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The Next Track

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 #101 - Radio Paradise

Episode #101 - Radio Paradise

Bill Goldsmith of Radio Paradise joins us to talk about programming a free-form, internet radio station, listener suppor... Read more

20 Apr 2018

33mins

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♫ Episode #32 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about DACs (Digital-Analog Converters)

♫ Episode #32 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about DACs (Digital-Analog Converters)

Chris Connaker of the Computer Audiophile website explains what a DAC is, how it works, and a whether you need one. (And... Read more

23 Dec 2016

34mins

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Episode #157 - Fake Fur-Covered Streams: Everything About CD Packaging

Episode #157 - Fake Fur-Covered Streams: Everything About CD Packaging

Andy Doe joins us to discuss CD packaging. The types of packages used, such as jewel cases and digipacks, and the market... Read more

28 Aug 2019

36mins

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♫ Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers

♫ Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers

Doug and Kirk had some questions about subwoofers. So they invited Andy Doe to explain how they work, how to set them up... Read more

7 Oct 2016

33mins

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Episode #96 - Kiku Day Explains the Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute)

Episode #96 - Kiku Day Explains the Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute)

We welcome Kiku Day, ethnomusicologist and shakuhachi player, to discuss this Japanese Flute. This week's guest: Kiku Da... Read more

16 Mar 2018

38mins

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Episode #159 - Has Lossless and High-Resolution Audio Finally Come to the Masses?

Episode #159 - Has Lossless and High-Resolution Audio Finally Come to the Masses?

Amazon announced a new lossless and high-resolution music streaming service. Has high-res music finally come to everyone... Read more

25 Sep 2019

33mins

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Episode #77 – How to Get the Most out of Apple Music

Episode #77 – How to Get the Most out of Apple Music

Doug and Kirk discuss Apple Music, how it’s changed the way they listen to music, and how to get the most out of the ser... Read more

3 Nov 2017

31mins

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Episode #105 - The Future of Vinyl

Episode #105 - The Future of Vinyl

Andy Doe joins us to discuss the present and future of vinyl records. The tea ceremony of listening to an LP... This... Read more

18 May 2018

34mins

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Episode #166 - Our Year in Music

Episode #166 - Our Year in Music

For the first episode of the new decade - the last one recorded in the previous decade - Doug and Kirk look back on thei... Read more

2 Jan 2020

34mins

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♫ Episode #23 – David Browne on the History of the Grateful Dead

♫ Episode #23 – David Browne on the History of the Grateful Dead

Doug and Kirk welcome David Browne, author of So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead to discuss the hist... Read more

21 Oct 2016

34mins

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Episode #134 - Downsizing Your Audio System

Episode #134 - Downsizing Your Audio System

Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website, joins us to discuss downsizing audio systems. You really can get goo... Read more

7 Dec 2018

37mins

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♫ Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic

♫ Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic

Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about the iPod classic, and other one trick pony music players. And Bob Dylan. Sponsor: Doug... Read more

14 Oct 2016

30mins

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♫ Episode #47 – 10 Ways to Connect Your Computer to Your Stereo

♫ Episode #47 – 10 Ways to Connect Your Computer to Your Stereo

We discuss the ten ways you can connect your computer to an amplifier or receiver. Show notes: 10 Ways to Connect Your... Read more

7 Apr 2017

29mins

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Episode #173 - Pianist Angela Hewitt

Episode #173 - Pianist Angela Hewitt

In the first of a number of out-of-band episodes that we're planning to release in the coming weeks, we talk with pianis... Read more

31 Mar 2020

35mins

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♫ Episode #49 – Common Misconceptions about iTunes

♫ Episode #49 – Common Misconceptions about iTunes

Doug and Kirk take a look at common misconceptions people have about iTunes. iTunes is just a database. Show notes: Do... Read more

21 Apr 2017

29mins

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Episode #88 – Buying and Selling Hi-Fi Equipment

Episode #88 – Buying and Selling Hi-Fi Equipment

Buying and selling hi-fi equipment can be fraught with problems. Chris Connaker joins us to talk about the situation, an... Read more

19 Jan 2018

36mins

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♫ Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the Blues

♫ Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the Blues

We welcome musician, historian, and author Elijah Wald to discuss the history of the blues. Sponsor: Master iTunes with... Read more

30 Sep 2016

30mins

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Episode #106 - Music in Your Head: Listening to Music on Headphones

Episode #106 - Music in Your Head: Listening to Music on Headphones

Doug and Kirk discuss headphones: the pros and cons of listening to music on headphones, and the different types of head... Read more

25 May 2018

34mins

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Episode #164 - Sid Smith on the Life and Times of King Crimson

Episode #164 - Sid Smith on the Life and Times of King Crimson

Sid Smith is the official biographer of King Crimson. He recently updated his book, In The Court Of King Crimson - An Ob... Read more

4 Dec 2019

39mins

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Episode #92 – How They Listen to Music: Chuck Joiner, Podcaster

Episode #92 – How They Listen to Music: Chuck Joiner, Podcaster

Podcaster Chuck Joiner talks to us about how he listens to music: which sources he uses, how he chooses what to listen t... Read more

16 Feb 2018

33mins

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