Robert Harley Of The Absolute Sound Magazine

About this episode

An interview with Robert Harley discussing his experiences and insights in high-end audio.

An interview with Robert Harley, Editor-In-Chief of The Absolute Sound. In the Season 14 premier, we enter our 2026 collection of conversations with none other than Robert Harley himself. One of the more prolific reviewers of the hobby, Robert chats about his long tenure in high-end audio, along with his unique perspective (and history) with analog, critical listening, regionalized sounds and just enjoying the music. He also drops in some of his favorite designers and engineers in audio from over the years. A really great interview with a massively influential personality in HiFi. S14E1 Sponsors: AXPONAdotCOM - North America's Audio Expo AUDIOQUESTdotCOM — High-Performance Cables & Power Products — Made for You PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times THEVOICETHATISdotCOM - For The Joy Of Music BORDERPATROLdotNET - For Music Lovers, Not Scope Jockeys

People in this episode

Host: Brian Hunter

Guest: Robert Harley

Topics covered

• high-end audio
• critical listening
• analog sound
• music enjoyment
• audio design

Keywords

• Robert Harley
• The Absolute Sound
• high-end audio
• critical listening
• analog
• audio design
• music

Sponsors

AXPONAdotCOM, AUDIOQUESTdotCOM, PTdotAUDIO, THEVOICETHATISdotCOM, BORDERPATROLdotNET

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Absolute Sound

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