The Occasional Podcast

By: Brian Hunter
  • Summary

  • Join us in an audio-centric exploration of high fidelity listening. Gear talk, recommendations, interviews and plenty of interesting insights into high-end and personal audio, manufacturing and the people that make up the pastime. Our discussions primarily focus on music, music production, HiFi, audiophile speakers, headphones, amplifiers, turntables (record players), tubes, CD players, digital streaming, DAC and other digital sources.
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Episodes
  • Michael Trei Of Stereophile Magazine
    Feb 6 2025

    An interview with Michael Trei of Stereophile Magazine. Michael joins the show to chat about his historic run with HiFi. In addition to reviews and a regular column with Stereophile, Michael has held nearly every possible position for a real high fidelity enthusiast. This includes (but not limited to) writer, reviewer, distributor, retail sales and even turntable setup-er. His knowledge of the analog spinning disc is deep, and he shares some of his life experiences along with a good helpful chunk of audio knowledge in this interview.

    Don’t forget to check out our merch for Season 11. The 800g Record Weight in Copper, plus the new GOLD!

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    S11E8 Sponsors:

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    59 mins
  • The Anatomy Of A Headphone With Zach Mehrbach of ZMF Headphones
    Jan 25 2025

    Due to the sucess of our episode on The Anatomy Of An Amplifier With Jason Stoddard, we decided to take a deep dive into headphones with the same format. This week we are joined again by none other than Zach Mehrbach of ZMF headphones. Zach walks us through the "how to" and "know how" of every part that makes up a headphone, from connector to cable to headband - and everything in between. This includes things to look out for in a quality headphone build and the impact of each part, material and design choice.

    Don’t forget to check out our merch for Season 11. The 800g Record Weight in Copper, plus the new GOLD!

    pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Copper

    pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Gold

    S11E7 Sponsors:

    DRVINYLdotNET - Hearing Is Believing

    FOCALNAIMAMERICAdotCOM – High-End Hi-Fi Excellence

    FERNANDROBYdotCOM - Expert Craftmanship for Elevated Sound Systems

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    43 mins
  • Herb Reichert Returns!
    Jan 9 2025

    An Interview With Herb Reichert Of Stereophile Magazine. We met up with Herb at another audio show last year and really got a chance to pick his brain about HiFi, life and even the growing AI trend as it relates to music and art. Herb is one of the great writers for Stereophile and isn't afraid to tackle anything from headphones to the high-end when it comes to his art. There was such an interesting crew the came up from the East Coast during the golden age of HiFi, so we are so honered to have Herb back on the show this week (he orginally appeared with Steve Guttenberg in an interview way back in S9E7).

    Don’t forget to check out our merch for Season 11. The 800g Record Weight in Copper, plus the new GOLD!

    pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Copper

    pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Gold

    S11E6 Sponsors:

    DRVINYLdotNET - Hearing Is Believing

    FOCALNAIMAMERICAdotCOM – High-End Hi-Fi Excellence

    FERNANDROBYdotCOM - Expert Craftmanship for Elevated Sound Systems

    SCHIITdotCOM - Audio Components Designed & Built in Texas, Starting At $49

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    1 hr and 1 min

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