Darko.Audio podcast

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 Markolf Heimann of ATR Audio Trade.

(Recorded Friday 27th March)

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