Darko.Audio podcast

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.

Taking the long way 'round: starting with IFA and journeying through the Sonus faber Aida, CEDIA, the Kii Three, the Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 and room acoustics, John and Jeff discuss whether or not an audio system can be "true to source" and/or is capable of reproducing a live event.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.

With the recently announced Aphex Twin 'Collapse' EP to be issued on limited edition vinyl, regular vinyl, CD and cassette (plus downloads and streaming), Darko and Dorgay discuss music formats.

And thanks to our friends at AudioQuest, we are also giving away a Beetle DAC to one lucky listener: https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/beetle/beetle

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.

In which Darko and Dorgay discuss the Microsoft Surface Book 2, Audirvana for Windows, Roon's Nucleus server, new music discovery, David Bowie's Loving The Alien 1980s box set and maintaining perspective on vinyl sales.

More coverage at Darko.Audio and www.tonepublications.com.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.

Naim's Uniti Atom could be the poster child of the modern hi-fi age: a small 40wpc integrated amplifier with probably the best volume control in the world that streams every which way: aptX Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay, Googlecast, UPnP and Roon; plus Internet radio and Tidal through Naim's own app.

The Uniti Atom is the perfect platform from which to discuss how we stream music in the home and the perfect starting point for the seventh Darko.Audio podcast, the second with TONEAudio's Jeff Dorgay.

The podcast ending I also had pre-planned: a hat tip for Nathan Fake's mind-blowing Dekmantel podcast that runs rings around his latest album, Providence. The Uniti Atom's Googlecast support brings SoundCloud into the audiophile picture where it rightly belongs.

However, at 80 minutes, the seventh Darko.Audio podcast is also the longest (and probably best) episode to date. In between Naim and Nathan, Dorgay and I discuss how Spotify Connect works, the limitations of Apple AirPlay, the differences between Tidal and Qobuz, hifi review methodologies, "Musicality", Tidal's promotion of hip-hop / RnB, the LG V30 smartphone, our latest favourite gear and the importance of coloured finishes.

More coverage at http://Darko.Audio and http://www.tonepublications.com/.

With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.

On the final day of Munich High-End 2018, TONEAudio's Jeff Dorgay joined John Darko for breakfast to chat about the world's greatest audio show. Please excuse our eggs and coffee.

Audiophile safety warning: Jeff and John dig Aphex Twin and Kiss but have little time for the endless deployment of Diana Krall or The Eagles.

With Darren Henley.

Where to buy music as lossless downloads?

With Darren Henley.

Darko's DAC picks below $2500

High-end and entry-level server/streamers

More information at Darko.Audio and thenewold.co

Brands featured in this episode: Schiit Audio | Chord Electronics | Mytek Digital | Audio-gd | AudioQuest | Sonore | Innuos | Allo Digital | Antipodes Audio

With Darren Henley.

A piece of gear that Darko would replace in an instant

The room as a tone control

Powerline network adaptors - any good?

Un/reliable places to audition audio gear

Jonathan Wilson, Peter Gabriel & Casiotone For The Painfully Alone.

More information at Darko.Audio and thenewold.co.

A piece of gear that Darko would replace in an instant

The room as a tone control

Powerline network adaptors - any good?

Un/reliable places to audition audio gear

Jonathan Wilson, Peter Gabriel & Casiotone For The Painfully Alone.

More information at Darko.Audio and thenewold.co.