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Not An Audiophile

Andrew Hutchison

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.

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  • 25 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 1 hr 19 min
  • English

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  • S3 · E65
    October 19 · 1 hr 11 min

    HiFi Show 2026 review - Best and Worst HiFi #65

    HiFi Show review - StereoNet Melbourne 2026. Two experienced HiFi listeners, two completely different opinions of the same high end rooms. Best sound, worst sound, surprise entries, brand reviews, full roundup of this very busy show. Show Partner - March Audio

  • S3 · E64
    October 6 · 1 hr 35 min

    PMC Designer Peter Thomas: Real Sound, HiFi, Pro Audio & the Music We Hear #64

    PMC co-founder and loudspeaker designer Peter Thomas on HiFi, loudspeaker design, professional audio and the pursuit of real sound. What makes a speaker sound accurate? Why are real drums and cymbals so difficult to reproduce? Why does PMC voice their home audio the same as their pro audio? Then we head inside the world of professional recording: Hollywood film scoring, Abbey Road and Capitol Studios, spatial audio, analogue tape versus digital, and what can be lost between the original recording and the music we finally hear at home. Along the way Peter shares remarkable encounters with Stevie Wonder and Elton John and draws on more than 35 years of PMC experience to explore one deceptively difficult question: how close can HiFi really get to the sound of the real thing? Show Partner - March Audio

  • S3 · E63
    September 22 · 1 hr 33 min

    HiFi Industry Unfiltered with SoundStage! Founder Doug Schneider #63

    Eavesdrop on an unfiltered HiFi industry conversation between Doug Schneider, founder of SoundStage! Global, and Andrew Hutchison of Not An Audiophile. Two experienced HiFi media personalities sit down for a candid, wide-ranging chat about audio equipment, music and the industry they love. This is not a formal interview built around one convenient topic. It's just Doug and Andrew, two longtime HiFi personalities forgetting the microphones and sharing honest opinions about HiFi products, brands, personalities and the business of better sound. Andrew and Doug agree - and disagree - on affordable equipment outperforming high end HiFi, genuine performance versus luxury audio and whether any amplifier can justify a $300,000 price. Measurements are good when taken in context of the product. Vinyl is great but Bluetooth turntables are bad. Struggling to introduce ordinary music lovers to better sound, the relevance of HiFi Shows and so, so much more! Show Partner - March Audio

  • S3 · E62
    September 8 · 1 hr 3 min

    Inside PS Audio with Paul McGowan: The Man Behind the brand #62

    A wide-ranging conversation with PS Audio's, Paul McGowan. Almost 50 years of HiFi, behind the scenes at PS Audio and Octave Records, the future of amplifier design, acoustics, subwoofer placement, and the magic of music. Show Partner - March Audio

  • S3 · E61
    August 25 · 1 hr 44 min

    Harbeth Audio bought a church. Behind the scenes of a quiet revolution #61

    Harbeth and Alan Shaw as the designer, have something bigger happening behind the scenes than just being famous for traditional BBC-inspired passive loudspeakers, Alan Shaw reveals why Harbeth invested £100,000 in laser vibration-scanning technology, bought a disused church, developed its active loudspeaker technology entirely in-house - and is preparing for projects that will reshape its next 50 years. This is not just an interview with the designer of Harbeth Audio. It is a rare look inside the research, technology and future planning behind one of HiFi’s most respected heritage brands. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity

  • S3 · E60
    August 11 · 1 hr 26 min

    Neutral Loudspeaker Design. Speakers with no sound of their own #60

    Neutrality is the goal, so these loudspeakers have no sound profile of their own. No timber cabinet - just high tech Phenolic Resin. Magnesium Graphene coated drivers and a focus on embracing new tech whilst maintaining a neutral and accurate sound. The revival of a brand, Lenehan Brothers are doing it differently. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity

  • S3 · E59
    July 27 · 49 min

    Build an ICEpower Class D Amp from scratch & take on Class A and tubes #59

    An ambitious Class D Amp project! The new ICEpower Class D module inspired our host to design and build an amp project from scratch using ICEPower technology as the foundation. With input in our one-on-one interview with ICEpower, we hope to answer the age-old question "Can audiophiles REALLY hear the difference?" Show Partner - Devore Fidelity

  • S3 · E58
    July 12 · 1 hr 26 min

    People Aren't Buying HiFi Anymore #58

    People are buying moments. HiFi value is no longer in the brand, the price, or the sheer size of the system. Today, it's about deeper connections, more time, more life. Maybe the most important thing about HIFi isn't the hardware at all. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity

  • S3 · E57
    June 29 · 1 hr 37 min

    Is High End HiFi Worth It? Luxury Audio vs Real Sound Quality #57

    Is High End HiFi really worth the money? Or has luxury audio become more about prestige, exclusivity and price than genuine improvements in sound quality? If you've ever wondered - Is expensive HiFi worth it? - What is High-End Audio? - Best HiFi for the money? - Affordable HiFi vs High-End HiFi - Chinese HiFi (Chi-Fi) - Are HiFi reviews still relevant? ...this conversation is for you. Show Partner - Devore Fidelity

  • S3 · E52
    April 21 · 1 hr 1 min

    Plinius NEW HiFi Streaming Integrated Amp only $5K AUD? #52

    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

  • S3 · E50
    March 24 · 1 hr

    The Most Real Sound in HiFi? Duntech Audio takes back the title with a new model #50

    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

  • S3 · E49
    March 10 · 42 min

    Exposure 5510 sounds better than Naim. Tech review with insights from the designer #49

    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

  • S3 · E48
    February 24 · 54 min

    Ribbon vs Dome Tweeters? ProAc Explains the Real Difference. 50 Years of UK HiFi #48

    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

  • S3 · E47
    February 10 · 1 hr

    Vintage HiFi cost ten times the weekly wage back then. So does today's High End! #47

    High End HiFi 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

  • S3 · E46
    January 27 · 2 hr 2 min

    Hi-End HiFi should disappear. Estelon, dCS and Oephi say it's the music that matters #46

    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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