Andy Doe
Special guest
Andy Doe has been a guest on 18 episodes.
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Episode #168 - L'Affaire Sonos and Obsolescence in Audio Equipment
January 29th, 2020 | 36 mins 46 secs
Andy Doe joins us again to discuss the perils of having software-controlled audio equipment. After the Affaire Sonos, when the company announced that a lot of its older products would become "obsolete," perhaps it's time to think more carefully about how long hardware we buy will last, when it depends on software.
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Episode #157 - Fake Fur-Covered Streams: Everything About CD Packaging
August 28th, 2019 | 36 mins 52 secs
Andy Doe joins us to discuss CD packaging. The types of packages used, such as jewel cases and digipacks, and the marketing behind those Big Classical Box Sets.
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Episode #132 - Is the Album Dead?
November 23rd, 2018 | 39 mins 9 secs
A recent article in Rolling Stone says that the album is dying. Andy Doe says that "every word in that article is shite."
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Episode #105 - The Future of Vinyl
May 18th, 2018 | 34 mins 44 secs
Andy Doe joins us to discuss the present and future of vinyl records.
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Episode #94 – Do Classical Record Labels Make Money?
March 2nd, 2018 | 41 mins 52 secs
People often wonder if classical record labels make money. We asked Andy Doe, who has a lot of experience in the classical record business, and he explains how the business works.
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Episode #87 – Pitch, Tuning, and Temperament
January 12th, 2018 | 34 mins 45 secs
What is pitch? How do instruments play in tune with each other? How do instruments tune, and what is temperament? Andy Doe explains all this.
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Episode #81 – Ask Andy: Ohms and Decibels
December 1st, 2017 | 29 mins 58 secs
We bring back our regular guest Andy Doe to discuss some of the technical terms we read about with audio equipment: ohms and decibels, also known as Ω and dB.
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Episode #73 – Kirk Wants to Buy an Amplifier
October 6th, 2017 | 33 mins 29 secs
Andy Doe helps Kirk and Doug understand "make louder boxes."
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Episode #68 – Hi-Fi Snake Oil, Part 1: Cables
September 1st, 2017 | 31 mins 23 secs
Andy Doe joins us to discuss hi-fi snake oil. In part one of a two-part series, we look at cables.
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♫ Episode #61 – Traditions and Etiquette in Classical Concerts – Applause, Encores, Curtain Calls, and the Bravo Guy
July 14th, 2017 | 37 mins 13 secs
We ask Andy Doe why classical concerts have such rigid traditions and etiquette regarding audience reactions. And we discuss the Bravo Guy, present at concert halls around the world.
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♫ Episode #57 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Optical Discs
June 16th, 2017 | 33 mins 53 secs
Andy Doe joins us to take a close look at optical discs: CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, but also HDCDs, DVD-As, and more. I bet you didn't know how many kinds of optical disc there are...
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♫ Episode #45 – Ask Andy, Hi-Fi Equipment and Speaker Placement
March 24th, 2017 | 33 mins 8 secs
We welcome Andy Doe for another Ask Andy episode, where we discuss hi-fi equipment and speaker placement.
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♫ Episode #41 – Whatever Became of EQ?
February 24th, 2017 | 28 mins
Andy Doe joins us to talk about EQ. What is it, how does it work, do you need it, and where did it go?
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♫ Episode #36 – Music Consumption in an Era of Media Fragmentation
January 20th, 2017 | 32 mins 24 secs
Andy Doe returns to discuss how music consumption has changed in this era of fragmented media.
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♫ Episode #26 – Andy Doe Answers Your Questions about Audio Equipment and Technology
November 11th, 2016 | 27 mins 57 secs
Andy Doe answers listener questions about audio equipment and technology in our first Ask Andy episode.
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♫ Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers
October 7th, 2016 | 33 mins 56 secs
Doug and Kirk had some questions about subwoofers. So they invited Andy Doe to explain how they work, how to set them up, and why we might want to use them.