{"podcast":{"title":"CRAFTED","slug":"crafted-5638302","podcast_index_feed_id":5638302,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BBBIB7895217576","website_url":"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/crafted-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e256583a-9da3-11f1-b306-23001824b18c/image/a9cb744546058c4a2b9d34a177ebea68.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"BLISTER","episode_count":128,"summary":"CRAFTED is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the craft world of beer, coffee, whiskey, watches, wine, and more. Our guests are some of the very best and most passionate brewers, distillers, winemakers, coffee producers, retailers, and founders that launched craft companies when success was unlikely, but their passion and principles caused them to forge ahead anyway. CRAFTED explores how things get made, and does so with the remarkable people that insist on making things well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T10:18:09.229966+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crafted-5638302"},"episode":{"title":"Amateur Hour: The Hi-Fi Audio Rabbit Hole w/ Simon Stewart & Jonathan Ellsworth","slug":"amateur-hour-the-hi-fi-audio-rabbit-hole-w-simon-stewart-jonathan-ellsworth","published_at":"2026-03-18T17:20:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crafted-5638302/amateur-hour-the-hi-fi-audio-rabbit-hole-w-simon-stewart-jonathan-ellsworth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crafted-5638302","url":"https://shows.acast.com/crafted-podcast/episodes/amateur-hour-chasing-great-sound-w-simon-stewart-jonathan-el","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/BBBIB7554369021.mp3","summary":"Jonathan started falling down the rabbit hole of hi-fi audio gear, and he says it’s all Simon’s fault. So in this conversation, Simon talks to Jonathan about his audio journey; why he’s singled out the world of hi-fi headphones as a place to begin; why he’s become a believer in “EQ”; and why it feels almost inevitable that he’ll end up exploring the world of loudspeakers, too. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us here to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. RELATED LINKS: Blister Craft Collective Become a BLISTER+ Member BLISTER NEWSLETTER: Get It & Our Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: Craft Collective (1:18) Why Headphones Make Sense (5:53) Is Beethoven the Original Heavy Metal? (12:25) Headphones vs Speakers (15:57) Jonathan’s First Hi-Fi Headphones (29:19) Why You Should ‘EQ’ (35:07) The Qudelix-5k DAC/AMP + Equalizer (36:20) Dedicated Headphone Amp vs Integrated Amp (40:49) The JDS Labs Headphone AMP+DAC (44:10) Active vs Passive Speakers (1:01:18) Where To Go From Here? (1:06:35) SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Jonathan started falling down the rabbit hole of hi-fi audio gear, and he says it’s all Simon’s fault. So in this conversation, Simon talks to Jonathan ab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4475,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crafted-5638302/episodes/amateur-hour-the-hi-fi-audio-rabbit-hole-w-simon-stewart-jonathan-ellsworth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crafted-5638302/amateur-hour-the-hi-fi-audio-rabbit-hole-w-simon-stewart-jonathan-ellsworth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}