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Future-Fi for Music-First Audiophiles.

John Darko


    • Apr 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 126 EPISODES


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    #60 - Flatten your vinyl records w/ Pro-Ject (& more)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 70:06


    This episode brought to you by Munich High-End 2025

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    The Auralic Aquila X3 in more detail w/ Xuanqian Wang

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 54:33


    w/ Auralic's ex-CEO Xuanqian Wang This episode brought to you by High-End Munich 2025

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    Laurence Dickie discusses Vivid Kaya 90, S12 loudspeakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 53:36


    w/ Vivid Audio's Laurence Dickie This episode is brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins TW IEMs:

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    #59 - Back to the Future-Fi w/ AURALIC & more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 77:16


    This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest:

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    10 hi-fi 'myths' busted by Eelco Grimm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 101:25


    w/ Eelco Grimm

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    #58 - Klipsch vs. OJAS + a CD transport that rips CDs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 74:52


    This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest:

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    What's going on inside an €18,000 streaming DAC?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 61:54


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

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    #57 - Do they SUCK or do they BLOW? (+ Rotel, Pro-Ject & LAiV)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 95:31


    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

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    10 MORE hi-fi myths busted by Peter Comeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 112:21


    w/ IAG's Peter Comeau

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    #56 - If EVERY hi-fi manufacturer did this... (+ FiiO, IKEA & Triangle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 99:54


    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

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    #55 - We wish we'd known about this earlier...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 116:16


    with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna This episode is brought to you by T+A:

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    Small ROOM ACOUSTICS for beginners

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 66:58


    with Jesco Lohan This episode is brought to you by T+A:

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    The audiophile smartphone for 2024 (+ Marantz Model M1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 83:19


    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

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    #53 - "Move over, Denafrips", more on Dolby Atmos™ + Record Store Day '24

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 112:37


    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

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    #52 - %THD: why is it MISLEADING?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 83:38


    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

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    #51 - Naim, Hifi Rose, Antelope, RAAL, Carbide & LHY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 94:21


    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

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    Darko Audio podcast #50: Yamaha, Rotel, Clayton Shaw & Scansonic HD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 76:20


    w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen

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    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 55:22


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    #49 - Arcam, Marantz, Neumann, Acoustic Energy and Dutch & Dutch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 63:33


    w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen

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    #48 - FiiO FT3, iFi & aptX Lossless Bluetooth, HEDDphone 2 and AGD GaNTube

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 67:00


    w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen

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    10 HI-FI MYTHS BUSTED! w/ Peter Comeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 122:58


    With IAG's Peter Comeau

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    John & Srajan review the Zu DWX

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 97:42


    with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen

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    Campfire, Sennheiser, Sony, Roon & more w/ Alessandro Cortini

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 84:57


    With Alessandro Cortini

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    Schiit Urd (& Syn) w/ Jason Stoddard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 70:17


    with Schiit Audio co-founder Jason Stoddard

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    #47 - Rick Rubin, Dolby Atmos & audiophile red flags

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 93:24


    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

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    David Morley talks ambient techno, R&S and Barry Lyndon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 96:02


    with electronic musician David Morley.

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    Sennheiser IE 900, IE 600 & IE 200: the what & the why

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2023 93:39


    with Sennheiser's Jermo Köhnke

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    #46 - AXPONA 2023 review + MQA goes into administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 51:42


    With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.

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    Why BIGGER loudspeakers are BETTER

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 54:54


    with IAG's Peter Comeau.

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    #45 - Made in China + Why no negative reviews?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 97:22


    With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.

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    Using a portable audio player as a music server and/or streamer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 76:14


    with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen.

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    Bluetooth STILL can't do hi-res audio BUT...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 57:20


    With Sound + Image's Jez Ford.

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    John & Srajan review the SHANLING M3 ULTRA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 102:49


    with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen.

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    #44 - Room Acoustics + dCS, Schiit, Wharfedale & Campfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 123:47


    With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.

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    #43 - Is vinyl REALLY outselling CDs? Do 'audiophile' network switches REALLY sound better?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 93:48


    With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.

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    10 years of this Schiit w/ Jason Stoddard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 100:36


    with Schiit co-founder Jason Stoddard

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    #42 - Thorens TD1500, WiiM Pro & CAF 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 127:41


    With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.

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    John & Srajan review the Meze 109 Pro

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 75:30


    with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen

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    The C 3050 LE isn't your father's NAD amplifier

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 41:47


    w/ NAD's Product Manager Cas Oostvogel

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    #41 - IKEA Obergränsad, Roon 2.0 & Talking Heads in Dolby Atmos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 77:14


    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

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    Inside the MISSION 770 & 700 w/ designer Peter Comeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 62:02


    with IAG's Peter Comeau.

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    Inside the PSB Passif 50 (& more) w/ Paul Barton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 56:24


    with PSB's Paul Barton.

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    Roon ARC is your very own private streaming service

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 32:36


    with Roon Labs CEO Enno Vandermeer.

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    Mark Levinson No. 5909 review (vs. Apple, Sony, B&W, Meze, Final)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 86:56


    With 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: COMING SOON Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

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    Inside the Bluesound POWERNODE EDGE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 38:15


    With Bluesound's Matt Simmonds. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: COMING SOON Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

    EXPERT OPINION: Mark Jenkins goes deep on digital audio

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 88:35


    With Antipodes Audio's Mark Jenkins 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

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    #40 - A different take on the MoFi scandal + Future-Fi streaming volatility?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 94:06


    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

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    Inside the Buchardt A700 with Mads Buchardt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 49:28


    With Buchardt Audio founder Mads Buchardt. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: COMING SOON Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

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    Inside Dynaudio's Focus 30 w/ chief engineer Stephen Entwistle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 48:40


    With Dynaudio's Chief Acoustics Engineer Stephen Entwistle PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Show notes: COMING SOON Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

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    The REAL value of measurements w/ Golden Sound

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 95:44


    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: COMING SOON Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pit -- https://soundcloud.com/beniospit/hybrid-rhythms

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