SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast

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SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by SoundStage! | The SoundStage! Network | Schneider Publishing Inc., with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

SoundStage! | The SoundStage! Network | Schneider Publishing Inc. hosts SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, a arts show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  WiiM’s Recipe for Modern Hi-Fi—With Dominique Lingruen

  Aug 28, 202645 minS5

  This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Dominique Lingruen, vice president of sales for Linkplay Technology Inc., parent company of WiiM—a fast-growing hi-fi brand whose expanding lineup includes streamers, amplifiers, wireless speakers, subwoofers, and other products designed for the modern connected audio system. Topics of conversation include Dominique’s personal history in hi-fi, WiiM’s meteoric rise, the importance of personalization, how the company is reaching a younger and more female audience, what happened with AirPlay, and—perhaps most importantly—the best recipe for banana pancakes. Plus, what does WiiM even mean? Jorden finds out. Sources: WiiM Amp Ultra Streaming Integrated Amplifier review by Dennis Burger: https://www.soundstageaccess.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1358-wiim-amp-ultra-streaming-integrated-amplifier “The WiiM Amp Ultra—What’s Happened to Me?” by Jason Thorpe: https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/features-menu/opinion-menu/1297-the-wiim-amp-ultra-whats-happened-to-me Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:36 Introductions 00:03:22 Manifesting Beckham 00:06:23 It’s pronounced “WiiM” 00:08:20 The pieces of the Linkplay puzzle 00:13:56 Taking a big bet 00:18:31 Appealing to different demographics 00:21:28 From hi-fi to home theater 00:24:32 What happened with AirPlay 00:28:30 The future 00:30:47 The headphone hook and the vinyl fad 00:35:39 My-fi? 00:40:14 What would a WiiM AVR look like? 00:41:23 Outro music: “Four Leaf Clover” by Louis Island

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  Episode #10

  How Great Hi-Fi Gets Made—Lenbrook's Matt Simmonds

  Jul 31, 202645 minS5

  Host Jorden Guth is joined by Matt Simmonds, Vice President of Product Development at Lenbrook, for a behind-the-scenes look at how modern hi-fi products come to life. Simmonds discusses his family's history in audio, the origins of Bluesound, the importance of industrial design, and how companies weigh innovation, market trends, and emerging technologies like AI when deciding what products to build next. Sources: Bluesound's High-Style Pulse Sub+ Subwoofer—SoundStage! Talks (December 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2-ljBZQ4uE Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:36 Introductions and family traditions 00:06:34 Career-type decisions 00:10:19 Why Bluesound? 00:14:00 Design matters 00:20:53 Avoiding cannibalism 00:27:51 Polishing that crystal ball 00:33:51 AI versus the real world 00:43:04 Outro music: "Brother” by Montessori

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  Episode #9

  Hi-Fi Nerd Fight Part 2—Dennis Burger vs. Paul Hales on Room Correction

  Jul 17, 202644 minS5

  This week, we pick up the ball from where the previous episode left off. Host Jorden Guth once again moderates a chat between podcast producer Dennis Burger and guest L. Paul Hales about the future of hi-fi and the place room correction has in that future. Topics include how one defines a good speaker, why kick drums can lose their oomph, why you wouldn’t EQ a piano, and a complete break-down of Paul’s five-point problem with room correction. Sources: “Are JL Audio’s Primacy Speakers the Future of Stereo?”: https://www.soundstage.life/e/are-jl-audio-s-primacy-speakers-the-future-of-stereo/ “JL Audio’s Primacy Active Loudspeaker Systems: Charting a New Course Under Garmin” by Roger Kanno: https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/blogging-on-audio/232-roger-kanno/1266-jl-audios-primacy-active-loudspeaker-systems-charting-a-new-course-under-garmin “Are JL Audio’s Primacy Speakers the Future of Stereo?” (S5:E4): https://youtu.be/xdyxqp9kYvE?si=lZwAeCePVYoVOLl6 “Chest-Pounding Bass, Done Smarter 🔊 Theory’s Renegade Approach to LFE”: https://youtu.be/vtOgOT5hsu0?si=0J9qiAfDGGK-8XHR Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:36 Introductions 00:01:59 What makes a speaker good? 00:07:28 A thought experiment 00:15:54 Get that kick drum out of my ass 00:25:07 Paul’s five-point problem with room correction 00:33:31 The question of burn-in 00:37:23 A band of speakers? 00:38:25 Outro music: "Goosefeet” by Javapysch

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  Episode #8

  Hi-Fi Nerd Fight! Dennis Burger vs. Paul Hales on Room Correction (Part 1)

  Jul 3, 202644 minS5

  This week, host Jorden Guth moderates a conversation between podcast producer Dennis Burger and returning guest L. Paul Hales, founder and chief designer of California-based Pro Audio Technology. Together, they explore the future of hi-fi and the role room correction may play in shaping it. This is the first installment of a two-part discussion. Sources: “Are JL Audio’s Primacy Speakers the Future of Stereo?”: https://www.soundstage.life/e/are-jl-audio-s-primacy-speakers-the-future-of-stereo/ “JL Audio’s Primacy Active Loudspeaker Systems: Charting a New Course Under Garmin” by Roger Kanno: https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/blogging-on-audio/232-roger-kanno/1266-jl-audios-primacy-active-loudspeaker-systems-charting-a-new-course-under-garmin “Are JL Audio’s Primacy Speakers the Future of Stereo?” (S5:E4): https://youtu.be/xdyxqp9kYvE?si=lZwAeCePVYoVOLl6 “Chest-Pounding Bass, Done Smarter 🔊 Theory’s Renegade Approach to LFE”: https://youtu.be/vtOgOT5hsu0?si=0J9qiAfDGGK-8XHR Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:36 Introductions 00:09:59 Can bad rooms benefit from room correction? 00:16:43 Dennis enters the chat 00:23:15 The parable of the piano 00:30:12 Direct vs. reverberant sound 00:36:14 Grimes theory of economic unfairness, but speakers instead of boots 00:40:59 Outro music: "Techné” by Art Against Agony

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  Episode #7

  Vienna Verdict: Did High End 2026 Deliver?

  Jun 19, 202648 minS5

  This week, host Jorden Guth sits down with SoundStage! Ultra’s Jason Thorpe and SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider to discuss their trip to Vienna for High End 2026—the first time the world's most important hi-fi show has been held outside Munich in more than two decades. Did the move affect the show? Was there a demographic shift among attendees? What were the most impressive products, rooms, and demonstrations? And perhaps most importantly, were the Vienna sandwiches up to par? Sources: High End 2026 coverage fromVienna, Austria, on SoundStage! Global: https://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events/high-end-2026-vienna-austria Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:36 Introductions 00:06:46 Taking attendance 00:09:22 Quantity and quality of the rooms 00:14:23 How’d it sound? 00:28:33 The best record Jason ever heard 00:31:30 Bowers & Wilkins 800 D5 00:32:40 A demographic shift? 00:35:02 The offsite controversy 00:36:27 A 21st century player piano 00:43:53 Outro music: "To Be the One” by Israel Wasserman

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