The HiFi Five Podcast

Which is the most technologically impressive audio manufacturer factory you have ever visited?Is there any way to bridge the subjectivist audio/measurements objectivist divide?
Do you personally believe that everything we hear can be measured?
How can any advertiser supported magazine or review site or YT channel maintain editorial independence and honesty?  Doesn’t advertising become influence even unintentionally?
How transparent should media outlets be about who pays their bills?
Over the last 20 years where has the high-end industry made real progress in increasing the believability of reproduced sound, and where has it fallen short?
What is the biggest mistake audiophiles make when putting their systems together?
From which audio designer have you learned the most?
Which product category in high-end audio is the least defensible technically?

How have the scientific studies of hearing and audio at Bell Labs and at Harman impacted your work in audio?
Why has the industry not insisted that reviewers, manufacturers, influencers and marketers to publish their ear hearing measurements as evidence of credibility for their audio pronouncements?
Are there inherent sonic advantages to:  dipole planar speakers, horn speakers, dynamic driver speakers?
If a box speaker, to port or not to port?
Do exotic materials for driver cones sound better than traditional paper cones? 
Does the material used in the cabinet of the speaker -- wood, aluminum, carbon fiber, acrylic resin -- drive the resulting sound?

Welcome to The HiFi Five -- a weekly news and roundtable discussion show about all things high-end audio!
Featuring:
Jay Caceres - Jay's Audio Lab; pre-owned dealer; audio reviewer
Elliot Goldman - Bending Wave USA; high-end audio distributor and retailer
Danny Kaey - EMMLabs Advisor Sonic Flare; audio and music reviewer
Ron Resnick (moderator) - WhatsBestForum; audio reviewer 
Our fifth chair will host one-time guests and recurring guests.
This show is a candid, freewheeling, behind-the-scenes look at the high-end audio industry.  We're going to give you insight, opinions and perspectives, while also discussing component categories and music.

In Episode 14 we discuss:
If you had to judge a very expensive, high-end stereo system using only one song what track do you choose and why?Why should any audiophile listen to YouTube Influencers?
How should influencers deal with the conflicts of interest between what they tell their audiences and what they sell?
What brands and components do you not sell but which you like a lot and think sound great.
When cable manufacturers test and voice their own designs, how can manufacturers claim great things for their cables if the cables are designed using only their own reference system?
Are forums today like What's Best Forum valuable for hobbyists or merely advertising platforms?

In Episode 13 we discuss:
When is high pricing actually too much? Is $151,000 for speaker cables just absurd? 
How can the absolute sound and Stereophile remain truthful while still making money? Should the magazines help whitewash and cover up component defects?
Is the traditional Harry Pearson-style comparative review dead? What is a review today?  Are today's reviews any different than a long-form product brochure?
Do you really need multiple sources -- vinyl/streaming/disc/tape? Or is this just audiophilia nervosa?