This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Ian Colquhoun, founder of Axiom Audio and now also the owner of Bryston and Magnum Dynalab, to discuss the origins of the company, its connection with the National Research Council, his own relationship with Dr. Floyd Toole, and how the company’s speakers evolved after the legendary NRC research wound down.
Sources:
“Canadian Hi-Fi Trilogy: Axiom Audio, Bryston, and Magnum Dynalab—All Under One Expanding Roof”: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opinion/1785-canadian-hi-fi-trilogy-axiom-audio-bryston-and-magnum-dynalab-all-under-one-expanding-roof
Axiom Audio: https://www.axiomaudio.com/
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:28 Introductions
00:03:31 Axiom’s origin story
00:12:30 Busting the myth of different speakers for different music
00:25:46 Music break: “Empty Pockets” by Bamtone
00:26:52 Axiom as OEM
00:30:27 OEM no more
00:29:34 The twin-tweeter controversy
00:47:07 Measurement artifacts
01:08:34 “Wherever I Am” by Bamtone
Sound Engineer/Educator Marcela Rada on Immersive Audio - Education | Experimentation | Mix Maxing
Dr. Peter Schuck: Room-Correction Pioneer (Part 2) - Anthem Room Correction | FIR and IIR Filters | In-Room Response
Dr. Peter Schuck: Room-Correction Pioneer (Part 1) - Education | NRC | DSP | Athena Project
PSB's Paul Barton (Part 2) - Measurements | Diffraction | Waveguides | Diminishing Returns
PSB's Paul Barton (Part 1) - Music and Violins | Starting Making Speakers | Dr. Floyd Toole and NRC
Selling Emotions: Conradin Amft on T+A's History and Future - Then to Now | Hi-Fi Tomorrow
Sonus Faber Suprema Speaker System Deep Dive - Technical Highlights | Trickle-Down Technologies
The Tao of the Reviewer - Hi-Fi Reviewers' Systems and Needs | Writing a Hi-Fi Review
2023 SoundStage! Awards - Products of the Year | Outstanding Achievements | Choosing
From Wilson Audio to T+A , then Back - InSight Videos | The Two-Day Rule | The Filming Approach
Simaudio’s North Collection: The Future of Hi-Fi? - Development | BRM-1 | Reception and Reviews
How SVS Built a Hi-Fi Community - History | Products | Community Building
Audio Video Show 2023 Highlights - Warsaw Vibe | Good and Bad Shows | Bringing Matt | Best and Worst Products
Dan Laufman on the Value of Emotiva - Origin | Hi-Fi Manufacturing | Profits | Ethics
Martijn Mensink On the Magic of Dutch & Dutch - Active Speakers | Cardioid Dispersion | Acoustics
House of Sound NYC - McIntosh | Sonus Faber | The Other Brands | New York | Luxury
Legendary Laurence Dickie - Bowers & Wilkins | The Iconic Nautilus | Vivid Audio | Loudspeaker Engineering
Six Months into a PhD in Hi-Fi - Learning | Controversies | Revelations | The Future
Monitor Audio: From Concept 50 to Hyphn and Beyond - Into Hi-Fi | Making Monitor Audio Speakers | The Response
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