Not An Audiophile The Podcast gets inside the heads of those inside the world of HiFi. Designers, engineers, manufacturers, installers, technicians and salespeople reveal secrets, offer opinions, insights and a dose of the personalities that make the gear that makes your music.
Episode 001 – Brad Serhan & Orpheus Loudspeakers 1984 and beyond– Renowned loudspeaker designer, Brad Serhan from Orpheus Loudspeakers and Serhan Swift with Andrew Hutchison from Dellichord allows us inside the concept and design of his first loudspeaker brand, Orpheus.
How friends in HiFi such as Ralph Waters from Richter Audio and Len Wallis Audio helped get Orpheus off the ground. A who’s who and history of HiFi in Australia from one of Australia’s great loudspeaker designers.
Episode 002 – Matthew Bond, TARA Labs & Matthew Bond Audio – Matthew Bond, designer and engineer of the original TARA Labs cables in Australia, is now designing audio cables at the pinnacle of innovation as Matthew Bond Audio in Oregon USA.
Matthew Bond with Brad Serhan from Serhan Swift and Andrew Hutchison from Dellichord goes deep inside the intricacies of high quality HiFi cables and how one small step made TARA Labs a household name worldwide and forced a move to America.
Episode 003 – Alan March, March Audio & Rolls Royce Jet Engines. – Alan March, designer and engineer for March Audio discusses with Brad Serhan from Serhan Swift and Andrew Hutchsion from Dellichord how a background in jet engine testing with Rolls Royce helps when designing high quality HiFi amplifiers and loudspeakers.
Inside the head of an English engineer designing HiFi equipment in Australia – his passion for the intricacies of sound design, innovation, experimentation and his unique HiFi products.
Fully CNC chassis and remote control of premium grade aluminium. Australian Made and sporting some world-firsts including the world’s first known use of Power Supply Slit Foil Electrolytic Audio Capacitors.
Episode 006 – Morris Swift from Serhan Swift & Electronics past and present. Morris Swift from Serhan Swift chats to Andrew Hutchison from Dellichord about how he ended up in electronics instead of medicine. He reminds us how much things have changed, how fast it happens and how HiFi has become somehow less expensive.
Two loudspeaker designers cover the fun, rewards, difficulties and costs associated with designing, engineering, manufacturing and small volume selling loudspeakers in Australia. Comparing perceptions vs reality including trying to support Australian made raw materials and processes and how difficult that is in reality.
In our latest podcast episode on Not An Audiophile, David shares his experiences from the early days to becoming a pivotal figure in the world of vinyl mastering and acoustics.
Episode 9 – Andrew Hutchison on Dellichord design decisons. Andrew talks about the newest Dellichord model, the 70S – a nod to the 70s era – simpler loudspeaker design with easy listening in mind. Andrew talks about the various controversial decisions in this model
1. to use Birch Plywood instead of veneered MDF. 2. to offer a variety of purchase options including some DIY and allow purchasers to become part of the creative process of their loudspeakers. 3. To keep unnecessary “bling” to a minimum and just focus on premium sound at a reasonable price.
“One of the great delusions of the HiFi Industry is that loudspeaker designers are making something that sounds like music. We are illusionists..” Ralph Waters has a candid conversation about his philosophies on loudspeaker design and on life and shares strong opinions on sound vs music.
DISCUSSION The resurgence of retro HiFi – is the original better than the re-imagined 70’s reproductions? OPINIONS You CANNOT choose HiFi by specifications alone – strong opinions on why comparing specs is not the same as comparing sound. NEWS Tidal – streaming the rise and fall?
With the help of Douglas Self, a solid aluminium chassis and new colour coating technology, award winning pre and integrated amplifiers by Kleio Audio are making great looking music.
