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WEBRecent Posts. Podcast: What’s going on inside an €18,000 streaming DAC? September 30, 2024; In Berlin for review: KEF’s Q Concerto Meta September 28, 2024; Luxman’s L-505Z integrated amplifier looks the business September 27, 2024; Cambridge Audio MXN10 video review September 26, 2024; KEF adds Metamaterials (and more) to its entry-level Q Series September 26, 2024
My favourite hi-fi products (& music) of 2022 - Darko.Audio
WEBDec 23, 2022 · Camera: Olaf von Voss, John Darko Editor: John Darko Motion GFX: John Darko Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan My listening room in 2022:
My six favourite DACs in 2023 - Darko.Audio
WEBJul 22, 2023 · In this video, I run through six of my favourite DACs in 2023. And six means that this list, by definition, is not exhaustive. My selections are based on wanting to provide options at a range of price points and because we will be talking about only half a dozen DACs (and not one) the video is a surface skim and not a deep dive. More ...
Darko’s ‘Best of 2023’ - Darko.Audio
WEBby John Darko December 19, 2023, 11:53. Darko's 'Best of 2023'. Watch on. Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss. Editor: John Darko. Colour: Olaf von Voss. Motion GFX: John Darko. Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan. Amplifiers and speakers are the bread and butter of hi-fi reviewing but bread and butter can get stodgy very quickly.
Darko.Audio PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR 2021
WEBDec 5, 2021 · John currently lives in Berlin where he creates videos and podcasts for Darko.Audio. He has previously contributed to 6moons, TONEAudio, AudioStream and Stereophile.
The best way to stream hi-res audio from Apple Music
WEBJun 10, 2021 · The best way is the only way. In my previous post on hi-res audio on Apple Music, I detailed how Apple’s ‘hi-res lossless’ content – 24bit/96kHz or 24bit/192kHz streams – are often downsampled or resampled by the playback hardware, often unbeknownst to the end-user and thus negating the benefits of streaming a hi-res file. To recap briefly: AirPlay and Apple TV OS are limited to ...
Volumio 3 launches later today… - Darko.Audio
WEBDec 7, 2021 · This means Volumio will soon introduce a new plugin store with “stricter control procedure and standardized tests to help developers create top-notch plugins and a facility to rate them.”. Volumio 3 will begin to roll out from 18:00 CEST this evening (7th December). Head to system update (settings–>system–>system updates) within an ...
The madness of Dolby Atmos for music fans | Darko.Audio
WEBApr 12, 2024 · In summary: Installing a 7.1.2 (or better) Dolby Atmos loudspeaker array at home is a MAJOR undertaking; The Soundbars and upward-firing speaker modules that exploit wall and ceiling bounce to approximate Dolby Atmos’s height component effectively green light room reverberation, which in turn opens the door to bad sound for all music
Darko.Audio Product/s of the Year 2020
WEBby John Darko December 8, 2020, 10:54. 2020 — the year that wasn’t. December means it’s time to celebrate some of the most impressive hi-fi products of the year. Not just for me but for many other listeners. And yet to make a big noise with a 2020 end-of-year list would be tone-deaf to how the Coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted ...
5 more dongle DACs for your consideration | Darko.Audio
WEBJul 30, 2021 · 5 more dongle DACs for your consideration. by John Darko July 30, 2021, 16:02. Dongle DACs. Their job is to externally execute 1) an audio stream’s conversion from digital to analogue and then 2) that analogue signal’s headphone amplification. Many dongle DACs sound better than a laptop or smartphone’s 3.5mm headphone socket.