The Fidelity Exchange

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Join Drew Baird, P.E., founder of Moon Audio and Dragon Audio Cables, as he hosts The Fidelity Exchange. Watch full video episodes on our YouTube channel!

  1. 3d ago

    How a Grammy Engineer MASTERS Sound for Vinyl, Streaming, and Hi-Res

    ➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎚️ 3x GRAMMY-winning mastering engineer Bob Boyd (Ambient Digital) joins Drew to break down why that "96K" file might be fake, how a hybrid analog + digital workflow holds up on deadline, and why the mic, preamp, and converter (not the cable) are often the real bottleneck. Bob also walks through mastering the same song for vinyl, streaming, Tidal, and Qobuz, why tape still beats digital for warmth, and shares stories from 35 years mastering CeCe Winans, TobyMac, Blake Shelton, and Crowder. 🎙️ *SHOP THE VIDEO* ➕ Audeze LCD-X Headphones — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/audeze-lcd-x-headphones?el=youtube ➕ Black Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/black-dragon-headphone-cable-v2?el=youtube ➕ Bronze Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/bronze-dragon-headphone-cable?el=youtube *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #MasteringEngineer #HiResAudio #GrammyWinner #AmbientDigital #AudioEngineering #MusicProduction #BobBoyd #MoonAudio @BobBoyd1

  2. Sep 30

    Stop Paying to RESTORE Vintage Gear! Kevin From SKYLABS AUDIO Explains Why

    ➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Kevin Moll of Skylabs Audio joins The Fidelity Exchange to talk vintage gear, why his shop chooses service over full restoration, and the obsession that keeps every collector hooked. 🎧 *SKYLABS AUDIO* ➕ Skylabs Audio Website — https://skylabsaudio.com/ ➕ Skylabs Audio YouTube — @skylabsaudio *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #VintageAudio #SkylabsAudio #HiFi #VintageStereo #AudiophileLife #MoonAudio #RecordCollector #TheFidelityExchange

  3. Sep 25

    Wattson Audio WOWS Purists! New DIGITAL Phono Preamp Stays ANALOG

    ➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Wattson Audio's new phono preamp blends a pure analog signal path with digital-domain precision, delivering studio-grade accuracy without sacrificing analog character. Founder Alexandre Lavanchy joins us to talk through the design, plus his path from building loudspeakers as a student to engineering for CH Precision, and the scrap-aluminum story behind the Emerson Digital's compact size. 🎧 ➡️ *READ MORE* – https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice/wattson-audio-amplifiers-streamers-more?el=youtube ✨ *SHOP THE VIDEO* ➕ Wattson Audio Madison Phono — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/madison-phono-precision-phono-stage?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Madison Streamer — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/wattson-audio-madison-streamer-le?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Madison Amplifier — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/wattson-audio-madison-amplifier?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Madison Power S — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/watson-madison-power-supply?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Emerson Digital Network Bridge Endpoint — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/emerson-digital-bridge-endpoint?el=youtube ➕ Wattson Audio Emerson Analog Network Bridge Endpoint — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/wattson-audio-emerson-analog-network-bridge-endpoint?el=youtube *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #WattsonAudio #MadisonPhono #CHPrecision #SwissEngineering #Audiophile #AnalogVsDigital #HiFiPodcast #MoonAudio @wattsonaudio

  4. Sep 16

    Anne Bisson Sold 65,000+ Albums with NO Record Label!

    ➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 From Quebec TV star to globally loved jazz singer, Anne Bisson opens up about raw recording, vinyl's comeback, and the wild story behind her worldwide audiophile fanbase, straight from The Fidelity Exchange. 🎤✨ 🎧 *ANNE'S MUSIC* ➕ Anne Bisson — Blue Mind — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/blue-mind-en/ ➕ Anne Bisson — Portraits & Perfumes — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/portraits-perfumes-2/ ➕ Anne Bisson — Four Seasons in Jazz: Live at Bernie's — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/four-seasons-in-jazz-live-at-bernies-2/ ➕ Anne Bisson — Guilty Pleasures — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/guilty-pleasures-2/ ➕ Anne Bisson — Be My Lover — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/be-my-lover-2/ ➕ Anne Bisson — The Essentials — https://www.annebisson.com/en/product/the-essentials-2/ *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #AnneBisson #JazzSinger #Audiophile #TheFidelityExchange #VinylRevival #JazzMusic #RawRecording #MoonAudio @AnneBisson

  5. Sep 10

    Play the SHOW, Press the RECORD! Pour House Raleigh Does BOTH

    ➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Pour House Raleigh runs a live venue, record shop, and the Triangle's first vinyl pressing plant — built from scratch with no playbook during COVID. Adam taught himself steam, hydraulics, and mechanics from the ground up while Lacie managed operations and planning. Their "stage to turntable" approach lets bands play the venue, record the show live, and press it straight to vinyl. J. Cole even stopped by. Plus: the 180g myth busted and why a vinyl record has a smaller carbon footprint than a Domino's pizza. 🎧 *FROM THIS EPISODE* ➕ Pour House Pressing — pourhousepressing.com ➕ Pour House Record Shop — pourhouse­recordshop.com ➕ Pour House Music Hall — thepourhousemusichall.com *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #VinylRecords #RecordPressing #VinylCommunity #LiveMusic #PourHouse #PourHousePressing #StageToVinyl #VinylRevival @thepourhousemusichall

  6. Sep 2

    Talking Heads, Dave Matthews & George Harrison! NC Mastering Engineer TELLS ALL

    ➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎙️ NC mastering engineer Kevin McNoldy has worked on records from Dave Matthews to the Talking Heads — and he once caught a George Harrison mistake hidden in a 40-year-old mix. 🎵 *LEARN MORE ABOUT KEVIN* ➡️ MASTERING — https://cphonicmastering.com/ ➡️ MIXING — https://kevinmcnoldy.com/ *FEATURED PROJECTS* ➕ Kira Takei — https://open.spotify.com/album/23e2OsmMVJpsc7UMyNjNT6?si=GVcskcPGQxa4dhNAvbHyWw ➕ Four Thirty Four — https://open.spotify.com/track/0Wsgiuchkta9jiKnXS90E5?si=e83ef841c2614084 ➕ Rachel Clearman — https://open.spotify.com/track/0QN3naep7JTkxbPVPk5KFZ?si=a30487a8973e4612 ➕ Rising Above Helene — https://www.risingabovehelene.com/ ➕ Robin and Linda Williams — https://youtu.be/8GQUs7UTcPc ➕ The Gentri Brothers — https://open.spotify.com/album/2Z5zMisW6TxdCSEnPgs0c8?si=sbWB43jYR9qg9V79RcMrXA *SHOP THE VIDEO* ➕ Silver Dragon Premium USB Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/silver-dragon-premium-usb-cable?el=youtube ➕ Silver Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/silver-dragon-headphone-cable-v3?el=youtube ➕ Black Dragon Headphone Cable — https://www.moon-audio.com/products/black-dragon-headphone-cable-v2?el=youtube *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #TheFidelityExchange #MoonAudio #MasteringEngineer #CphonicMastering #AudioEngineering #TalkingHeads #DaveMatthews #GeorgeHarrison

  7. Aug 28

    He BET BIG on VINYL! Chad Kassem’s 40-Year Quest for the World’s Best Records

    ➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube 🎶 Chad Kassem built the world's most trusted audiophile record label from scratch in Salina, Kansas — pressing, mastering, and releasing vinyl the way it was meant to sound. 40 years in and he's still chasing perfection. 🎧 🎉 Acoustic Sounds also is celebrating 40 years with the Vinyl Summit — October 15-17, 2026 in Salina, Kansas. Live music, pressing plant tours, mastering demos, record dealers, and more. Don't miss it! 🎟️ Vinyl Summit Tickets & Info — https://www.vinylsummit.com/ *FEATURED ALBUMS* ➕ Muddy Waters — Folk Singer (180g) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/105482/Muddy_Waters-Folk_Singer-180_Gram_Vinyl_Record ➕ ZZ Top — Tres Hombres (UQHR) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/192721/ZZ_Top-Tres_Hombres-UHQR_Vinyl_Record ➕ The Who — Tommy (UQHR) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/197501/The_Who-Tommy-UHQR_Vinyl_Record ➕ The Who — Who's Next (UQHR) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/197508/The_Who-Whos_Next-UHQR_Vinyl_Record ➕ The Who — My Generation (180g) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/103005/The_Who-My_Generation-180_Gram_Vinyl_Record ➕ The Who — Live at Leeds (1/4" IPS Tape) — https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/197507/The_Who-Live_At_Leeds-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_Tape *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #AcousticSounds #VinylRecords #VinylReissues #Audiophile #QualityRecordPressings #TheFidelityExchange #MoonAudio @acousticsoundsks

  8. Aug 20

    COSTLY, but NOT EXPENSIVE! Impex Records’ Latest Release Defies All Genres

    ➡️ *FIND YOUR AUDIO NIRVANA, TAKE OUR QUIZ* – https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/youtube?el=youtube ➡️ *READ MORE* – https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice/inside-impex-records-how-abey-fonn-builds-the-worlds-most-painstaking-vinyl-reissues?el=youtube ✨ Impex Records founder Abey Fonn reveals what it truly takes to make an audiophile reissue right 🎵 — and drops an exclusive new release 💿 nobody has heard yet. Costly, but never expensive. 🎶 *FEATURED ALBUMS* ➕ Barefoot Adventure by Bud Shank — https://impexrecords.com/barefoot-adventure/ ➕ Famous Blue Raincoat by Jennifer Warnes — https://impexrecords.com/famous-blue-raincoat-180-gram-lp/ ➕ Friday Night in San Francisco by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia — https://impexrecords.com/friday-night-in-san-francisco-numbered-limited-edition-180g-45rpm-2lp/ ➕ Getz/Gilberto (1-Step) by Stan Getz & João Gilberto — https://impexrecords.com/getz-gilberto-1step-180g-45rpm-lp/ ➕ Holiday in Brazil by Bud Shank — https://impexrecords.com/bud-shank-holiday-in-brazil-180g-33rpm-lp/ ➕ Le Grand Jazz by Michel Legrand — https://impexrecords.com/legrand-jazz-180-gram-45rpm-2lp/ ➕ Music for Abandoned Heights by John McLaughlin — https://impexrecords.com/john-mclaughlin-music-for-abandoned-heights-180g-33rpm-lp/ ➕ Saturday Night in San Francisco by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia — https://impexrecords.com/saturday-night-in-san-francisco-180g-lp/ ➕ Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra (1-Step) by Frank Sinatra — https://impexrecords.com/sing-and-dance-with-frank-sinatra-1step-180g-45rpm-2lp/ ➕ The Hunter by Jennifer Warnes — https://impexrecords.com/the-hunter-180-gram-lp/ ➕ The Lark by Jascha Heifetz — https://impexrecords.com/the-lark-lp/ ➕ The Well by Jennifer Warnes — https://impexrecords.com/the-well-45-rpm-180-gram-lp/ ➕ Variations by The Doug Webb All-Star Group — COMING SOON! *WHY MOON AUDIO?* 📌 Learn more about our custom Dragon Cables: https://www.moon-audio.com/collections/dragon-audio-cables?el=youtube 📌 Check out our blog for the latest Hi-Fi content: https://www.moon-audio.com/blogs/expert-advice?el=youtube 📌 Ready to become an audiophile? Start learning here: https://www.moon-audio.com/pages/guides-and-resources?el=youtube *FOLLOW US!* 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonaudio/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-audio 🔗 Likeshop: https://likeshop.me/moonaudio #ImpexRecords #AbeyFonn #AudiophileVinyl #TheFidelityExchange #MoonAudio #VinylCommunity #AnalogAudio #JazzFusion @ElusivediscInc

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Join Drew Baird, P.E., founder of Moon Audio and Dragon Audio Cables, as he hosts The Fidelity Exchange. Watch full video episodes on our YouTube channel!

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  • Creator
    Moon Audio
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Moon Audio — 🌙 Moon Audio logo and all associated branding are the exclusive property of Moon Audio, all rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Fidelity Exchange

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