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The Hifi Podcast with Darren and Duncan

Darren and Duncan

PS Audio's Senior Analog Design Engineer Darren Myers and The Music Room Testing Technician Duncan Taylor discuss all things hifi audio, covering such audiophile topics as speakers, amplifie...

Episodes

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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 seein...

00:35:02Mar 28, 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 b...

00:52:10Mar 6, 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...

00:38:36Feb 10, 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 gravit...

00:28:06Jan 23, 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...

00:38:33Jan 15, 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 conflue...

00:43:24Jan 8, 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 bo...

00:23:55Sep 15, 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...

03:13:21May 9, 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 h...

01:30:01Jun 8, 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...

02:14:42Jun 1, 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 expe...

01:51:42May 25, 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 m...

01:32:57May 18, 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...

01:50:54May 4, 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 livin...

02:06:47Apr 27, 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 t...

01:51:08Apr 13, 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 jud...

02:08:01Apr 6, 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 curiositie...

01:45:13Mar 30, 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 br...

02:00:43Mar 23, 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, l...

02:04:10Mar 16, 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...

02:21:32Mar 9, 2022