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Welcome to The HiFi Five, a live roundtable discussion show about all things high-end audio plus music recommendations, produced twice per month --the second and the fourth Wednesday of every month.


The HiFi Five is hosted/moderated by Ron Resnick, co-owner of WhatsBestForum and audio reviewer.


Our other chairs will feature one-time guests and recurring guests.


This show is educational:  explaining how to select components, how to build audio systems, how to treat rooms and how to help you achieve the greatest realism and emotional engagement from your audio system.  This show also is a candid, freewheeling, behind-the-scenes look at the high-end audio hobby and industry, with reports from audio shows, and gives you insights, opinions and perspectives.

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The HiFi Five Episode 43: Solid-State Versus Tube Amplifiers

The HiFi Five Episode 43: Solid-State Versus Tube Amplifiers

2026-10-2901:20:41

The HiFi Five Episode 43: Solid-State Versus Tube Amplifiers Guests David Berning -- Founder and Designer of The David Berning Company John Curl -- Founder and Designer of Vendetta Research, Designer for Parasound and for Mark Levinson Michael Fremer -- Founder and Editor of Tracking Angle and the Editor at Large of The Absolute Sound Ralph Karsten -- Founder and Designer of Atma-Sphere
The HiFi Five Episode 42: Truths About Cables

The HiFi Five Episode 42: Truths About Cables

2026-10-1501:39:16

The HiFi Five Episode 42: Truths About Cables Guests: Matthew Bond -- Founder and Designer, Matthew Bond Audio; formerly Founder and Designer at Tara Labs Galen Gareis -- Designer at Iconoclast Cables; formerly Principal Engineer at Belden Wire & Cable Ralph Karsten -- Founder and Designer of Atma-Sphere tube and solid-state electronics William Low -- Founder and Chief Designer of Audioquest Eric Neff -- Reviewer for HiFi+ Magazine This is the most candid and insightful discus...
The HiFi Five Episode 41: Is Your Set-Up All Wrong?

The HiFi Five Episode 41: Is Your Set-Up All Wrong?

2026-09-2401:27:23

This is the most actionable, answer-packed discussion about set-up issues and conundrums we all face ever recorded! Guests: Frank Doris -- Editor, Copper Magazine; Senior Associate Editor, Positive FeedbackPeter Noerbaek -- Founder and Designer, PBN Audio Lee Scoggins -- Reviewer, Positive Feedback Norman Varney -- Founder, A/V RoomService Topics: What are the most common setup mistakes audiophiles make? Can measurements really tell you where to put your speakers and listening cha...
The HiFi Five Episode 40: Are HiFi Influencers Breaking the Rules?

The HiFi Five Episode 40: Are HiFi Influencers Breaking the Rules?

2026-09-1001:28:43

The HiFi Five Episode 40: Are HiFi Influencers Breaking the Rules? This episode shines a bright line on many questionable practices in the industry, and proposes a remedy. Guests: Frank Doris -- Editor of Copper Magazine, Senior Associate Editor at Positive Feedback Mike Powell -- OCD HiFi Guy and founder of the audio brand Verastarr and online dealer 11Stereo Stu McCreary -- attorney and Senior Associate Editor and legal counsel for Positive-Feedback David Robinson -- Founder, ...
The HiFi Five Episode 39: Is Vinyl All That?

The HiFi Five Episode 39: Is Vinyl All That?

2026-08-2701:13:51

The HiFi Five Episode 39: Is Vinyl All That? Guests: Jefferson Douglas -- CEO of Tubelandia Music Mike Lavigne -- audiophile hobbyist Amadeus Meitner -- Managing Director, EMM Labs and Meitner Doug Schneider -- founder of SoundStage! Topics: Which is the best sounding format, and what does best sounding mean? When great vinyl beats state-of-the-art digital, what are we really hearing -- the format, better mastering, or better gear? If master tape is the ultimate reference, which gets ...
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