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The HiFi Hobbyist Podcast

The HiFi Hobbyist Podcast

By: alan gillies
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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.netCopyright 2025 All rights reserved. Music
Episodes
  • Two AIs walked in a bar and discussed Hi FI racks
    Sep 19 2025

    Welcome to this week’s generated discussion about last week’s podcast about the not-so-humble Hi-Fi rack. This week’s music is once again a mix of big band swing tracks created by Nicholas Parnek, and used under a Pixabay licence. I hope that you enjoy the discussion!

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    35 mins
  • HiFi Racks – furniture or audio enhancing equipment?
    Sep 12 2025

    Welcome to this week’s podcast about the not-so-humble hifi rack. The podcast discusses the history of specialist hifi funiture, and the technical aspects of providing a solid foundation and controlling unwanted vibrations. The research for this podcast informed my own hobby project to replace my own hifi rack. You can read more about this at the main HiFi Hobbyist website

    This week’s music is big band swing, created by Nicholas Parnek, and used under a Pixabay licence. I hope that you enjoy the podcast, and the music, too!

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    54 mins
  • Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the NAD3020 amplifier
    Sep 5 2025

    This week’s podcast is a discussion about the NAD thirty twenty amplifier, probably the best-selling hi-fi amplifier in history, and arguably, the most influential budget Hi-Fi component in history. It follows on from the story of my relationship with the amplifier on the main HiFi Hobbyist site and last week’s podcast covering the amplifier in more detail

    This week’s music is Liszt’s piano transcription of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, and a recording of Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto No5, both supplied by musopen.org. This recording has been placed in the public domain.

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    36 mins
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