This week on the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, host Jorden Guth is joined by Monitor Audio global marketing director Michael Johnson and technical director Michael Hedges to discuss how the Concept 50 speaker was developed; how it evolved into the company’s new flagship retail offering, the Hyphn; what makes a Monitor Audio speaker sound like a Monitor Audio speaker; and what’s in store for the future.
Sources:
Monitor Audio Hyphn Speaker 1 - From Visionary Concept to Cutting-Edge Completion: https://youtu.be/uk5vckG5Imw
Monitor Audio Hyphn Speaker 2 - Advanced Acoustical Concepts and Daring Industrial Design: https://youtu.be/5BTZ5REwjCQ
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:20 Introductions
00:00:40 How Michael and Michael fell in love with hi-fi
00:06:38: Making speakers the Monitor way
00:24:27 Music Break: "Dollshade" by Van Crankin
00:25:29 How the Concept 50 and Hyphn actually came together
00:33:26 The response so far…
00:40:49 We love rock’n’roll
Sound Engineer/Educator Marcela Rada on Immersive Audio - Education | Experimentation | Mix Maxing
Axiom Audio’s Ian Colquhoun and NRC - Origin | Dr. Floyd Toole | Music Types | Twin Tweeters | Measurements
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
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