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Amateur Hour: The Hi-Fi Audio Rabbit Hole w/ Simon Stewart & Jonathan Ellsworth
Episode 105

Amateur Hour: The Hi-Fi Audio Rabbit Hole w/ Simon Stewart & Jonathan Ellsworth

CRAFTED · BLISTER

March 18, 20261h 14m

Show Notes

Jonathan started falling down the rabbit hole of hi-fi audio gear, and he says it’s all Simon’s fault. So in this conversation, Simon talks to Jonathan about his audio journey; why he’s singled out the world of hi-fi headphones as a place to begin; why he’s become a believer in “EQ”; and why it feels almost inevitable that he’ll end up exploring the world of loudspeakers, too.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Craft Collective (1:18)

Why Headphones Make Sense (5:53)

Is Beethoven the Original Heavy Metal? (12:25)

Headphones vs Speakers (15:57)

Jonathan’s First Hi-Fi Headphones (29:19)

Why You Should ‘EQ’ (35:07)

The Qudelix-5k DAC/AMP + Equalizer (36:20)

Dedicated Headphone Amp vs Integrated Amp (40:49)

The JDS Labs Headphone AMP+DAC (44:10)

Active vs Passive Speakers (1:01:18)

Where To Go From Here? (1:06:35)

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