The HiFi Five Podcast
Welcome to The HiFi Five, a live roundtable discussion show about all things high-end audio plus music recommendations, produced twice per month --the second and the fourth Wednesday of every month.
The HiFi Five is hosted/moderated by Ron Resnick, co-owner of WhatsBestForum and audio reviewer.
Our other chairs will feature one-time guests and recurring guests.
This show is educational: explaining how to select components, how to build audio systems, how to treat rooms and how to help you achieve the greatest realism and emotional engagement from your audio system. This show also is a candid, freewheeling, behind-the-scenes look at the high-end audio hobby and industry, with reports from audio shows, and gives you insights, opinions and perspectives.
The HiFi Five Podcast
The Hi-Fi Five Episode 13
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In Episode 13 we discuss:
When is high pricing actually too much? Is $151,000 for speaker cables just absurd?
How can the absolute sound and Stereophile remain truthful while still making money? Should the magazines help whitewash and cover up component defects?
Is the traditional Harry Pearson-style comparative review dead? What is a review today? Are today's reviews any different than a long-form product brochure?
Do you really need multiple sources -- vinyl/streaming/disc/tape? Or is this just audiophilia nervosa?