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WEBRecent Posts. Rotel introduces Michi Q5 CD player, CD transport & DAC September 20, 2024; In Berlin for review: the Grimm MU2 September 19, 2024; GoldenEar T66 video review September 18, 2024; Shanling’s CR60 is a $269 CD transport + CD ripper September 16, 2024; The world’s largest hi-fi show is moving to Vienna September 12, 2024; Marantz launches MODEL 60n ‘network integrated ...
Darko’s ‘Best of 2023’ - Darko.Audio
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Opinion, Video. Darko’s ‘Best of 2023’. byJohn DarkoDecember 19, 2023, 11:53. 🎥 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 ...
FiiO’s KA15 is a $109 ‘cassette tape’ dongle DAC | Darko.Audio
WEB6 hours ago · New from FiiO, a fully-reworked KA15 — a dongle DAC that’s unlike other dongle DACs. USB in, analogue out. A pair of Cirrus Logic CS43198 chips takes care of the D/A conversion for PCM support up to 32bit/768kHz and DSD up to DSD256. The dual op-amps that power wired headphones connected to the KA15’s 4.4mm balanced socket promise up to ...
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 ...
GoldenEar T66 video review | Darko.Audio
WEB5 days ago · GoldenEar T66 video review (vs. KEF & Zu) by John Darko September 18, 2024, 15:18. COR BLIMEY! GoldenEar T66 review. Watch on. Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss. Editor: John Darko. Colour: Olaf von Voss. Motion GFX: John Darko.
In Berlin for review: the Grimm MU2 | Darko.Audio
WEB4 days ago · The MU2 is strictly – and proudly – a Roon-centric machine. Just add a power amplifier and passive loudspeakers; or a pair of powered speakers. The CD-sized disc set into the MU2’s inwardly-curved aluminium top plate rotates for “no compromise” relay-based volume changes and clicks for play/pause. A longer click pulls up the menu ...
Darko.Audio PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR 2021
WEBDec 5, 2021 · Motion GFX: John Darko. Sponsor segment: Jana Dagdagan. Further information: Zu Audio | KEF | Bluesound | Lyngdorf. Song IDs? Playlists of all music discussed and heard in this video – and other videos – can be found on my PATREON. Bluesound KEF Lyngdorf Products of the Year 2021 zu audio.
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 ...
Your first DAC: the $79 iFi Audio Uno - Darko.Audio
WEBNov 3, 2022 · Want to take your listening experience to a level beyond that of the average laptop or smartphone’s internals and for very little outlay? iFi’s new £79/US$79/€79 Uno could be just the ticket. Sitting in the palm of one’s hand, the Uno isn’t large but at 9cm x 2.6cm x 8cm, neither is it pocketable; at least, not when in use.
How our YouTube videos get made - Darko.Audio
WEBOct 23, 2021 · I load the colour-graded clips into Final Cut Pro to begin the editing process. Each video is made from approximately 150 clips: 20 or so of me as a talking head and the rest as b-roll (see header image above). The talking head timeline takes 3 hours to rough cut and then finalise. Onto this, the b-roll clips must be carefully (and surgically ...
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