why they aren't as common in phono preamplifiers. Duncan shares more about his DIY Ripol…
02:21:32 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
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