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Rob Watts on the Chord Mojo 2 from 2022-01-31T16:42:56
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/...
#31 - DACs! DACs! DACs! + JBL, Mark Levinson & Cambridge Audio from 2022-01-26T11:10:32
With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.
PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna
Show notes: https://darko.audio/2022/01/podc...
#30 - Bass for beginners (and beyond) from 2022-01-12T08:28:13
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/<...
#29 - Touchscreens & End-of-year lists from 2021-12-21T14:53:27
With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.
PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna
Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/12/podc...
#28 - Audiolab 6000A Play review, CAF 2021 & value perception from 2021-11-17T16:39:11
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-v...
#27 - Working hours, placebo effects & cheap streaming from 2021-10-30T09:50:54
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-s...
#26 - MORE beginner hi-fi talk from 2021-09-04T09:14:50
with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.
https://twitteringmachines.com/
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/09/podcast-26-more-...
#25 - For hi-fi beginners ONLY from 2021-08-08T11:11:13
with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.
https://twitteringmachines.com/
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/08/podcast-25-for-h...
#24 - Apple Music's lossless hi-res & Spatial Audio, CD players & rooEXTEND from 2021-06-12T07:12:51
with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.
https://twitteringmachines.com/
Show notes: https://darko.audio/2021/06/podcast-apple-musics-hi-res-lossless-spatial-audio/
Pr...
KEF's KC62 subwoofer in plain English with Jack Oclee-Brown from 2021-05-05T11:28:04
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
EXPERT OPINION: Jonathan Novick (Audio Precision) on measuring audio gear from 2021-04-19T14:03:01
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.or...
Future-Fi Now! Sonos x Qobuz, Bang & Olufsen, Cambridge x Tidal from 2021-03-27T10:14:13
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
for associated music playlists + exclusive video content
Cambridge Audio x Tidal Connect:
https://cambridgeaudionewsroom.co.uk/2021/03/2...
Karl Wallinger on World Party's vinyl reissues from 2021-03-23T08:29:48
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 wh...
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Future-Fi Now! Focal, Astell & Kern, MOON by Simaudio & Munich from 2021-03-20T12:17:09
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
for associated music playlists + exclusive video content
Astell & Kern AK USB-C Dual DAC:
http://aknewsroom.armourhome.co.uk/2021/03/19/...
Future-Fi Now! Cambridge, Meze, Goldmund & Superbooth from 2021-03-12T15:19:31
This episode is brought to you by Roon: https://land.roonlabs.com/introducing-1-8
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
for associated music playlists + exclusive video content <...
Meet Dave Turner: mastering engineer for Fabric, David Gray & Underworld from 2021-03-10T07:04:20
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://curv...
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What's the deal with Spotify HiFi? from 2021-03-07T07:56:17
Lossless audio quality is coming soon to Spotify.
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
for associated music playlists + exclusive video content
Spotify Stream On:
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Future-Fi Now! Tidal, Schiit, SoundCloud, PolyVection & RIAA from 2021-03-07T06:35:32
News from around the hi-fi world in March 2021.
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
for music playlists + exclusive video content
Schiit Loki Mini+:
https://www.sc...
#23 - Physical Formats from 2021-03-04T07:33:22
With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.
Because the plural of 'vinyl' is 'vinyl'.
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
for music playlists + exclusive video content...
Hifi World vs. Studio World with Jules Standen from 2021-02-01T08:28:42
Gearslutz (soon to change its name) is one of the most popular forums on the web for anyone wanting to discuss how music is made in a 'professional' or home studio.
In this episode of the...
#10 - Accuracy, Schmaccuracy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 a...
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Alessandro Cortini & John Tejada talk Rosson RAD-0 + more from 2021-01-25T10:28:24
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
Backstory and background info:
https://darko.audio/2021/01/podcast-alessandro-cortini-john-tejada-talk-rosson-rad-0/
Mentioned in th...
#22 - Ego-boner! from 2020-12-24T12:11:03
WARNING. THIS PODCAST CONTAINS CONTENT OF AN ADULT NATURE.
With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.
Back story: https://darko.audio/2020/12/ego-boner/
Further listenin...
Tom Vek's Sleevenote (and the joy of cover art) from 2020-12-11T09:08:26
Tom Vek is a multi-instrumentalist with a solid music career in the indie-dance-punk field. In 2020 he has released a new album *and* become an audio hardware developer. Sleevenote is an app, a web...
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Ken Ball on Campfire Audio's Dorado 2020, Vega 2020 from 2020-11-17T10:16:48
With Campfire Audio's Ken Ball whose IEM designs are like no other manufacturer's. In this episode, Ball discusses his company's return to ceramic earshells and the differences between dynamic and ...
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EXPERT OPINION: Karl-Heinz Fink talks Wharfedale Diamond 12 series & more... from 2020-11-04T08:27:16
More info: https://www.finkteam.com/
PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko
Mentioned in this episode:
Wharfedale Diamond 12 Series:
https://darko.audio/2020/09/overhaule...
#21 - Work Experience from 2020-10-14T11:06:21
With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna.
https://twitteringmachines.com/
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
Mentioned in this episode...
Paul Klee's Twitte...
Jack Oclee-Brown discusses KEF LS50 Meta & LS50 Wireless II development from 2020-09-22T06:42:55
Head of KEF R&D, Dr. Jack Oclee-Brown talks us through how he and his team developed a broad/er band metamaterial absorber for use behind the tweeter in the newly announced KEF LS50 Meta and LS50 W...
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Mads Buchardt talks A500 actives and the power of DSP from 2020-09-03T07:47:14
The Buchardt Audio A500 active loudspeakers and their streaming hub have arrived for some Darko.Audio video treatment but before the that process begins in earnest, I sat down to talk with company ...
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EXPERT OPINION: Bruno Putzeys (Purifi, Mola Mola, Hypex, Kii) from 2020-07-27T11:15:09
An audio engineer with a brain the size of a planet, Bruno Putzeys has designed Class D amplifier modules for Hypex, coded DSP for Kii Audio and Mola Mola and most recently has teamed up with Lars ...
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Reggie Watts: Comedian, Musician, Audiophile from 2020-07-15T07:45:57
Improv. Comedy. Music. Beatboxing. A late late chat show with James Corden. Is there anything Reggie Watts can't do? But how does he *listen* to music? In this episode, we find out.
About...
Alessandro Cortini on Campfire Audio Ara, Solaris 2020, Andromeda 2020 from 2020-07-06T04:45:23
The Nine Inch Nails guitarist and synth wizard joins us once again, this time to share his thoughts on three new IEMs from Campfire Audio.
Preview video:
https://youtu.be/jEWJvVU9irU
John Tejada: a man and his machines from 2020-06-17T16:39:22
John Tejada has been making electronic music for almost thirty years. In this episode of the Darko.Audio podcast, Tejada discusses how he got into making music, his creative process, his favourite ...
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Beware the measurements! from 2020-06-10T08:38:59
With PS Audio's Darren Myers.
Music: Ben Pit
Producer: Nick McCorriston
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
Mentioned in this episode...
Mandolin Oran...
Fear and joy in high-end audio from 2020-05-25T14:17:29
With Primare's Terry Medalen.
What brings us joy when pursuing a better listening experience and how is that joy sometimes tarnished by fear?
More info: https://www.primare.net/
Who the hell is Chris Whitten? from 2020-05-09T09:55:19
Chris Whitten has a fascinating story: he's played drums for The Waterboys, Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, Edie Brickell and Julian Cope but he's just released a melodic techno EP on Kirk Degiorgio'...
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Is Alessandro Cortini an audiophile? from 2020-04-11T15:08:20
Musical excerpts from Alessandro Cortini’s PRE?-?AVANTI - Berghain - live 1?/?1?/?16:
https://cortini.bandcamp.com/album/pre-avanti-berghain-live-1-1-16
PATREON: https://www.patreon.co...
How to sell hi-fi when high street stores are closed? from 2020-04-04T12:15:18
With Markolf Heimann of ATR Audio Trade.
(Recorded Friday 27th March)
#20 - Snake Oil from 2020-03-24T17:48:39
With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.
In this episode...
Furutech DeMag:
https://www.musicdirect.com/equipment/furutech-demag-lp-demagnetizer
JBL L100 Classic:
https://w...
Munich High-End 2020 - what happened? from 2020-03-11T19:37:23
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
#19 - The future of hi-fi show music from 2020-02-12T09:45:41
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 nee...
EXPERT OPINION: Paul McGowan (PS Audio) from 2020-02-01T08:58:26
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 ab...
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#18 - Best hi-fi products of the 2010s from 2019-12-25T11:41:21
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-p...
What is the difference between power and gain? from 2019-12-10T19:00:28
With Vinnie Rossi.
https://www.vinnierossi.com/
#17 - What's new? (Oct/Nov 2019) from 2019-12-03T08:06:23
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 E...
#16 - Amazon Music HD, RMAF/CEDIA 2019 from 2019-09-22T08:08:24
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.
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How can hi-fi & headphone companies better use social media? from 2019-09-05T14:01:38
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 soc...
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#15 - Lifestyle products from 2019-05-31T12:22:36
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 ...
What are the realities of loudspeaker design? from 2019-04-18T09:30:43
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. ...
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What is electrical noise and how does it affect your DAC? from 2019-03-25T12:09:45
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 retriev...
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What's the deal with pre-amplifiers? from 2019-02-25T09:48:39
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?
#14 - Vinyl from 2019-02-12T11:40:21
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 vi...
#13 - Our favourite hi-fi gear of 2018 from 2018-12-19T13:00:25
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.naima...
#12 - Small speakers from 2018-12-03T09:49:02
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 aco...
Why isn't digital audio simply a matter of ones and zeroes? from 2018-11-24T11:56:40
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
What is 'Roon Ready' and how does it differ from 'Roon Tested'? from 2018-11-12T07:48:16
With Roon CEO Enno Vandermeer.
He explains the difference between Roon Ready and Roon Tested.
https://roonlabs.com/
#9 - Music formats from 2018-08-12T10:58:02
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), Da...
#8 - Music Discovery from 2018-07-25T12:21:20
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 A...
#7 - Streaming Methods from 2018-06-15T07:18:13
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 th...
#6 - Munich High-End 2018 from 2018-05-21T13:24:15
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 excus...
#5 - Downloads from 2018-05-10T05:33:07
With Darren Henley.
Where to buy music as lossless downloads?
#4 - Recommended DACs under $2500 from 2018-04-24T08:26:19
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 e...
#3 - Room issues from 2018-04-13T09:10:31
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 audi...
#2 - Coffee & TV from 2018-04-05T09:44:40
With Darren Henley.
Cables as a mind-altering substance
Experience matters!
Audiophile listening: social vs. solitary
The 'education angle'
Kii Three loudspeaker introducti...
#1 - Pilot from 2018-03-27T17:55:57
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 em...