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3 Sad Bastards

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  • S02E09: The Season that was, The Season that will be

    March 13, 2021 · 21 min

    Join the 3 Sad Bastards as they finish off Season 2 with a proscriptive perspective on the year that was (inside episode joke), and consider where to focus next. If you're getting that itchy feeling of what's next in your audio journey…

  • S02E08: But Do DIY Loudspeakers Actually Sound Good?

    February 11, 2021 · 19 min

    After all the blood, sweat and tears of making a pair of DIY loudspeakers, the moment of truth is how they sound! But first you have to make sure they are not connected out of phase. The Sad Bastards find out if the pain was worth the…

  • S02E07: For the Love of Sanders!

    October 26, 2020 · 28 min

    Special Guest Edition! The 3 Sad Bastards are joined by Roger Sanders from Sanders Audio Systems in this first ever episode where someone has been brave enough to come on and engage in witty, respectful and engaging repartee! As a…

  • S02E06: The Rise of Valves

    October 26, 2020 · 21 min

    Why are valves (vacuum tubes) still being used in hifi audio equipment? The 3 Sad Bastards decompose the arguments (and have a few of their own along the way) as to the intrinsic characteristics of valves and why valve audio equipment is…

  • S02E05: Cable Clowns, or Wizards?

    October 2, 2020 · 22 min

    If there’s one aspect of audio hifi that divides the audio world it’s cables! If you believe that cables make a difference, are you a hifi wizard, or a cable clown? Are speaker, interconnect, USB, Ethernet and power cables the hidden…

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  • S02E04: Hifi Porn

    September 22, 2020 · 20 min

    The allure of shiny and new goodness vs. crufty and dated oldness proves too much for the 3 Sad Bastards. In this episode they come clean that they really, really, really only consume hifi porn for the photos and videos online, and that…

  • S02E03: Reviews Suck!

    September 15, 2020 · 22 min

    The 3 Sad Bastards take a pair of pliers and blowtorches to the fine art of audiophile hifi reviews. Superlatives are used LIBERALLY, and this episode is without doubt the best and most awesome 3SB episode of ALL TIME. Come and join the…

  • S02E02: DIY Loudspeakers

    September 7, 2020 · 21 min

    One of the 3 Sad Bastards has started a project to build to build a pair of loudspeakers. How hard could it be, right? Listen to the other Sad Bastards rip into SB1's naiveté, rose-coloured, wishful thinking belief that making your own…

  • S02E01: Headphone Mania!

    August 29, 2020 · 17 min

    Back by popular demand, the 3 Sad Bastards kick off Season 2  with an episode dedicate to headphones. Finally! SB3 is vindicated after years of trying to convince SB2 and SB1 that headphones are awesome. Blending their unique style of…

  • S01E00: Introducing the 3 Sad Bastards

    April 23, 2020 · 7 min

    Why did three audio, hifi, enthusiast audiophiles decide to create a podcast? Why should the world care, and what can other sad bastards expect as a return after 10 episodes? In this bonus podcast, recorded last, the 3 Sad Bastards come…

  • S01E11: The Effect of Alcohol on Music Appreciation

    April 23, 2020 · 32 min

    Why does music sound better when you've had a few drinks... or does it? In this episodes the 3 Sad Bastards get increasingly inebriated and (try to)  determine once and for all whether alcoholic consumption should be a viable upgrade…

  • S01E10: My Next System (But Not My Last)

    April 13, 2020 · 21 min

    It's time to upgrade your system. After endless reading on the Interwebs, arguing against your desires, many months of siphoning your pay to that hidden account that you think (hope) you know who doesn't know about, and hoarding coins in…

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About the show

What happens when three long-time friends into hifi start to discuss audiophile topics; nothing good that’s for sure.