3 Sad Bastards

3 Sad Bastards
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What happens when three long-time friends into hifi start to discuss audiophile topics; nothing good that’s for sure.

  1. S02E09: The Season that was, The Season that will be

    13/03/2021

    S02E09: The Season that was, The Season that will be

    Join the 3 Sad Bastards as they finish off Season 2 with a proscriptive perspective on the year that was (inside episode joke), and consider where to focus next. If you're getting that itchy feeling of what's next in your audio journey, thinking of going up the hifi ladder, or considering a change of direction, you're not alone! Wonders of wonders, somehow each of the Sad Bastards comes to the same conclusion on what Season 3 will be all about - listen in and get ready to be part of the next step of the journey. HINT: Around 18:20 into the podcast.

    21 min
  2. S02E08: But Do DIY Loudspeakers Actually Sound Good?

    11/02/2021

    S02E08: But Do DIY Loudspeakers Actually Sound Good?

    After all the blood, sweat and tears of making a pair of DIY loudspeakers, the moment of truth is how they sound! But first you have to make sure they are not connected out of phase. The Sad Bastards find out if the pain was worth the gain, or the gain was worth the pain, and whether selling a top notch commercial loudspeaker before completing the DIY build results in a happy ending. If you're thinking of taking the plunge and trying your hand at DIY loudspeakers, then listen along and find out how we think it worked out for SB1 (hint: F A N T A S T I C).

    19 min
  3. S02E07: For the Love of Sanders!

    26/10/2020

    S02E07: For the Love of Sanders!

    Special Guest Edition! The 3 Sad Bastards are joined by Roger Sanders from Sanders Audio Systems in this first ever episode where someone has been brave enough to come on and engage in witty, respectful and engaging repartee! As a completely unconstrained episode, the 3 Sad Bastards are schooled by one of the audio industry great thinkers and innovators - listen in as Roger articulates his philosophy on amplifiers, speakers and hifi in general!

    28 min
  4. S02E06: The Rise of Valves

    26/10/2020

    S02E06: The Rise of Valves

    Why are valves (vacuum tubes) still being used in hifi audio equipment? The 3 Sad Bastards decompose the arguments (and have a few of their own along the way) as to the intrinsic characteristics of valves and why valve audio equipment is seeing a resurgence in the market. For anyone that's wondered what all the valve fuss is about, why some audiophiles prefer amplifiers that can triple up as incandescent bulbs,  heaters or even toast your crumpet, join in and find a voice to vent your inner valve audio obsession. Spoiler alert: The podcast ends with the conclusion that valves are clearly superior at toasting crumpets.

    21 min
  5. S02E05: Cable Clowns, or Wizards?

    02/10/2020

    S02E05: Cable Clowns, or Wizards?

    If there’s one aspect of audio hifi that divides the audio world it’s cables! If you believe that cables make a difference, are you a hifi wizard, or a cable clown? Are speaker, interconnect, USB, Ethernet and power cables the hidden secret sauce to making a hifi system go to the next level or is it just a load of snake-oil that you rub on to alleviate the sting of how much you’ve spent? Listen in as two of the Sad Bastards goad each other with their fact based approach (i.e. unsubstantiated ambit claims) and almost come to fisty-cuffs. In fact SB3 had to tie SB2 and SB1 virtually up with the (inferior) kettle-cord that came with his amplifier to keep the show moving along.

    22 min
  6. S02E04: Hifi Porn

    22/09/2020

    S02E04: Hifi Porn

    The allure of shiny and new goodness vs. crufty and dated oldness proves too much for the 3 Sad Bastards. In this episode they come clean that they really, really, really only consume hifi porn for the photos and videos online, and that generally hifi porn is harmless and does  harm to none. If you protect your hifi browser history like the last chocolate biscuit in a zombie apocalypse, then this is the episode you have been waiting for - a safe place where the obsessed and afflicted can share their love of hifi.

    20 min
  7. S02E03: Reviews Suck!

    15/09/2020

    S02E03: Reviews Suck!

    The 3 Sad Bastards take a pair of pliers and blowtorches to the fine art of audiophile hifi reviews. Superlatives are used LIBERALLY, and this episode is without doubt the best and most awesome 3SB episode of ALL TIME. Come and join the 3 Sad Bastards deconstruct how to (not) write a hifi review, how to get paid (or in our case, not - and now never likely to be) as we take a look at how bad audio hifi reviews can be, and just how sad we are for reading them, over, and over, and over again. After you listen to this episode, your hifi will sound SO MUCH BETTER. Trust us.

    22 min
  8. S02E02: DIY Loudspeakers

    07/09/2020

    S02E02: DIY Loudspeakers

    One of the 3 Sad Bastards has started a project to build to build a pair of loudspeakers. How hard could it be, right? Listen to the other Sad Bastards rip into SB1's naiveté, rose-coloured, wishful thinking belief that making your own loudspeakers could rival commercial quality. In Part 1, we consider  the design process, from drivers, cabinets, cross-overs (active vs. passive) and wife-acceptance-factor considerations. In a forthcoming Part 2, SB1 will reveal his new creation, and suck it up when the other Sad Bastards finally realise that SB1 was right all along. If you've ever considered making your own speakers, join us to see how we tackle the problem in our unique style of ignorance and discovery, laughing all the way...

    21 min
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What happens when three long-time friends into hifi start to discuss audiophile topics; nothing good that’s for sure.

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  • Creator
    3 Sad Bastards
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
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