w/ Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna
👉 This episode brought to you by Bowers & Wilkins
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👉 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 - Maim That Tune (1995)
📖 https://filabraz.bandcamp.com/album/maim-that-tune-30th-anniversary-re-master
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/67440-Fila-Brazillia-Maim-That-Tune
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (2005)
🛒 https://amzn.to/4la9pm1
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/3010-Bright-Eyes-Im-Wide-Awake-Its-Morning
Thomas Fehlmann - Gute Luft (2010)
🛒 https://amzn.to/4nAyOXH
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/238758-Thomas-Fehlmann-Gute-Luft
Automat - Ostwest (2016)
🛒 https://amzn.to/4lz473T
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/1091919-Automat-Ostwest
Bohren und Der Club of Gore - Bohren for Beginners (2016/2022)
🛒 https://amzn.to/4eCtAq5
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/2079847-Bohren-Und-Der-Club-Of-Gore-Bohren-For-Beginners
👉 Lavorgna's choices:
Mal Waldron - The Quest (1962)
🛒 https://amzn.to/4eVSaml
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/288946-Mal-Waldron-With-Eric-Dolphy-And-Booker-Ervin-The-Quest
The Birthday Party - The Friend Catcher 12" (1983)
📖 https://www.discogs.com/release/377249-The-Birthday-Party-The-Friend-Catcher
Einstürzende Neubauten - Yü-Gung (1985)
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/7604-Einst%C3%BCrzende-Neubauten-Y%C3%BC-Gung
Martha Argerich - Bach (2000)
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/295073-Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Martha-Argerich-Toccata-BWV-911Partita-BWV-826Englische-Suite-No2-BWV-807
Lonely Guest - Lonely Guest (2021)
🛒 https://amzn.to/44ghrDU
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/2381503-Lonely-Guest-Lonely-Guest
Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch (2024)
🛒 https://amzn.to/4kq4Vq2
📖 https://www.discogs.com/master/3474940-Jessica-Pratt-Here-In-The-Pitch
👉 Substack for music discovery:
Ben Cardew / Line Noise on Substack
https://linenoise.substack.com/
Philip Sherburne on Substack
https://substack.com/@philipsherburne
Shawn Reynaldo / First Floor on Substack
https://firstfloor.substack.com/
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#62 - Pixies & R.E.M. in Dolby Atmos, 3D-printed speakers & more
This episode brought to you by AudioQuest
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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://darko.audio/2025/06/add-aptx-lossless-to-any-smartphone-for-e50/
Chord Electronics Suze Amp system
📖 https://darko.audio/2025/06/chords-suzi-turns-the-hugo-2-2go-into-a-streaming-amplifier/
Cambridge Audio MXW 70
📖 https://darko.audio/2025/06/cambridges-mxw70-is-a-599-class-d-power-amplifier/
Stack Audio:
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/stack-audio-rack-use/
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/stack-audio-auva-70/
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/stack-audio-vinyl-helpers/
Virtual Hifi:
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/virtual-hifi-vibron/
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/virtual-hifi-viper/
OnFilter:
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/onfilter/
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#61 - It's the end of hi-fi show coverage as we know it (and I feel fine)
This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest
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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 relaying meaningful insight to their audiences.
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#60 - Flatten your vinyl records w/ Pro-Ject (& more)
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-to-add-tubes-to-any-dac-streamer-or-cd-player-for-e499/
Shanling Onix Zenith XST20
📖 https://darko.audio/2025/03/the-onix-zenith-xst20-is-a-new-sacd-transport-from-shanling/
Kinki Studio x Vinshine Tai Hang
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/tai-hang/
Meze Poet
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/meze-poet/
DMAX PH61
📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/dmax-ph61/
Cables and power products by AudioQuest
🛒 https://audioadvice.io/Audioquest
Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel
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Room treatment by Vicoustic
📖 https://audioadvice.io/Vicoustic
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The Auralic Aquila X3 in more detail w/ Xuanqian Wang
w/ Auralic's ex-CEO Xuanqian Wang
This episode brought to you by High-End Munich 2025
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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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