This episode brought to you by Munich High-End 2025 👉 https://www.highendsociety.de/high-end-44.html w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 0:00 Intro 0:59 Pro-Ject 8:46 Kinki Studio 20:02 Shanling 29:57 Meze 47:28 Musical Fidelity 55:33 DMAX 👉 As discussed in this episode... Pro-Ject Flatten It 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/03/say-buh-bye-to-warped-vinyl-with-pro-jects-flatten-it/ Musical Fidelity X-Tube 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/03/how-to-add-tubes-to-any-dac-streamer-or-cd-player-for-e499/ Shanling Onix Z...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 10 min
w/ Auralic's ex-CEO Xuanqian Wang This episode brought to you by High-End Munich 2025 👉 https://www.highendsociety.de/high-end-44.html Auralic Aquila X3 👉 https://darko.audio/2025/01/auralic-readies-aquila-x3-network-streamer/ Auralic Aquila X3 online configuration tool 👉 http://x3.auralic.com/
Mar 17, 2025•55 min
w/ Vivid Audio's Laurence Dickie This episode is brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins TW IEMs: 👉 https://bit.ly/4ggz8X0 Vivid Kaya series 👉 https://vividaudio.com/kaya/
Feb 21, 2025•54 min
This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: 👉 https://bit.ly/4fIkmaU w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 0:00 Intro 0:42 Auralic 24:10 Zu Audio 37:48 T+A 46:54 Aune 59:34 FiiO / Snowski 1:04:23 LAiV 👉 As discussed in this podcast AURALIC Aquila X3 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/auralic-readies-aquila-x3-network-streamer/ FiiO / Snowski Retro Nano 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/a-usb-bluetooth-dac-that-looks-like-a-cassette-tape/ T+A Pulsar S130 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/tas-pulsar-s-130-are-designe...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 17 min
w/ Eelco Grimm 👉 https://www.grimmaudio.com/ This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/
Jan 21, 2025•2 hr 41 min
This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: 👉 https://bit.ly/3S9qPmf w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen ☕️ PATREON www.patreon.com/johndarko 📖 OJAS x KLIPSCH kO-R1 https://www.klipsch.com/uk/products/klipsch-ojas-ko-r1-ko-r1-2-way-multicell-loudspeaker 📖 Aune SR7000 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-sr-7000/ 📖 Aune AR5000 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-ar5000/ 📖 Focal Diva Utopia https://darko.audio/2024/10/focals-diva-utopia-is-future-fi-for-cashed-up-listeners/ 📖 Singxer ...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min
w/ Eelco Grimm Grimm MU2 preview: https://darko.audio/2024/09/in-berlin-for-review-the-grimm-mu2/ PATREON ☕️: www.patreon.com/johndarko
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 2 min
with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ 0:00 Intro 0:00 Dyson 18:33 ROTEL 29:44 LAiV 43:34 Astell&Kern 57:46 LessLoss 1:13:50 Pro-Ject 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Dyson OnTrac 📖 https://www.dyson.com/headphones Rotel A8 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/rotel-readies-affordable-a8-integrated-but-theres-a-catch/ Laiv Harmony HP2A 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-hp2a/ Astell&Kern Activo P1 📖 https:...
Aug 30, 2024•2 hr 36 min
w/ IAG's Peter Comeau 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by PSB: https://www.psbspeakers.com/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES:
Aug 09, 2024•2 hr 52 min
with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Meze Alba 22:55 Linear Tube Audio Velo & Aero 40:35 FiiO DM13 & K11 R2R 46:57 Palma DHS-1 52:43 IKEA MITTZON 58:02 [ANON] 1:09:22 TRIANGLE 1:15:00 iFi / Silent Power, Exact Express 👉 As discussed in this podcast... FiiO DM13 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/a-portable-cd-player-in-2024/ FiiO K11 R2R 📖 ...
Jul 20, 2024•2 hr 40 min
with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/ Show notes up at Darko.Audio PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna
Jul 02, 2024•2 hr 56 min
with Jesco Lohan This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/ Care to buy me a ☕️? https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Intro 1:26 Voodoo 3:57 RT60 8:04 Schröder 13:04 Bass first 16:29 Priorities 18:02 One surface 21:25 Side walls 22:30 Open plan 25:43 Curtains 27:25 Furniture 31:20 Wishful thinking 32:59 Room vs. speakers 35:30 Speaker position 40:02 Rugs 40:50 Object size 42:32 Walls 45:17 Windows 47:24 Windows again 48:31 Narrow or wide 52:24 Room Correction Software...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 7 min
This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Sony Xperia 1 VI 22:26 Monacoustic & Fyne 42:32 Moondrop MIAD 01 58:11 Basel Acoustics 1:05:25 Marantz Model M1 1:18:35 PSI, Cube & Camerton 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Sony Xperia 1 VI 🛒 https://amzn.to/3VlGC3s FiiO KA2 🛒 https://amzn.to/4efK5rQ Moondrop MIAD-01 📖 https://moondroplab.com/en/...
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 23 min
This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Record Store Day 📖 https://recordstoreday.com/ LAiV 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-audio-harmony-dac/ 📖 https://www.laiv.audio Plexamp & Audiolab 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/04/audiolab-adds-plexamp-support-to-9000n-str...
Apr 22, 2024•2 hr 53 min
with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This episode is brought to you by Munich High-End 2024: https://www.highendsociety.de/high-end-44.html Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... Tektron Audio https://www.tektron-italia.com/en/home/ Tektron review on 6moons https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/tektron-italia-neptune/ FiiO CP13 https://darko.audio/2024/02/a-portable-cassette-player-in-2024/ Astell & Kern SP3000T https://darko.audio/2...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 24 min
w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen This episode is brought to you by Marantz: https://www.marantz.com/en/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... Naim Uniti Nova Power Edition 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/01/shock-horror-naim-goes-class-d-with-uniti-nova-pe/ Hifi Rose RA280 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/02/hifi-rose-announces-ra280-a-less-bonkers-ganfet-amplifier/ Antelope Audio Atlas i8 📖 https://en.antelopeaudio.com/products/atlas-i8/ Ca...
Feb 13, 2024•2 hr 34 min
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-powered-but-not-active-loudspeakers/ Clayton Shaw Caladan https://6moons.com/industry_articles/clayton-shaw...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min
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
Nov 09, 2023•55 min
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/marantz-announces-cd50n-cd-player-w-hdmi-arc-streaming/ 📖 https://darko.audio/2023/10/marantz-musical...
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 4 min
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/ AGD GanTube88KT 📖 https://agdproduction.com/product/agd-gantube88kt-mkiii/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audi...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min
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
Oct 02, 2023•2 hr 3 min
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
Sep 04, 2023•2 hr 38 min
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
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 25 min
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
Jul 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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
Jul 03, 2023•2 hr 33 min
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
Jun 19, 2023•2 hr 36 min
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
May 06, 2023•2 hr 34 min
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
Apr 26, 2023•52 min
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
Apr 23, 2023•55 min
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
Apr 15, 2023•2 hr 37 min
