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The Occasional Podcast

by Brian Hunter

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  • What Is A Transient? What Is Pre-Ringing? Rob Watts Of Chord Returns!

    October 14, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    An interview with Rob Watts of Chord Electronics. Rob drops by the studio to help educate, inform, and explain some of the finer points of digital audio. In this episode, we discuss ladder DACs, the tenure of the CD and upcoming products…

  • Jazz Musician Miki Yamanaka Discusses Her New Album Breathe

    October 1, 2026 · 54 min

    An interview with Miki Yamanaka. As an accomplished jazz musician and pianist, Miki joins the show this week with her sparkling personality, some great humor and thoughtful insights into how artists think about sound, listening, recording…

  • Raising The Floor With Jason Stoddard Of Schiit Audio

    September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

    An interview with Jason Stoddard of Schiit Audio. A long time friend of the show, Jason returns once again to chat about keeping things real on the entry-level of high fidelity. We talk about how Jason finds direction for raising…

  • Top 10 Best Party Speakers Plus Wharfedale Denton 1S Impressions

    July 28, 2026 · 50 min

    A verbal get-together with John Klima of the Post And Beam podcast. In this episode we run down the top 10 best party speakers as recommended by the pt.AUDIO staff. John co-hosts the show and gives us his impressions of the brand new…

  • John Siau Of Benchmark Media Systems

    July 13, 2026 · 53 min

    An interview with Director Of Engineering of Benchmark Media Systems, John Siau. The brains behind much of Benchmark's gear in recent years can be credited to John. Between pro and consumer DACs, analog to digital converters and a wide…

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  • Top 10 Best Speakers For 2026 - Cheapest To Most Expensive

    June 25, 2026 · 32 min

    Our picks for the top 10 best sounding speakers from 2026. Marc and Brian rundown their favorite loudspeakers from cheapest to most expensive. Fresh back from a run across the country listening to the world's hottest hifi gear, pt.AUDIO's…

  • HIGH END Vienna 2026 - HiFi Highlights and Best Of Show

    June 11, 2026 · 39 min

    Marc is back from his travels abroad and he returns with all the good news, highlights and best sound from the HIGH END Vienna show. Hosted for the first time at its new location in Austria, HIGH END 2026 found a new home for one of the…

  • Julie Mullins (Stereophile/Analog Planet)

    May 28, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    An interview with Julie Mullins of Stereophile Magazine, Analog Planet and many more endeavors. This week we chat with Julie about her long history in audio (which includes all the major HiFi publications) and her epic history as a…

  • William Low From AudioQuest

    May 14, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    A very special interview with Bill Low of AudioQuest. This week's episode is a much more cerebral experience, and one of our favorites to tackle. Joined by AudioQuest founder William Low, we talk about some great topics for anyone…

  • Steve Guttenberg And Andrew Jones - Live Recording From AXPONA 2026

    April 29, 2026 · 48 min

    A huge show this week with both Steve "The Audiophiliac" Guttenberg and legendary speaker designer Andrew Jones. The Reviewer and the Designer was recorded live at AXPONA 2026 in Chicago this year. In a keynote session on Friday, The…

  • AXPONA 2026 - HiFi Highlights And Best Of Show

    April 17, 2026 · 57 min

    Live from Chicago, IL - The cast and crew from PartTimeAudiophile's coverage of AXPONA 2026 weigh in. Held April 10-12 in the Schaumburg Convention Center, this episode reports back on all the showroom highlights and the latest hifi…

  • An Interview With Jana Dagdagan (Jana Loves HiFi/Stereophile)

    April 6, 2026 · 49 min

    In this episode we sit down with Jana Dagdagan from the YouTube channel Jana Loves HiFi. Jana shares her story and gives us her unique perspective on the HiFi industry, having worked with both Stereophile magazine and darko.audio before…

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About the show

Join us in an audio-centric exploration of high fidelity listening. Gear talk, recommendations, interviews and plenty of interesting insights into high-end and personal audio, manufacturing and the people that make up the pastime. Our discussions primarily focus on music, music production, HiFi, audiophile speakers, headphones, amplifiers, turntables (record players), tubes, CD players, digital streaming, DAC and other digital sources.