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#64 - A $120 hi-fi rack that DOESN'T look awful

August 10, 2025 • 99 mins
This episode brought to you by AudioQuest 👉 https://bit.ly/4fIkmaU w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 0:00 Intro 0:46 Shanling 7:37 Virtual Hi-Fi 14:05 Co-linear Acoustics 30:45 FitUEyes 51:04 Bluesound 58:32 Qualio Audio 1:03:12 Hiby 1:10:03 iFi / SilentPower 1:20:00 Exact Express & Furutech 👉 As discussed in this episode... Shanling 🛒 https://amzn.to/4fsQTTM 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/08/shanlings-cd80-ii-is-a-359-tray-loading-cd-pl...
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#63 - 12 albums for your next hi-fi demo

July 8, 2025 • 70 mins
w/ Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna 👉 This episode brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins https://bit.ly/4ggz8X0 👉 Darko's choices: Was (Not Was) - Out Come The Freaks (1984) 🛒 https://amzn.to/44gVK6H 📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/55697-Was-Not-Was-The-Woodwork-Squeaks Thin White Rope - The Ruby Sea (1991) 🛒 https://amzn.to/3GaMEPO 📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/236818-Thin-White-Rope-The-Ruby-Sea Fila Brazillia -...
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#62 - Pixies & R.E.M. in Dolby Atmos, 3D-printed speakers & more

June 16, 2025 • 76 mins
This episode brought to you by AudioQuest 👉 https://bit.ly/4fIkmaU w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 0:00 Intro 0:51 Zu Audio 4:09 Sennheiser & aptX Lossless 11:11 3D-printed speakers 26:08 Cambridge Audio 34:10 Stack Audio 41:04 Chord Electronics 50:50 OnFilter 1:07:05 Pixies & R.E.M. 👉 As discussed in this episode... Sennheiser BTD 700 (Yes, I mistakenly call it the 'BDT 700' in this episode 🙄 ) 🛒 https://amzn.to/4jRNYEG 📖 https:/...
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#61 - It's the end of hi-fi show coverage as we know it (and I feel fine)

June 11, 2025 • 87 mins
This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest 👉 https://bit.ly/4fIkmaU w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen This episode of the Darko.Audio podcast with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen is audio only. Why? Because the subject matter is what we might call 'inside baseball'. Srajan and I pull apart the hi-fi show model to question what we can learn from hi-fi show demos as they currently stand; and how the limitations of show demos prevent the press from r...
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#60 - Flatten your vinyl records w/ Pro-Ject (& more)

April 5, 2025 • 70 mins
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...
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The Auralic Aquila X3 in more detail w/ Xuanqian Wang

March 16, 2025 • 54 mins
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/
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Laurence Dickie discusses Vivid Kaya 90, S12 loudspeakers

February 20, 2025 • 53 mins
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/
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#59 - Back to the Future-Fi w/ AURALIC & more

January 27, 2025 • 77 mins
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...
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10 hi-fi 'myths' busted by Eelco Grimm

January 20, 2025 • 101 mins
w/ Eelco Grimm 👉 https://www.grimmaudio.com/ This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/
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#58 - Klipsch vs. OJAS + a CD transport that rips CDs

October 21, 2024 • 74 mins
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/...
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What's going on inside an €18,000 streaming DAC?

September 30, 2024 • 61 mins
w/ Eelco Grimm Grimm MU2 preview: https://darko.audio/2024/09/in-berlin-for-review-the-grimm-mu2/ PATREON ☕️: www.patreon.com/johndarko
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#57 - Do they SUCK or do they BLOW? (+ Rotel, Pro-Ject & LAiV)

August 30, 2024 • 95 mins
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://6m...
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10 MORE hi-fi myths busted by Peter Comeau

August 9, 2024 • 112 mins
w/ IAG's Peter Comeau 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by PSB: https://www.psbspeakers.com/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES:
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#56 - If EVERY hi-fi manufacturer did this... (+ FiiO, IKEA & Triangle)

July 20, 2024 • 99 mins
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 📖 htt...
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#55 - We wish we'd known this earlier...

July 2, 2024 • 116 mins
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
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Small ROOM ACOUSTICS for beginners

June 7, 2024 • 66 mins
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...
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#54 - Best smartphone for wired headphones in 2024?

June 2, 2024 • 83 mins
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 🛒...
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#53 - "Move over, Denafrips", more on Dolby Atmos™ + Record Store Day '24

April 22, 2024 • 112 mins
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...
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#52 - %THD: why is it MISLEADING?

March 13, 2024 • 83 mins
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-portab...
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#51 - What are the differences between CLASS D, CLASS A/B and CLASS A amplifiers?

February 13, 2024 • 94 mins
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/ Antelo...
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