About this episode

The episode features a live recording with Steve Guttenberg and Andrew Jones discussing audio technology and design at AXPONA 2026.

A huge show this week with both Steve "The Audiophiliac" Guttenberg and legendary speaker designer Andrew Jones. The Reviewer and the Designer was recorded live at AXPONA 2026 in Chicago this year. In a keynote session on Friday, The Occasional Podcast had a live audience for the first time. The three way banter was a great variation for the format, with some great conversations and educational bits alike. We pulled out some interesting stories from both Steve and Andrew, along with some unique perspectives on both measurements and design philosophy. Andrew's new speaker is the field-coil concentric Jones And Cerreta Troubador. And Steve Guttenberg has a new book coming out titled "The Blind Projectionist" but you can also follow his HiFi commentary on his regular YouTube channel "The Audiophiliac". S14E5 Sponsors: VAC-AMPSdotCOM - When Music Matters AUDIOQUESTdotCOM — High-Performance Cables & Power Products — Made for You PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times AUDIOVISIONSFdotCOM - San Francisco May 16th-17th In-Store HiFi Celebration

People in this episode

Host: Brian Hunter

Guests: Steve Guttenberg, Andrew Jones

Topics covered

• audiophilia
• speaker design
• live recording
• music technology
• keynote session

Keywords

• audio
• speakers
• live podcast
• AXPONA
• music
• technology
• design philosophy

Sponsors

VAC-AMPSdotCOM, AUDIOQUESTdotCOM, PTdotAUDIO, AUDIOVISIONSFdotCOM

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Audiophiliac

Products: Jones And Cerreta Troubador

Books & works: The Blind Projectionist

Places: Chicago

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