I’m a fan of this podcast. Very down to earth. Haven’t caught this episode yet, though.
HiFi podcast on How to Listen to Compare Gear
Interesting, detailed discussion about listening techniques, comparing gear
Possibly of interest. Some topics they discuss have vigorously debated here. (E.g. fast switching vs. longer term listening.). On that item, they come down pretty strongly for critical listening to about 30 seconds of a track and then *quickly* switching the gear, etc. and playing it again.
They also do an excellent job of describing how fleeting auditory memory is, and how the brain can learn to listen more acutely over time. They don't argue against more relaxed, longterm listening as a path of critical evaluation, but they don't place very much weight on it as the main way to evaluate a system.
Main topic discussed after about 50 min. mark: https://www.thehifipodcast.net/episodes/episode-48-listening-part-2-how-we-compare-gear
Possibly of interest. Some topics they discuss have vigorously debated here. (E.g. fast switching vs. longer term listening.). On that item, they come down pretty strongly for critical listening to about 30 seconds of a track and then *quickly* switching the gear, etc. and playing it again.
They also do an excellent job of describing how fleeting auditory memory is, and how the brain can learn to listen more acutely over time. They don't argue against more relaxed, longterm listening as a path of critical evaluation, but they don't place very much weight on it as the main way to evaluate a system.
Main topic discussed after about 50 min. mark: https://www.thehifipodcast.net/episodes/episode-48-listening-part-2-how-we-compare-gear
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