Best GAN Integrity Podcasts (2024)

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Philips Hue & Other Noisy Things | Bonny Light Horseman 35:02

22d ago35:02

35:02

When someone named Spammy emails you, you have a choice: flag as a phishing threat, or read in entirety? Well, we do get a kick out of seeing the moniker appear in our mailbox, from a listener whose skewering takes leave us chuckling every time. While most emailers use the show email to send questions, Spammy mostly offers witty commentary with no …

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#8 - Prarthana Johnson, Head of Design at Atlassian: Making Solid Design Decisions and Importance of DEI 46:09

1M ago46:09

46:09

Prarthana Johnson is the Head of Design at Atlassian. With over 25 years of diverse experience, her current role at Atlassian where she is leading a team of 75+ designers across Mountain View, Bengaluru, and Sydney, focused on Horizontals and Atlas products. Prarthana's impressive career has also seen her hold key positions at Shopify, SoundCloud, …

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The New Lost Dunlavy Episode | Blake Mills 52:10

1M ago52:10

52:10

By popular demand, we present the new lost Dunlavy episode. Longtime listeners know that Darren and Duncan originally recorded 10 podcasts before publishing the very first one, as practice. One of those, referenced in early talks about the guys' dearly beloved Dunlavy speakers, was a thorough explanation of how they landed them for free, and insigh…

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Searching for the Highest Value | Mighty Poplar 38:36

2M ago38:36

38:36

With apologies for the delay, and for the audio which was nearly impossible to fix, the guys are back to answer a question from listener Rob Shrode. This episode is about the idea of a special price point threshold in each product category above which one can expect substantial performance improvement compared to below the threshold. As usual, it's…

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The Beauty of FM | Fabiano do Nascimento 28:06

3M ago28:06

28:06

The HiFi Podcast is back with a tech-centric take on FM Radio, answering a listener question and delving into why so many audiophiles gravitate toward it as a favorite source. As so many conversations do, this one meanders toward noise and distortion, but Darren's take on the loveliness of the sound of FM may surprise you. Brazilian musician Fabian…

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Room Treatment As We See It | Voces8 38:33

3M ago38:33

38:33

In this episode, a listener requests a deeper dive into room treatment for optimizing sound in a HiFi listening space, and the fellas oblige. In fact, Darren and Duncan leap at the chance to talk about the curious look of some commercial treatment products, bemoan the high prices of some seemingly cheap-to-develop elements, and generally touch on m…

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All About GaN FETs | Mitski 43:24

3M ago43:24

43:24

Welcome to the new season and new format for The HiFi Podcast. This time, the boys are back and apparently recording under a popular confluence of flight paths, but if you can get past the air traffic noise, this episode is one you don't want to miss. Darren dives deep into the makeup and uses and pros and cons of Gallium-Nitride Field Effect Trans…

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We're Back! New Season Format Announcement, Plus An Album 23:55

7M ago23:55

23:55

Apologies for the wait. Apologies for the sound glitches and skips in this one - still figuring out the new mobile recording rig. But the boys of The HiFi Podcast are back, and in this pre-season announcement, Darren and Duncan explain the plan for the next chapter of the podcast, which will now be divided into seasons and feature shorter but more …

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#7 - Satyajeet Salgar, Director of Product Management at YouTube and Google: Optimizing AI Integration and Monetization in Tech 46:24

8M ago46:24

46:24

Satyajeet Salgar is the Director of Product Management at YouTube and Google. With an impressive background in technology and media, Satyajeet has led teams building and scaling multiple 1B+ MAU and 100M+ MAU products while driving innovation and creativity across various dimensions. Currently, he spearheads YouTube Shopping initiatives, focusing o…

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#6 - Archana Kannan, Head of Product at Stripe: Leading The Charge in a Competitive Fintech Space 26:07

10M ago26:07

26:07

Archana Kannan is currently the Head of Product, Payouts and Money Movement at Stripe. She is a Product leader with over a decade of experience in leading innovation and scale across Financial Services and Payments, AI, eCommerce and AdTech. She is passionate about building the future with a diverse team to make a positive impact. *Please do enjoy!…

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AXPONA, Ground Wires, Questions & An Interview With An Author 3:13:21

12M ago3:13:21

3:13:21

Fresh off the heels of AXPONA (and right on the precipice of Munich), Duncan talks about the details involved in planning a show appearance and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the show from a manufacturer's perspective. Questions about capacitors, audio literature, gain balancing and more are answered, and this episode features not one, but two r…

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#5 - Darby Sieben, CPO at Unbounce: Product Differentiation in a Competitive Market 30:42

12M ago30:42

30:42

Darby Sieben is the Chief Product Officer for Unbounce leading engineering, product management, product marketing, UX/design and business development focused on using ML/AI throughout its product features to help marketers create and optimize their marketing efforts. Prior to Unbounce, Darby was the co-founder and head RBC Ampli Inc., a Royal Bank …

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#4 - Chloe Gottleib, Former Product Design Director at Google Shopping: Leveraging Mindfulness for Career Growth 27:22

1y ago27:22

27:22

Chloe Gottleib is a renowned leader in the fields of Leadership Coaching and UX consulting. With over twenty years of experience in Executive UX Leadership and Digital Product Design, Chloe has a unique approach to helping individuals and businesses reach their full potential. Her career includes stints as the Product Design Director of Google Shop…

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#3 - Erin Chan, CPO at Rhenti: Mental Models While Building Product In A Startup 32:37

1y ago32:37

32:37

Erin Chan is a co-founder at Rhenti where she leads Product and Marketing. Rhenti is a suite of industry-leading software tools that streamlines the lead-to-lease process for rental real estate industry across Canada. Erin is a product leader with strengths in the areas of product strategy, product positioning, business design, and human insights. …

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#2 - Theo Tabah, COO at Late Checkout: Community-Based Products, Succeeding as a PM in an Agency 45:29

1y ago45:29

45:29

Theo Tabah is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder at Late Checkout, a product studio and agency that designs and creates community based products. He has been managing teams for over a decade, and is here today to share insights on how to turn teams into communities to unlock their full potential. *Please do enjoy!* *----------------------* …

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#1: Jennifer Liu, Former SVP and GM at Lattice - Scaling Your PM Career & Career Resilience 28:13

1y ago28:13

28:13

Jennifer Liu is a product executive with over 20+ years of experience in small and large companies. She worked at Google for over 17 years, starting as an associate product manager and working her way to a senior director managing multiple teams. Also previously SVP and General Manager at Lattice, a multi-product B2B platform supporting people mana…

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#0 - Introduction: PLG, Product Management, and the Tech Wars 15:36

1+ y ago15:36

15:36

Join me as we delve into the world of Product Management and discover the strategies that drive success in a PLG world! In this introduction episode, I'm here to say hi (who I am), why did I even start this podcast, talk about what excites me about product, and discuss what is a PM's biggest downfall. I'm also sharing some resources on what I've be…

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Duncan's Next Half-Day Speaker Project 1:30:01

2y ago1:30:01

1:30:01

After a visit to chez Tweak to hear the always-improving desktop system, Darren decided to push Duncan into a project the best way he knew how: by giving him a pair of Seas Excel tweeters and posing the question, "what if you had state-of-the-art soft domes in that thing?" Talking, of course, about Duncan's improbably excellent 2-day speaker projec…

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Exploring The Ins and Outs of PCB Design 2:14:42

2y ago2:14:42

2:14:42

In this episode, PS Audio design engineer Darren Myers takes us through the process of designing printed circuit boards, which are known as PCBs. It turns out there are tons of considerations in play when selecting the material of a PCB, and determining the position of components and the makeup of the traces. Listener questions about tweaks and cre…

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A Case For (And Against) the Integrated Amplifier 1:51:42

2y ago1:51:42

1:51:42

In this episode, the pros and cons of the integrated amplifier are covered in typical Hifi Podcast style. Darren shares impressions and experience from the perspective of a designer, and both guys try to frame the situations where the integrated approach is either better or... not better. This week's questions share a common theme which takes Dunca…

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Remembering Bascom H. King 1:32:57

2y ago1:32:57

1:32:57

In this episode, Darren and Duncan reflect on their experiences with friend and mentor Bascom King, whose recent passing has taken a great mind from the HiFi community. Bascom was an audiophile engineering legend and responsible for many incredible amplification designs over a long career. Hear about how he inspired so many, and learn a little abou…

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The Hardest and Easiest Instruments to Record 1:50:54

2y ago1:50:54

1:50:54

In this episode, Darren asks Duncan questions about recording different instruments. Duncan dives into a number of pro audio topics en route to categorizing instruments by their difficulty in recording. A question about powering Dunlavy speakers is answered, and several listener-emailed music recommendations are shared. This week's album is the lat…

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Tubes, Tubes, Tubes with Jordan Kamper 2:06:47

2y ago2:06:47

2:06:47

The guys are back in the saddle after a week off, and this time sitting down with the designer of the curious tube monoblocks that are living in Darren's Wilson system at the moment, a local audiophile friend and engineering technician named Jordan Kamper. Jordan describes his thought process behind those and other DIY creations of his that the guy…

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Lessons From Our DIY Speaker Journey 1:51:08

2y ago1:51:08

1:51:08

Darren's and Duncan's DIY speaker project from several years back is the topic du jour in this episode of The HiFi Podcast. The guys offer tips and inspiration in describing the DIY journey from beginning to completion, from driver choice to final damping moves. This week's album recommendation is a soothingly simple recording of jazz standards fro…

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Speaker Specs Demystified with Chris Brunhaver 2:08:01

2y ago2:08:01

2:08:01

PS Audio speaker designer Chris Brunhaver is back this week, and spends some time demystifying the common speaker specifications used to judge speakers. He and the guys share what's been going on with them lately as well, which is has been plenty. This week's album recommendation is a rare electronic album that borders on audiophile, and involves a…

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How To Use Ferrite Cores, And Other Audiophile Questions 1:45:13

2y ago1:45:13

1:45:13

In this episode, hosts Darren and Duncan reach again into the questions inbox to answer listeners who have emailed in their audio curiosities. Roon compatibility with BluOS devices, how and where to use ferrite cores, eliminating RF from nearby 5G towers and other questions are answered. This week's album recommendation features a rare gaffe, where…

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What Motivates Us? 2:00:43

2y ago2:00:43

2:00:43

In this episode of The Hifi Podcast, hosts Darren and Duncan reflect on what motivates each to work in the industry and try their best to bring something new to the scene. Darren talks about his evolution in amplifier design, why he puts effort into discovering unique and new topologies and what motivates him these days after many circuits discover…

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Talking Aurender & Streaming with Ari Margolis 2:04:10

2y ago2:04:10

2:04:10

In this episode, a guest with a lot of experience in music streaming and streamer technology joins the podcast. Ari Margolis, a young dad, local audiophile and friend of the guys stops by to chat about Aurender's approaches and technology, and to help answer common questions about the art of high-end streaming for the modern audiophile. Naturally, …

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Balanced Phono Inputs & More Questions 2:21:32

2y ago2:21:32

2:21:32

In this episode, the guys tackle a range of listener questions. Balanced phono inputs are explained, including why they aren't as common in phono preamplifiers. Duncan shares more about his DIY Ripole subwoofer and why he hasn't talked about it lately, CD ripping is discussed, A/B switch devices for gear evaluations are considered, and more. This w…

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Listening In The Dark 1:55:58

2y ago1:55:58

1:55:58

In this episode, the guys talk about the sensory focus that comes from listening in the dark, sharing experiences and stories about the practice in the audiophile hobby. Darren's suggestion for new listeners seems like a winner, and both agree that dark listening has a lot to do with our human evolution and deep personal response. A listener questi…

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What Is Bridge Tied Load, or BTL? 2:23:49

2y ago2:23:49

2:23:49

Darren answers a question that has been in Duncan's mind for a while: What does Bridge Tied Load or BTL mean as it relates to amplifier design? The guys answer a question about properly powering a big set of Dunlavy speakers from a listener who stumbled across a big pair for a great price. The album of the week is only found on Bandcamp, and it fea…

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Live Versus Recorded Sound, And More Questions 1:44:41

2y ago1:44:41

1:44:41

The show is back after a week break to deal with Duncan's Covid bout and the installation of PS Audio's new speakers at Darren's house. Questions were stacking up, so the guys took this week to pick their favorites and deliver an all-questions episode. After a check-in with a listener suffering from "tweakitis AKA restless audiophile syndrome," the…

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Wacky Audio Stories 2:31:31

2y ago2:31:31

2:31:31

In this episode, Darren and Duncan trade stories related to audio that are either funny, uncomfortable or just plain unexpected. A great listener question about where to go after a component breaks is answered, and the album of the week was chosen in part because Duncan could not get the songs out of his head. This podcast is powered by CommonGroun…

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Misconceptions In Audio, Vol. 1 2:07:23

2y ago2:07:23

2:07:23

In this episode of The Hifi Podcast, Darren and Duncan explore what they see as several misconceptions in the audio hobby. Class D amps, recording quality and audiophile cables are included the discussion, which is by no means a comprehensive list but a first pass at the common audiophile subject matter. A few listener questions are also answered, …

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Why Do Some Components Invert Phase? 1:19:40

2y ago1:19:40

1:19:40

In this episode, the guys explore the reasons behind why some products -- mostly preamplifiers -- invert the signal phase. Darren explains that it's a decent reason behind the practice, and how to adjust to it in your system if you've got a piece of gear that does this. Earlier on, a question about a difficult room setup is fully discussed, offerin…

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Op-Amp Rolling, And Other Questions 2:35:17

2+ y ago2:35:17

2:35:17

After the usual intro segments, this is another hefty episode of listener questions. Topics covered include finding speakers that jibe with a hyperacusis condition, locally served music files versus streamed, updates on Darren's server experience, and more. In the middle of the podcast somewhere, hosts Darren and Duncan point folks who want to cont…

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Preparing For The Worst 1:57:23

2+ y ago1:57:23

1:57:23

It's been a hell of a week here in Colorado, and after the fires and the fallout, the idea of how to protect your hifi system from danger and disaster seemed like an appropriate topic for this week's podcast. In this episode, Darren and Duncan discuss inrush currents and voltage spikes associated with some of the problems Mother Nature can throw at…

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Perfecting The Party Zone, Part 2 2:18:44

2+ y ago2:18:44

2:18:44

Just about a year ago, a listener in Brooklyn, NY reached out with some ideas about building an all-Klipsch-Heritage-based dancehall and party space in the basement of his new house. In the year since, he got right to it, wasting no time and creating a space that his producer friends and he believe puts on some of the best-sounding dance parties in…

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Nearfield Versus Farfield Listening 2:13:42

2+ y ago2:13:42

2:13:42

As audiophiles, we listen in many different styles and sizes of rooms. Our spaces to setup well-tuned systems are, more often than not, the only ones we're given to work with. On the other side of the coin, sometimes it's the gear we already have which tells us what kind of space it should be in, and more specifically, how close we should listen. I…

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Understanding the Gain-Bandwidth Product of Op-Amps 2:02:23

2+ y ago2:02:23

2:02:23

Welcome back! In this episode, Darren, designer of an amplifier that TAS just named "2021 Product of the Year (huzzah!)," takes us patiently and steadily through a basic concept involving operational amplifiers, or amps-on-a-chip, explaining how feedback is heavily used in many modern op-amps to broaden what, in some cases, is a staggeringly low ba…

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Tackling The Inbox & Tossing It Up 2:07:12

2+ y ago2:07:12

2:07:12

It's beginning to look a lot like winter (finally), the chestnuts- er, questions are piling up, and the guys thought it would be fun to try to answer them all. In this episode, questions about capacitor burn-in, DIY projects, tube noise, outriggers and more are answered, and the album of the week is not one, but TWO lovely albums which share a lot …

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The Preamplifier As A System Spice 1:59:19

2+ y ago1:59:19

1:59:19

In this episode, hosts Darren and Duncan discuss preamplifiers, starting with the "why" and continuing through the "what" and "how". Some preamplifier makers out there are aiming for a neutral sound... but is that really what we want in a preamplifier? Darren's opinion on this as one of the possible roles of the box in the middle of a system chain …

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Talkin' Shop with Paul McGowan 1:38:03

2+ y ago1:38:03

1:38:03

The HiFi podcast audience is in for a treat this week, as the guys sit down with their friend and mentor, Paul McGowan, for a wide-ranging discussion about HiFi audio and other things. Paul shares what's going on lately with his recording project, jumps in with the guys to answer a listener question about black backgrounds, and offers a look back a…

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Where to Start for the Beginner Audiophile 2:05:10

2+ y ago2:05:10

2:05:10

We all started somewhere with this hobby, and we were all beginners at one point. But compare being a beginner now, after decades of the growth of the internet, to learning about the audiophile hobby in the 70s, 80s or 90s. There is almost too much information available now, and too many choices and paths to take. It's no wonder that some beginner …

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7 Rules For Evaluating Hifi Equipment 1:47:37

2+ y ago1:47:37

1:47:37

In this episode of The Hifi Podcast, the guys deliver a more focused and nuanced set of guidelines for evaluating gear, whether it be components, speakers or cables. The topic comes up on the podcast again and again, because it's the literal backbone of the audiophile hobby. The ability to listen and perceive subtle differences is so important, and…

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How To Maximize A Lower-Cost Audio System 1:21:44

2+ y ago1:21:44

1:21:44

This week, a listener question once again prompts the podcast topic, and while the guys don't exactly agree with the premise, its a great excuse to talk about the subject matter: How to optimize and get the best from a low-cost audio system. Questions about intermodulation and power round out the early segment, and this week's album pick features o…

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Radio Frequency: The 800MHz Gorilla 2:08:38

2+ y ago2:08:38

2:08:38

In a recent episode, hosts Darren and Duncan talked about a system's ability to collect and drain RF interference through the connected enclosures and low-impedance paths to ground. In this show, the guys -- and Darren specifically -- drill down further into high frequency bogey man land. Are modern chassis boxes even good at being faraday cages? H…

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Subjectivism Versus Objectivism In Audio 2:10:39

2+ y ago2:10:39

2:10:39

This episode gets a great start thanks to so much goin on in Darren's two systems at home, including the reintroduction and repainting of the Dunlavy IVa system, cables burning in and the planned LPS addition to his reclocker. Also, his parents are in town, which means there are now distinctly fewer electrical components to trip over on the ground.…

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A Golden Age for the Budget Audiophile 2:27:40

2+ y ago2:27:40

2:27:40

Have you noticed the absolute proliferation of cool digital audio products in the sub-$500 market lately? With so much buzz around new class D modules and affordable R2R DACs and even budget speakers that are "specs monsters", the hosts of The Hifi Podcast believe now is the best time to be a budget audiophile. There are some interesting quirks in …

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Our Favorite DIY Tips & Tricks 2:22:12

2+ y ago2:22:12

2:22:12

No speaker DIYer likes to read a paper about the effects of edge diffraction on speaker baffles AFTER cutting out the driver holes. An inch left or right, and that tweeter could have sounded much better. No DIY amplifier builder wants to miss out on that important forum post where a fellow DIYer discovers an error in a schematic. DIY audio projects…

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