Darko.Audio podcast
Episodes
EXPERT OPINION: Paul McGowan (PS Audio)
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
#18 - Best hi-fi products of the 2010s
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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....
What is the difference between power and gain?
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With Vinnie Rossi. https://www.vinnierossi.com/
#17 - What's new? (Oct/Nov 2019)
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#16 - Amazon Music HD, RMAF/CEDIA 2019
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How can hi-fi & headphone companies better use social media?
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Less for consumers, more for hi-fi manufacturers, distributors and retailers. In this episode, Jeremey Lim discusses how Zeppelin and co. - a head-fi ...
#15 - Lifestyle products
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. What is an audiophile lifestyle product? Jeff seems to have a better handle on it than I do. And yet in 2019, many aud...
What are the realities of loudspeaker design?
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ELAC's Andrew Jones is a loudspeaker designer with a knack for making the complicated sound ever so simple. I'm less interested in his CV than underst...
What is electrical noise and how does it affect your DAC?
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Garth Powell, AudioQuest's Direct of Power/Engineering, explains how electrical noise can infect a high-end audio system and how that noise can troubl...
What's the deal with pre-amplifiers?
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With Vinnie Rossi. What is a pre-amplifier? What are the differences between active and passive designs? Do volume controls matter? What about tubes?...
#14 - Vinyl
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. "Nothing beats the sound of vinyl". "Nothing beats the sound of digital". Idealism sure sounds silly. We bring some m...
#13 - Our favourite hi-fi gear of 2018
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. In which we discuss some of our favourite products of the last twelve months. John's picks... Naim Uniti Atom £1,99...
#12 - Small speakers
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. Sometimes we want steak, other times only sushi will do. So it goes with loudspeakers: we might lust for (full-range) ...
Why isn't digital audio simply a matter of ones and zeroes?
24 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Innuos R&D Director Nuno Vitorino. He explains why there's more to digital audio connections than just the accurate transfer of data. http://ww...
What is 'Roon Ready' and how does it differ from 'Roon Tested'?
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Roon CEO Enno Vandermeer. He explains the difference between Roon Ready and Roon Tested. https://roonlabs.com/
#11 - RMAF 2018 & More
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio.
#10 - Accuracy, Schmaccuracy
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 H...
#9 - Music formats
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. With the recently announced Aphex Twin 'Collapse' EP to be issued on limited edition vinyl, regular vinyl, CD and cass...
#8 - Music Discovery
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Jeff Dorgay of TONEAudio. In which Darko and Dorgay discuss the Microsoft Surface Book 2, Audirvana for Windows, Roon's Nucleus server, new musi...
#7 - Streaming Methods
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#6 - Munich High-End 2018
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 wo...
#5 - Downloads
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Darren Henley. Where to buy music as lossless downloads?
#4 - Recommended DACs under $2500
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#3 - Room issues
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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/relia...
#2 - Coffee & TV
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Darren Henley. Cables as a mind-altering substance Experience matters! Audiophile listening: social vs. solitary The 'education angle' Kii Three...
#1 - Pilot
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Darren Henley. Improving TV sound with Bluetooth. 'The Art of Listening'. Why we can't yet have FLACs for everyone. Music streaming services - t...