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WEBRecent Posts. KEF adds Metamaterials (and more) to its entry-level Q Series September 26, 2024; What’s Best? (Part 2) 🤔 September 25, 2024; What’s Best? (Part 1) 🧐 September 24, 2024; FiiO’s KA15 is a $109 ‘cassette tape’ dongle DAC September 23, 2024; Rotel introduces Michi Q5 CD player, CD transport & DAC September 20, 2024; In Berlin for review: the Grimm MU2 September 19, 2024
Cambridge Audio MXN10 video review | Darko.Audio
WEB2 days ago · Cambridge Audio MXN10 video review. by John Darko September 26, 2024, 19:30. NICELY DONE. Cambridge Audio's MXN10 (vs. WiiM Ultra) Watch on. Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss. Editor: John Darko. …
Darko’s ‘Best of 2023’ - Darko.Audio
WEBby John Darko December 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 very quickly. This year I mixed things up more than ever before – and ...
In Berlin for review: the Grimm MU2 | Darko.Audio
WEBSep 19, 2024 · 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 ...
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.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.
Luxman’s L-505Z integrated amplifier looks the business
WEB1 day ago · The L-505Z replaces the L-505uXII to feature an improved MM/MC phono stage, a better-sounding volume control, headphone outputs that now include a balanced 4.4mm Pentaconn socket and – the stars of the show – a 7-segment LED volume level display with neighbouring large-needled VU meters. Inside the …
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
In Berlin for review: Audiolab’s 9000N streaming DAC
WEBby John Darko August 14, 2024, 13:35. The 9000N (€2799) from Audiolab is a full-width hi-fi component that works as a network streamer, DAC and (optionally) digital pre-amplifier. Its name and industrial design put it next to the DAC-loaded 9000A integrated amplifier and drawer-enabled 9000CDT CD transport in Audiolab’s flagship range.
FiiO’s KA15 is a $109 ‘cassette tape’ dongle DAC | Darko.Audio
WEB5 days 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 ...