Weekend Environments - A Sanctuary of Sound https://minoz.podbean.com Weekend Environments - A Sanctuary of Sound is a podcast by Mino Christante discussing topics in the world of music.

]]> Sat, 29 May 2021 13:58:51 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright Tante, LLC 2021 All rights reserved. Music:Music Commentary 1440 episodic Podcasts by Mino Christante in the world of audio technology and creativity. Mino Christante Mino Christante No false https://feed.podbean.com/weekendenvironments/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8278620/asanctuaryofsound3000x3000.png Weekend Environments - A Sanctuary of Sound https://minoz.podbean.com 144 144 Are We Listening to Gear or to Music? Are We Listening to Gear or to Music? https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/gearversusmusic/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/gearversusmusic/#comments Sat, 29 May 2021 13:58:51 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e6813a02-90c2-385c-ad4f-d034fad1743d What we hear and how we hear it is a topic of curiosity that Mino Christante and Luke Zitterkopf explore as they draw the fine line between listening to audio component performance or simply listening to music. What is the difference?

Please check out the marvelous Avalon Jazz Band and support them by buying their music on Bandcamp. Here is the link.

 

]]> What we hear and how we hear it is a topic of curiosity that Mino Christante and Luke Zitterkopf explore as they draw the fine line between listening to audio component performance or simply listening to music. What is the difference?

Please check out the marvelous Avalon Jazz Band and support them by buying their music on Bandcamp. Here is the link.

 

]]> Mino Christante false No 2208 1 12 full The Way We Were: is it the end for audiophile shows? The Way We Were: is it the end for audiophile shows? https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/thewaywewere/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/thewaywewere/#comments Sat, 22 May 2021 10:17:49 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/2d9d1185-4b51-39de-9a24-2f47abf2f87b Not so very long ago, you could hop on a plane and attend an audio show to learn more about the world of high-end audio. Those days are over, and perhaps forevermore as the cost of cancelled shows takes its long-lasting toll on the audiophile industry for the magazines that depend on them, and for the established big names that maintained their status through shows and subsequent magazine articles and reviews. Join Mino Christante and Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio as they discuss  the fall of the house of cards as well as new frontiers in the discovery of that next awesome audio component.

]]> Not so very long ago, you could hop on a plane and attend an audio show to learn more about the world of high-end audio. Those days are over, and perhaps forevermore as the cost of cancelled shows takes its long-lasting toll on the audiophile industry for the magazines that depend on them, and for the established big names that maintained their status through shows and subsequent magazine articles and reviews. Join Mino Christante and Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio as they discuss  the fall of the house of cards as well as new frontiers in the discovery of that next awesome audio component.

]]> Mino Christante false No 1358 1 11 full Tiptoe Through the Nettles: Audiophile Reviews versus Reality Tiptoe Through the Nettles: Audiophile Reviews versus Reality https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/tiptoe-through-the-nettles-audiophile-reviews-versus-reality/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/tiptoe-through-the-nettles-audiophile-reviews-versus-reality/#comments Sat, 08 May 2021 01:29:00 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/8c227cdb-ea9c-3725-82dd-f2a600624a52 Tiptoe with audiophile industry veteran Mino Christante through the often painful nettle patch of reviews versus the hard reality: how to get to the bottom of better sound for your system in researching audio components. Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio joins in the discussion of the quickly changing field of players, as audio shows go extinct, magazines that depended on shows and large advertising dollars to drive their reviews yield scant returns, and audio forums grow evermore unreliable in providing useful information for discriminating audio enthusiasts. 

Mino Christante distributes worldwide the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System, and the IVCM Isolation Vibration Component Module foot component for Aluminous Audio. More can be found at: http://www.aluminousaudio.com.

 

]]> Tiptoe with audiophile industry veteran Mino Christante through the often painful nettle patch of reviews versus the hard reality: how to get to the bottom of better sound for your system in researching audio components. Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio joins in the discussion of the quickly changing field of players, as audio shows go extinct, magazines that depended on shows and large advertising dollars to drive their reviews yield scant returns, and audio forums grow evermore unreliable in providing useful information for discriminating audio enthusiasts. 

Mino Christante distributes worldwide the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System, and the IVCM Isolation Vibration Component Module foot component for Aluminous Audio. More can be found at: http://www.aluminousaudio.com.

 

]]> Mino Christante false No 2190 10 full Tiptoe Through the Nettles: Audiophile Reviews versus Reality Backseat Drivers: Audiophile Consulting for Better Sound in your System Backseat Drivers: Audiophile Consulting for Better Sound in your System https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/audioconsulting/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/audioconsulting/#comments Sat, 01 May 2021 08:00:00 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/bad7c45c-91d3-3104-88cd-6be54f9be72f Audio consulting seems like risky business to audiophiles who are happy with their sound system performance. Explore the possibilities of continuous improvement with audiophile manufacturing veteran Mino Christante of Shunyata Research, and Luke Zitterkopf, designer of the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System.

Mino Christante is worldwide distributor for the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System, as well as the IVCM, Isolation Vibration Component Module foot for audio components large and small.

Visit Aluminousaudio.com for details.

]]> Audio consulting seems like risky business to audiophiles who are happy with their sound system performance. Explore the possibilities of continuous improvement with audiophile manufacturing veteran Mino Christante of Shunyata Research, and Luke Zitterkopf, designer of the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System.

Mino Christante is worldwide distributor for the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System, as well as the IVCM, Isolation Vibration Component Module foot for audio components large and small.

Visit Aluminousaudio.com for details.

]]> Mino Christante false No 2156 1 9 full Backseat Drivers: Audiophile Consulting for Better Sound in your System Subatomic Subwoofers: How crossovers and woofers can work together for great sound Subatomic Subwoofers: How crossovers and woofers can work together for great sound https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/subatomic-subwoofers/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/subatomic-subwoofers/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2021 01:35:00 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/70b24476-7c06-3795-a915-b390633f7895 Get the low-down on how subwoofers can play a vital role in both a room and the crossover technology of a loudspeaker. In a world where it is often better to be seen and not heard, the subwoofer must impact the listening environment in profound ways without overpowering the listener. But how much is too much? Join Mino Christante and Luke Zitterkopf in a discussion of the role subwoofers play in the creation of a memorable audiophile sound experience.

Mino Christante is worldwide distributor of the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System and the IVCM Isolation Vibration Component Module from Aluminous Audio. Learn more at aluminousaudio.com.

]]> Get the low-down on how subwoofers can play a vital role in both a room and the crossover technology of a loudspeaker. In a world where it is often better to be seen and not heard, the subwoofer must impact the listening environment in profound ways without overpowering the listener. But how much is too much? Join Mino Christante and Luke Zitterkopf in a discussion of the role subwoofers play in the creation of a memorable audiophile sound experience.

Mino Christante is worldwide distributor of the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System and the IVCM Isolation Vibration Component Module from Aluminous Audio. Learn more at aluminousaudio.com.

]]> Mino Christante false No 1930 1 8 full Subatomic Subwoofers: How crossovers and woofers can work together for great sound The Battle of Midrange: Can Monitor Speakers Really Deliver? The Battle of Midrange: Can Monitor Speakers Really Deliver? https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/can-monitor-speakers-deliver-midrange/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/can-monitor-speakers-deliver-midrange/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:08:57 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/0a593aa3-e5c2-340f-9d91-338a1b51f4da Mino Christante was a fly on the wall and a fly in the ointment at Shunyata Research for 15 years, testing over 1500 audiophile product prototypes under the tutelage of Caelin Gabriel. Now, Christante hosts "Weekend Environments - A Sanctuary of Sound"- a weekly podcast. Follow Mino as he explores the concept of weak midrange among monitor speakers and how this perspective came about.

Luke Zitterkopf joins in the discussion, explaining how the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System benefits from monitor design, dispelling the myth that monitors are weak in midrange, and how that perception emerged throughout the development of monitor speakers over the years.

Mino Christante distributes worldwide the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System. Learn more at aluminousaudio.com .

 

]]> Mino Christante was a fly on the wall and a fly in the ointment at Shunyata Research for 15 years, testing over 1500 audiophile product prototypes under the tutelage of Caelin Gabriel. Now, Christante hosts "Weekend Environments - A Sanctuary of Sound"- a weekly podcast. Follow Mino as he explores the concept of weak midrange among monitor speakers and how this perspective came about.

Luke Zitterkopf joins in the discussion, explaining how the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System benefits from monitor design, dispelling the myth that monitors are weak in midrange, and how that perception emerged throughout the development of monitor speakers over the years.

Mino Christante distributes worldwide the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System. Learn more at aluminousaudio.com .

 

]]> Mino Christante false No 1972 1 7 full Bridge over Troubled Audio: Isolating Vibration in audio components to enhance sound performance Bridge over Troubled Audio: Isolating Vibration in audio components to enhance sound performance https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/bridge-over-troubled-audio-isolating-vibration-in-audio-components-to-enhance-sound-performance/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/bridge-over-troubled-audio-isolating-vibration-in-audio-components-to-enhance-sound-performance/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:55:25 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/ab346c63-3e7a-305e-bce2-51c2e4ec0ccd Accompany audiophile influencer Mino Christante on an imaginary trek across a rope bridge and find out how your audio system can enjoy immense improvement with the addition of pioneering feet component technology from Aluminous Audio. The Isolation Vibration Component Module brings deep nuance to your listening environment whether you place it under a turntable or amplifier.  Luke Zitterkopf developed the component feet while designing his extraordinary speaker system, the Gravitas. Find out more at Aluminousaudio.com 

 

Mino Christante is the worldwide distributor of the Isolation Vibration Component Module (IVCM) Velvet Foot Component and the Gravitas Speaker System, from Aluminous Audio.

 

]]> Accompany audiophile influencer Mino Christante on an imaginary trek across a rope bridge and find out how your audio system can enjoy immense improvement with the addition of pioneering feet component technology from Aluminous Audio. The Isolation Vibration Component Module brings deep nuance to your listening environment whether you place it under a turntable or amplifier.  Luke Zitterkopf developed the component feet while designing his extraordinary speaker system, the Gravitas. Find out more at Aluminousaudio.com 

 

Mino Christante is the worldwide distributor of the Isolation Vibration Component Module (IVCM) Velvet Foot Component and the Gravitas Speaker System, from Aluminous Audio.

 

]]> Mino Christante false No 384 1 6 full Bridge over Troubled Audio: Isolating Vibration in audio components to enhance sound performance Say Yes to the Mess:Audio components that work together Say Yes to the Mess:Audio components that work together https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/choosingaudiocomponents/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/choosingaudiocomponents/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:12:42 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/48d53b07-591a-3bd4-af22-8b981552cc70 Mino Christante has been in the audiophile industry over 15 years, most recently as former research assistant and prototype evaluator for Shunyata Research. Mino interviews Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio as they confer over the plethora of audio components and some important considerations on finding audio components that perform well together and why.

 

Mino Christante distributes the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System and the VelvetMini and VelvetReference Foot Components worldwide. Learn more at: https://www.aluminousaudio.com .

]]> Mino Christante has been in the audiophile industry over 15 years, most recently as former research assistant and prototype evaluator for Shunyata Research. Mino interviews Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio as they confer over the plethora of audio components and some important considerations on finding audio components that perform well together and why.

 

Mino Christante distributes the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System and the VelvetMini and VelvetReference Foot Components worldwide. Learn more at: https://www.aluminousaudio.com .

]]> Mino Christante false No 2365 1 5 full Say Yes to the Mess:Audio components that work together The Sound of Mythic Proportions: Speaker Placement for Great Sound The Sound of Mythic Proportions: Speaker Placement for Great Sound https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/speakerplacement/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/speakerplacement/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:56:24 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/5091663d-112c-3fb0-8a9d-39bbd083fed2 Luke Zitterkopf and Mino Christante pontificate on speaker placement in "tuning the room" for optimum sound system performance. The Gravitas Speaker System of Aluminous Audio comprises four sound sources rather than two, offering greater versatility in arriving at desirable listening results, even when good sound in certain rooms is just short of impossible to achieve.

Mino Christante distributes the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System worldwide.

]]> Luke Zitterkopf and Mino Christante pontificate on speaker placement in "tuning the room" for optimum sound system performance. The Gravitas Speaker System of Aluminous Audio comprises four sound sources rather than two, offering greater versatility in arriving at desirable listening results, even when good sound in certain rooms is just short of impossible to achieve.

Mino Christante distributes the Aluminous Audio Gravitas Speaker System worldwide.

]]> Mino Christante false No 1908 1 4 full The Sound of Mythic Proportions: Speaker Placement for Great Sound The speaker that took 4,000 years to build The speaker that took 4,000 years to build https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/4000-year-old-monitors-not-vintage-but-brand-new/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/4000-year-old-monitors-not-vintage-but-brand-new/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:40:06 -0700 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/75fec93d-6a4b-3bdf-ae43-526f3be8fd43 Mino Christante narrates a tiny audio documentary on the Gravitas Speaker System by Aluminous Audio. Some people work on a design for a speaker and take their time. But not everyone takes 4,000 years. In this 6 or so minute micro-documentary, Mino Christante explains the origins of the Gravitas, design considerations that make it special and other aspects of the speaker system that could possibly blow your mind.

]]> Mino Christante narrates a tiny audio documentary on the Gravitas Speaker System by Aluminous Audio. Some people work on a design for a speaker and take their time. But not everyone takes 4,000 years. In this 6 or so minute micro-documentary, Mino Christante explains the origins of the Gravitas, design considerations that make it special and other aspects of the speaker system that could possibly blow your mind.

]]> Mino Christante false No 435 1 3 full The speaker that took 4,000 years to build Mysterious Waterfalls: What can it all mean to audiophiles in speaker design? Mysterious Waterfalls: What can it all mean to audiophiles in speaker design? https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/gravitasspeakers02/ https://weekendenvironments.podbean.com/e/gravitasspeakers02/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:27:51 -0800 weekendenvironments.podbean.com/4af0f545-b03d-35fa-994f-a726f3dc41f6 Mino Christante was a fly on the wall as well as a fly in the ointment at Shunyata Research, as technical assistant for Caelin Gabriel for fifteen years. Now, Mino visits with Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio and discusses what spectral analysis waterfall graphs have to do with musical enjoyment in speaker system design. Mino distributes the Gravitas System worldwide.

Luke and Mino explore 'musical enjoyment' as an actual factor that could be used in engineering speaker design.  If you like what you hear, please subscribe. To learn more, visit Aluminous Audio. 

]]> Mino Christante was a fly on the wall as well as a fly in the ointment at Shunyata Research, as technical assistant for Caelin Gabriel for fifteen years. Now, Mino visits with Luke Zitterkopf of Aluminous Audio and discusses what spectral analysis waterfall graphs have to do with musical enjoyment in speaker system design. Mino distributes the Gravitas System worldwide.

Luke and Mino explore 'musical enjoyment' as an actual factor that could be used in engineering speaker design.  If you like what you hear, please subscribe. To learn more, visit Aluminous Audio. 

]]> Luke and Mino explore 'musical enjoyment' as an actual factor that could be used in engineering speaker design.They also consider the importance of spectrum analysis waterfall graphics in finding out what speaker you want to have in your sound system. Mino Christante false No 2361 1 2 full Mysterious Waterfalls: What can it all mean to audiophiles in speaker design?