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In episode 19 of Making Waves with WaveTheory, Jim & I discuss what makes a track a good test track, how to identify a good test track, and then name specific examples that showcase different aspects of sound reproduction. Those tracks are compiled into a playlist available on Kiku-Sphere! Playlist on Kiku-Sphere: https://www.kikusphere.com/playlists/cmukhfieb000602l35x3ow9ay My YT Test Tracks Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAXqplOP0XrZQhuHtEA01DWeymu9guJUm&si=TD-mFhXRlBxK2N8y Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QQkxr6TjNs0FeyjQGqPRd Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9bd0af20-96b2-4381-aaed-51d41b497629/making-waves-with-wavetheory Podbean: https://wavetheorysound.podbean.com/ My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ The intro music was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

Eric from Not An Audio Review Channel is back to join Jim & I to discuss why we audiophiles buy things we don't need, who we might be, and why we all get so mad at each other. Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QQkxr6TjNs0FeyjQGqPRd Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9bd0af20-96b2-4381-aaed-51d41b497629/making-waves-with-wavetheory Podbean: https://wavetheorysound.podbean.com/ My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ Subscribe to Eric's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6wgCvecsQIGjQE01ILk1dA and join his Patreon: https://patreon.com/notareviewchannel The intro music was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

On EP 17 of Making Waves with WaveTheory, Jim and I discuss The Audiophile Journey. Is it real? If so, does it have stages? If it has stages, what are they? How does the end listener know which stage their in? Join us! Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QQkxr6TjNs0FeyjQGqPRd Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9bd0af20-96b2-4381-aaed-51d41b497629/making-waves-with-wavetheory Podbean: https://wavetheorysound.podbean.com/ My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ The intro music was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

Making Waves w/ WaveTheory EP16 - Jim and I discuss the buying and selling process of audio gear. Join us as we talk about tips, tricks, and pitfalls to be aware of in both the new and used markets. Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QQkxr6TjNs0FeyjQGqPRd Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9bd0af20-96b2-4381-aaed-51d41b497629/making-waves-with-wavetheory My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

For Episode 15 of Making Waves w/ WaveTheory, Jim & I are joined by Eric of Not an Audio Review Channel to discuss his 2-part video series on why audiophiles should be skeptical of both subjective and objective reviews. Join us! Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QQkxr6TjNs0FeyjQGqPRd Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9bd0af20-96b2-4381-aaed-51d41b497629/making-waves-with-wavetheory  My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ Eric's videos discussed in episode: https://youtu.be/2ApTpP7Xi_Q?si=wfUp1XwZTPqqcwhI https://youtu.be/IBc_HtZ9038?si=IkSiiSky2SMJ1jSk Subscribe to Eric's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6wgCvecsQIGjQE01ILk1dA and join his Patreon: https://patreon.com/notareviewchannel The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden Google Drive Folder of Cables Research: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10sJkmfLmhSpMSTr0qhGOe747p9j83ryu?usp=drive_link

Join Jim and I for episode 14 of Making Waves with WaveTheory as we discuss what the most important aspects of a signal chain are, among other things! My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden Mentioned Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2016.04.005

In episode 13 of Making Waves with WaveTheory, Jim and I go back to our audiophile vocab list and discuss which of the terms are connected to aspects that are the most important in sound reproduction. Join us! Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QQkxr6TjNs0FeyjQGqPRd Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9bd0af20-96b2-4381-aaed-51d41b497629/making-waves-with-wavetheory Podbean: https://wavetheorysound.podbean.com/ My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

Join Jim and I as we try to make sense of all those words audiophiles throw around. Detail. Warm. Texture. Separation. What does it all mean? Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QQkxr6TjNs0FeyjQGqPRd Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9bd0af20-96b2-4381-aaed-51d41b497629/making-waves-with-wavetheory Podbean: https://wavetheorysound.podbean.com/ My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

In episode 11 I reboot the podcast with a new Co-Host! Join us to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of consumer analog and digital audio formats and how they compare! My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow me on… Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wavetheorysound.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavetheorysound/ Read about vinyl mastering best practices: https://www.groovehouse.com/blog/post/producing_great_sounding_phonograph_records Read Rob Watts Head-Fi post on new M Scaler Quartet: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-electronics-quartet-m-scaler.980480/ The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden: https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

If you're not watching on a PC, it can be a challenge to get a high quality audio signal from your movies/TV watching rig into good headphones when you need to watch quietly. Erik, a long time patron, returns to discuss our experiences in using headphones for movie and TV watching. Join us! My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E   The mentioned gear... Monoprice Bluetooth 5 transmitter/receiver (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4qLeyTU NVIDIA Shield Pro (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/45adgK1 Monoprice Optical USB Cable (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3NbiDT5 Singxer UIP-1 USB Isolator https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/singxer-uip-1-pro-isolate-processor-usb2-0-usb-interface iFi iPurifier 3 (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3ZgVfpH FiiO K19: https://youtu.be/mbn87XWmxkA FiiO S15: https://youtu.be/ZMYyIwyEwTY Lake People G111mk2: https://youtu.be/kSxg9OJWlXQ Holo Red: https://youtu.be/6bpJdhOWyC8 Sonore ultraRendu: https://youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs   The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:  https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

In a brief looking-forward episode, I muse about what trends in our audio hobby I'll be watching for throughout 2026. Join me! My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E   The Final Audio closed back is the DX3000CL   The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:  https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

I am joined by 4 of my patrons/channel members to discuss some audio topics: what got them into this hobby? How did they figure out what they like? What are some mistakes they made and what did they learn from them? What do they like and dislike about the hobby? Join us!   My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E   The featured music artist is David Allan. Check out his work here:   1) General landing page - https://artists.landr.com/055855261984 2) https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kbE5KgmYDuz7hMCD3cPhq?si=jC9FQedGRQqIUNc8uYxB3Q 3) https://music.apple.com/us/artist/david-allan/1441139510 4) https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCwrq1aVRcoQ_5OngbAgnlcg 5) https://open.qobuz.com/album/vyiks8pb4ekpc?lf=82bc0b9832dd9a2d91bbdce7176a0de3 6) https://music.amazon.com/artists/B001AUWTHG/david-allan 7) https://tidal.com/album/374724886 8) https://www.youtube.com/@davidallanmusic   The intro music in was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:  https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

I am joined by Michael from Director's Garage to discuss the nature and state of the TOTL headphone market! What does TOTL really mean? What do you pay for if you buy in the TOTL? Is it worth it? What are our favorites? All that and more in this episode!  My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Director's Garage YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DirectorsGarage   The music in this episode was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:  https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

Lachlan Fennen of Passion for Sound joins me to finish our conversation about conflicts of interest in audio reviews and discuss tips for how the audience can manage them.    Head-Fi thread to post discussion points and questions: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/wavetheorys-started-a-podcast.977886/   My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E   Passion for Sound YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PassionforSound   The music in this episode was created by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:  https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

I'm joined by Cameron Oatley, AKA GoldenSound to analyze narratives in the audiophile hobby. Is balanced better? Is USB really that noisy? Is there really a tube sound? And more! Are these narrative right? Wrong? Were they right and are no longer? Were they wrong but are becoming true? Or any combination thereof? Get our takes in this episode!   My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E   GoldenSound's YT Page: https://www.youtube.com/@GoldenSound GoldenSound's Headphones.com profile: https://headphones.com/blogs/authors/cameron-oatley   CS Rucker's SoundCloud Page:  https://soundcloud.com/csrucker Listen to Retro Reverse album on... Amazon Music: https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0D4PHQNWT?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_Rq3sEKLN07zC5hwVcd7JRRYO5 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/retro-reverse-feat-cs-rucker/1747991508 Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/album/uk7kt71900xoa Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Kvqbh6u5zoK8rKipSpna0?si=r5feJfAcSDSkvW8PjMfFeQ   The intro track is "All Behind" by Mia Edenberg & Benjamin Shielden:  https://edenberg-shielden.com/ Access Edenberg & Shielden's work on major streaming platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden