Hi-Fi Entrepreneur Peter Lyngdorf—The Follow-Up Interview
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by hi-fi industry legend Peter Lyngdorf for a supplemental chat, following the release of SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider’s one-on-one video interview on the SoundStage! Network YouTube channel. Peter Lyngdorf is the founder of many hi-fi brands, including DALI, Lyngdorf Audio, Steinway Lyngdorf, and he is also the founder the the HiFi Klubben retail chain, which has nearly 100 stores throughout Europe.
Sources:
“How Peter Lyngdorf Became Denmark's Most Prolific and Successful Hi-Fi Entrepreneur” by SoundStage! Network: https://youtu.be/QxTsEqlnEC0?si=LcSCeuGEZ2AAzESR
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:30 Origin stories
00:20:12 Music Break: “Less Than Tomorrow” by Raphaël Angelini
00:22:44 A different approach to room correction
00:54:09 Outro: “The Desert” by Patrick Ussher
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All-Disc Playback: Rob Jones, President of Magnetar Audio North America
Do discs matter anymore? This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Rob Jones, president of Magnetar Audio North America, to discuss the brand’s high-performance universal disc players, the fuzzy lines between hi-fi and home theater, and the future of physical media.
Source:
“Magnetar UDP900 4K Ultra HD Universal Blu-ray Disc Player–DAC” by Roger Kanno: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1854-magnetar-udp900-4k-ultra-hd-universal-blu-ray-disc-player-dac
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:30 The road to Magnetar
00:23:23 Music Break: “IDK” by Modern Aquatic
00:24:15 The intersection of home theater and hi-fi
00:37:47 Outro: “Let's Not Rush Out and Tell Everyone” by Glories
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Back to Speaker Basics: Axiom Audio’s New Performance44 Series
Axiom is a Canadian loudspeaker brand founded by Ian Colquhoun in 1980. It was one of the first companies to adopt the design principles based on the research Dr. Floyd Toole was conducting at Canada’s National Research Council (NRC). Today, Colquhoun not only owns Axiom Audio, but also Bryston and Magnum Dynalab. This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Ian Colquhoun to discuss the value engineering that made the company’s new Performance44 loudspeaker line possible.
Sources:
“Axiom Audio’s Ian Colquhoun and NRC” on the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast: https://www.soundstage.life/e/axiom-audio-s-ian-colquhoun-and-nrc-origin-dr-floyd-toole-music-types-twin-tweeters-measurements/
“Axiom Audio's M100 v4 Loudspeaker”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdPUHJKx70
“Canadian Hi-Fi Trilogy: Axiom Audio, Bryston, and Magnum Dynalab—All Under One Expanding Roof” by Doug Schneider: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opinion/1785-canadian-hi-fi-trilogy-axiom-audio-bryston-and-magnum-dynalab-all-under-one-expanding-roof
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:30 What makes Performance44 different?
00:15:00 Music Break: “My Bet” by RocknStock
00:16:12 Why now?
00:30:41 Outro: “Batteries Are for Flashlights, Not for Pickups” by Art Against Agony
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2024 SoundStage! Awards for Products of the Year and Outstanding Achievements
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider to discuss the 2024 SoundStage! Awards for Products of the Year and Outstanding Achievements. Doug gives the insight on what the awards me and how they are chosen, as well as explain the special awards video SoundStage! created with singer Kellylee Evans.
Sources:
“The 2024 SoundStage! Network Awards for Outstanding Achievements and Products of the Year” by Doug Schneider: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opinion/1927-the-2024-soundstage-network-awards-for-outstanding-achievements-and-products-of-the-year
“The SoundStage! Australia Products of the Year Awards 2024” by Edgar Kramer: https://www.soundstageaustralia.com/index.php/features/929-the-soundstage-australia-products-of-the-year-awards-2024
“Best Hi-Fi Products and Top People 2024—SoundStage! International Hi-Fi Awards” by SoundStage! Network: https://youtu.be/FYH1bDPczbA?si=-w2b7pGQudQSmIfU
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:30 Products of the Year: categories and choosing
00:05:03 Explaining the Outstanding Achievement awards
00:05:03 Outstanding Achievement award winners
00:13:02 Music Break: "The Wassail Song" by The Reed Pittman Trio
00:15:03 Welcome back from the break
00:15:14 Products of the Year: Distinction category (core sites)
00:15:14 Products of the Year: Outstanding Performance category (core sites)
00:24:58 Products of the Year: Outstanding Performance category (SoundStage! Australia)
00:26:53 Products of the Year: Distinction category (SoundStage! Australia)
00:29:16 Products of the Year: Exceptional Value category (SoundStage! Australia)
00:30:22 Products of the Year: Exceptional Value category (core sites)
00:34:22 Where to find the awards (core sites)
00:35:31 Outro: “Jingle Bells” by TEO
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Stereos: What's the Stuff in the Middle?
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by podcast producer and SoundStage! Access editor Dennis Burger to discuss his latest editorial, “The Stuff in the Middle.” The premise: everyone understands what source devices are. They also know speakers. But these days, most normies doesn’t have a clue what black boxes go in between—if there’s anything between them at all.
Sources:
“The Stuff in the Middle” by Dennis Burger: https://soundstageaccess.com/index.php/feature-articles/1317-the-stuff-in-the-middle
“Do You Care About Features?” by Geoffrey Morrison: https://soundstagesolo.com/index.php/features/434-do-you-care-about-features
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:30 Adventures in hi-fi at the Y
00:18:11 “March of the People” Sémø
00:20:20 Are old audiophiles the problem?
00:50:40 Outro: “Null” by VESHZA
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