SoundGuys Podcast

Bluetooth LE and the Low Complexity Communications Codec (LC3) are going to make huge improvements to the Bluetooth standard. This will include hearing aids, broadcast communications, audio sharing, multistream audio and more. We met up with Ken Kolderup at CES 2020 and got the low-down of what’s coming. It’s going to make people’s lives better, and significantly raise the bar of baseline audio coming from Bluetooth in general. SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame  Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Sam Moore - @IAmSMoores Special appearance by: Ken Kolderup of Bluetooth SIG Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

2020 arrives, and we’re excited to see what the new year has in store. But we also have a few wishes along the way. Are true wireless earbuds bad, and even harmful? Will Google’s Pixel Buds 2 be great? What about gaming headsets? Will they ever get their stories straight? We’re hopeful, and cautiously optimistic. And we’re breaking it all down and we have a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Sam Moore - @Iamsmoores Produced by:Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Lily Katz has this month’s Sound Bite and she has something to say about your precious headphone jack. She doesn’t need a headphone jack in her phone and she lays out her reasons for it. But how can a true “SoundGuy” (well SoundGirl) not care about the best audio possible? Well, she does. But she doesn’t necessarily get it from her phone. Home is where the headphone jack is, after all. Isn’t that how the saying goes? We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame  Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

There is a problem brewing in the world that has festered for too long. It’s time we all spoke out against this evil that hurts us every day. Of course, we’re talking about hand dryers in the bathroom. What else would we be talking about? The fact is, hand dryers are less sanitary than paper towels - but this isn’t the Disease Guys Podcast, so why do we care? It’s because hand dryers damage our hearing. It’s a fact, and it was proven by a 13 year old scientist with a decibel meter. Twenty-two out of 23 hand dryers tested produced more noise than health officials recommend. For those even shorter, like children, it’s even worse. We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

When you hop into a modern car and close the door, the outside world just fades away. Great insulation, right? That gets you part of the way, but sound technology similar to what you might already have in your headphones contributes to the serenity in surprising ways. How does a car get so quiet that you can kick back, relax, and enjoy your music? Adam Molina breaks it down for you in this month’s sound bite! We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame  Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

The headphone jack is controversial, but ditching it means more than just forcing customers to buy new headphones. It’s actually forcing customers to buy your new headphones. Chris Thomas takes a deep dive into why the headphone jack is disappearing on our phones, and it goes a lot deeper than you might think. We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTechLily Katz - @KatzGameAdam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Lily Katz takes us on a journey filled with exhaustion and endorphins to examine if music can really improve your workout. How can a simple song motivate you to go harder, faster, and stronger and push through the pain? Will this podcast help you become a better you? You’ll find out! We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Read the source article here: https://www.soundguys.com/how-music-improves-workout-24816/ SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame  Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Today, we take sound in video games from granted. But how did sound evolve from the pings of pong to the toe-curling growls of The Last of Us? What innovations now allow us to slash boxes to the beat in Beat Saber, and what music genres have grown out of the video game community? It’s a wild ride with the SoundGuys, and they’ve brought a friend for the ride. Juan Carlos Bagnell of SomeGadgetGuy.com joins us on our journey through the bleeps and bloops of video game sound. We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame  Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Special appearance by: Juan Carlos Bagnell - @SomeGadgetGuy www.somegadgetguy.com Music and SFX provided by: Epidemic Sound, Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment, 343 Industries, Pong, Konami, bauxitus (YouTube), Ignition, Set, Go, LucasFilm, Disney, Jaroslav Beck, LIV, Masaya Matsuura Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Sometimes when you’re on a call, the person on the other end has no idea what you’re trying to say. Fortunately, we have some experience in that realm, and Adam breaks down the four most common reasons why your microphone might suck, and how to fix the problem. So check it out! SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Sometimes your headphones come with an app to help get the most out of your cans. But what happens when your headphones want to know more about you than just what the next track is? Privacy is becoming a huge issue all around the internet, and our experience with privacy recently intersected with an episode from our sister podcast, the DGiT Daily. Privacy violations can happen where you least expect them. Read more on SoundGuys.com. SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTechLily Katz - @KatzGameAdam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment. Also in our network: Check out the DGiT Daily Podcast!Check out the Android Authority Podcast!  

Since digital music became popular, audio engineers have been pushing the idea that louder is better. Unfortunately, that just isn’t true. As music gets louder, fine details within the music become undetectable, and the experience is ruined.  This all came to a head in 2008 when the game Guitar Hero had to remix some tracks for the game. Most notably, was Metallica’s Death Magnetic and suddenly, the music sounded better. Since then, it seems the loudness was have come to an end, but we wanted to take a moment to remember this fascinating sonic phenomenon...and pray it never returns. SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTechLily Katz - @KatzGameAdam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

We love sound here at the SoundGuys, and after a year of podcasting, we've come across a lot of great topics that are super interesting, but there isn't enough there for a full episode. So we're introducing a new kind of episode called Sound Bites. Sound Bites will be short, to the point, give you something really neat, and then let you go about your day. The first episode will debut on April 1st and every month after that on the 1st. Happy listening!

When most of us think of sound, we think about music that gets our foot tapping, or maybe a pleasant background noise like birds chirping or waves washing up against a shoreline. It’s soothing, and calming. But, like most everything else in life, it can also have a darker side. What if you wanted to use sound… ...to harm? Adam Doud fills in for Chris Thomas this month and joins fellow SoundGuys Lily Katz and Adam Molina to take a walk through the darker side of sound.   We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTechLily Katz - @KatzGameAdam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Special guest appearance by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

This round table discussion of CES 2019 was recorded at the Blue Microphone podcasting suite at Treasure Island. Jonathan Feist of Dronerush.com led our discussion for our laryngitis-laden podcast hosts. We break down the hows and whys behind The SoundGuys Best of CES awards. It’s a great look inside the tech from one of the the largest consumer electronics shows in the world. We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Special appearance by: Jonathan Feist - @jfeist1/Dronerushcom SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

You always know when the holidays are approaching because of the music you hear. From stores to radio stations to shopping malls, you are awash in the spirit of the season. There’s a very good reason for that, but there are also reasons why it can be migraine inducing. Holiday music has a real psychological effect on you - for better or for worse, and we wanted to explore that, and what you can do about it. Featuring special guest interviews with Dr. Eric Spangenberg and Dr. Linda Blair. We even get an appearance of the Grinch, courtesy of Small Town Titans. We have all that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! **Correction**: During the podcast we introduce Dr. Eric Spangenberg as "Dean of the College of Business at Washington State University." that is an error. Dr. Spangenberg is currently Dean and Professor at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California Irvine. We are very sorry for the outdated information being relayed in the podcast. Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTechLily Katz - @KatzGameAdam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Special appearances by: Dr. Eric SpangenbergDr. Linda BlairCBS News - PhiladelphiaNBC NewsSmall Town Titans #MerchBooth Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio gear.

When shopping for a nice set of headphones for yourself or someone on your holiday list, you might run into codecs, and you might not be sure what to do with them. What are they? Do they matter? Help us SoundGuys! Fortunately, we’re here to do just that. Including a special appearance by Gary Sims, we break it all down for you. We have that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame  Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Special appearance by: Gary Sims - @GarySims from @GaryExplains Produced by:Adam Doud Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Three tales that will surprise and shock you. These spooky audio myths come straight from the cult of audiophilia, and we’re here to help you sort through fact and fiction. Are Monster cables any better than coat hanger wire soldered together? What is jitter? And how far does one need to go to break in those headphones and get them just right? These scary (read: not scary) tales are served up with a healthy dose of fact in the SoundGuys Podcast. We have that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 Special appearance by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology  Produced by: Adam Doud Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/soundguysvideo for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

You might be surprised to find out that before we had fiber optic cables linking the world, we had to reply on other means of communication. Those older means almost always involved sound. You know about the dots and dashes of the telegraph, and the screeching handshake of the modem. But did you know computer geeks in the 80’s used to transmit video games over FM radio? We have that and a few more surprises along the way in this episode of the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame  Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17  Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology  Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

If you do a Google search for “Is Bluetooth Dangerous?” you are met with page after page of disinformation about the supposed dangers of Bluetooth radiation, and non-ionizing radio frequency radiation. This is part of a campaign by a few organizations to capitalize on your fear, and sell you some worthless trinkets on the side. Don’t be taken in. This is a two-part crossover podcast with our friends Jonathan Feist and Joe Hindy at the Android Authority podcast discussing the science behind non-ionizing radiation in an effort to clear the air of the myths and rumors surrounding the tech we use every day. Bluetooth is not dangerous, and we tell you what’s up, who’s spreading the lies, the science behind it, and what to do about it. Be sure to tune in to part 2 for our roundtable discussion on the Android Authority podcast. That episode is linked here. All that and more on the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 http://www.soundguys.com Thanks to special guests: Jonathan Feist - @Jfeist1 / @Dronerush Joe Hindy - @ThatJoeHindy  Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Drones are becoming more and more common in today’s society. Consumer products can be seen zipping around our parks. Commercial applications range from civil engineering projects to search and rescue. Drones are enhancing our society every day, at least our human society.   But are we forgetting about those with more than 2 legs? Drones are aptly named since they cause an unmistakable and constant noise that affects creatures great and small. Join the SoundGuys Podcast and special guests as we explore just what this new innovation might be doing to those who can’t tell us if it hurts.   SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 http://www.soundguys.com Joined by special guests: Jonathan Feist Editor www.dronerush.com @DroneRush David Astorga Airport Operations and UAS lead for the Oregon Department of Aviation (David joined us as an expert in UAVs, not as a representative of the ODA) Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Whether you realize it or not, you deal with technology based on sound every day. From ultrasound machines, to music in your favorite stores, to hovering objects in mid air, the sounds you work with everyday can be subtle, but they make your lives easier and more interesting. First, Chris Thomas discusses how home-roasting coffee requires sound cues from the roasting beans. Adam Molina takes a look at how sound waves can make objects levitate. Lily discusses how sound can be used to sterilize your fruit juice. Chris returns to tackle the use of ultrasounds in many applications of healthcare. Adam outlines an awesome and ridiculous piece of sound tech designed to shag away teenagers - no kidding. Finally, Lily rounds everything off with a look at how sound can affect your buying habits. All that and more on the SoundGuys podcast! Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame  Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17  http://www.soundguys.com Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology  Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

What led us to relying on USB Type-C connectors for audio? Why don’t they work very well or at all? The SoundGuys break down the loss of the headphone jack, and the difficulties surrounding USB-C audio with the help of Robert Triggs of Android Authority. Why is this universal standard not universally standard? It turns out, there are a lot of reasons and we break them all down for you on our fourth episode of the SoundGuys podcast. Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech  Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17  http://www.soundguys.com Joined by special guest: Robert Triggs Lead Technical Writer/Feature Editor Android Authority Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology  Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and YouTube for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

If you listen to music today, chances are you’re doing it on a smartphone. So, we decided to take a look at smartphone audio and see where it is today. There have been some polarizing changes made to the medium in the last few years - do the changes matter? Can an audiophile still get a great experience even if a smartphone lacks a headphone jack? Come with us as we explore wired and wireless audio coming from the most important gadget you own, how it’s working today, and how it will be working, tomorrow. Full transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 http://www.soundguys.com Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and our YouTube channel for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

Smart Speakers are taking the world by storm, but is that opening up new, legal cans of worms that we’re not prepared to deal with? What happens when your entire life is recorded from within the sanctity of your home? Do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy when your every word is recorded, transcribed and stored? Does this create a constitutional crisis?Join us on the SoundGuys Podcast as we explore this phenomenon that is seemingly innocuous, but actually potentially sinister. Are you safe in your own home, once you invite Alexa in? Full Transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 http://www.soundguys.com Joined by special guest: Jay StanleySenior Policy AnalystAmerican Civil Liberties Unionwww.aclu.org @JayCStanley Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and our YouTube channel for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.

The .MP3 is arguably one of the most important innovations in digital media. Without MP3s we don’t have iPods, Podcasts, or P2P file sharing. Arguably, the smartphone looks completely different today if not for the MP3 format. And it all started with a woman in a diner waiting for a cup of coffee. Join us on the SoundGuys Podcast as we explore the history of the MP3, and discover how the MP3 turned not one, but two entire industries on their heads with the creation of a new file format. Full Transcript available at http://www.soundguys.com/podcast SoundGuys is: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Lily Katz - @KatzGame Adam Molina - @AdamLukas17 http://www.soundguys.com Produced by: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Make sure to subscribe to the SoundGuys Podcast on iTunes and visit www.soundguys.com and our YouTube channel for reviews, news, and everything you ever wanted to know about sound and audio equipment.