“We are getting the band back together.” If you know the movie that quote references, then you probably are an audiophile of a certain age. Well, me and the band did get back together this weekend, along with a few new mates to help cover all the flashy product releases and great sounds at the Florida Audio Expo in Tampa. We heard some jazz, not a lot of blues, and a whole lot of Rush at high volumes. But in the end, we all got together again to talk about what we had seen and heard. So this is our story…
Special thanks to all the hosts and collaborators that helped put this episode of The Occasional Podcast together, including Marc Phillips, Scot Hull and the new guy Matthew Partrick. I would also like to thank both FLAX 2023 showrunner Bart Andeer and PR specialist Sue Toscano for helping with our room setup for the weekend. We all had a blast and were very grateful to have the coverage run so smoothly from end to end.
The Occasional Podcast has launched into its 9th season with our coverage of FLAX 2023 highlights, but you can also check out our interview with Andrew Jones, our Halloween Special and our interview with turntable reviewer Michael Fremer plus season 7’s Anatomy Of An Amplifier and earlier episodes like A Beginners Guide To Wireless HiFi, How Records Are Made plus A Guide To Tube Amplifiers and our season 6 opener What Is Accuracy and Why Audiophiles Love Jazz? but don’t miss last season’s finale TOP’s Best Of Season 5 Awards Plus A Visit to Van Halen’s 5150 Studios or our revisited interview with the late legendary recording engineer Al Schmitt. Also available for download is last season’s interviews with Heinz Lichtenegger, president of Pro-Ject. You can also check out Budgeting – From Entry Level To High End, Getting Started With Vinyl Playback, The Occasional Beginner’s Guide To Digital Audio. Season three had interviews with such audio legends as Jeff Joseph, Bill Dudleston, Nelson Pass and even Rob Watts.
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