Darko.Audio podcast

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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 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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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/2022/05/podcast-37-munich-high-end-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-36-munich-2022-preview-axpona-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/2022/04/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/2022/04/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/2022/03/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/2022/02/podcast-32-cheap-music-streamers-sony-schiit-marantz/ 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/2022/01/podcast-31-dacs-dacs-dacs-ces-2022-news/ 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/2021/12/podcast-29-touchscreens-end-of-year-lists/ 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 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. 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. 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/ 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 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

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

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

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

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. Because the plural of 'vinyl' is 'vinyl'. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko for music playlists + exclusive video content Backstory: https://darko.audio/2021/03/us-music-fans-bought-more-cds-downloads-than-vinyl-in-2020/ Also worth a read: https://darko.audio/2017/04/beyond-audiophile-walls-perspective-on-vinyls-comeback/ https://darko.audio/2020/02/the-cd-is-still-the-king-of-physical-formats-in-germany/ https://darko.audio/2019/10/the-reports-of-the-cds-death-are-greatly-exaggerated/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

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 Darko.Audio podcast, Gearslutz founder Jules Standen and I chat about the differences between the hifi world and the studio world. PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko Gearslutz: https://www.gearslutz.com/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

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 this podcast... Rosson Audio RAD-0: http://www.rossonaudiodesign.com/ Pole - Fading: https://pole-music.com/limited-edition-of-fading-aztec-gold-vinyl-poster/pole-gold-vinyl-poster-lstumm457/ John Tejada - Year of the Living Dead: https://kompakt.fm/releases/year_of_the_living_dead Scape Mastering: https://scapemastering.com/ Alessandro Cortini Bandcamp: https://cortini.bandcamp.com/ Carl Craig - Landcruising: https://www.discogs.com/Carl-Craig-Landcruising/release/18835 https://www.discogs.com/Carl-Craig-The-Album-Formerly-Known-As/master/9246 Scion Arrange and Process Basic Channel Tracks: https://hardwax.com/37927/scion/arrange-and-process-basic-channel-tracks/ Kraftwerk - 3D The Catalogue: https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/kraftwerk-3-d-the-catalogue-box-sets/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt Photo of RAD-0: Alessandro Cortini

WARNING. THIS PODCAST CONTAINS CONTENT OF AN ADULT NATURE. With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. Back story: https://darko.audio/2020/12/ego-boner/ Further listening: Why isn't digital audio simply a matter of ones and zeroes? https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko/why-digital-audio-isnt-just-ones-and-zeroes EXPERT OPINION: Bruno Putzeys (Purifi, Mola Mola, Hypex, Kii) https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko/expert-opinion-bruno-putzeys-purifi-mola-mola-hypex What is electrical noise and how does it affect your DAC? https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko/what-is-electrical-noise-and-why-is-it-bad-for-audio-systems EXPERT OPINION: Paul McGowan (PS Audio) https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko/expert-opinion-paul-mcgowan PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna/ Produced by Nick McCorriston Music by Ben Pit Photo by Cameron Pope

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 player and a digital audio player that aims to put the cover artwork front and centre in the listening experience: https://sleevenote.com/ Music: Ben Pitt Producer: Nick McCorriston Tom Vek photo: Kat Green

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 balanced armature driver designs. https://campfireaudio.com/ Backstory: https://darko.audio/2020/10/campfire-return-to-ceramic-for-dorado-2020-vega-2020/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

More info: https://www.finkteam.com/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko Mentioned in this episode: Wharfedale Diamond 12 Series: https://darko.audio/2020/09/overhauled-and-over-here-wharfedales-diamond-12-series/ Q Acoustics Concept 300: https://darko.audio/2019/05/the-look-of-love-part-2-q-acoustics-concept-300/ Mordaunt-Short: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordaunt-Short https://www.google.com/search?q=mordaunt-Short+3.10&hl=en&sxsrf=ALeKk01Lk50gsQazz5WiHt1xesz_ZS64tg:1604477911653&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA6uT_uejsAhWKNOwKHaoiDDgQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1553&bih=1089 Mission 760i: https://www.yaegeraudio.com/reviews/mission-760i/ EPOS Loudspeakers: https://www.epos-loudspeakers.com/ Denafrips Ares: https://www.denafrips.com/ares €9 doorstops: https://darko.audio/2018/12/doorstop-me-if-you-think-youve-heard-this-one-before/

With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. https://twitteringmachines.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Mentioned in this episode... Paul Klee's Twittering Machine: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/37347 Adam A3x: https://www.adam-audio.com/en/ax-series/a3x/ IsoAcoustics ISO130: https://isoacoustics.com/iso-130-isolation-stands/ IsoAcoustics Gaia II: https://isoacoustics.com/products/gaia-series/ 6moons: https://6moons.com/ In Living Stereo: https://inlivingstereo.com/ Carfrae Little Big Horns: http://www.creationaudio.com.au/Carfrae.html Cambridge Audio CXN (V2): https://youtu.be/N8bSQSFm56E Soundstage Hifi - More measurements? Here’s why: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opinion/1491-more-measurements-heres-why “What Diego doesn’t attempt to do with these measurements -- nor will he in future -- is correlate them with what was heard in the listening sessions for the product reviewed. Although some audio publications try to marry measurements with listening impressions, we don’t feel that’s the right thing to do -- it potentially gives readers bad information. As we’ve found out in the 25 years we’ve been publishing, although there’s broad consensus in the engineering and scientific communities about which measurements are valuable, how that measuring should be performed, and what good and bad measurement outcomes look like in terms of well-engineered, technically proficient products, there’s little consensus about how that translates to what we hear, especially when the differences in measured performance are minute. Therefore, we’d rather let the listening impressions and the measurements speak for themselves, directly to our readers, without trying to mix the two." Wavelength Audio Junior: https://twitteringmachines.com/in-barn-for-flashback-fi-wavelength-audio-junior-integrated-amplifier/ Klipsch KG-4: https://www.klipsch.com/products/kg-4 Audio Analogue Puccini: https://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/puccinie.html Sun Audio SV300 BE: https://www2.big.or.jp/~sunaudio/sv/sv300be_e.html

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 Wireless II standmount loudspeakers, what drove the development of the active model's new streaming platform and more... More info: https://international.kef.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko

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 CEO Mads Buchardt about his company's origins, the decision to sell direct to customers and the complexity/utility trade-off of digitally-active loudspeakers. More info: https://darko.audio/2020/01/buchardt-teases-a500-active-streaming-loudspeaker/ https://www.buchardtaudio.com/products/a500-white-bundle PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko

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 Risbo and Peter Lyngdorf to bring another Class D module - the Purifi Eigentakt - to market. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Mentioned in this podcast... Darko.Audio 2018 video interview with Bruno Putzeys: https://darko.audio/2018/05/playback-pioneers-2018-bruno-putzeys-kii-audio/ NAD Masters M33: https://darko.audio/2020/01/future-fi-at-ces-2020-the-nad-masters-m33/ Mola Mola Tambaqui: https://www.mola-mola.nl/tambaqui.php Hypex nCore: https://www.hypex.nl/p/technology/ncore Kii Three/BXT: https://www.kiiaudio.com/?lang=04 Is Too Much Amplifier Negative Feedback Bad? https://www.audioholics.com/audio-amplifier/amplifier-negative-feedback Purifi Audio: https://purifi-audio.com/

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 Reggie Watts: http://reggiewatts.com/#:~:text=CONTACT-,ABOUT,lines%20between%20music%20and%20comedy PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Mentioned in this podcast… Reggie Watts' Netflix special: https://www.netflix.com/title/80115673 Reggie Watts at TEDx Berlin: https://youtu.be/Y7IxzpB-UMM The The - Mind Bomb https://thequietus.com/articles/16952-the-the-mind-bomb-anniversary-review The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come https://www.allmusic.com/album/strangeways-here-we-come-mw0000193220 B&O Beolab 18: https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/speakers/beolab-18 Rosson Audio - RAD-0: https://www.rossonaudiodesign.com/ AMC: http://hifi.amchome.com/ TDL: http://www.tdl-loudspeakers.co.uk/history.htm Nordost Blue Heaven: https://www.nordost.com/leif/blue-heaven.php Leland Leard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leland-leard-492a447/ Campfire Solaris: https://campfireaudio.com/shop/solaris-2020/ iFi IEMatch: https://ifi-audio.com/products/iematch/ Astell & Kern ULTIMA SP2000: https://us.astellnkern.com/products/a-ultima-sp2000 AudioQuest DragonFly Red / Cobalt: https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/dragonfly Line 6 DL4: https://www.thomann.de/gb/line6_dl4.htm Beardyman: https://www.youtube.com/user/beardyman Wajatta: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/wajatta-dont-let-get-you-down/ Producer: Nick McCorriston | Music: Ben Pitt

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 Campfire Andromeda 2020: https://campfireaudio.com/shop/andromeda-2020/ Campfire Solaris 2020: https://campfireaudio.com/shop/solaris-2020/ Campfire Ara: https://campfireaudio.com/shop/ara/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko _____________________________________________________________________ Also mentioned in this podcast... Custom Art tips: https://thecustomart.com/ AudioQuest DragonFly Red: https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/dragonfly/dragonfly-red LG V40: https://www.lg.com/de/smartphones/lg-V40-ThinQ Sony WM-1A: https://www.sony.com/electronics/walkman/nw-wm1a Cayin N8: https://cayin.com/produkt/cayin-n8-hr-player/ Sonarworks: https://www.sonarworks.com/ Grandaddy - Last Place: https://www.discogs.com/Grandaddy-Last-Place/master/1143797 Grandaddy - Just Like The Fambly Cat: https://www.discogs.com/Grandaddy-Just-Like-The-Fambly-Cat/master/117205 Alessandro Cortini bandcamp: https://cortini.bandcamp.com/ Producer: Nick McCorriston | Music: Ben Pitt _____________________________________________________________________ Playlists… Alessandro Cortini: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sJ6bCwiqIRtOI9t5IW0LL?si=dYrgy_OATy2WCt27uFJD2Q https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/be341d79-ced6-462b-9c81-34f2aa41352b https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/3410407 John Darko: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3pMthTuCjsUMsX4DabYKjb?si=FyFhqZrISIeYHb8LkED_nw https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/029202bb-dab2-436f-bd29-2170c5ed76d8 https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/3410482

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 playback hardware, his teaching work at CalArts and some of his favourite music. Photo: Holly Parker PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Mentioned in this episode... Orbital - Green Album: https://www.discogs.com/Orbital-Orbital/master/8932 John Tejada - Mesh Series 004 mix: https://soundcloud.com/meshmeshmeshmesh/john-tejada Psyance “Andromeda’s Dance”: https://www.beatport.com/track/andromedas-dance-original-mix/1226022 The Orb’s - Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld: https://www.discogs.com/The-Orb-The-Orbs-Adventures-Beyond-The-Ultraworld/master/7119 Plaid w/ Björk - “Lilith”: https://youtu.be/pNA-l2Nb1ow Photek - The Hidden Camera: https://www.discogs.com/Photek-The-Hidden-Camera/master/65745 Art of Noise “Beatbox”: https://youtu.be/JSWhzsGY3hA Kraftwerk - Computer World: https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/25051 Richard H. Kirk - Virtual State: https://warp.net/artists/91322-richard-h-kirk/info Etapp Kyle - Nolove: https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/nolove Forest Drive West - They Live EP: https://midgar-records.bandcamp.com/album/forest-drive-west-they-live-ep Neon Chambers - One: https://neonchambers.bandcamp.com/album/one Hard Wax store: https://hardwax.com/ Genelec 8351 The Ones: https://www.genelec.com/previous-models/8351a Reftone Cube: https://reftone.com/ Rosson Audio Design - RAD 0: https://www.rossonaudiodesign.com/ Stefan Betke (Scape Mastering): https://youtu.be/5d7O4uMx7YE Dan Clark Audio Aeon2: https://darko.audio/2019/11/a-short-film-about-the-dan-clark-audio-aeon-2/ Touched Music - Covert II EP: https://touched.bandcamp.com/album/covert-ii John Tejada presents Future Stars: https://touched.bandcamp.com/album/john-tejada-presents-future-stars Regis - In This Is The Light That You Miss: https://dns-regis.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-in-this-is-the-light-that-you-missed Campfire Audio - Solaris & Polaris: https://darko.audio/2020/01/a-short-film-about-campfire-audios-solaris-polaris-ii-andromeda/ Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald - Borderland: https://shop.tresorberlin.com/index.php/juan-atkins-moritz-von-oswald-borderland-tresor-262.html John Tejada Bandcamp: https://johntejada.bandcamp.com/ Producer: Nick McCorriston | Music: Ben Pitt

With PS Audio's Darren Myers. Music: Ben Pit Producer: Nick McCorriston PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Mentioned in this episode... Mandolin Orange - Tides of a Teardrop: https://mandolinorange.bandcamp.com/album/tides-of-a-teardrop The Avett Brothers: https://www.theavettbrothers.com/ Pro-Ject Xtension 10 Evolution: https://www.project-audio.com/en/product/xtension-10-evolution/ Ortofon Cadenza Black: https://www.ortofon.com/mc-cadenza-black-p-490 LCD Soundsystem - American Dream: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lcd-soundsystem-american-dream/ PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamplifier: https://www.psaudio.com/products/stellar-phono-preamplifier/

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/ Music: Ben Pit Producer: Nick McCorriston PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko

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's ART label under the name Circles & Ellipses. Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/11716309 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tv01E3QhVPE6MI45NpU9E?si=kXyzgnayS4-weOZWfk0vIQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswhittenmusic/ Music: Ben Pit

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.com/johndarko Mentioned in this podcast... Barefoot MM27 https://barefootsound.com/micromain27/ AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/dragonfly/dragonfly-cobalt Chord Mojo https://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/mojo/ Astell & Kern SP1000 https://us.astellnkern.com/products/a-ultima-sp1000 Sony WM1A https://www.sony.com/electronics/walkman/nw-wm1a Campfire Audio Solaris https://campfireaudio.com/shop/solaris/ Campfire Audio Solaris SE https://campfireaudio.com/shop/solaris-special-edition/ Campfire Audio Andromeda https://campfireaudio.com/shop/andromeda/ Sonarworks https://www.sonarworks.com/ Qobuz https://www.qobuz.com/ ELAC https://www.elac.com/ Spacehall https://www.spacehall.de/ Campfire Audio Solstice https://campfireaudio.com/shop/solstice/ Grado RS-1 https://gradolabs.com/headphones/reference-series/item/6-rs1e HEDDphone https://www.hedd.audio/en/heddphone/ Aztec Camera - Knife https://www.discogs.com/Aztec-Camera-Knife/master/36430 Alessandro Cortini’s Bandcamp https://cortini.bandcamp.com/ Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I - IV https://archive.org/details/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. In this episode... Furutech DeMag: https://www.musicdirect.com/equipment/furutech-demag-lp-demagnetizer JBL L100 Classic: https://www.tonepublications.com/old-school/jbl-l-100-century-loudspeakers/ https://darko.audio/2019/09/retro-sound-with-jbls-l100-classic-loudspeaker/ Floyd Toole YouTube lecture: https://youtu.be/zrpUDuUtxPM Ben Salter - The Cat: https://bensaltermusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-cat-album Music: “Snake Oil” by Frook: https://open.spotify.com/track/7zJV2H5UIGz3RQhJ3dFNYE?si=YF3Wt-nGR0emyXvY5tBHuQ

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

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

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/

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

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

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 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

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 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.

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/

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

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/

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

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.

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

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. 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. 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. 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.