Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2025: What Made This Year Stand Out
Host Jorden Guth talks with SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and SoundStage! Ultra editor Jason Thorpe about Warsaw’s Audio Video Show 2025—what sets it apart from other hi-fi events, their favorite gear finds, and whether optical phono cartridges are the future or just a niche.
Sources:
Audio Video Show 2025 Coverage from Warsaw, Poland, on SoundStage! Global: https://soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events/audio-video-show-2025-warsaw-poland
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 The road to Warsaw
00:04:27 New gear, who dis?
00:09:37 The business of audio shows
00:15:40 Optical vinyl?
00:22:45 Why Jason isn’t holding space for the CD revival
00:27:00 The best of the rest?
00:40:47 Room for improvement?
00:43:50 Outro music: “L.A. Suite: Sunset Blvd / Peatloaf Ave” by Art Against Agony
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Carved from Sound: Diapason’s Alessandro Schiavi and the New Didascalìa
Host Jorden Guth visits Diapason founder Alessandro Schiavi in Brescia, Italy, to talk about his lifelong pursuit of musical realism and the art of building speakers by hand. Schiavi traces his journey from teenage recording engineer to maker of some of Italy’s most beautiful loudspeakers, explains why every cabinet is still crafted locally from aged walnut and olive wood, and introduces his latest creation—the Didascalìa, a stunning two-way floorstander debuting today.
Sources:
“Diapason Didascalìa — Rethinking the Two-Way Loudspeaker” by SoundStage! Network: https://youtu.be/V94uSXjLeqE
Diapason: https://www.diapason-italia.com/en/
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 Introductions
00:10:26 The case for natural materials
00:15:00 Handcrafted artistry
00:20:31 Didascalìa
00:31:15 Trying to please all the people all the time
00:35:56 Outro music: “Under a Weary Moon” by Ziv Moran
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Inside Technics: Where Analog Warmth Meets Digital Precision
This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Bill Voss, Business Development Manager (US) for Technics, to explore the brand’s long history within Panasonic and its continued dedication to reproducing music with accuracy and emotion. Voss discusses how Technics has carried its legacy of analog excellence into the digital era, why innovation remains central to its identity, and how the company’s blend of precision engineering and musical warmth continues to deliver true audio bliss.
Sources:
“WHY Music Enthusiasts Still Love VINYL Records!” by SoundStage! Network: https://youtu.be/uaastkHfUsM?si=ynTbigAuTdyIL_YT
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 Introductions
00:05:16 Six Degrees of Technics
00:12:52 The distinction between Technics and Panasonic
00:18:10 Can you call it a comeback?
00:26:14 Why vinyl?
00:43:44 Outro music: “Stick Around” by Max Hixon
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Inside the Moon 371: Étienne Gautier on Simaudio’s New Compass Collection
In this episode of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, Étienne Gautier, product director at Simaudio, joins the conversation to discuss the launch of the Moon 371 integrated amplifier. He explains the thinking behind the new model, the company’s design and engineering philosophies, and why the 371 is the first step in Simaudio’s forthcoming Compass Collection series. From the roots of the company’s innovation culture to the technologies inside the 371, Gautier provides an insider’s view of how Simaudio is shaping its next generation of products.
Sources:
“Meet the Moon 791: Simaudio’s Next-Gen Streaming Integrated Amplifier”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-quykEscBH0
“The Moon 371’s Secret Amplifier Weapons: MDCA and MHP Explained”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbJaSVR17A
“Simaudio’s North Collection: The Future of Hi-Fi?”: https://www.soundstage.life/e/simaudio-s-north-collection-the-future-of-hi-fi/
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 Introductions and the obsession with oligarch audio
00:02:56 What’s in a name… and some numbers?
00:12:51 What better time than now?
00:19:47 A different sort of power supply
00:21:55 Remote options
00:30:29 What’s to come?
00:32:13 Outro music: “Entre les Doigts” by Sarah Benasouli
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Worth the Wait: Simaudio, September 30
We all know the saying: “Good things come to those who wait.” And it’s true once again. While our current episode is finished, we must wait until September 30 to launch it because of an embargo from Simaudio. But come next Tuesday, we’ll be back with an episode that reveals all the details about a compelling new product from this well-established Canadian hi-fi brand.
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