This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and podcast producer Dennis Burger to discuss what Jorden has learned in six months of hosting the podcast, since he’s been able to speak to some of the hi-fi industry’s most influential and respected luminaries. As Doug often tells him, “Talking to these people is like getting a PhD course in hi-fi.” So has doing so helped Jorden? Listen and find out. Sources: Status and Culture by W. David Marx: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659558/status-and-culture-by-w-david-marx/ How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel: https://chadorzel.com/?cat=4 Why Amplifiers Don't Sound the Same - Understanding Voltage and Current for Loudspeakers (Ep:71): https://youtu.be/pTeAJJQ9a10?si=huMJjMK62SiAEFCk Neil Young and Rick Rubin: World Record, Recording on Tape, and Creative Process | Apple Music: https://youtu.be/PZ-AVFpB3KI?si=FcAlAmr3OrXf10r4 Chapters:00:00:00 Announcement00:00:20 Introductions00:01:48 Lessons learned from the experts00:23:43 Music Break: "Baby I'm Stuck in a Cone" by Ge Filter Fish00:24:38 Artist’s intent, analog vs. digital, and more00:40:45 What’s next?00:47:52 The music that moves us