Not An Audiophile

Not An Audiophile

Explore HiFi from behind the scenes featuring interviews with designers, engineers and experts discussing speakers, amps, turntables, cables and more. HiFi pros talk design, get technical, offer opinions, provide news, reviews, and insights. Bringing the best and brightest from brands and shows around the world.

Episodes

Plinius NEW HiFi Streaming Integrated Amp only $5K AUD?

April 20, 2026 • 61 mins
The Plinius New Inspire 100 might be the most unexpected HiFi release of the year. At the price, it sits in a space where most competitors are mass-produced, yet this is designed, engineered, and built like true high-end. This interview covers the history of the Plinius Audio brand, the exciting future step into streaming sound and a smaller footprint component. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity
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Under 40 and Ignoring 30 Years of HiFi Design Rules. A New Gen of Speaker Design.

April 6, 2026 • 69 mins
He's a Millenial making and breaking the rules of loudspeaker design. Atlas Harmonic shifts the focus away from measurements and toward how music actually feels. Fewer assumptions. Better connection. A new generation in HiFi. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity
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The Most Real Sound in HiFi? Duntech Audio takes back the title with a new model.

March 23, 2026 • 60 mins
What does real sound like? Modernised, revitalised, historically grand with a modern take and a new model. Kiat Low — the man behind the revival of this iconic, heritage brand — explains why Duntech still delivers one of the most convincing, lifelike sounds in high-end audio. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity
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Exposure 5510 sounds better than Naim. Tech review with insights from the designer.

March 9, 2026 • 42 mins
Reviewer gets inside the Exposure 5510 amp and says it sounds better than his Naim Uniti Star and as good as an Accuphase. The Exposure 5510 Review goes inside with component and build quality, functionality and most importantly - sound. Adding insights is the Exposure designer, who tells us how he achieved the surprisingly large, detailed sound of the Exposure 5510. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity
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Ribbon vs Dome Tweeters? ProAc Explains the Real Difference. 50 Years of UK HiFi

February 23, 2026 • 54 mins
ProAc, iconic British loudspeaker brand, offers both ribbon and dome tweeters. Is one better or just different? A rare and exclusive interview with the third generation of ProAc, Zoe Tyler-Mardle. One of the UK's most respected brands doing things differently whilst honouring the history of perfectly natural sound. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity
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Vintage HiFi cost ten times the weekly wage back then. So does today's High End!

February 9, 2026 • 60 mins
High End HiFi didn't ISN'T expensive, you just forgot the context. Andrew and David use figures, not "forum theory" to reframe nostalgia, proving that "vintage" brands were once High End. Mourning the loss of great Japanese brands. Where did they go? AND we decide we need to delve further into GR-Research Episode 045 claims on training AI to "hear" and diagnose audio. Show Partner - March Audio
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Hi-End HiFi should disappear. Estelon, dCS and Oephi say it's the music that matters.

January 26, 2026 • 122 mins
Estelon, dCS and Oephi justify their pricing with their unique take on design and engineering BUT say the goal is the music and the "toys" should disappear. It's a deep dive into how industrial design, materials science, and complex engineering serve the music - but at what cost? Would you want something as sculptural as an Estelon or outrageous as a $500,000 DAC music system to disappear? Show Partner - March Audio
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HiFi controversy with GR-Research. Danny Richie talks Bad Speaker Design, Cheesy Parts, Mods & DIY.

January 12, 2026 • 115 mins
Danny Richie of GR-Research challenges Hi-Fi dogma. Why big brands need his upgrade for great sound. Tube connectors, cables, mods, loudspeaker design, DIY & more. Show Partner - March Audio
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AI Is Ruining HiFi - The Truth. Audio Myths, Gear Addiction, "dirty" audiophiles & Top audio gifts.

December 15, 2025 • 79 mins
AI is changing how people buy HiFi and even decide what "good sound" is - but what is the real impact of AI in the HiFi world. Andrew Hutchison and David Corazza break down the risks, the myths, and the strange new behaviour emerging in audio retail. How to know if you suffer from G.A.S (Gear Addiction Syndrome). Which one of the three styles of audio enthusiasts are you? AI shaping musical taste and why algorithms often get it wr...
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Horn loaded speakers from HiFi to Home Theatre and Cinema Dominance: The Krix Story.

December 1, 2025 • 86 mins
Inside home theatre and cinema sound design, engineering and manufacture with Krix Loudspeakers. Scott Krix tells all to Not An Audiophile's Andrew Hutchison in a story of evolution from horn loaded HiFi to international home theatre and commercial cinema powerhouse. The evolution of Krix Loudspeakers involves innovation, adaptation, a dedicated factory and an uncanny vision. Krix Loudspeakers are now positioned on the world stage ...
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Inside Airtight: Japanese Tube Amplifier Craft, Ethos and New Directions with Yutaka "Jack" Miura.

November 17, 2025 • 44 mins
Inside Airtight, Japan's legendary high end, tube-amplifier brand. The future of Airtight - a new direction. The family legacy from Luxman to present. An extraordinary focus on craftsmanship and quality. A sound ethos based on "orchestration" and a dynamic, ultra-musical family sound. From micro-resonance tuning to hand-built monocoque chassis, this is a rare look at how true high-end audio is made. Where is Airtight going in the ...
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Radical loudspeaker engineering. YG Acoustics - where aerospace technology meets precision sound.

November 3, 2025 • 36 mins
YG Acoustics is far from average. Founded in the USA and still made to this day in Colorado, a state of the art facility is backed by astrophysics based research and development. Aurele from YG Acoustics joins David Corazza at the 2025 Stereonet HiFi & AV Show to reveal how nano-surgical precision and obsessive attention to sonic excellence come together to create loudspeakers that blur the line between technology and sound — an...
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Turntable beliefs VS The Funk Firm. EVERYONE else loses because physics always wins. Prove me wrong!

October 20, 2025 • 95 mins
Turntables and analogue sound. Linn, Thorens and big brands perpetuate popular beliefs to maintain sales. Arthur Khoubesserian from The Funk Firm refuses to stay silent - voicing his disappointment in and disapproval of the HiFi industry. Renowned for groundbreaking innovation in analogue sound backed by physics, Arthur challenges the industry to stop living in the past and embrace the newest science and technology. Funk engineers ...
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HiFi Review - Quad 3 Amp issues. Flaws, strengths, sound, functions AND inside the box.

October 6, 2025 • 56 mins
HiFi review. Quad 3 Integrated amplifier had issues that surprised our host. Reviewing inside the box with a qualified technician for a look at build quality and components. Functionality and sound - was it better than Naim? At the top end of the bottom of the market, is it worth the money or is it just nostalgia? We cover everything in our comprehensive review. Plus, guest revelations that shocked us! On our 1st birthday, we re...
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S02 EP038 Iconic HiFi with DeVORE Fidelity designer, John DeVore. Extraordinarily, 100%, genuinely iconic.

September 22, 2025 • 47 mins
How did the iconic Orangutan O/96 loudspeaker with its wide baffle and orangutan features became THE loudspeaker to own? Still handcrafted in the USA after 25 years. John DeVore chats about wide baffle loudspeaker design, genuine sound quality, having fun with model names and much more. Sponsored By Len Wallis Audio
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S02 EP037 HIFi Show. Stereonet Melbourne 2025. Good, bad and just plain terrible sound. Which big brand got it wrong?

September 8, 2025 • 58 mins
HiFi Show expose. No holding back from our golden eared hosts rounding up the Stereonet HiFi & AV Show Melbourne 2025 Who got it right and who got it terribly wrong? Surprising new brands, new models, affordable vs high end, great sound and one big brand who missed the mark entirely. Sponsored By Len Wallis Audio
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S02 EP036 HiFi reviewer StereoNet, Global Editor-in-Chief, David Price. Executioner diplomat audiophile. The power and passions of the man behind the words.

August 25, 2025 • 119 mins
Inside the life of an international HiFi reviewer who wields his power like a conductor leading a symphony. His favourite HiFi, love of classic cars and belief that reviews should not be verdicts for the death of a brand. With the power of opinion comes responsibility to approach reviewing without prejudice, bias or dishonesty. First and foremost a music lover with a discerning ear, acting as gatekeeper for the most revered HiFi re...
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S02 EP035 HiFi review - NEW WiiM Amp Ultra AND meet a rare young HiFi retailer who says that tradition and experience is "tired".

August 18, 2025 • 42 mins
Reviewing the exciting new release from WiiM - the WiiM Amp Ultra. Our two HiFi professionals discuss in Part 1 and go in depth in Part 2 the good and bad of the new WiiM. ALSO HiFi retailing is dominated by older (mostly men) who have made HiFi their lives. Alex Stuart is a rare young HiFi retail owner who believes that his drive and enthusiasm makes tradition and experience look "tired". Sponsored By Len Wallis Audio ...
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S02 EP034 How to buy a HiFi system inc Top 10 things everyone should know about Turntables

August 4, 2025 • 74 mins
Preconceptions, misconceptions and misinformation - Are you hearing the system or the opinions or others? Is too much information ruining your HiFi experience? ALSO our HiFi professionals talk turntables - the most complex "simple" HiFi component you can use. Do you know everything on our Top 10? Sponsored By Len Wallis Audio
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S02 EP033 HiFi art - where sound & sculpture collide.Futuristic, imaginative, fanciful and musical. Metaxas & Sins.

July 21, 2025 • 120 mins
Kostas Metaxas designs luxury collections of high end HiFi. Every item in the collection is HiFi Art - totally and utterly unique, organic and outrageously interesting. -"Otherwise they have no reason to exist". He made a decision to create a "visual language", to go out on his own and design uniqueness in an industry that had failed to evolve. Sponsored By Len Wallis Audio
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