SOS Editor in Chief explaining the audio reviews' process with OLLO Audio CEO - OLLO Chat EP 08

Welcome back to another episode of OLLO Chat! This time, we’re doing things a bit differently. I had the pleasure of speaking with Sam Inglis, Editor In Chief of Sound on Sound, who gave us a peek behind the curtain of the review process for pro audio and HiFi gear. Our conversation shifted unexpectedly when Sam became the interviewee, sharing his insights and experiences with the headphones industry. In this episode, we dive deep into the art of reviewing headphones and what it really means to judge audio products, and there’s a lot we can all learn about the process.

00:00 Intro
01:15 What is flat?
02:30 Headphone calibration methods
06:10 Moving in and out of the sweet spot as a mixing tool
09:58 Sam's approach to reviewing audio products
15:12 How does brand reputation affect objectivity?
20:19 Talking to product creators during reviews
22:19 Talking to SoS readers and choosing reviews
24:26 How old is SoS?
25:06 Is SoS audience mostly Western or global?
26:00 Understanding the limits of your knowledge
29:40 Fact-checking and owning up to mistakes

Sam Inglis takes on the X1 in SoS: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/...

About Sam Inglis
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).

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