Jana Dagdagan

The Audeze LCDi4: Start to Finish
Headphone ReviewsJana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Sep 21, 2017  |  1 comments
In June, I visited headphone manufacturer Audeze's factory in Southern California (they've since moved) and capture an abridged version of the making of a pair of Audeze LCDi4 in-ear planar magnetic headphones ($2495). In the first part of this video, which is narrated by first Sankar Thiagasamudram, Audeze's founder and CEO, we begin with the making of the LCDi4, followed by the testing, burn-in, and packaging. This is followed by the unboxing and very first listening session, with John Atkinson, Stereophile's editor in chief.
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Reviewer Video Profile: Michael Fremer
Jana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Sep 18, 2017  |  62 comments
In this video, we visit Michael Fremer, Senior Contributing Editor to Stereophile, Editor of AnalogPlanet.com, and an unparalleled guru of all things analog.
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KEF's Jack Oclee-Brown Talks Loudspeakers
InterviewsJana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Sep 06, 2017  |  7 comments
Last May, Jack Oclee-Brown, KEF's Head of Acoustics, visited John Atkinson's listening room to drop off and set up the KEF Reference 5 loudspeakers ($19,000/pair). (JA's review appears in the October Stereophile, which will hit newsstands and mailboxes later this week.) In this video, they discuss Jack's origins and the challenges of speaker design, as well as the genesis of the Reference 5.
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Reviewer Video Profile: Michael Lavorgna
Jana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Sep 02, 2017  |  23 comments
Who is Michael Lavorgna?
What is AudioStream.com?

This video is the answer to all of your questions.

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A Tour of Steve Guttenberg's System
Jana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Aug 28, 2017  |  75 comments
In this video, Steve Guttenberg, "The Audiophiliac" and a regular contributor to Stereophile's "As We See It" column, gives us a tour of his system in Brooklyn, NY.
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Art Dudley and Herb Reichert are back!
Jana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Aug 15, 2017  |  9 comments
Art Dudley and Herb Reichert are back! In this third (and final) video conversation that I shot in Art's living room, Art and Herb have a friendly debate about stereo imaging and talk about what matters to them when it comes to the reproduction of music.
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Video: Art Dudley and Herb Reichert on Listener Magazine
Jana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Aug 07, 2017  |  18 comments
In this video, shot in Art Dudley's listening room, Art and Herb Reichert reminisce together about Listener and its legacy.
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Industry Profile: Kate Koeppel, Record Dividers
InterviewsJana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Jul 26, 2017  |  10 comments
Last month, our sister site AnalogPlanet.com published a brief post about one of Koeppel Design's recent releases: the LP Block ($76; engraved or stenciled, above). The majority of the comments on the blog criticized the LP Block and few of Kate Koeppel's other products purely for being too expensive. When I read these comments, I felt that the value of her products weren't being appropriately considered. I believe it's because there isn't currently a huge market for record dividers, record stands, and casual record-carrying totes. Consumers have little to compare and therefore lack perspective.
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Reviewer Video Profile: Art Dudley
Jana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Jul 14, 2017  |  29 comments
In this video, we visit Stereophile's Deputy Editor, Art Dudley, in his home in Cherry Valley, NY.

Who is Art Dudley? A devout Listener, a friend to all bunnies—and some humans—John Atkinson's right-hand man, and an invaluable voice, not just within Stereophile, but within the industry as a whole.

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Blackie Pagano: Audio Artisan
Jana Dagdagan
Jana Dagdagan  |  Jul 10, 2017  |  7 comments
In this video I profile New York-based tube electronics technician Blackie Pagano, who fixes and upgrades "anything that makes or passes music and utilizes vacuum tubes." I first learned of Blackie when looking for a repairman to take my Fisher 800-C to. JA, Herb, and everyone I asked said—without hesitation—"You have to take it to Blackie. He's the best for the job."
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