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EP 028 World’s best HiFi brands – One on One interviews with the best of the best in HiFi.

May 10
2 min read

Updated: May 14

We caught up with the names behind the biggest brands in HiFi. Six individual interviews with unique insight into processes behind iconic brands, new products, models and innovative concepts.


Bowers & Wilkins chats about the processes behind creating this iconic brand including design and manufacturing.


Marantz tells all on the newest Marantz products including the Grand Horizon Loudspeaker with 100% recycled ocean plastics used in the design.


Discussing the newest Focal loudspeaker featuring customisable felt finish.


Naim; Sonus Faber, Macintosh, Rel, Piega, Denon, Audio Research and much, much more.

Close-up view of a high-quality speaker system
Interviewing Focal, Bowers and Wilkins, Marantz, Rega, Marantz, March Audio & more

On Bowers and Wilkins - “the (Bowers & Wilkins) factory at Worthing does everything from bending the wooden cabinets, accelerated aging tests and finite element analysis testing for component suitability and we use strong and light Aramid fibre which is the same as Kevlar…” John Martin from Sound United


Bowers and Wikins Diamond 805 Interview
Bowers and Wikins Diamond 805 Interview

On Sonus Faber - “the desire of people to have something of great performance and beauty is pretty strong and they want products they can cherish and really love…like Sonus Faber..” - Phil Sawyer from Synergy Audio Visual


On Piega “this room has quite a pared back system last year we had a system in excess of $280K just one of them, this year with the Piega’s are $16K but punching way above their weight. Less is more and keeping it real….” - Cameron Keating from Max Media


Sonus Faber and Piega Interview
Sonus Faber and Piega Interview

On Marantz - “the Marantz Horizon..won the IF Design Award recently and the speaker cloth is 100% recycled ocean plastics…." Adam Prangell from Sound United

Marantz Horizon and Series 1 Interview
Marantz Horizon and Series 1 Interview

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Thanks to these fine Global HiFi Brands for their Support.


PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Andrew Hutchison - Host

Cody Hiebert Harbottle Audio

Alan March March Audio Australia

John Martin Sound United

Gareth Weller Focal Naim

Phil Sawyer Synergy Audio Visual

Adam Prangell Sound United


BRANDS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Harbottle Audio Subwoofers

Polk


MODELS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Audio Research i50; Ref 300 Monoblock; CS2; CS3 Preamps


THIS EPISODE

Andrew Hutchison - Host

Sharron Hayden - Editing Copywriting



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