The Curiosity Project

Brew a cup a join Omar and Justin for a chat! In todays episode Omar and Justin will be discussing the sustainability state of the drinks world as of right now and the impact that plastic waste and pollution is causing our planet and in particular our oceans. We also learn from Justin what The Hidden Sea are doing as a wine company to help give back to the environment and be as positive as possible!

Check The Hidden Sea out here! 

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser MK4 and Neumann TLM 103 MT

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6

Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables

Brew a cup and join Omar and Jimmy for a chat! In today's episode Omar and Jimmy will be providing some extremely interesting cigar education. Jimmy Mcghee, head of communications and training at Hunters and Frankau answers questions like what is a cigar? What goes in to making a beautiful cuban cigar? What is the master of Habanos exam? and many many more! 

Check Hunters and Frankau out here! 

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser MK4 and Neumann TLM 103 MT

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6

Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables

Brew a cup and join Omar and Dr Rhona for a chat! In today's episode Omar and Dr Rhona discuss whether or not water flossers - in particular the Waterpik - work. We go through some anecdotal evidence on personal experience but also explore some scientific studies that have compared the Waterpik to traditional flossing and has discerned which is more effective. 

Check out Waterpik here! 

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser MK4

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6

Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables

Brew a cup and join Omar and Jack for a chat! Today's episode was recorded offsite, due to surrounding noise the audio has had to suffer, we apologise about this but the conversation was far to scintillating to not share! Omar and Jack discuss jack's own interesting background, and the founding principles of Rowing Blazers. They also discuss sustainability in fashion and how Rowing Blazers view collaboration and what they mean to them. 

Check out Rowing Blazers here!

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser AVX MKE2

Interface: Zoom H8

Cases: Peli Products 1510 Protector Case and 1400 Protector Case

Brew a cup and join Omar and Niall for a chat! In todays episode Omar continues on his eyewear journey, this time talking to Niall O;Sullivan, the founder of Pewpols Eyewear. They talk about the brands history, the world of vintage eyewear collecting, the difference between Japanese and French eyewear and how Niall goes about designing a new frame. 

Please be aware that this episode was recorded before the switch to the new recording equipment therefore the audio may have been affected. 

Check Pewpols out here!

Brew a cup and join Omar and Zach for a chat! In todays episode Omar talks to Zach Mehrbach, the founder of ZMF Headphones. The guys over at ZMF do things a little different to most people in the industry where they are concentrating just as much on craftsmanship as they are on sonic prowess. We get to know a little more about Zach, his background and passion on audio, the way ZMF make their headphones and in particular we discuss the Verite Closed and Auteur headphones. All of this illustrates why Zach is all in all an awesome guy. 

Check ZMF Headphones out here!

My audio testing equipment

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser MK4

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6

Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables

Brew a cup and join Omar and Eddie for a chat! In todays episode we continue from our first discussion. Omar and Eddie are talking about the wonderful world of cigars, how to smoke them, how to store them and what ageing does to the flavour and value. 

Check Davidoff Of London out here!

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser MK4

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6

Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables

Our Talking Cars series has been extremely popular and we must apologise for the time it has taken us to upload another episode! In today's episode Omar will be in the Polestar 2, you will receive an audio experience of what its like in one of the most hotly anticipated electric vehicles of 2021. Omar will be providing live feedback of what he thinks of the car while also providing a breakdown of who Polestar are and why electric vehicles are the future. 

Check Polestar out here!

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser MK4

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6

Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables

Brew a cup and join Omar and Filipp for a chat! 64 Audio has beena. brand I have had a great deal of admiration of for a while, along with all the IEM gold we talk about we make a tangent on our love for 2 channel HiFi and vinyl! In this episode we also talk about 64 Audio's newest product, the DUO. 

Check 64 Audio out here!

My audio testing equipment

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser MK4

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6

Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables

Brew a cup and join Omar and Riccardo for a chat! As the more long term listeners of the podcast will recognise, Riccardo has been a long term collaborator with us and it is my pleasure to bring the story of Riccardo and Artisan Lab to you guys! We also delve in depth in to the craftsmanship and values that Riccardo is not willing to compromise on. 

Check Artisan Lab out here! 

Equipment we use:

Microphones: Sennheiser MK4

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6

Cables: Kenable XLR 4m cables