The Next Track
A podcast about how people listen to music today.
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Episode #249: Immersive Audio and the New HomePod, with Chris Connaker
February 15th, 2023 | 28 mins 41 secs
Chris Connaker from Audiophile Style joins us again to discuss some of his recent discoveries in immersive audio, and we talk about how the new HomePod sounds; better than expected.
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Episode #221 - Chris Connaker's Outdoor Audio Project
October 27th, 2021 | 31 mins 14 secs
Chris Connaker, our resident audiophile, likes complicated projects. Whether he's putting together a purpose-built audio streaming computer, or building and tuning a listening room, he always wants to go as far as he can. This summer he built an audio system in his backyard and documented it in detail. We discuss the why and how of this project, and ask if his chickens really like Bill Evans.
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♫ Episode #55 – Chris Connaker Shares His Favorites from the Munich High End Audio Show
June 2nd, 2017 | 32 mins 59 secs
Chris Connaker, of ComputerAudiophile.com, joins us to talk about the most interesting audio hardware he saw - and heard - at this year's Munich High End Audio Show.
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Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio
July 21st, 2021 | 36 mins 49 secs
With Apple offering some music with Dolby Atmos and/or Spatial Audio on Apple Music, we talk with Chris Connaker about whether this is a Good Thing for music.
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Episode #239 - Immersive Music
September 14th, 2022 | 41 mins 41 secs
Is it time for a new audio revolution? Immersive music may be the next big thing. Chris Connaker joins us to tell us about his 7.1.4 audio system.
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Episode #197 - I'm Not an Audiophile, But...
November 25th, 2020 | 30 mins 48 secs
A comment by a tech reviewer incited us to discuss who is qualified to pass judgment on the audio quality of devices. We discuss this with our favorite audiophile, Chris Connaker.
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♫ Episode #38 – New in Audio at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
February 3rd, 2017 | 36 mins 27 secs
Chris Connaker went to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. He reports for us on new audio equipment and the MQA music format.
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♫ Episode #62 – Simple and Elaborate Audio Systems – How Many Devices Can You Have in Your Audio Chain?
July 21st, 2017 | 31 mins 7 secs
Chris Connaker joins us to discuss simple and elaborate audio systems. How many devices can you have in your audio chain? Chris surprises us with some of his.
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♫ Episode #43 – Streaming Music 2.0
March 10th, 2017 | 29 mins 24 secs
Chris Connaker joins us to discuss how music streaming service can make the next step.
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Episode #159 - Has Lossless and High-Resolution Audio Finally Come to the Masses?
September 25th, 2019 | 33 mins 9 secs
Amazon announced a new lossless and high-resolution music streaming service. Has high-res music finally come to everyone? We talk with Chris Connaker, of Audiophile Style, to try to understand Amazon's logic.