Episode 05: An Interview with Scott from Verdant Audio
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Episode 05: An Interview with Scott from Verdant Audio

The Sound OR Music, The Audiophile Podcast

Episode 5

Yet another SpAce update. Then, Mick and David interview Scott Bierfeldt, owner of Verdant Audio, an audio retailer based in New Jersey.  He schools both of our hosts on what it's like to sell high end audio gear, the music he likes and doesn’t like (hint: rhymes with Peeley Pan), dealing with difficult customers, and the joy of talking with audiophiles on social media.

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Episode 03: Origin
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Episode 03: Origin

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Episode 3

Mick and David share their audiophile origin stories (lots of gamma rays and radioactive spiders!). Mick waxes nostalgic about Tech Hifi on Long Island and his early musical influences. David credits his dad's audio passions for igniting his own, and his friend's Shahanian Obelisks sparking a lifelong love affair with the brand. 

Mick shares the tragic end of his vinyl collection, and his hard pivot to digital (bring plenty of hankies!). The beauty of the Abby Road half-speed remaster of Quadrophenia.

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Episode 02: The SpAce is the place
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Episode 02: The SpAce is the place

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Episode 2

David gets Magnepans for his listening room; Mick praises the "Maggie sound" but David has notes. Equipment break-in: real or myth? (spoiler alert: it's real).

Uplifting words of encouragement for beginners, and some passionate advice to avoid the "audio incels" who are turning audio "measurements" into modern phrenology, and Mick has lots of love for the Rockna Wavedream SE.t?

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Episode 01: Here we go
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Episode 01: Here we go

The Sound OR Music, The Audiophile Podcast

Episode 1

David’s daughter wants an audio system; they bicker about analog or digital; they go into the audio dumpster looking for deals; then they play a round of Would You Buy It?

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