Darko.Audio podcast

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 wa...

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...

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 cont...

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/202...

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/ Produce...

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 De...

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/john...

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 G...

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 Produc...

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/s...

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/pr...

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/johndark...

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/buch...

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...

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...

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.patreo...

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:...

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/ Ortof...

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:/...

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...