Darko.Audio podcast (John Darko)

Dave Turner has been a mastering engineer for over thirty years. He currently works out of two studios in Hastings, UK: 360 Mastering (https://www.360mastering.co.uk/) and Curve Pusher (http://curvepusher.co.uk/) where he cuts vinyl lacquers. More info: https://www.discogs.com/artist/235210-Dave-Turner PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko for associated music playlists + exclusive video content Backstory: Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

Karl Wallinger discusses his glorious five-album run as World Party (a run that was brought to an abrupt halt by an aneurysm in 2001), his time in The Waterboys, *that* Robbie Williams cover and what's coming next... https://www.discogs.com/label/60608-Seaview-Records-Ltd PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko for associated music playlists + exclusive video content Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

RMAF '15: What The Specs Don’t Tell You… And Why https://youtu.be/2V6YN-mshmY Upcoming Meeting: AES SGS Research Colloquium #5: Listening Tests vs. Measurements: https://www.aes.org/sections/southgerman/blog/2021/4/meeting-2021-4-20 Audio Precision: https://www.ap.com/ Audio Engineering Society: https://www.aes.org/ Consumer Technology Association: https://www.cta.tech/ Mother, should I build a wall? https://darko.audio/2021/03/mother-should-i-build-a-wall/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit

With KEF's VP of Technology Jack Oclee-Brown. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko for associated music playlists + exclusive video content Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. https://twitteringmachines.com/ Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/06/podcast-apple-musics-hi-res-lossless-spatial-audio/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. https://twitteringmachines.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/08/podcast-25-for-hi-fi-beginners-only/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. https://twitteringmachines.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/09/podcast-26-more-beginner-hi-fi-talk/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/10/podcast-27-working-hours-placebo-effects-cheap-streaming/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/11/podcast-28-audiolab-6000a-play-review-caf-2021-value-perception/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/12/podcast-29-touchscreens-end-of-year-lists/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With 6moons' Srajan Ebaen https://6moons.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/01/podcast-30-bass-for-beginners-and-beyond/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/01/podcast-31-dacs-dacs-dacs-ces-2022-news/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Chord Electronics consultant Rob Watts, designer of the Mojo 2 DAC / headphone amplifier. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/01/not-a-review-of-the-chord-electronics-mojo-2/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/02/podcast-32-cheap-music-streamers-sony-schiit-marantz/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With 6moons' Srajan Ebaen: https://6moons.com/ Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/03/podcast-33-how-much-amplifier-power-do-we-really-need/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms This episode is brought to you by Roon: https://roonlabs.com/

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/04/podcast-34-buying-used-gear-mission-roon-totem/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With 6moons' Srajan Ebaen: https://6moons.com/ Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/04/podcast-35-dmax-super-cube-sc5-review/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms This episode is brought to you by Roon: https://roonlabs.com/

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/05/podcast-36-munich-2022-preview-axpona-2022-review/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With GP Acoustics' VP of Technology Jack Oclee-Brown. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/05/kef-celebrates-sixty-years-with-the-ls60-wireless/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/05/podcast-37-munich-high-end-2022-review/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With 6moons' Srajan Ebaen: https://6moons.com/ Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/06/podcast-38-buying-your-first-and-second-hi-fi-system/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/06/podcast-39-five-years-of-future-fi/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna & Cameron from Golden Sound. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna https://www.patreon.com/goldensound Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/07/podcast-the-real-value-of-measurements/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Dynaudio's Chief Acoustics Engineer Stephen Entwistle PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/07/podcast-inside-dynaudios-focus-30-streaming-active-loudspeaker/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Buchardt Audio founder Mads Buchardt. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/07/podcast-inside-the-buchardt-a700-with-mads-buchardt/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: COMING SOON Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Antipodes Audio's Mark Jenkins 👉🏻 This video is brought to you by Schiit Audio: https://www.schiit.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/08/expert-opinion-mark-jenkins-goes-deep-on-digital-audio/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Bluesound's Matt Simmonds. 👉🏻 This video is brought to you by Schiit Audio: https://www.schiit.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/08/podcast-inside-the-bluesound-powernode-edge/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. 👉🏻 This video is brought to you by Schiit Audio: https://www.schiit.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2022/09/mark-levinson-no-5909-a-podcast-review/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with Roon Labs CEO Enno Vandermeer. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2022/09/podcast-roon-arc-is-your-very-own-private-streaming-service/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with PSB's Paul Barton. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2022/10/podcast-inside-the-psb-passif-50-more-w-paul-barton/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with IAG's Peter Comeau. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Marantz: https://bit.ly/3BKcJyS PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2022/10/podcast-inside-the-mission-770-700-w-designer-peter-comeau/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/10/podcast-41-ikea-obergransad-roon-2-0-talking-heads-in-dolby-atmos/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

w/ NAD's Product Manager Cas Oostvogel 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Marantz: https://bit.ly/3BKcJyS PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2022/10/the-c-3050-le-isnt-your-fathers-nad-amplifier/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Marantz: https://bit.ly/3BKcJyS BUY Meze 109 Pro: 🛒 (US) https://howl.me/cirdIUxqzK2 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2022/11/podcast-meze-109-pro-review-w-john-srajan/ Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links.

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/12/podcast-42-thorens-td1500-nvidia-shield-tv-pro-caf-2022/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with Schiit co-founder Jason Stoddard 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Marantz: https://bit.ly/3BKcJyS PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links.

With Heiko Hoffmann. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by the Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2: https://bit.ly/3TycleB Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/12/podcast-berlins-techno-connection-w-heiko-hoffmann/ Heiko Hoffmann is a music journalist, curator, lecturer and consultant. He was editor-in-chief of Groove magazine, a leading electronic music magazine, for almost two decades and has hosted his own radio show. Heiko curated a photo and video exhibition, catalog and music compilation on the history of Berlin club culture called No Photos on the Dance Floor! Berlin 1989 – Today at CO Berlin. He works at electronic music platform Beatport and is a visiting professor at the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music at NYU. Photo credit: Dave Clarke PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. 👉🏻 This episode brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins https://tinyurl.com/2ewhd9sc PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Marantz: https://bit.ly/3BKcJyS PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Sound + Image's Jez Ford. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2: https://tinyurl.com/2ewhd9sc PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2: https://tinyurl.com/2ewhd9sc PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with IAG's Peter Comeau. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. 👉🏻 This episode brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2: https://tinyurl.com/2ewhd9sc PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with Sennheiser's Jermo Köhnke 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with electronic musician David Morley. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Cambridge Audio's Made by Music podcast: https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en/made-by-music-podcast PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna Show notes at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

with Schiit Audio co-founder Jason Stoddard 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Cambridge Audio's Made by Music podcast: https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en/made-by-music-podcast PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston https://www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

With Alessandro Cortini 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Cambridge Audio's Made by Music podcast: www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en/made-b…music-podcast PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2023/08/podcast-alessandro-cortini-on-campfire-sennheiser-sony-more/ Producer: Nick McCorriston www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- Beniospit – Hybrid-rhythms

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Cambridge Audio's Made by Music podcast: www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en/made-b…music-podcast PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko.Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- Beniospit – Hybrid-rhythms

With IAG's Peter Comeau 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2023/10/podcast-10-hi-fi-myths-busted-w-peter-comeau/ Producer: Nick McCorriston www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- Beniospit – Hybrid-rhythms

w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... FiiO FT3 🛒 https://amzn.to/3rXHwat iFi Neo iDSD 2 🛒 https://amzn.to/3M9o4hI 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/10/ifi-brings-lossless-bluetooth-home-but-theres-a-catch/ AGD GanTube88KT 📖 https://agdproduction.com/product/agd-gantube88kt-mkiii/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/agdproductions/ HEDDphone 2 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/09/the-heddphone-two-has-been-on-the-treadmill/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/heddphone-2/ Sony Xperia 1 V smartphone 🛒 https://amzn.to/48ZI1RR Qualcomm aptX Lossless / Snapdragon Sound 📖 https://www.qualcomm.com/products/features/snapdragon-sound Special thanks to Cameron at Golden Sound https://goldensound.audio/ Darko's acoustic room treatment by Vicoustic 📖 https://vicoustic.com/ Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, which are indicated with a '🛒'.

w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Neumann KH120 II 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/10/neumanns-kh120-ii-are-room-correctable-active-loudspeakers/ Marantz CD50n & Model 50 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/10/marantz-announces-cd50n-cd-player-w-hdmi-arc-streaming/ 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/10/marantz-musicality-the-model-50/ Dutch & Dutch 8c 📖 https://dutchdutch.com/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/dutch-dutch-8c-bacch/ 📖 https://www.bacch.com/ubacch Acoustic Energy Corinium 📖 https://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/ SoundKaos Vibra68 📖 https://www.soundkaos.com/vibra68 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/soundkaos-vibra68/ Boenicke SwingBase 📖 https://boenicke-audio.ch/products/accessories/swing-base/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/boenicke-audio-swingbase/ Wellfloat 📖 https://wellfloat-global.com 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/wellfloat/ Audite Acoustics 📖 https://www.auditeacoustics.com 📖 https://6moons.com/industry_articles/audite/ Streaming platform by Roon 🛒 https://roon.link/affiliate/darko Cables and power products by AudioQuest 🛒 https://howl.me/ckbW8ZBoZAg Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel 🛒 https://howl.me/ckbW9947Hdi Room treatment by Vicoustic 📖 https://vicoustic.com/ Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, which are indicated with a '🛒'.

With pbthal. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Producer: Nick McCorriston www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- Beniospit – Hybrid-rhythms

w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Rotel RAS-5000 https://darko.audio/2023/11/rotel-readies-ras-5000-super-integrated-amplifier/ Yamaha HS3 & HS4 https://darko.audio/2023/11/yamahas-hs3-hs4-are-powered-but-not-active-loudspeakers/ Clayton Shaw Caladan https://6moons.com/industry_articles/clayton-shaw-caladan/ https://claytonshawacousticlab.com Scansonic Q Series https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/scansonic-q3/ Telos Audio https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/telos-audio-macro-ground-noise-reducer/ https://telos-audio.com.tw

w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen This episode is brought to you by Marantz: https://www.marantz.com/en/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... Naim Uniti Nova Power Edition 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/01/shock-horror-naim-goes-class-d-with-uniti-nova-pe/ Hifi Rose RA280 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/02/hifi-rose-announces-ra280-a-less-bonkers-ganfet-amplifier/ Antelope Audio Atlas i8 📖 https://en.antelopeaudio.com/products/atlas-i8/ Carbide Audio isolation footers 📖 http://carbide.audio 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/carbide-sapphire-micro-nano/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/carbide-audio-diamond/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/carbide-audio/ LHY Media Converter 📖 https://www.beatechnik.com/lhy-audio 📖 https://6moons.com/industry_articles/fmc/ RAAL 1995 📖 http://raalribbon.com (currently under revision) 📖 https://raalrequisite.com 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/raal-1995-magna-immanis/

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This episode is brought to you by Munich High-End 2024: https://www.highendsociety.de/high-end-44.html Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... Tektron Audio https://www.tektron-italia.com/en/home/ Tektron review on 6moons https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/tektron-italia-neptune/ FiiO CP13 https://darko.audio/2024/02/a-portable-cassette-player-in-2024/ Astell & Kern SP3000T https://darko.audio/2024/02/astellkerns-sp3000t-is-a-dap-with-tubes-inside/ PSI Audio https://www.psiaudio.swiss PSI Audio preview on 6moons https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/psi-audio-avaa-c214/ Q Acoustics M40 Micro Towers https://darko.audio/2024/02/q-acoustics-introduces-the-m40-powered-micro-towers/ Exposure 3510 CD player https://darko.audio/2024/03/exposure-releases-the-no-nonsense-3510-cd-player/ Sublime Acoustic https://sublimeacoustic.com Sublime K231 review on 6moons https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/sublime-k231/

This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Record Store Day 📖 https://recordstoreday.com/ LAiV 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-audio-harmony-dac/ 📖 https://www.laiv.audio Plexamp & Audiolab 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/04/audiolab-adds-plexamp-support-to-9000n-streaming-dac/ Lindemann 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lindemann-move/ 📖 https://lindemann-audio.de/?lang=en Steven Wilson & Dolby Atmos 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/04/pmc-steven-wilson-to-demonstrate-dolby-atmos-in-munich/ Austin Audio Works https://6moons.com/industry_articles/austin-audioworks/ https://austinaudioworks.com

This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Sony Xperia 1 VI 22:26 Monacoustic & Fyne 42:32 Moondrop MIAD 01 58:11 Basel Acoustics 1:05:25 Marantz Model M1 1:18:35 PSI, Cube & Camerton 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Sony Xperia 1 VI 🛒 https://amzn.to/3VlGC3s FiiO KA2 🛒 https://amzn.to/4efK5rQ Moondrop MIAD-01 📖 https://moondroplab.com/en/products/miad01 Marantz Model M1 🛒 https://www.audioadvice.com/marantz-model-m1-wireless-streaming-amp-2-1?referral=darko Campfire Bonneville 📖 https://www.campfireaudio.com/products/bonneville Campfire Holocene 📖 https://www.campfireaudio.com/products/holocene MonAcoustics website: 📖 https://monacoustic.us 6moons VC2 preview: 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/monacoustics-vc2/ Fyne Acoustics webpage for SuperTrax 📖 https://www.fyneaudio.com/supertrax-series Basel Acoustics 📖 https://basel-acoustics.ch 6moons V01 preview 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/basel-acoustics-v01/ Cube Audio website 📖 http://cubeaudio.eu 6moons Lotus 10 preview 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/cubeaudio-lotus10/ Cables and power products by AudioQuest 🛒 https://audioadvice.io/Audioquest Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel 🛒 https://howl.me/ckbW9947Hdi Room treatment by Vicoustic 📖 https://audioadvice.io/Vicoustic Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, which are indicated with a '🛒'. #smartphone #sony #audiophile

with Jesco Lohan This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/ Care to buy me a ☕️? https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Intro 1:26 Voodoo 3:57 RT60 8:04 Schröder 13:04 Bass first 16:29 Priorities 18:02 One surface 21:25 Side walls 22:30 Open plan 25:43 Curtains 27:25 Furniture 31:20 Wishful thinking 32:59 Room vs. speakers 35:30 Speaker position 40:02 Rugs 40:50 Object size 42:32 Walls 45:17 Windows 47:24 Windows again 48:31 Narrow or wide 52:24 Room Correction Software 55:22 DSP again 59:17 Late night listening 1:00:28 All speakers 1:02:29 Music choices 👉 As mentioned in this video... All room treatment/s by Vicoustic 📖 https://audioadvice.io/Vicoustic What are those green speakers? 🛒 https://howl.me/cl1S8kB69fo Jesco's website 📖 https://www.jescolohan.com/ More about RT60 📺 https://youtu.be/dp_OdILUEkA My first room treatment (Berlin) 📺 https://youtu.be/3N-yG_Y7XEc My first interview with Jesco Lohan 📺 https://youtu.be/cTnituQu8ig Cables and power products by AudioQuest 🛒 https://audioadvice.io/Audioquest Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel 🛒 https://howl.me/ckbW9947Hdi Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, as indicated with a '🛒'.

with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/ Show notes up at Darko.Audio PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Meze Alba 22:55 Linear Tube Audio Velo & Aero 40:35 FiiO DM13 & K11 R2R 46:57 Palma DHS-1 52:43 IKEA MITTZON 58:02 [ANON] 1:09:22 TRIANGLE 1:15:00 iFi / Silent Power, Exact Express 👉 As discussed in this podcast... FiiO DM13 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/a-portable-cd-player-in-2024/ FiiO K11 R2R 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/is-fiios-k11-the-most-affordable-r2r-dac-available-right-now/ IKEA MITTZON room treatments 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/06/cheap-easy-room-treatment-with-ikeas-new-mittzon-range/ Palma DHS-1 📖 https://6moons.com/industry_articles/yo-palma/ Triangle Capella 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/french-future-fi-triangle-capella-streaming-speakers/ Exact Express & Silent Power 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/exactexpress-flame-cables/ Meze Alba 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/meze-alba/ Linear Tube Audio Velo 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/linear-tube-audio-velo/ Linear Tube Audio Aero 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lta-aero-2nd-opinion/

w/ IAG's Peter Comeau 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by PSB: https://www.psbspeakers.com/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES:

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ 0:00 Intro 0:00 Dyson 18:33 ROTEL 29:44 LAiV 43:34 Astell&Kern 57:46 LessLoss 1:13:50 Pro-Ject 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Dyson OnTrac 📖 https://www.dyson.com/headphones Rotel A8 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/rotel-readies-affordable-a8-integrated-but-theres-a-catch/ Laiv Harmony HP2A 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-hp2a/ Astell&Kern Activo P1 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/astellkerns-activo-p1-dap-takes-a-swing-at-the-mainstream/ Forza Audioworks C-MARC headphone cables 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/forza-audioworks-medicine/ LessLoss Firewall for Headphones 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lessloss-firewall-for-headphones/ Pro-Ject Debut Pro B 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/08/pro-ject-readies-balanced-equipped-debut-pro-b/ 📖 https://www.henleyaudio.co.uk/tech-support/turntable-support/true-balanced-connections/

w/ Eelco Grimm Grimm MU2 preview: https://darko.audio/2024/09/in-berlin-for-review-the-grimm-mu2/ PATREON ☕️: www.patreon.com/johndarko

This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: 👉 https://bit.ly/3S9qPmf w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen ☕️ PATREON www.patreon.com/johndarko 📖 OJAS x KLIPSCH kO-R1 https://www.klipsch.com/uk/products/klipsch-ojas-ko-r1-ko-r1-2-way-multicell-loudspeaker 📖 Aune SR7000 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-sr-7000/ 📖 Aune AR5000 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-ar5000/ 📖 Focal Diva Utopia https://darko.audio/2024/10/focals-diva-utopia-is-future-fi-for-cashed-up-listeners/ 📖 Singxer SA-90 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/singxer-sa-90/ 📖 Shanling CR60 https://darko.audio/2024/09/shanlings-cr60-is-a-269-cd-transport-cd-ripper/ 📖 Voxativ Hagen2 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/voxativ-hagen-2/

w/ Eelco Grimm 👉 https://www.grimmaudio.com/ This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/

This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: 👉 https://bit.ly/4fIkmaU w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 0:00 Intro 0:42 Auralic 24:10 Zu Audio 37:48 T+A 46:54 Aune 59:34 FiiO / Snowski 1:04:23 LAiV 👉 As discussed in this podcast AURALIC Aquila X3 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/auralic-readies-aquila-x3-network-streamer/ FiiO / Snowski Retro Nano 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/a-usb-bluetooth-dac-that-looks-like-a-cassette-tape/ T+A Pulsar S130 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/tas-pulsar-s-130-are-designed-for-sub-optimal-listening-rooms/ Zu Method monitor & sub: 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/zu-method/ Aune S17Pro Evo 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-s17pro-evo/ Laiv µDDC 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-uddc/ ☕️ PATREON www.patreon.com/johndarko

w/ Vivid Audio's Laurence Dickie This episode is brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins TW IEMs: 👉 https://bit.ly/4ggz8X0 Vivid Kaya series 👉 https://vividaudio.com/kaya/

w/ Auralic's ex-CEO Xuanqian Wang This episode brought to you by High-End Munich 2025 👉 https://www.highendsociety.de/high-end-44.html Auralic Aquila X3 👉 https://darko.audio/2025/01/auralic-readies-aquila-x3-network-streamer/ Auralic Aquila X3 online configuration tool 👉 http://x3.auralic.com/

With Darren Henley. Improving TV sound with Bluetooth. 'The Art of Listening'. Why we can't yet have FLACs for everyone. Music streaming services - too cheap? Audiophile embarrassment. Audio gear we'd replace in a heartbeat. More information at http://Darko.Audio and http://thenewold.co.

With Darren Henley. Cables as a mind-altering substance Experience matters! Audiophile listening: social vs. solitary The 'education angle' Kii Three loudspeaker introduction More information at http://Darko.Audio and http://thenewold.co.

With Darren Henley. A piece of gear that Darko would replace in an instant The room as a tone control Powerline network adaptors - any good? Un/reliable places to audition audio gear Jonathan Wilson, Peter Gabriel & Casiotone For The Painfully Alone. More information at Darko.Audio and thenewold.co.

With Darren Henley. Darko's DAC picks below $2500 High-end and entry-level server/streamers More information at Darko.Audio and thenewold.co Brands featured in this episode: Schiit Audio | Chord Electronics | Mytek Digital | Audio-gd | AudioQuest | Sonore | Innuos | Allo Digital | Antipodes Audio

With Darren Henley. Where to buy music as lossless downloads?

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. On the final day of Munich High-End 2018, TONEAudio's Jeff Dorgay joined John Darko for breakfast to chat about the world's greatest audio show. Please excuse our eggs and coffee. Audiophile safety warning: Jeff and John dig Aphex Twin and Kiss but have little time for the endless deployment of Diana Krall or The Eagles.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. Naim's Uniti Atom could be the poster child of the modern hi-fi age: a small 40wpc integrated amplifier with probably the best volume control in the world that streams every which way: aptX Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay, Googlecast, UPnP and Roon; plus Internet radio and Tidal through Naim's own app. The Uniti Atom is the perfect platform from which to discuss how we stream music in the home and the perfect starting point for the seventh Darko.Audio podcast, the second with TONEAudio's Jeff Dorgay. The podcast ending I also had pre-planned: a hat tip for Nathan Fake's mind-blowing Dekmantel podcast that runs rings around his latest album, Providence. The Uniti Atom's Googlecast support brings SoundCloud into the audiophile picture where it rightly belongs. However, at 80 minutes, the seventh Darko.Audio podcast is also the longest (and probably best) episode to date. In between Naim and Nathan, Dorgay and I discuss how Spotify Connect works, the limitations of Apple AirPlay, the differences between Tidal and Qobuz, hifi review methodologies, "Musicality", Tidal's promotion of hip-hop / RnB, the LG V30 smartphone, our latest favourite gear and the importance of coloured finishes. More coverage at http://Darko.Audio and http://www.tonepublications.com/.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. In which Darko and Dorgay discuss the Microsoft Surface Book 2, Audirvana for Windows, Roon's Nucleus server, new music discovery, David Bowie's Loving The Alien 1980s box set and maintaining perspective on vinyl sales. More coverage at Darko.Audio and www.tonepublications.com.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. With the recently announced Aphex Twin 'Collapse' EP to be issued on limited edition vinyl, regular vinyl, CD and cassette (plus downloads and streaming), Darko and Dorgay discuss music formats. And thanks to our friends at AudioQuest, we are also giving away a Beetle DAC to one lucky listener: https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/beetle/beetle

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. Taking the long way 'round: starting with IFA and journeying through the Sonus faber Aida, CEDIA, the Kii Three, the Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 and room acoustics, John and Jeff discuss whether or not an audio system can be "true to source" and/or is capable of reproducing a live event.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.

With Roon CEO Enno Vandermeer. He explains the difference between Roon Ready and Roon Tested. https://roonlabs.com/

With Innuos R&D Director Nuno Vitorino. He explains why there's more to digital audio connections than just the accurate transfer of data. http://www.innuos.com/en

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. Sometimes we want steak, other times only sushi will do. So it goes with loudspeakers: we might lust for (full-range) floorstanders but either our room's acoustics and/or our aesthetic sensibilities demand standmount standmounts. Like food, it's better to have too little than too much. In the latest Darko.Audio podcast episode, Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio and I discuss small loudspeakers with our informal chat romping through the following products (and more): 47 Labs Lens: https://www.sakurasystems.com/ Atacama Nexus 6i: http://www.atacama-audio.co.uk/p/nexus-i-speaker-stands-600mm-23-6-pair Blumenstein Audio: https://www.blumensteinaudio.com/ DENSOTen Eclipse 510Z MKII: http://www.eclipse-td.com/products/td510zmk2/index.html ELAC Debut 2.0: https://www.elac.com/series/debut-2-0/ ELAC Uni-Fi UB5: https://www.elac.com/product/ub5/ Genelec 8341 'The Ones': https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-coaxial-studio-monitors/8341-sam-studio-monitor Genelec GTwo: https://www.genelec.com/home-speakers/g-series-active-speakers/g-two-active-speaker Harbeth P3/ESR: https://www.harbeth.co.uk/hifi-speaker/11/Harbeth-P3ESR-loudspeaker JERN 14DS: http://jernspeakers.com/specs/ KEF LSX: https://m.int.kef.com/products/lsx Michael Green Room Tunes: https://www.michaelgreenaudio.net/ Martin Logan Motion 4i: https://www.martinlogan.com/en/product/motion-4i Paradigm Monitor SE Atom: https://www.paradigm.com/en/passive/monitor-se-atom Pioneer SP-BS22-LR: https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Home/Speakers/Pioneer+Speakers/SP-BS22-LR ProAc Tablette 10/Signature: https://www.proac-loudspeakers.com/html_files/Speakers.php?Range=Tablette&Speaker=Tablette10 Raidho Acoustics D1.1: http://raidho.dk/product-detail/d-1-speakers/ Sonus Faber Sonetto I: https://www.sonusfaber.com/en/products/sonetto-i/ Sound Anchors: http://soundanchors.com/ Wharfedale: http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/ A must listen for any apartment dweller.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. In which we discuss some of our favourite products of the last twelve months. John's picks... Naim Uniti Atom £1,999 https://www.naimaudio.com/product/uniti-atom Chord Qutest DAC £1,195 https://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/qutest/ Devialet Expert Pro 140 €4,999# https://www.devialet.com/en-eu/expert-pro-audio-system/ Campfire Audio Atlas IEM $1,299 https://campfireaudio.com/shop/atlas/ Campfire Cascade $799 https://campfireaudio.com/shop/cascade/ MrSpeakers Aeon Flow Open $799 https://www.mrspeakers.com/headphones-22/aeon/aeon-flow-open-back-headphone.html Audeze LCD 2 Classic $799 https://www.audeze.com/products/lcd-collection/lcd2-classic Jeff's picks... Hana SL $749 https://www.musicdirect.com/phono-cartridges/Hana-SL-MC-Mono-Cartridge-(Low-Output) Boulder 508 $5,000 http://boulderamp.com/products/508-phono-preamplifier/ PS Audio DirectStream PowerPlant 15 $7,499 https://www.psaudio.com/products/directstream-power-plant-15/ Roon Nucleus €1,500 - €2,500 http://blog.roonlabs.com/what-makes-nucleus-so-special/ dCS Vivaldi One $88,000 https://www.dcsltd.co.uk/products/vivaldi-one/

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. "Nothing beats the sound of vinyl". "Nothing beats the sound of digital". Idealism sure sounds silly. We bring some much-needed pragmatism to the vinyl playback conversation. More coverage at http://Darko.Audio and http://www.tonepublications.com/.

With Vinnie Rossi. What is a pre-amplifier? What are the differences between active and passive designs? Do volume controls matter? What about tubes? Do I even need a pre-amplifier? I put these questions to high-end audio manufacturer Vinnie Rossi in the hope of lifting the veil on perhaps the most misunderstood component in the audio chain. https://www.vinnierossi.com/

Garth Powell, AudioQuest's Direct of Power/Engineering, explains how electrical noise can infect a high-end audio system and how that noise can trouble a DAC to obscure its low-level detail retrieval. The same low-level detail retrieval sought by many audiophiles. More info: https://www.audioquest.com/ac-power

ELAC's Andrew Jones is a loudspeaker designer with a knack for making the complicated sound ever so simple. I'm less interested in his CV than understanding why most loudspeakers are wooden boxes. Or if active crossovers can solve problems that passive networks cannot? Or if a pair of loudspeakers can accurately reproduce a live event and can a loudspeaker ever be considered 100% 'neutral'? At the very end of the loudspeaker design process, is Jones measuring or is he listening? Are there any pitfalls that he looks for when measuring a loudspeaker? Why doesn't he publish his own measurements of ELAC'S Debut and Uni-Fi series? Further info: https://www.elac.com/

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. What is an audiophile lifestyle product? Jeff seems to have a better handle on it than I do. And yet in 2019, many audio products coming to market don't ask us to bend our lives around them and don't suffer the sound quality penalty of yesteryear.

Less for consumers, more for hi-fi manufacturers, distributors and retailers. In this episode, Jeremey Lim discusses how Zeppelin and co. - a head-fi store & coffee shop in Singapore - has used social media to build its business and brand identity. I also chime in with some thoughts of my own on how audio manufacturers might more effectively use Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to build their online presence and expand their reach. https://zeppelinandco.com/ https://www.facebook.com/zeppelinandco/ https://www.instagram.com/zeppelinandco/?hl=en

With TONEAudio's Jeff Dorgay. In this episode, Jeff and I discuss the newly announced HD tier from Amazon Music and Jeff gives his thoughts on RMAF 2019 as it compared to CEDIA 2019. More info: https://darko.audio/2019/09/amazon-launches-cd-quality-hi-res-streaming-tier/ https://darko.audio/2019/09/global-feedback-do-you-classify-cd-quality-as-hi-res-audio/ https://sambarker.bandcamp.com/album/utility

With TONEAudio's Jeff Dorgay. We switch up to a new format where Jeff and I share recent audio-related discoveries and experiences. Featured in this episode... LMC Home Entertainment: https://www.lmche.com/ Warsaw AV Show: https://audioshow.pl/pl/main Martin Logan Motion Series: https://www.martinlogan.com/en/ Rotel Michi: http://www.rotel.com/en-apac/michi Manley Absolute headphone amplifier: https://www.manley.com/hifi/mabhpa Campfire Audio Solaris: https://campfireaudio.com/shop/solaris/ Meze Rai Penta: https://mezeaudio.com/products/rai-penta The HEDDphone: https://www.hedd.audio/en/heddphone/ Warwick Acoustics Aperio: https://warwickacoustics.com/headphones/collection/aperio/ JBL L82 Classic: https://www.phileweb.com/news/audio/201911/21/21319.html Apple Macbook Pro 16”: https://youtu.be/wz3uTlRb9vE

With Vinnie Rossi. https://www.vinnierossi.com/

TONEAudio's Jeff Dorgay and I discuss our favourite hi-fi products of the last ten years. Mentioned in this podcast... Devialet Expert https://www.devialet.com/en-eu/expert-pro-audio-system/ Devialet Phantom https://www.devialet.com/en-eu/phantom-premier-speaker/ Roon https://roonlabs.com/ REL 6 x 25 subwoofers https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/reference-series/no25/ Raspberry Pi https://www.raspberrypi.org/ HiFiBerry DAC HAT https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-dac-pro/ Chord Mojo https://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/mojo/ Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital https://www.project-audio.com/en/product/pre-box-s2-digital/ AudioQuest DragonFlys https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/dragonfly Logitech Squeezebox Touch https://www.logitech.com/assets/33606/squeezebox-touch-fg.pdf dCS Vivaldi (One) https://www.dcsltd.co.uk/products/vivaldi-dac/ Burial https://burial.bandcamp.com/album/tunes-2011-to-2019 The Positiva Ambient Collection https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Positiva-Ambient-Collection/release/215515 Until The End of the World OST: https://shop.runoutgroovevinyl.com/until-the-end-of-the-world-1.html

In this most illuminating interview, the PS Audio CEO discusses the differences between USB cables and how not all listeners react the same way upon hearing those differences. McGowan also talks about how measurements cannot tell us how a piece of gear will sound and how his YouTube success has impacted business. Also mentioned in this podcast... Klaus Heinz interview: https://darko.audio/2019/05/a-short-film-about-the-hedd-audio-tower-mains/ Jürgen Reis interview: https://darko.audio/2019/04/onsight-an-afternoon-with-mbls-jurgen-reis/

With TONEAudio's Jeff Dorgay. In this episode, Jeff and I discuss audio/hi-fi show music choices, how those same choices talk only to a narrow range of established audiophiles and what needs to change in order to get new people to take more of an interest in high-end audio. Jeff's editorial: https://www.tonepublications.com/blog/an-answer-to-one-of-audios-ultimate-questions/ Anthony Rother - Simulationzeitaler https://anthonyrother.bandcamp.com/album/simulationszeitalter https://www.discogs.com/Anthony-Rother-Simulationszeitalter/master/12493 Smog (Bill Callahan) - "I Was a Stranger": https://open.spotify.com/album/7eTzaJ4xVuJnDpvlxUSOtA?highlight=spotify:track:4YHhyILeIIR5RqAx0gWSWm

With Stefan Dreischärf of Germany's High-End Society: organisers of the Munich High-End show whose 2020 edition was cancelled due to the Coronavirus. https://www.highendsociety.de/home.html