253 episodes
The Next Track Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn
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4.8 • 80 Ratings
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Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.
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Episode #252: Imprinting and Dilution
Episode #252: Imprinting and Dilution
Creative content we discover at certain times of our lives imprints on our brains, and we forever compare other music, movies, and books to those we discovered at the right time.
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Show notes:
Andrey Tarkovsky: Stalker
Geoff Dyer, Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room
Wim Wenders: Kings of the Road
John Ford: Searchers
Xbox Series X
The Long Dark
Our next tracks:
W.A. Mozart: String Quintets K.515 & K. 516
Johnny Thunders: Finally Alone - The Stick & Stones Tapes
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Episode #251: 19th Century Technology
Doug moved, and we discuss 19th century technology and wires.
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Show notes:
Onkyo A-9555 integrated amplifier
Behringer Truth Powered Studio Monitors
Ôsôji: the big Japanese cleaning
Our next tracks:
Daisy Jones and the Six
A Strauss Waltz Gala
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Episode #250: Triangles of Sadness
On speaker placement and triangles.
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Show notes:
Hyperion Label Is Sold
Episode #173 - Pianist Angela Hewitt
Episode #174 - Pianist, Composer, and Author Stephen Hough
Episode #175 - Violinist Alina Ibragimova
Episode #179 - Pianist Marc-André Hamelin
Brian Eno: Lux
Ten Years After, Recorded Live
Episode #249: Immersive Audio and the New HomePod, with Chris Connaker
Roger Waters Says He’s Re-Recording ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ — Without Pink Floyd
Syng
Our next tracks:
Bob Dylan: Not Dark Yet
The Rolling Stones (Various Artists): Jamming with Edward
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Episode #249: Immersive Audio and the New HomePod, with Chris Connaker
Chris Connaker from Audiophile Style joins us again to discuss some of his recent discoveries in immersive audio, and we talk about how the new HomePod sounds; better than expected.
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Guest:
Chris Connaker
Show notes:
Immersive Music and Magnificat Is Magnificent, Part 5
The new HomePod brings a new sound and more home smarts
Sony 360 Reality Audio
Our next tracks:
Glenn Gould: Bach, Goldberg Variations
The Buzzcocks: Sonics in the Soul
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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.
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Episode #248: The New HomePod
Apple has released a new HomePod, two years after discontinuing the original model. But is it the HomePod we want, or the HomePod we need? We discuss how it works with home automation. Also, Audio Hijack has just been updated. It's an essential app for recording audio on Macs.
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Show notes:
Take Control of Audio Hijack
Audio Hijack
The all-new HomePod
How to Use Thread HomeKit Devices with Apple TV and HomePod mini
Eve Energy
Our next tracks:
The Murder Capital: Gigi's Recovery
Tami Neilson: Chickaboom!
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Episode #247: Subtitles
Why do so many people turn on subtitles when watching TV?
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Show notes:
TV Subtitle Usage Up To 80% - What Is Going Wrong With Dialogue Mixes?
Boiling Point
The American Friend
Our next tracks:
Yesterday
Frank Zappa: Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich
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Customer Reviews
Review of The Next Track Podcast
I listen to The Next Track Podcast, very frequently. They have an extremely informative and entertaining Podcast, with an interesting twist on Music and how it’s consumed. They have vast experiences to draw from, but with a slight bias towards Rock, and Pop music. I enjoy alternate takes on Music, but I disagree with their reports on the use of A/M-Fm radio, and it’s ubiquity. Most Vehicles still have AM-FM radios, and they are still the most listened-to form of Music today. Radio stations and Record labels pushed the customers away from CD’s to prevent duplication and to reform the market for how Artists are paid, and many of us disagree about the so-called inconvenience of CD’s and DVD’s. I believe that Tge Next Track has more direct, in-depth, full understanding, knowledge of the Music business and the distribution of Music, than any other Podcast, and I highly recommend following and listening to their Podcast.
Equal to my level of "audiophile" skepticism
I found this podcast after reading a Q&A from one of the hosts in an "audiophile" forum. After looking at the list of episodes, I was happy to see that they included interviews with classical music artists and journalists. The hosts evince a nice balance of "audiophile" skepticism with appreciation of quality sound reproduction. I'm working my way through back episodes and already enjoy their interviews with Andy Doe. Keep up the good work and I'm glad this podcast has maintained a consistent publication schedule, unlike other audiophile podcasts that peter out.
Death of the Stereo?
As a single "thing" to buy, you are right that the "stereo" is dead. In my home, I have the video system setup in living room. We have streaming through the home, but single speakers. Its the new 'radio' in our home. Then I have a 2-channel system with streamer, DAC and integrated amp. There is a second input from the PC. This is a near field setup... $2,500 of components. The new stereo and the best sound in the house. Thanks for the show. Great exchanged between the two of you.