The Hi-Fi Five Episode 26: How to Select a Loudspeaker and Room Placement

About this episode

The episode discusses how to select loudspeakers and their optimal room placement with expert guests from the audio industry.

The HiFi Five Episode 26: How to Select a Loudspeaker and Room Placement Shanon McKellar, audio and music reviewer for Analog Planet Steven Norber, founder and designer of PranaFidelity dynamic driver loudspeakers, and Director of Audio Engineering of Von Schweikert Audio Greg Roberts, founder and designer of Volti Audio horn loudspeakers Florian Wiegand, founder and designer of Clarisys Audio ribbon loudspeakers, and proprietor of Audio Excess, a distributor and dealer in Switzerland

People in this episode

Guests: Shanon McKellar, Steven Norber, Greg Roberts, Florian Wiegand

Topics covered

• loudspeakers
• audio engineering
• room placement
• audio design
• music review

Keywords

• loudspeaker selection
• room placement
• audio engineering
• music review
• dynamic drivers
• horn loudspeakers
• ribbon loudspeakers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Analog Planet, PranaFidelity, Von Schweikert Audio, Volti Audio, Clarisys Audio, Audio Excess

Places: Switzerland

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