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#65 - Spotify Lossless: too little, too late?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 77:31

w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen This episode brought to you by AudioQuest

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#64 - A $120 hi-fi rack that DOESN'T look awful

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 99:44

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#63 - 12 albums for your next hi-fi demo

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 70:01

w/ Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna

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#62 - Pixies & R.E.M. in Dolby Atmos, 3D-printed speakers & more

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 76:46

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#61 - It's the end of hi-fi show coverage as we know it (and I feel fine)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 87:48

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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

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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

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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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Berlin's techno connection w/ Heiko Hoffmann

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 71:14

With Heiko Hoffmann.

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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

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