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Part 2 Acoustic Sounds CEO Chad Kassem Interview May 10, 2021

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The conclusion to my interview with the founder and CEO of Acoustic Sounds, Chad Kassem. Acoustic Sounds owns its own record pressing plant, vinyl reissue label, original production label, print shop, recording studio, and its own LP mastering business after purchasing the Mastering Lab form the late Doug Sax. Hear Chad talk about all of this and the decades of work that goes into reissuing work from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Nat King Cole, Pink Floyd, and many more.

Part 1 Acoustic Sounds CEO Chad Kassem Interview May 03, 2021

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An interview with the founder and CEO of Acoustic Sounds, Chad Kassem. Acoustic Sounds owns its own record pressing plant, vinyl reissue label, original production label, print shop, recording studio, and its own LP mastering business after purchasing the Mastering Lab form the late Doug Sax. Hear Chad talk about all of this and the decades of work that goes into reissuing work from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Nat King Cole, Pink Floyd, and many more.

Radio Paradise Interview Apr 26, 2021

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An interview with Radio Paradise founder Bill Goldsmith. Hear about Radio Paradise's high quality lossless streaming, Bluesound and Sonos integration, how the company finds and serves music, and how Bill's career in the broadcast industry lead him to start Radio paradise before anyone had a smart phone or a truly fast internet connection. The show ends with a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers. Enjoy :~)

McIntosh Co-CEO Jeff Poggi Interview Apr 19, 2021

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An interview with McIntosh Group co-CEO Jeff Poggi about growing up in a small town in Massachusetts, getting his MBA at Duke, working for Harmon and Bose before joining McIntosh. We talk extensively about the new McIntosh Group car audio partnership with Jeep and Maserati. Jeff goes into great detail about the process of working with major auto manufacturer and creating a reference level audio system that's McIntosh through & through.

Part 2 Bill Schnee Interview Apr 12, 2021

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The conclusion of my interview with Grammy winning engineer, producer, and audiophile Bill Schnee about his new book Chairman at the Board and his 50 years of experience working with Steely Dan, Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, and many more of the most talented people in the music business.

Buy Bill's Book Here - https://audiophile.style/schnee

Part 1 Bill Schnee Interview Apr 05, 2021

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An interview with Grammy winning engineer, producer, and audiophile Bill Schnee about his new book Chairman at the Board and his 50 years of experience working with Steely Dan, Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, and many more of the most talented people in the music business.

Buy Bill's Book Here - https://audiophile.style/schnee

Music recommendation - https://audiophile.style/funky

McIntosh Group's Livio Cucuzza Interview Mar 29, 2021

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An interview with Chief Design Officer and Vice President of R&D for the McIntosh Group, Livio Cucuzza. We talk about his childhood in Sicily, his design inspirations, the fact that his father owned a HiFi shop as he was growing up, the product design process, the sf16 product launch, and how he handles the rich heritage of both Sonus Faber and McIntosh Labs. The show concludes with two album recommendations and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers.

Purchase the albums recommendation here:

https://audiophile.style/blossom

https://audiophile.style/difranco

McIntosh Group Links

Sonus Faber - https://www.sonusfaber.com/

McIntosh - https://www.mcintoshlabs.com

Linn Interview Mar 22, 2021

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An interview with Gilad, Steve, and Joe of Linn about the past present and future of the company, including the original Linn turntables, Linn's journey to introduce the first true high end streamer, the original Klimax DS, and Linn's use of digital signal processing, among many other things. The show finishes with an album recommendation and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers.

Purchase the albums recommendation here:

https://audiophile.style/minnie

Linn - https://www.linn.co.uk

Bryston Interview Mar 15, 2021

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An interview with Bryston CEO James Tanner. We discuss the past, present and future of the company, including its push into digital music servers a decade ago, its recent loudspeaker initiative, and its modular DAC/Preamp the BR20. The show finishes with two album recommendations and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers.

Purchase the album recommendations here:

Eric Dolphy's Music Prophet, The Expanded 1963 New York Sessions Remastered by 2xHD -https://audiophile.style/edmp

Lake Street Dive's Obviously - https://audiophile.style/lsdo

More information about Bryston - https://bryston.com

Podcast music curtesy of Chesky Records on the album The Body Acoustic.

Boulder Amplifiers Interview Mar 08, 2021

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An interview with Steve Huntley and Logan Rosencrans of Boulder Amplifiers. We discuss the past, present and future of the company, including its flagship 3000 series components and the new 866 integrated amplifier. The show finishes with an album recommendation and a round of bonus questions where there are no wrong answers.

Music curtesy of Chesky Records on the album The Body Acoustic.