EP 028 World’s best HiFi brands – One on One interviews with the best of the best in HiFi.
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.
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
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
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
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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
Cameron Keating Max Media
BRANDS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Australian HiFi Show Sydney 2025
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












