John Darko

Darko.Audio podcast

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John Darko

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#50: Yamaha, Rotel, Clayton Shaw & Scansonic HD 27.11.2023 1:16:20

w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko. Audio Patreon: ☕️ https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Rotel RAS-5000 https://darko.audio/2023/11/rotel-readies-ras-5000-super-integrated-amplifier/ Yamaha HS3 & HS4 https://darko.audio/2023/11/yamahas-hs3-hs4-are-power...

pbthal. 09.11.2023 55:22

With pbthal. 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Producer: Nick McCorriston www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- Beniospit – Hybrid-rhythms

#49 - Arcam, Marantz, Neumann, Acoustic Energy and Dutch & Dutch 05.11.2023 1:03:33

w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko. Audio Patreon: ☕️ https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Neumann KH120 II 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/10/neumanns-kh120-ii-are-room-correctable-active-loudspeakers/ Marantz CD50n & Model 50 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/10/...

#48 - FiiO FT3, iFi & aptX Lossless Bluetooth, HEDDphone 2 and AGD GaNTube 19.10.2023 1:07:00

w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko. Audio Patreon: ☕️ https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... FiiO FT3 🛒 https://amzn.to/3rXHwat iFi Neo iDSD 2 🛒 https://amzn.to/3M9o4hI 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/10/ifi-brings-lossless-bluetooth-home-but-theres-a-catch/...

10 HI-FI MYTHS BUSTED! w/ Peter Comeau 02.10.2023 2:02:58

With IAG's Peter Comeau 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2023/10/podcast-10-hi-fi-myths-busted-w-peter-comeau/ Producer: Nick McCorriston www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- Beniospit – Hybrid-rhythms

John & Srajan review the Zu DWX 04.09.2023 1:37:42

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Cambridge Audio's Made by Music podcast: www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en/made-b…music-podcast PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES over at Darko. Audio Producer: Nick McCorriston www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- Beniospit – Hybrid-rhythms

Campfire, Sennheiser, Sony, Roon & more w/ Alessandro Cortini 17.08.2023 1:24:57

With Alessandro Cortini 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Cambridge Audio's Made by Music podcast: www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en/made-b…music-podcast PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: https://darko.audio/2023/08/podcast-alessandro-cortini-on-campfire-sennheiser-sony-more/ Producer: Nick McCorriston www.nickamc.com Music: Ben Pit -- Beniospit – Hybrid-rhythms

Schiit Urd (& Syn) w/ Jason Stoddard 22.07.2023 1:10:17

with Schiit Audio co-founder Jason Stoddard 👉🏻 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

#47 - Rick Rubin on 60 mins, Dolby Atmos & audiophile red flags 03.07.2023 1:33:24

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

David Morley talks ambient techno, R&S and Barry Lyndon 19.06.2023 1:36:02

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

Sennheiser IE 900, IE 600 & IE 200: the what & the why 06.05.2023 1:33:39

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

#46 - AXPONA 2023 review + MQA goes into administration 26.04.2023 51:42

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

Why BIGGER loudspeakers are BETTER 23.04.2023 54:54

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

#45 - Made in China + Why no negative reviews? 15.04.2023 1:37:22

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

Using a portable audio player as a music server and/or streamer? 06.04.2023 1:16:14

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

Bluetooth STILL can't do hi-res audio BUT... 29.03.2023 57:20

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

John & Srajan review the SHANLING M3 ULTRA 18.03.2023 1:42:49

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

#44 - Room Acoustics + dCS, Schiit, Wharfedale & Campfire 09.03.2023 2:03:47

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

#43 - Is vinyl REALLY outselling CDs? Do 'audiophile' network switches REALLY sound better? 23.01.2023 1:33:48

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

Berlin's techno connection w/ Heiko Hoffmann 29.12.2022 1:11:14

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 ow...

10 years of this Schiit w/ Jason Stoddard 17.12.2022 1:40:36

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.

#42 - Thorens TD1500, NVIDIA Shield TV Pro & CAF 2022 29.11.2022 2:07:41

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/h...

John & Srajan review the Meze 109 Pro 08.11.2022 1:15:30

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...

The C 3050LE isn't your father's NAD amplifier(but sure as hell looks like it) 26.10.2022 41:47

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

#41 - IKEA Obegränsad, Roon 2.0 & Talking Heads in Dolby Atmos 24.10.2022 1:17:14

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