“Cone of Shame!”

About this episode

Brent and Dennis discuss new audio technologies and products, including in-ear monitors and a flagship speaker from Wilson.

We’re on Patreon! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashedThis week, Brent and Dennis dig deep into the new “Meta” for in-ear monitors, which some say will replace all IEM target curves even though it’s not a target curve. Got it? Yeah, us neither. Then they ponder whether the radical creations of a new artsy fartsy speaker company have any merits other than loosely resembling Chewbacca. In segment three, they are forced to discuss Wilson’s new flagship speaker based only on what legacy audio publications said about it, since it appears Audio Unleashed’s invite to the unveiling slipped unnoticed into our spam folder. 💿 “The Audiophile Society's Speaker Test and System Optimization Album”: https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-speaker-test-and-system-optimization-album. Use code AudioUnleashed25 for 25% off. 📖 Get your copy of the 4th edition of Floyd Toole’s legendary book, Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers, Rooms and Headphones with DISCOUNT CODE 25SMA4…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brent Butterworth, Dennis Burger

Topics covered

• in-ear monitors
• audio technology
• speaker design
• audiophile
• product reviews

Keywords

• in-ear monitors
• Meta
• Wilson
• audiophile
• speaker design
• Floyd Toole
• Sound Reproduction

Sponsors

The Audiophile Society, Routledge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, Wilson, The Audiophile Society, YouTube

Books & works: Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers, Rooms and Headphones

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