S2 EP031 Wharfedale, Castle and Mission designer chats about design, acoustics and the beauty of musicality.

Peter Comeau is the brilliant mind behind brands known for the beauty of their sound. Peter reveals plans for a new secret Wharfedale high end project and we get the scoop on a new Castle loudspeaker in final testing.

Dropping secrets and very strong opinions on the importance of balance in loudspeaker design, the introduction of the term “musical” in HiFi, acoustics, audiophiles and Peter asks the question “Does HiFi have to be extravagantly priced to be taken seriously?”

EP031 Peter Comeau episodes, transcripts, history and pics on Not An Audiophile

Wharfedale Evo 5 Series
Peter Comeau Director Acoustic Design IGA
Castle Windsor Earl Walnut
Mission 770 Light

QUOTE Peter We bring an economy of high performance to the market. It drives me crazy that people don’t take our brands seriously because they are not expensive”

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People mentioned on this episode –

Peter Comeau – IAG
Andrew Hutchison – Dellichord
Geoff Haynes – HeyNow HiFi
Ivor Tiefenbrun – Linn
Paul Klipsch – Klipschorn

Businesses mentioned on this episode –

International Audio Group – IAG
Dellichord
HiFi and Stereo
Linn
Stereonet Home Entertainment Expo
HeyNow HiFi
Scan-Speak
High End Munich 2025
VAF Research

Brands mentioned on this episode –

Wharfedale Elysian
Wharfedale Evo
Castle Windsor Earl
Castle Windsor Duke
Mission
Quad Audiolab Luxman Leak Castle 8Audio f.a.l
Linn Sondek LP12
Lowther
JBL
Klipsch
Directivity Index
Scan-Speak Elipticor
VAF Research i93 Loudspeaker


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CREDITS –

Host, audio production – Andrew Hutchison

Images Copywriting/Editing Sharron Hayden