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    Audiophile Style Podcast: Episode 1 | Roon Labs Interview

    It's a new year and it's time for something new here at Audiophile Style. Actually, what's old is new again. I launched a podcast back in 2009, but quickly realized "nobody" was listening to podcasts back then. I put the show on hiatus, was a guest on a few other podcasts, and waited until I was ready to fire things back up. Today is the day to (re)introduce the Audiophile Style Podcast.

     

    Podcast Setup.jpgAs much as I'd love to deliver this show to everyone in lossless high resolution audio, the podcast platforms only accept MP3. So, I record everything as lossless WAV files using. Neumann TLM 103 transformerless cardioid condenser microphone, then convert to 320 Kbps MP3 to give everyone the best quality currently possible. Given that I'm using a Merging Technologies Anubis analog to digital converter to record, I technically could do everything at DXD (384 kHz) or DSD256, but that's a bit over the top, even for me.

     

    Anyway, let's get to business. I have the first six episodes already in the can and can't wait to share them with everyone. In this week's episode I interview three members of the Roon Labs team. It was fun to hear about the company's start as Sooloos in New York City back in the day, its acquisition by Meridian, and it subsequent spinout into its own software company. The first episode has a dynamic range value of 12, so people may need to adjust their volume levels. 

     

    A huge thanks to David Chesky for allowing me to use the track East Harlem, from the album The Body Acoustic. The album can be purchased and downloaded at 24/96 from the Chesky Records site here. 

     

    All AS Podcast episodes can be found here, or you can find / subscribe on every podcast platform known to man. If I missed a platform some people use, just let me know. Here are links to the most popular platforms.

     

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    Middy

    I remembered some members asked for Ram buffering.. as mentioned above for improving SQ. In this vain Chris maybe you pick out some AS member questions to ask but i can see the podcast was nice and informal so nothing too confrontational i hope.

    Suprised it is such a small team though for the size i perceived it was...

    More podcasts please, that was great.

    Happy new  year all

    Dave😀🥳

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    R1200CL

    Not listen yet, but how to listen to podcasts in Roon ? 
    Shouldn’t that be a feature available ?

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    The Computer Audiophile
    Just now, R1200CL said:

    Not listen yet, but how to listen to podcasts in Roon ? 
    Shouldn’t that be a feature available ?

    The question was asked in the podcast :~)

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    miguelito

    Great first episode! 

     

    I have been a Roon user since July 2015 (lifetime subscriber since then). It is a completely different experience from anything else out there. 

     

    Another important thing is that the support team is very responsive to pointed issues. Since the product is complex - though generally not complex to use - sometimes there is a need for support, and the Roon team is extremely responsive.

     

    I was particularly tickled with your question as to how much they listen to user requests... I have been a regular in the Roon forums, and I have requested many features. I will leave it to them to decide what’s worthwhile and what is not, though I am convinced I don’t ask for anything that I don’t perceive as having general interest.

     

    There are other things that the Roon team has not resolved in a very long time, such as the stability of the iPhone iOS app - the iPad version works great, not so much the iPhone version. So I have a few bones to pick with the team, but overall it is great.

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    The Computer Audiophile
    1 minute ago, austinpop said:

    @The Computer Audiophile

     

    Is is possible to publish the transcript of the podcast in addition to the audio? I certainly would love that option, and was wondering if there was demand for that.

    There is demand for it and I’m looking into options. 

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    sbank

    Great job, @thecomputeraudiophile ! I'm sure you have guests lining up. Manufacturers will be eager to chat with you. Some good candidates include J.Stoddard(always entertaining!), HansB. and J.Swenson...keep it up, brother!

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    The Computer Audiophile

    Hi @austinpop and the others interested in a transcript of the podcasts. I found a couple good services to work with, but I've run into an issue that I don't know if I'm comfortable with. First, human transcription is likely out of the question as it's pretty expensive compared to the return on a podcast. I can easily spend $1.50+ per minute on the first draft of each episode. Second, the automated services are pretty good and pretty fast. At $0.25 per minute the price is reasonable and the editor for touching up errors is decent. However, here's the rub, touching up the errors is very time consuming. I originally thought I could run it through an automated service and be OK with the errors, and just publish it as is. When I received the first transcript back, I realized that the people I interview may not be OK with their statements being a little different from what they actually said. 

     

    In this hobby, we can get obsessive and hang on to every word. If a transcript isn't perfect, this could lead to some serious negative consequences for everyone involved. 

     

    This leaves me with the options of A. Not do any transcripts, or B. Have shows transcribed and spend quite a bit of time going through them to make sure the words are as accurate as I can make them. 

     

    I'll have to see how many people really want transcripts, to know if the time investment is worth it. I love the idea and it's something I want as well. I see the value to people who like to read.

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    ShawnC
    11 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

    Hi @austinpop and the others interested in a transcript of the podcasts. I found a couple good services to work with, but I've run into an issue that I don't know if I'm comfortable with. First, human transcription is likely out of the question as it's pretty expensive compared to the return on a podcast. I can easily spend $1.50+ per minute on the first draft of each episode. Second, the automated services are pretty good and pretty fast. At $0.25 per minute the price is reasonable and the editor for touching up errors is decent. However, here's the rub, touching up the errors is very time consuming. I originally thought I could run it through an automated service and be OK with the errors, and just publish it as is. When I received the first transcript back, I realized that the people I interview may not be OK with their statements being a little different from what they actually said. 

     

    In this hobby, we can get obsessive and hang on to every word. If a transcript isn't perfect, this could lead to some serious negative consequences for everyone involved. 

     

    This leaves me with the options of A. Not do any transcripts, or B. Have shows transcribed and spend quite a bit of time going through them to make sure the words are as accurate as I can make them. 

     

    I'll have to see how many people really want transcripts, to know if the time investment is worth it. I love the idea and it's something I want as well. I see the value to people who like to read.

    Sounds like an internship is opening up at Audiophilestyle 😉  

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    austinpop
    17 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

    Hi @austinpop and the others interested in a transcript of the podcasts. I found a couple good services to work with, but I've run into an issue that I don't know if I'm comfortable with. First, human transcription is likely out of the question as it's pretty expensive compared to the return on a podcast. I can easily spend $1.50+ per minute on the first draft of each episode. Second, the automated services are pretty good and pretty fast. At $0.25 per minute the price is reasonable and the editor for touching up errors is decent. However, here's the rub, touching up the errors is very time consuming. I originally thought I could run it through an automated service and be OK with the errors, and just publish it as is. When I received the first transcript back, I realized that the people I interview may not be OK with their statements being a little different from what they actually said. 

     

    In this hobby, we can get obsessive and hang on to every word. If a transcript isn't perfect, this could lead to some serious negative consequences for everyone involved. 

     

    This leaves me with the options of A. Not do any transcripts, or B. Have shows transcribed and spend quite a bit of time going through them to make sure the words are as accurate as I can make them. 

     

    I'll have to see how many people really want transcripts, to know if the time investment is worth it. I love the idea and it's something I want as well. I see the value to people who like to read.

     

    Hi Chris,

     

    Obviously, I don't want to create a ton of work for you. For my part, this is only a nice-to-have, not a must-have.

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    auricgoldfinger

    Seems like an opportunity for an interested party to step up and volunteer.  Of course, for that person, the transcript would then be moot.

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    AudioDoctor

    I am glad I listened to this, it makes me a bit more confident for Roons future, and glad to support them.

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