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Audio Unleashed

Brent Butterworth & Dennis Burger

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This is Audio Unleashed: the world’s only totally unfiltered, freewheeling, fearless discussion about the latest events in the world of audio, featuring veteran audio reviewers Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger. With decades of experience, a modest grasp of science and logic, and a marginal degree of financial security, they can tell the good from the bad, and the proven from the preposterous — and they’re not afraid to tell you what’s what.
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Brent and Dennis! Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger of the Audio Unleashed podcast join DJ for a Home Theater/Audio chat. Both Brent and Dennis are leading voices in the Home Theater and Audio community with there vast knowledge and history of Audio…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYA classic in 4K HDRSteve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences !So much fun!“If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong.”Right?Push Play and hear for yourself. 🍿Links from th…
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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Dr. Sean Olive, senior fellow at Harman International, to discuss his time at NRC with Dr. Floyd Toole, his move from there to Harman, the development of the Harman target curves for headphones and earphones, and his thoughts on the future of immersive audio and more. Sources: Dr. Sean Olive on 35 Years of F…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Nelson! Nelson, like a few others, has become a regular on the show and this week he reached out to DJ with a couple of Home Theater Topics in mind. Nelson brings so much Knowledge and passion to Home Theater its always a great conversation!So much Fu…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYIs there a Resurgence in the Force?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences !So much fun!“If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong.”Right?Push Play and hear for yourself…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed This week, Brent and Dennis talk about the flaming dumpster fire that is Spotify, get straight to the heart of what a “Speaker Improver” actually improves, and ponder the age-old question: When do DACs stop burning in? And for Patrons: a virtual tour of High End Munich 2024. Bu…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYA tease of a Reference Home Theater Experience?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences !So much fun!“If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong.”Right?Push Play and hear …
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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage’s Doug Schneider, Jason Thorpe, and Matt Bonaccio to discuss the biggest audio show in the world, what’s new, what’s different, and what were their favorite sights and sounds this time around. Sources: Coverage of High End 2024 - Munich, Germany: https://soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Joe and Ben! Joe Klusnick has been on the show a few times so he reached out to DJ and asked if he could do an interview with Ben Goff. Ben Goff is a Global award-winning home cinema design specialist of Cinema Lusso, Vice Chair - CEDIA / CTA R10 stan…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYAnother “drama” to blow up your Home Theater?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys recommend you listen to them all!Lets get into ALL our Home Theate…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed This week, Brent and Dennis ponder whether Class D can really live up to the performance of Class A and Class AB amps, talk about testing USB cables and why they aren’t in Singapore, and deconstruct a new manifesto by John Darko. And for Patrons: Which company has ruined its ow…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Listener Comments! DJ reads and responds to Listener Comments from the Month of May. Lots of great comments and suggestions! Stop reading and start listening!So much Fun!If you don’t believe it…Push Play and Hear for yourself! Follow & Say Hi to the G…
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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by James Tanner, CEO of Bryston Ltd., to discuss the company’s origins in the medical industry, the design of its original amplifiers, how the company has evolved over time, and how he eventually joined forces with Axiom Audio’s Ian Colquhoun. Sources: “Canadian Hi-Fi Trilogy: Axiom Audio, Bryston, and Magnum D…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYMovie of the YEAR?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys recommend you listen to them all!Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences !So much fun!…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring DJ SOLO!DJ had a little trouble scheduling this week so he put a little something together SOLO.Trailers, do we need them?DIY or save up the money for what you really want?Plus, a quick update preview of the Home Theater Progress!So much Fun!If you do…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYA surprise Home Theater Experience?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys recommend you listen to them all!Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experien…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed This week, Brent and Dennis dig into a blog post by John Siau of Benchmark Audio about audiophile snake oil, deconstruct Jorge Sadurni's Spherical Dual loudspeakers, and weigh in on a Facebook feud about whether diminishing returns are even a thing. Buy-now links for products m…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Steve Att!Steve Att, from the chat, (couldn’t resist) joins DJ today and they get in the WAY BACK machine. Steve started his home Theater Journey back in the ‘70’s. That’s the Nineteen seventies for you young kids. They go over all the fun iterations …
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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by sound engineer, educator, and content developer Marcela Rada to discuss her obsession with sound, her personal history, how she became involved with the recording industry, and what’s different about mixing for immersive formats like Dolby Atmos. Sources: Marcela Rada: https://marcelarada.com/ “Audiophile At…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYIs this going to be a reference Home Theater Experience?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys recommend you listen to them all!Lets get into ALL our …
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Rob H.!Rob H of AV Rant is back for a fun Home Theater Chat with DJ! Rob really gets into the Take Over Tuesday spirit and has some questions for DJ that lead to some great Home Theater talk.When these two start talking who know where the conversation…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYIs this a reference Home Theater Experience ?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys recommend you listen to them all!Lets get into ALL our Home Theate…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Y’all have been waiting for it! We’re here to deliver. This week, we dig into the Tekton Design/Erin’s Audio Corner/ASR hullabaloo in the way that only Audio Unleashed can. Is Tekton founder Eric Alexander the real victim here? With that done, we dig into an article about a guy…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Listener Comments! DJ reads and responds to Listener Comments from the Month of April. Lots of great comments and suggestions! Stop reading and start listening!So much Fun!If you don’t believe it…Push Play and Hear for yourself! Follow & Say Hi to the…
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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Ian Colquhoun, founder of Axiom Audio and now also the owner of Bryston and Magnum Dynalab, to discuss the origins of the company, its connection with the National Research Council, his own relationship with Dr. Floyd Toole, and how the company’s speakers evolved after the legendary NRC research wound down. …
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYIs this Home Theater Experience of 2024?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more Home Theater updates and news!Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys recommend you listen to them all!Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Exp…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring The Real Shane Lee!Shane, of the Shane Lee Audio Video Reviews YouTube channel, joins DJ today! They chat Home Theater building, speakers, projectors, testing gear and just to have some plain ole HT Fun. Shane also gives a review of Dune 2 that you mo…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYA 4K Home Theater Experience not to sleep on.Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has more AXPONA news!Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys recommend you listen to them all!Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences !So …
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Hey fam! A lot of you have expressed your eagerness to hear us cover the Erin’s Audio Corner/Tekton kerfuffle and Eric Alexander’s resulting and wholly unnecessary self-immolation. Sadly, we’d already recorded the tracks for this one before that all played out! Hopefully you st…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Mike and Jon AGAIN!DJ, Mike and Jon talk all about AXPONA 2024 and DJ’s visits to each of their houses and Home Theaters! What an incredible weekend!So much Fun!If you don’t believe it…Push Play and Hear for yourself! Follow & Say Hi to the Guys on Tw…
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This week, host Jorden Guth continues his conversation with Dr. Peter Schuck, technical director at Paradigm Electronics Inc. The two cover the birth of Anthem Room Correction, the pros and cons of IIR and FIR filters, side quests, diversions, why flat in-room response isn’t actually the goal, and how ARC has evolved in response to market pressures…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYControversy? As a Home Theater Fan there really isn’t any with Toyota Highlander os Cameron Remaster.Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week. Plus DJ has actually progress on the NEW THEATER room.Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys rec…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Brett Bjorkquist AGAIN!Brett is BACK!!! These two Home Theater/tech nerds/car guys/DIY’er’s/talkers have become good friends over the past few years and just love to talk to each other. So Brett, on short notice, jumped on with DJ when he thought he h…
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THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYCan a court room drama be a must own Home Theater Experience?Steve and DJ give you their Home Theater Experiences for the week and DJ has a huge Home Theater/Home Upgrade!Take a look at that list below!Pick and choose the Experiences you want to hear about but the guys recommend you listen to them all!Lets get into ALL our…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases): 📚 Budget Travel For Dummies by Geoffrey Morrison: https://amzn.to/3uiIPlp 📚Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms by F…
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It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast.And this week’s episode is featuring Rich Keefe! Did you see the latest Road House movie? Did you like it? Rich and DJ saw it and they may not agree. Plus a bumnch of other tangents, some Home Theater and some just fun chat.So much Fun!If you don’t believe it…Push Play and Hear for yours…
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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Dr. Peter Schuck, technical director at Paradigm Electronics Inc., to discuss his history in hi-fi, how he ended up at the NRC, how his work with Dr. Floyd Toole evolved into the pioneering Athena project, and exactly what sorts of tests he and others constructed and conducted to determine listener preferenc…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases): 📚 Budget Travel For Dummies by Geoffrey Morrison: https://amzn.to/3uiIPlp 📚Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms by F…
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This week, host Jorden Guth continues his conversation with Paul Barton, founder of PSB Speakers. If you haven’t listened to season 3, episode 1 yet, do check that out first! In this second half of their conversation, the two discuss how the research at NRC contributed to the evolution of PSB speakers. Along the way, Paul gives the most cogent expl…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases): 📚 Budget Travel For Dummies by Geoffrey Morrison: https://amzn.to/3uiIPlp 📚Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms by F…
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Welcome to season 3! This week, host Jorden Guth sits down with Paul Barton, founder of PSB Speakers, to discuss his personal history, his love of music, his passion for violin, and the origin story of PSB Speakers—all as a lead-in to a discussion about his time at the NRC doing research with Dr. Floyd Toole. Sources: PSB Speakers: https://www.psbs…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases): 📚 Budget Travel For Dummies by Geoffrey Morrison: https://amzn.to/3uiIPlp 📚Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms by F…
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For the final episode of season 2 of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, host Jorden Guth is joined by T+A COO Condradin Amft to discuss the company’s history and heritage, its entry into the headphone market, and how hi-fi will evolve into the future. Sources: “44 Years of T+A—Germany's Hi-Fi Giant in Detail”: https://youtu.be/lzW18SuAJW0?si=SUjQk…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases): 📚 Budget Travel For Dummies by Geoffrey Morrison: https://amzn.to/3uiIPlp 📚Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms by F…
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When Sonus faber introduced its massive new flagship loudspeaker system, Suprema, at this year’s CES, most of the press responded by asking about the price and finishes and little else. In this episode of the podcast, host Jorden Guth and SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider ask the real (and really tough) questions about the design and technical spe…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases): 💿The Dark Side of the Moon (Blu-ray Audio): https://amzn.to/3ObQ59n 📚Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms by Floyd T…
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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! Access editor and producer of the podcast Dennis Burger to discuss his recent article about how reviewers’ reference systems are often necessarily different from the systems they wish they could own. Dennis also gives Jorden some tips on writing a good review. Sources: “The Needs of the Many vers…
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We’re on Patreon now! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed Buy-now links for products mentioned herein (As Amazon Associates, we may earn a small cut from qualifying purchases): 📚Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms by Floyd Toole: https://amzn.to/3ZlTLtE 📚Loudspeaker Design Cookbook 8th Editi…
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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and SoundStage! Australia editor Edgar Kramer to discuss their respective 2023 year-end awards. Sources: “The 2023 SoundStage! Network Awards for Outstanding Achievements and Products of the Year” by Doug Schneider: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opinion/1843-the-…
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