The HiFi Five Episode 35: Dynaudio Withdrawal and Distributor Life Today Guests: Brian Ackerman -- Founder of Aaudio Imports Bill Leebens -- CEO of Leebens Marketing and Management Doug Schneider -- Founder of SoundStage! Hiram Toro -- Founder of Supreme Acoustic Systems and of Decibel+ Topics: Is this an isolated case, or the first major warning sign that the economics of importing high-end audio into North America have changed fundamentally? What role did tariffs really play in Dyna...
Jul 15
57 min
In this Episode 34 the guests and Ron explain thirteen full system recommendations from $500 to $100,000! The HiFi Five supports budget and student audiophiles! Guests: Erin Hardison -- Erin’s Audio Corner Danny Kaey -- Sonic Flare Eric Neff - Reviewer for HiFi+ Magazine Andrew Quint -- Senior Writer at The Absolute Sound Additional Topics: How should audiophiles divide their budget among speakers, amplifier, preamplifier, source components and cables? Would you rather have outstanding sp...
Jul 9
1 hr 13 min
The HiFi Five Episode 33: Axiss Lawsuit Guests: Chad Crawley -- audiophile hobbyist Erin Hardison -- Erin's Audio Corner Kerry Harvey -- commercial transactions attorney who has litigated dozens of cases and served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and audiophile hobbyist Doug Schneider -- founder of SoundStage! Steven Stone -- Senior Reviewer at The Absolute Sound
Jul 5
1 hr 22 min
The Hi-Fi Five Episode 32: Getting Kids into Music and Audio Guests: May Anwar -- Scientist, college educator, co-founder of M101 Audio and the creator of “Passport to Sound” Steve Lefkowicz -- Senior Associate Editor at Positive Feedback Joe Pavel -- audiophile hobbyist parent Max Pavel -- audiophile hobbyist kid Topics: • Are headphones and earbuds creating tomorrow’s audiophiles -- or replacing traditional stereo systems? • Could video gaming ultimately do more to create music lo...
Jun 25
1 hr
THE HIFI FIVE Episode 31: High End Vienna 2026 Show Report Learn what really happened at the show, best sounding exhibits, most exciting component debuts and industry discussions! Guests: Edgar Kramer -- Editor-in-Chief of SoundStage! Australia Mikhail Kuzemchenko -- audiophile hobbyist Carlo Lo Raso -- Editor-in-Chief of Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity Greg Weaver -- The Audio Analyst on YouTube, Senior Editor at Positive Feedback The first High End Vienna has come and gone, ...
Jun 11
1 hr 16 min
The owners of MSB and veteran reviewers tackle some of the biggest -- and most divisive -- questions in digital audio: Guests: Daniel Francis -- Co-owner and Industrial Designer of MSB Technology Jonathan Gullman -- Co-owner and CEO of MSB Technology Doug Schneider -- Founder of SoundStage! Steven Stone -- Senior Reviewer, The Absolute Sound Topics: Why are some experienced audiophiles still obsessed with “obsolete” DAC chips from the 1990s? Are vintage multi-bit designs hearing somethi...
May 28
1 hr 16 min
The HiFi Five Episode 29: Field Coil Loudspeakers GUESTS Frank Doris -- Editor of Copper Magazine, Senior Associate Editor at Positive Feedback Rich Pinto -- Founder and Designer, Treehaus Audio Peter Qvortrup -- Founder and Managing Director, Audio Note UK Ken Songer -- Founder and Designer, Songer Audio TOPICS Why are field coil drivers something special sonically? Permanent magnets and electromagnets both generate a magnetic field. Why does the sound coming off the cone...
May 13
1 hr 16 min
The HiFi Five Episode 28: Multi-Channel for Audiophiles Guests: Ulrike Schwarz — Grammy award-nominated co-founder of multi-channel recording firm Anderson Audio New York Andrew Quint — Senior Writer at The Absolute Sound Arian Jansen — founder and designer of Sonorus Audio Danny Kaey — Sonic Flare, hifi reviewer
Apr 23
1 hr 12 min
The HiFi Five Episode 27: AXPONA 2026 Show Report with Jeff Dorgay, Erin Hardison, Lee Scoggins and Dave Solomon
Apr 16
1 hr 12 min
The HiFi Five Episode 26: How to Select a Loudspeaker and Room Placement Shanon McKellar, audio and music reviewer for Analog Planet Steven Norber, founder and designer of PranaFidelity dynamic driver loudspeakers, and Director of Audio Engineering of Von Schweikert Audio Greg Roberts, founder and designer of Volti Audio horn loudspeakers Florian Wiegand, founder and designer of Clarisys Audio ribbon loudspeakers, and proprietor of Audio Excess, a distributor and dealer in Switzerland
Apr 2
1 hr 26 min
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