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
  • An Audiophile's Buyers Guide 2025
    Dec 5 2024

    Our 2025 Buyer's Guide For Audiophiles. Marc and Brian go over some of the best and brightest audio products reviewed and heard for the upcoming year. Broken out into several HiFi categories, the buyer's guide provides some insight into the season's best audiophile products along with some general banter and tips for the hobby. See the full guide in written form at PT.Audio.

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

    pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Copper

    pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Gold

    S11E5 Sponsors:

    PURISTAUDIODESIGNdotCOM - Let Us Connect You To The Music!

    FOCALNAIMAMERICAdotCOM – High-End Hi-Fi Excellence

    FERNANDROBYdotCOM - Expert Craftmanship for Elevated Sound Systems

    PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times

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    41 mins
  • Does HiFi Gear Made For the Asian Markets Have A Unique Sound? Plus Highlights and Best Of Show From Singapore
    Nov 25 2024

    An interview with pt.AUDIO Editor-At-Large (Asia) Richard Mak. Richard joins the show to give us the lowdown on the relatively untapped media markets for areas like Signapore, Japan, China, HongKong and the rest of the Asian. US media for high fidelity gear rarely makes it over to these audio shows, so it was great to have Richard on to tell us about how things might be a little different... and how they are really still the same. Do individual geographic areas really have different sounds for high-end and headphone gear? In this episode we take on some of the unique differences across the global audio scene. Also includes coverage, impressions and best products/rooms from the Singapore audio show.

    The Season 11 preimer kicks off a whole slew of new stuff, including our pt.AUDIO site rebrand and new MERCH! The new PTA Record Weight in Copper is now available. And for the holiday season - Gold!

    pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Copper

    pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Gold

    S11E4 Sponsors:

    PURISTAUDIODESIGNdotCOM - Let Us Connect You To The Music!

    FOCALNAIMAMERICAdotCOM – High-End Hi-Fi Excellence

    FERNANDROBYdotCOM - Expert Craftmanship for Elevated Sound Systems

    PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times

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    51 mins
  • Capital Audiofest 2024 - HiFi Highlights and Best Of Show
    Nov 13 2024

    Coverage and impressions from Captial Audiofest 2024. Marc, Brian, Grover, Graig and Marc S. broadcast live from the DC event for audiophiles. Full impressions, observations on trends and best of show awards. What rooms sounded like perfection? What new products really impressed? All the new details all a ton of new products get realeased at this East Coast show and we have them all to share with you in this detailed and robust episode of HiFi wondery.

    This episode's event sponsor is Doug White and The Voice That Is. Doug was showcasing the North American premiere for new TIDAL for Bugatti MC-1 Digital Controller, TIDAL for Bugatti MP-1 Pre amplifier and Turnbull Audio Prestige Audio Cables.

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    50 mins

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