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
  • The NAD 3020 amplifier: the most popular hifi amplifier of all time
    Aug 29 2025

    The NAD 3020 is almost certainly the best-selling hi-fi amplifier in history. Including its various iterations, it reportedly sold 1.1 million units. I bought one of those 1.1 million units in 1980. On the main hifihobbyist.net website, I have told the story of my forty-five-year-old relationship with this iconic amplifier. In this podcast, we will tell the story of its origins, technical innovations and its legacy.

    This week’s music is Liszt’s piano transcription of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, and a recording of Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto No.5, both supplied by musopen.org. This recording has been placed in the public domain.

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    38 mins
  • Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the CD
    Aug 22 2025

    In this weeks podcast, we feature a discussion of last week's podcast about why HiFi Hobbyists are prone to impulse buying. This discussion is generated using technology and then checked by the HiFi Hobbyist before publication.

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    52 mins
  • The past, present and future of the CD
    Aug 15 2025

    This podcast deals with the past, present and future of the CD. It was inspired by a recent videocast at hifihobbyist.net that asked if a CD revival was underway. The podcast goes into much more detail and is accompanied by Mozart's Clarinet Concerto.

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    56 mins
  • Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the causes of impulse buying
    Aug 8 2025

    In this weeks podcast, we feature a discussion of last week's podcast about why HiFi Hobbyists are prone to impulse buying. This discussion is generated using technology and then checked by the HiFi Hobbyist before publication.

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    31 mins
  • Why do we impulse buy HiFi equipment?
    Aug 1 2025

    This podcast from the HiFi Hobbyist describes a recent experience of impulse buying and then explores the science behind impulse buying to try to understand more about the reasons why it happens

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    40 mins