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 #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 #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 #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 #167 - Tuning the Perfect Music Listening Room
January 15th, 2020 | 35 mins 2 secs
Chris Connaker of Audiophile Style renovated the attic of his house and turned it into the ultimate listening room. He then tuned it using amazing speakers, acoustic treatment, and DSP (digital signal processing). He explains how he went about this, and how the room itself is perhaps the most important element in an audio system.
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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.
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Episode #151 - The Latest Trends in Hi-Fi
June 5th, 2019 | 39 mins 9 secs
We welcome back Chris Connaker, who tells us about the latest trends in hi-fi at the Munich High End audio show.
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Episode #134 - Downsizing Your Audio System
December 7th, 2018 | 37 mins 21 secs
Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website, joins us to discuss downsizing audio systems. You really can get good sound with a minimal setup these days, and Chris explains how.