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Audio Unleashed

Di: Brent Butterworth & Dennis Burger
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This is Audio Unleashed: the world’s only totally unfiltered, freewheeling, fearless discussion about the latest events in the world of audio, featuring veteran audio reviewers Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger. With decades of experience, a modest grasp of science and logic, and a marginal degree of financial security, they can tell the good from the bad, and the proven from the preposterous — and they’re not afraid to tell you what’s what.Copyright 2023 Butterburger Productions. All rights reserved. Arte
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  • “Thinking Like a Bayesian!”

    “Thinking Like a Bayesian!”
    Oct 14 2026

    We’re on Patreon! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed This week, Dennis and Brent kick things off with a discussion of the audio technology our electeds are most familiar with—AM radio—before pivoting into a long diatribe about whether this newfangled spatial-audio stuff is ever going to catch on. The real question on everyone’s lips this week, though, is whether a SanDisk Extreme Pro flash drive is the real road to audio Nirvana.

    💿 “The Audiophile Society's Speaker Test and System Optimization Album”: https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-speaker-test-and-system-optimization-album. Use code AudioUnleashed25 for 25% off.

    📖 Get your copy of the 4th edition of Floyd Toole’s legendary book, Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers, Rooms and Headphones with DISCOUNT CODE 25SMA4: https://www.routledge.com/Sound-Reproduction-The-Acoustics-and-Psychoacoustics-of-Loudspeakers-Rooms-and-Headphones/Toole-Olive-Welti/p/book/9781032761930

    Dennis’ relaunched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AdventureswithCPAP

    Brent’s audio projects:

    💿 The Audiophile Society's Amazing Fabulous Magnificent Speaker Test Album (engineered by Brent with VO by Dennis): https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-speaker-test-and-system-optimization-album

    💿 The Audiophile Society's Headphone Evaluation and Spatial Audio Test Album (engineered by Brent): https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-headphone-evaluation-and-spatial-audio-test-album

    💿 Plaid Pants, Brent’s latest album! https://cygerbutterworth.bandcamp.com/album/plaid-pants

    Further Reading:

    • H.R. 979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr979/text#google_vignette
    • Down the Rabbit Hole with the Nirvana Audio Chronos by Tom Gibbs: https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/down-the-rabbit-hole-with-the-nirvana-audio-chronos-optimizer/
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    1 ora e 6 min
  • “Velvet Noise?”

    “Velvet Noise?”
    Sep 30 2026
    We’re on Patreon! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed This week, Dennis and Brent get caught in the trap of being forced to discuss Apple’s big new thing—improved open-ear noise cancellation—and how it might compare to that of the Cleer ARC 3 Open Wireless Earbuds. Then they riff yet again on the subject of AI music, largely centered on UMG’s recent deal with the devil, as well as 404 Media’s intentional hacking of Lathe of Heaven’s Spotify page to inject it with lazy AI slop. Last up for most people, they dig into Brent’s thoughts on several recent one-small-driver speakers, as well as Steve Temme’s first published measurements for Stereophile in the dystopian post-Atkinson world we hi-fi heads find ourselves living in. The real question, though, is: how many mic adapters can Brent manage to string together before the end of the episode? 💿 “The Audiophile Society's Speaker Test and System Optimization Album”: https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-speaker-test-and-system-optimization-album. Use code AudioUnleashed25 for 25% off. 📖 Get your copy of the 4th edition of Floyd Toole’s legendary book, Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers, Rooms and Headphones with DISCOUNT CODE 25SMA4: https://www.routledge.com/Sound-Reproduction-The-Acoustics-and-Psychoacoustics-of-Loudspeakers-Rooms-and-Headphones/Toole-Olive-Welti/p/book/9781032761930 Dennis’ relaunched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AdventureswithCPAP Brent’s audio projects: 💿 The Audiophile Society's Amazing Fabulous Magnificent Speaker Test Album (engineered by Brent with VO by Dennis): https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-speaker-test-and-system-optimization-album 💿 The Audiophile Society's Headphone Evaluation and Spatial Audio Test Album (engineered by Brent): https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-headphone-evaluation-and-spatial-audio-test-album 💿 Plaid Pants, Brent’s latest album! https://cygerbutterworth.bandcamp.com/album/plaid-pants Further Reading: Apple AirPods 5 Improve Open‑Ear Active Noise Cancellation by Joao Martins: https://audioxpress.com/news/apple-airpods-improve-open-ear-active-noise-cancellationFresh From the Bench: Cleer ARC 3 Open Wireless Earbuds with Noise Cancelling by Brent Butterworth: https://audioxpress.com/article/fresh-from-the-bench-cleer-arc-3-open-wireless-earbuds-with-noise-cancellingUniversal Music Group and ElevenLabs Announce Multi-Year Strategic Agreement, Beginning with a New Licensed AI Music Creation Platform: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/universal-music-group-and-elevenlabs-announce-multi-year-strategic-agreement-beginning-with-a-new-licensed-ai-music-creation-platform-302875284.htmlI Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy by Emanuel Maiberg: https://www.404media.co/spotify-ai-music-scam/?ref=weekly-roundup-newsletterSalad Line Compact Speakers: https://apos.audio/products/salad-line-compact-tower-speakers?_pos=1&_sid=ea2192066&_ss=r&variant=46955751669996Pearl Acoustics Model One loudspeaker review by Robert Schryer: https://stereophile.com/content/pearl-acoustics-model-one-loudspeaker
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    1 ora e 9 min
  • “I Was Expecting Some Nina Totenberg”

    “I Was Expecting Some Nina Totenberg”
    Sep 16 2026

    We’re on Patreon! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed This week, Dennis and Brent spend a lot of time and a lot of words riffing on the same fundamental theme: are we making this hi-fi stuff entirely too complicated? And if so, why? Does REL need to make stuff up about mysterious disappearing bass harmonics to sell its gorgeous subs? Does Benchmark have to make stuff up about audible distortion to sell its excellent amplifiers? And perhaps most importantly: does cheapaudioman have to make stuff up about 4K Blu-ray players to sell ED drugs?

    💿 “The Audiophile Society's Speaker Test and System Optimization Album”: https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-speaker-test-and-system-optimization-album. Use code AudioUnleashed25 for 25% off.

    📖 Get your copy of the 4th edition of Floyd Toole’s legendary book, Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers, Rooms and Headphones with DISCOUNT CODE 25SMA4: https://www.routledge.com/Sound-Reproduction-The-Acoustics-and-Psychoacoustics-of-Loudspeakers-Rooms-and-Headphones/Toole-Olive-Welti/p/book/9781032761930

    Dennis’ relaunched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AdventureswithCPAP

    Brent’s audio projects:

    💿 The Audiophile Society's Amazing Fabulous Magnificent Speaker Test Album (engineered by Brent with VO by Dennis): https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-speaker-test-and-system-optimization-album

    💿 The Audiophile Society's Headphone Evaluation and Spatial Audio Test Album (engineered by Brent): https://theaudiophilesociety.com/collections/albums/products/the-audiophile-societys-headphone-evaluation-and-spatial-audio-test-album

    💿 Plaid Pants, Brent’s latest album! https://cygerbutterworth.bandcamp.com/album/plaid-pants

    Further Reading:

    • REL S/850 Review by Chris Frankland: https://hifiplus.com/articles/rel-s-850/
    • How Loud is the Distortion from Your Power Amplifier? by John Siau: https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/videos/how-loud-is-the-distortion-from-your-power-amplifier-1
    • Don't Buy a CD Player in 2026!? Buy This Instead by cheapaudioman: https://youtu.be/nnBwdMuGa_0?si=eME1ZvTkTjZQ06eK
    • CEDIA Expo 2026 Looks to be Another Scaled-Back Show by Ted Green: https://www.strata-gee.com/cedia-expo-2026-looks-to-be-another-scaled-back-show/
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    1 ora e 13 min
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