Melomaniacs Podcast

Mike and Shawn discuss some classic albums about break-ups and relationships and share some personal favorite break-up albums and stories. [Recorded 10/4/20]

Shawn and Mike discuss female singer-songwriters from yesterday and today as well as new indie rock discoveries and the glory of Dinosaur Jr. [Recorded 9/18/20]

Shawn and Mike sit down with fellow music lover, Frank, for the second Melomaniacs Podcast where they discuss great live concerts, opening bands and more. Opening and closing music clip by Black Pumas "Black Moon Rising"

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Shawn and Mike sit down for the first Melomaniacs Podcast where they discuss great music and audio gear in The Sound Cave.

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#MelomaniacsPod Bonus Episode! Shawn gives some recommendations for a beginner desktop setup and a review of his personal stack.

List of gear mentioned:

ifi Zen DAC

ifi Power

Loxjie P20 - These have shot up in price over 100%! My apologies. My advice is to buy it used on ebay

Upgraded tubes for Loxjie P20

Upgraded power supply for Loxjie

Schiit Modius

SMSL DA-8s

Geshelli Labs Erish

Klipsch R51M

Rolls Bellari EQ570

Speaker Wire

Power Strip/ Surge Protector Tower

Grado headphones

Sennheiser HD650 (the massdrop ones are HD6xx but you gotta find them on ebay used)

[Recorded 8/10/20]

#MelomaniacsPod Bonus Episode! Shawn breaks down an affordable tube setup to get into this crazy hobby.

All gear mentioned below:

Nobsound NS-03D:

FX Audio Tube Preamp:

Fosi Audio Tube Phono Preamp:

Fosi Audio Phono Preamp for Turntable Preamplifier MM Phonograph Preamplifier with Gain Gear Mini Stereo Audio Hi-Fi Pre-Amplifier for Record Player with DC 12V Power Supply Box X2

Riverstone Audio - Tested/Matched Pair (2 Tubes) 7-Pin GE JAN 5654W Fully-Tested Vacuum Tubes - Upgrade for 6AK5 / 6J1 / 6J1P / EF95 - GE 5654W Platinum Grade Pair

Klipsch RP-160M: these are discontinued and tough to find. They are now sold as the RP-600M speakers.

FiiO M6 DAP

Upgraded power supply: Belker 36W Universal 3V 4.5V 5V 6V 7.5V 9V 12V AC DC Adapter Power Supply for LCD LED Light Strip Router HUB Speaker Smart Phone Tablet Kindle and Echo Dot TV Box 1A 1.5A 2A 2.5A 3A 3000mA Amp Max

[Recorded 8/12/20]

#MelomaniacsPod Bonus Episode! Shawn breaks down the perfect budget starter setup for streaming and vinyl. List of all the gear below:

Fluance Turntables

Orbit Turntable

Audio Technica LPW40WN

AudioTechnica LP120

SMSL SA300

MediaBridge Banana Plugs

Bluedento HD

Art DJ II Pre

Fosi Audio Phono Tube Preamp

Emotiva XPS-1 phono pre

Klipsch R51M

Jamo S803

Polk 8" subwoofer

[Recorded 8/10/20]

#MelomaniacsPod Bonus Episode!!!! Shawn's first test run for the Melomaniacs podcast. [Recorded 4/15/20]