In this episode I explore why, in HiFi and music, there may be a 'cost of listening crisis'
Affiliate links for this episode:
* Boards of Canada - Inferno: https://amzn.to/4etm15q (https://amzn.to/4etm15q)
* Cambridge Audio AXR100: https://amzn.to/4oEDpZH (https://amzn.to/4oEDpZH)
5 Jun 2026
Ep 08: The Ultimate Budget HiFi Streaming Setup
In this episode, we look at why a WiiM Mini paired with a FiiO K11 maybe the perfect, easy to use, budget streaming setup
Darko Audio's 'Dub for your Sub' music recommendations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA0FELvilXM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA0FELvilXM)
Affiliate links for equipment featured in this video:
WiiM Mini: https://amzn.to/4uM9YXY (https://amzn.to/4uM9YXY)
FiiO K11 DAC: https://amzn.to/4x92L5M (https://amzn.to/4x92L5M)
Affiliate links for music featred in this video:
Agnes Obel's 'Philharmonics': https://amzn.to/4ouBF5v (https://amzn.to/4ouBF5v)
Agnes Obel's 'Aventine': https://amzn.to/4uT2um7 (https://amzn.to/4uT2um7)
Agnes Obel's 'Citizen Of Glass': https://amzn.to/4erng6k (https://amzn.to/4erng6k)
Agnes Obel's 'Myopia': https://amzn.to/4dSZNLn (https://amzn.to/4dSZNLn)
31 May 2026
Ep 07: 5 Reasons Why Audiophiles Are Ar$$holes
In this eposide we list five reasons why Audiophiles could be considered ar$$holes!
Affiliate links for buying featured music:
Anna von Hausswolff's 'ICONOCLASTS' (https://amzn.to/4x1oHja)
David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (https://amzn.to/4353BTC)
24 May 2026
Ep 6: Roasting my own Hi-Fi
A bonus bank holiday episode which features - for YouTube viewers - some actual video.
I have a go at roasting my own HiFi.
22 May 2026
Ep 5: My Hi-Fi Mistakes
In this episode, I discuss 10... no, sorry, 9 Hi-Fi mistakes.
Affiliate links
New microphone: Zoom ZDM-1 - https://amzn.to/4tT7zJT (https://amzn.to/4tT7zJT)
This episode's album recommendation: Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out (2025) - https://amzn.to/4doL6zo (https://amzn.to/4doL6zo) [LP], https://amzn.to/4nHP35P (https://amzn.to/4nHP35P) [CD]
New (to me) music: Dire Straights - Dire Straights (1978) - https://amzn.to/3RCWG1e (https://amzn.to/3RCWG1e)
17 May 2026
Ep 4: My Hi-Fi Journey
This episode charts my Hi-Fi journey and discusses some of the mistakes I made, and how you can avoid them.
Cheshire Audio - Retro review of the 90s Rega Mira clamshell amplifier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhM_5tapj1o&pp=ygUOY2hlc2hpcmUgYXVkaW8%3D (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhM_5tapj1o&pp=ygUOY2hlc2hpcmUgYXVkaW8%3D)
Gaupa - Band biography: https://gaupaband.com/bio/ (https://gaupaband.com/bio/)
Affiliate links for the music mentioned in the podcast:
Gaupa - Feberdröm : https://amzn.to/49qL9bF (https://amzn.to/49qL9bF) | Adele - 30: https://amzn.to/4ukjsJV (https://amzn.to/4ukjsJV) | https://amzn.to/498on8a (https://amzn.to/498on8a)
Affiliate links for the products mentioned in the podcast, available on Amazon:
JBL Control One 2-way Bookshelf / Monitor Speakers - https://amzn.to/4eNBU8M (https://amzn.to/4eNBU8M) | Cambridge Audio AXR100D - https://amzn.to/4dp8Jqg (https://amzn.to/4dp8Jqg) | Tacima CS947 6 way 'mains conditioner' - https://amzn.to/4tEmvv6 (https://amzn.to/4tEmvv6) | SVS SB1000 Pro Subwoofer | Denon DP-300 F fully automatic turntable - https://amzn.to/4uZh4s1 (https://amzn.to/4uZh4s1) | Audio-Technica AT-VM95ML Microlinear Stereo Cartridge - https://amzn.to/3RLKBH1 (https://amzn.to/3RLKBH1) | Tangent Tuner II DAB+ / FM - https://amzn.to/3Rip3BK (https://amzn.to/3Rip3BK) | Cambridge Audio CXC v2 - https://amzn.to/4ve4GEH (https://amzn.to/4ve4GEH)
Affiliate links to the equipment used to record this episode:
Zoom H5 Studio - https://amzn.to/3ReeiQV (https://amzn.to/3ReeiQV) | RØDE Lavalier GO - https://amzn.to/4tDW3BK (https://amzn.to/4tDW3BK)
15 May 2026
Ep 3: HiFi Is For Everyone (Almost)
Discussing Hi-Fi's exit from the mainstream and it's resurgence. Exploring why many people benefit from listening to music they enjoy and thus Hi-Fi.
Hi-Fi gear discussed in this podcast, with affiliate links:
Fiio K11 DAC/Headphone Amp: https://amzn.to/4dxmUK5 (https://amzn.to/4dxmUK5)
SMSL PL150 CD Player: https://amzn.to/4nCht14 (https://amzn.to/4nCht14)
Sennheiser HD560S Headphones: https://amzn.to/3RbsB8R (https://amzn.to/3RbsB8R)
Apologies for sounding congested (again) [hayfever]
10 May 2026
Ep 2: What is Hi-Fi?
HiFi-Hole runs through the 'standing agenda items' and then waxes lyrical about what Hi-Fi actually is.
10 May 2026
Ep 1: Intro
An introductory episode setting the scene for HiFi hole.
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