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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 Zenith XST20

📖 https://darko.audio/2025/03/the-onix-zenith-xst20-is-a-new-sacd-transport-from-shanling/

Kinki Studio x Vinshine Tai Hang

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/tai-hang/

Meze Poet

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/meze-poet/

DMAX PH61

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/dmax-ph61/

Cables and power products by AudioQuest

🛒 https://audioadvice.io/Audioquest

Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel

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Room treatment by Vicoustic

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w/ Auralic's ex-CEO Xuanqian Wang

This episode brought to you by High-End Munich 2025

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Auralic Aquila X3

👉 https://darko.audio/2025/01/auralic-readies-aquila-x3-network-streamer/

Auralic Aquila X3 online configuration tool

👉 http://x3.auralic.com/

w/ Vivid Audio's Laurence Dickie

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Vivid Kaya series

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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-designed-for-sub-optimal-listening-rooms/

Zu Method monitor & sub:

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/zu-method/

Aune S17Pro Evo

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-s17pro-evo/

Laiv µDDC

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-uddc/

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w/ Eelco Grimm

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w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen

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📖 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 SA-90

https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/singxer-sa-90/

📖 Shanling CR60

https://darko.audio/2024/09/shanlings-cr60-is-a-269-cd-transport-cd-ripper/

📖 Voxativ Hagen2

https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/voxativ-hagen-2/

w/ Eelco Grimm

Grimm MU2 preview: https://darko.audio/2024/09/in-berlin-for-review-the-grimm-mu2/

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with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen.

This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest:

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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://darko.audio/2024/07/astellkerns-activo-p1-dap-takes-a-swing-at-the-mainstream/

Forza Audioworks C-MARC headphone cables

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/forza-audioworks-medicine/

LessLoss Firewall for Headphones

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lessloss-firewall-for-headphones/

Pro-Ject Debut Pro B

📖 https://darko.audio/2024/08/pro-ject-readies-balanced-equipped-debut-pro-b/

📖 https://www.henleyaudio.co.uk/tech-support/turntable-support/true-balanced-connections/

w/ IAG's Peter Comeau

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SHOW NOTES:

with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen.

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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

📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/is-fiios-k11-the-most-affordable-r2r-dac-available-right-now/

IKEA MITTZON room treatments

📖 https://darko.audio/2024/06/cheap-easy-room-treatment-with-ikeas-new-mittzon-range/

Palma DHS-1

📖 https://6moons.com/industry_articles/yo-palma/

Triangle Capella

📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/french-future-fi-triangle-capella-streaming-speakers/

Exact Express & Silent Power

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/exactexpress-flame-cables/

Meze Alba

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/meze-alba/

Linear Tube Audio Velo

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/linear-tube-audio-velo/

Linear Tube Audio Aero

📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lta-aero-2nd-opinion/