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Darko.Audio podcast — 128 episodes
#68 - Get more from the WiiM Pro/Plus & Ultra + HiFiMAN Unveiled
#67 - Srajan's hi-fi hierarchy, MOONDROP Skyland, DUNU Concept R & more
#66 - These ARE the HEADPHONES you are looking for (& more)
#65 - Spotify Lossless: too little, too late?
#64 - A $120 hi-fi rack that DOESN'T look awful
#63 - 12 albums for your next hi-fi demo
#62 - Pixies & R.E.M. in Dolby Atmos, 3D-printed speakers & more
#61 - It's the end of hi-fi show coverage as we know it (and I feel fine)
#60 - Flatten your vinyl records w/ Pro-Ject (& more)
The Auralic Aquila X3 in more detail w/ Xuanqian Wang
Laurence Dickie discusses Vivid Kaya 90, S12 loudspeakers
#59 - Back to the Future-Fi w/ AURALIC & more
10 hi-fi 'myths' busted by Eelco Grimm
#58 - Klipsch vs. OJAS + a CD transport that rips CDs
What's going on inside an €18,000 streaming DAC?
#57 - Do they SUCK or do they BLOW? (+ Rotel, Pro-Ject & LAiV)
10 MORE hi-fi myths busted by Peter Comeau
#56 - If EVERY hi-fi manufacturer did this... (+ FiiO, IKEA & Triangle)
#55 - We wish we'd known this earlier...
Small ROOM ACOUSTICS for beginners
#54 - Best smartphone for wired headphones in 2024?
#53 - "Move over, Denafrips", more on Dolby Atmos™ + Record Store Day '24
#52 - %THD: why is it MISLEADING?
#51 - What are the differences between CLASS D, CLASS A/B and CLASS A amplifiers?
#50: Yamaha, Rotel, Clayton Shaw & Scansonic HD
pbthal.
#49 - Arcam, Marantz, Neumann, Acoustic Energy and Dutch & Dutch
#48 - FiiO FT3, iFi & aptX Lossless Bluetooth, HEDDphone 2 and AGD GaNTube
10 HI-FI MYTHS BUSTED! w/ Peter Comeau
John & Srajan review the Zu DWX
Campfire, Sennheiser, Sony, Roon & more w/ Alessandro Cortini
Schiit Urd (& Syn) w/ Jason Stoddard
#47 - Rick Rubin on 60 mins, Dolby Atmos & audiophile red flags
David Morley talks ambient techno, R&S and Barry Lyndon
Sennheiser IE 900, IE 600 & IE 200: the what & the why
#46 - AXPONA 2023 review + MQA goes into administration
Why BIGGER loudspeakers are BETTER
#45 - Made in China + Why no negative reviews?
Using a portable audio player as a music server and/or streamer?
Bluetooth STILL can't do hi-res audio BUT...
John & Srajan review the SHANLING M3 ULTRA
#44 - Room Acoustics + dCS, Schiit, Wharfedale & Campfire
#43 - Is vinyl REALLY outselling CDs? Do 'audiophile' network switches REALLY sound better?
Berlin's techno connection w/ Heiko Hoffmann
10 years of this Schiit w/ Jason Stoddard
#42 - Thorens TD1500, NVIDIA Shield TV Pro & CAF 2022
John & Srajan review the Meze 109 Pro
The C 3050LE isn't your father's NAD amplifier(but sure as hell looks like it)
#41 - IKEA Obegränsad, Roon 2.0 & Talking Heads in Dolby Atmos
Inside the MISSION 770 & 700 w/ designer Peter Comeau
Inside the PSB Passif 50 (& more) w/ Paul Barton
Roon ARC is your very own private streaming service
John & Srajan review the Mark Levinson No. 5909
Inside the Bluesound POWERNODE EDGE
EXPERT OPINION: Mark Jenkins goes deep on digital audio
#40 - A different take on the MoFi scandal + Future-Fi streaming volatility?
Inside the Buchardt A700 with Mads Buchardt
Inside Dynaudio's Focus 30 w/ chief engineer Stephen Entwistle
The REAL value of measurements w/ Golden Sound
#39 - Five years of Future-Fi!
#38 - BUYING YOUR FIRST (and second) HI-FI SYSTEM
#37 - Munich High-End 2022 review + Marantz, dCS & Adam Audio
Inside KEF's LS60 Wireless w/ designer Jack Oclee-Brown
#36 - Munich 2022 preview / AXPONA 2022 review
#35 - The best desktop speakers you've never heard of!
#34 - Buying used gear + Mission, dCS/Tidal, Roon & Totem
#33 - How much amplifier power do we REALLY need? (+ many other stories)
#32 - Cheap Music Streamers + Marantz, Schiit & Sony
Inside the Chord Mojo 2 w/ designer Rob Watts
#31 - DACs! DACs! DACs! + JBL, Mark Levinson & Cambridge Audio
#30 - Bass for beginners (and beyond)
#29 - Touchscreens & End-of-year lists
#28 - Audiolab 6000A Play review, CAF 2021 & value perception
#27 - Working hours, the placebo effect 'conspiracy' & cheap streaming
#26 - MORE beginner hi-fi talk
#25 - For hi-fi beginners ONLY
#24 - Apple Music's lossless hi-res & Spatial Audio, CD players & rooEXTEND
KEF's KC62 subwoofer in plain English with Jack Oclee-Brown
EXPERT OPINION: Jonathan Novick (Audio Precision) on measuring audio gear
Karl Wallinger on World Party's vinyl reissues
Meet Dave Turner: mastering engineer for Fabric, David Gray & Underworld
#23 - Physical Formats
Hifi World vs. Studio World with Jules Standen
Alessandro Cortini & John Tejada talk Rosson RAD-0 + more
#22 - Ego-boner!
Tom Vek's Sleevenote (and the joy of cover art)
Ken Ball on Campfire Audio's Dorado 2020, Vega 2020
EXPERT OPINION: Karl-Heinz Fink talks Wharfedale Diamond 12 series & more...
#21 - Work Experience
Jack Oclee-Brown discusses KEF LS50 Meta & LS50 Wireless II development
Mads Buchardt talks A500 actives and the power of DSP
EXPERT OPINION: Bruno Putzeys (Purifi, Mola Mola, Hypex, Kii)
Reggie Watts: Comedian, Musician, Audiophile
Alessandro Cortini on Campfire Audio Ara, Solaris 2020, Andromeda 2020
John Tejada: a man and his machines
Beware the measurements!
Fear and joy in high-end audio
Who the hell is Chris Whitten?
Is Alessandro Cortini an audiophile?
#20 - Snake Oil
Munich High-End 2020 - what happened?
#19 - The future of hi-fi show music
EXPERT OPINION: Paul McGowan (PS Audio)
#18 - Best hi-fi products of the 2010s
What is the difference between power and gain?
#17 - What's new? (Oct/Nov 2019)
#16 - Amazon Music HD, RMAF/CEDIA 2019
How can hi-fi & headphone companies better use social media?
#15 - Lifestyle products
What are the realities of loudspeaker design?
What is electrical noise and how does it affect your DAC?
What's the deal with pre-amplifiers?
#14 - Vinyl
#13 - Our favourite hi-fi gear of 2018
#12 - Small speakers
Why isn't digital audio simply a matter of ones and zeroes?
What is 'Roon Ready' and how does it differ from 'Roon Tested'?
#11 - RMAF 2018 & More
#10 - Accuracy, Schmaccuracy
#9 - Music formats
#8 - Music Discovery
#7 - Streaming Methods
#6 - Munich High-End 2018
#5 - Downloads
#4 - Recommended DACs under $2500
#3 - Room issues
#2 - Coffee & TV
#1 - Pilot