Making Waves with WaveTheory

In episode 13 of Making Waves with WaveTheory, Jim and I go back to our audiophile vocab list and discuss which of the terms are connected to aspects that are the most important in sound reproduction. Join us! Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/s...

Join Jim and I as we try to make sense of all those words audiophiles throw around. Detail. Warm. Texture. Separation. What does it all mean? Listen to the episode on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-wavetheory/id1838478407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QQkxr6TjNs0FeyjQGqPRd Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/po...

In episode 11 I reboot the podcast with a new Co-Host! Join us to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of consumer analog and digital audio formats and how they compare! My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Follow...

If you're not watching on a PC, it can be a challenge to get a high quality audio signal from your movies/TV watching rig into good headphones when you need to watch quietly. Erik, a long time patron, returns to discuss our experiences in using headphones for movie and TV watching. Join us! My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1...

In a brief looking-forward episode, I muse about what trends in our audio hobby I'll be watching for throughout 2026. Join me! My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E   The Final Audio closed back is the DX3000CL   The in...

I am joined by 4 of my patrons/channel members to discuss some audio topics: what got them into this hobby? How did they figure out what they like? What are some mistakes they made and what did they learn from them? What do they like and dislike about the hobby? Join us!   My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Don...

I am joined by Michael from Director's Garage to discuss the nature and state of the TOTL headphone market! What does TOTL really mean? What do you pay for if you buy in the TOTL? Is it worth it? What are our favorites? All that and more in this episode!  My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support M...

Lachlan Fennen of Passion for Sound joins me to finish our conversation about conflicts of interest in audio reviews and discuss tips for how the audience can manage them.    Head-Fi thread to post discussion points and questions: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/wavetheorys-started-a-podcast.977886/   My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

I'm joined by Cameron Oatley, AKA GoldenSound to analyze narratives in the audiophile hobby. Is balanced better? Is USB really that noisy? Is there really a tube sound? And more! Are these narrative right? Wrong? Were they right and are no longer? Were they wrong but are becoming true? Or any combination thereof? Get our takes in this episode!   My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavethe...

I'm joined by Currawong to discuss whether you should buy closed-back headphones or IEMs. Which product type is right for you and why? Which use cases do each fit better? What are the relative performance ceilings? Where should you start? On the way Currawong also explains some of the history of IEMs. Join us!   My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: https://www.p...

I'm joined by Lachlan Fennen of the YouTube channel Passion for Sound to discuss conflicts of interest in audio reviews. What is a conflict of interest? How is it different than a bias? What are some sources of conflicts of interest? How much of a problem are they really? How can reviewers navigate them? All this and more discussed within!   My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorys...

One of my patrons who is an experienced system builder, Erik, joins me to discuss tips, tricks, pitfalls, and philosophies on how to build your main headphone rig. How can you build that headphone system you'll love? My YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound My Patreon: patreon.com/wavetheory1 Make a 1-Time Donation to Support Me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_butto...

I'm joined by Mark of Super*Review to discuss equalization (EQ) in audio. We discuss what EQ is, graphic vs. parametric EQ, our experiences using EQ, some EQ philosophy, and some examples of how EQ is used on the headphone side of the audiophile hobby.  My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Mark's YouTube channel: ht...