The HiFi Hobbyist Podcast - alan gillies

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Two AIs walked in a bar and discussed Hi FI racks

Episode 12

Friday, September 19, 2025 • Duration 35:09

Welcome to this week’s generated discussion about last week’s podcast about the not-so-humble Hi-Fi rack. This week’s music is once again a mix of big band swing tracks created by Nicholas Parnek, and used under a Pixabay licence. I hope that you enjoy the discussion!

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HiFi Racks – furniture or audio enhancing equipment?

Episode 11

Friday, September 12, 2025 • Duration 53:33

Welcome to this week’s podcast about the not-so-humble hifi rack. The podcast discusses the history of specialist hifi funiture, and the technical aspects of providing a solid foundation and controlling unwanted vibrations. The research for this podcast informed my own hobby project to replace my own hifi rack. You can read more about this at the main HiFi Hobbyist website

This week’s music is big band swing, created by Nicholas Parnek, and used under a Pixabay licence. I hope that you enjoy the podcast, and the music, too!

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Turntable mats – snake oil – or scientific innovation?

Episode 2

Friday, July 11, 2025 • Duration 45:00

This podcast looks in depth at the role that turntable mats play in the replay of vinyl records. This podcast, aimed at music lovers and audio enthusiasts, has developed from the hifihobbyist.net website where you can view videocasts, read blogs and, prior to the launch of this podcast, listen to generated discussions about the material. Because they are aimed at music lovers, the podcasts feature an eclectic range of music to accompany the words. The choice of music is like the Scottish weather: if you don't like it currently, there'll a be different choice along shortly (in the next episode) All our music choices are licensed appropriately and specific choices are designed to complement that weeks topic. Mussorgsky and Ravel are still the music choice of the week.

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Introduction to the HiFi Hobbyist

Episode 1

Friday, July 11, 2025 • Duration 08:30

This is our introduction to our new podcast series from the HiFi Hobbyist. This podcast, aimed at music lovers and audio enthusiasts, has developed from the hifihobbyist.net website where you can view videocasts, read blogs and prior to the launch of this podcast listen to generated discussions about the material. Because they are aimed at music lovers, the podcasts feature an eclectic range of music to accompany the words. The choice of music is like the Scottish weather: if you don't like it currently, there'll a be different choice along shortly (in the next episode) All our music choices are licensed appropriately and specific choices are designed to complement that weeks topic. We start with some Mussorgsky and Ravel.

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Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the NAD3020 amplifier

Episode 10

Friday, September 5, 2025 • Duration 35:36

This week’s podcast is a discussion about the NAD thirty twenty amplifier, probably the best-selling hi-fi amplifier in history, and arguably, the most influential budget Hi-Fi component in history. It follows on from the story of my relationship with the amplifier on the main HiFi Hobbyist site and last week’s podcast covering the amplifier in more detail

This week’s music is Liszt’s piano transcription of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, and a recording of Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto No5, both supplied by musopen.org. This recording has been placed in the public domain.

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The NAD 3020 amplifier: the most popular hifi amplifier of all time

Episode 9

Friday, August 29, 2025 • Duration 38:14

The NAD 3020 is almost certainly the best-selling hi-fi amplifier in history. Including its various iterations, it reportedly sold 1.1 million units. I bought one of those 1.1 million units in 1980. On the main hifihobbyist.net website, I have told the story of my forty-five-year-old relationship with this iconic amplifier. In this podcast, we will tell the story of its origins, technical innovations and its legacy.

This week’s music is Liszt’s piano transcription of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, and a recording of Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto No.5, both supplied by musopen.org. This recording has been placed in the public domain.

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Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the CD

Episode 8

Friday, August 22, 2025 • Duration 52:23

In this weeks podcast, we feature a discussion of last week's podcast about why HiFi Hobbyists are prone to impulse buying. This discussion is generated using technology and then checked by the HiFi Hobbyist before publication.

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The past, present and future of the CD

Episode 7

Friday, August 15, 2025 • Duration 55:34

This podcast deals with the past, present and future of the CD. It was inspired by a recent videocast at hifihobbyist.net that asked if a CD revival was underway. The podcast goes into much more detail and is accompanied by Mozart's Clarinet Concerto.

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Two AIs walked into a bar and discussed the causes of impulse buying

Season 1 · Episode 5

Friday, August 8, 2025 • Duration 31:10

In this weeks podcast, we feature a discussion of last week's podcast about why HiFi Hobbyists are prone to impulse buying. This discussion is generated using technology and then checked by the HiFi Hobbyist before publication.

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Why do we impulse buy HiFi equipment?

Season 1 · Episode 4

Friday, August 1, 2025 • Duration 40:20

This podcast from the HiFi Hobbyist describes a recent experience of impulse buying and then explores the science behind impulse buying to try to understand more about the reasons why it happens

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