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Karl Wallinger on World Party's vinyl reissues Mar 23, 2021

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Karl Wallinger discusses his glorious five-album run as World Party (a run that was brought to an abrupt halt by an aneurysm in 2001), his time in The Waterboys, *that* Robbie Williams cover and what's coming next... https://www.discogs.com/label/60608-Seaview-Records-Ltd PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko for associated music playlists + exclusive video content Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

Meet Dave Turner: mastering engineer for Fabric, David Gray & Underworld Mar 10, 2021

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Dave Turner has been a mastering engineer for over thirty years. He currently works out of two studios in Hastings, UK: 360 Mastering (https://www.360mastering.co.uk/) and Curve Pusher (http://curvepusher.co.uk/) where he cuts vinyl lacquers. More info: https://www.discogs.com/artist/235210-Dave-Turner PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko for associated music playlists + exclusive video content Backstory: Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

#23 - Physical Formats Mar 04, 2021

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With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. Because the plural of 'vinyl' is 'vinyl'. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko for music playlists + exclusive video content Backstory: https://darko.audio/2021/03/us-music-fans-bought-more-cds-downloads-than-vinyl-in-2020/ Also worth a read: https://darko.audio/2017/04/beyond-audiophile-walls-perspective-on-vinyls-comeback/ https://darko.audio/2020/02/the-cd-is-still-the-king-of-physical-formats-in-germany/ https://darko.audio/2019/10/the-reports-of-the-cds-death-are-greatly-exaggerated/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

Hifi World vs. Studio World with Jules Standen Feb 01, 2021

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Gearslutz (soon to change its name) is one of the most popular forums on the web for anyone wanting to discuss how music is made in a 'professional' or home studio. In this episode of the Darko.Audio podcast, Gearslutz founder Jules Standen and I chat about the differences between the hifi world and the studio world. PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko Gearslutz: https://www.gearslutz.com/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

Alessandro Cortini & John Tejada talk Rosson RAD-0 + more Jan 25, 2021

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PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Backstory and background info: https://darko.audio/2021/01/podcast-alessandro-cortini-john-tejada-talk-rosson-rad-0/ Mentioned in this podcast... Rosson Audio RAD-0: http://www.rossonaudiodesign.com/ Pole - Fading: https://pole-music.com/limited-edition-of-fading-aztec-gold-vinyl-poster/pole-gold-vinyl-poster-lstumm457/ John Tejada - Year of the Living Dead: https://kompakt.fm/releases/year_of_the_living_dead Scape Mastering: https://scapemastering.com/ Alessandro Cortini Bandcamp: https://cortini.bandcamp.com/ Carl Craig - Landcruising: https://www.discogs.com/Carl-Craig-Landcruising/release/18835 https://www.discogs.com/Carl-Craig-The-Album-Formerly-Known-As/master/9246 Scion Arrange and Process Basic Channel Tracks: https://hardwax.com/37927/scion/arrange-and-process-basic-channel-tracks/ Kraftwerk - 3D The Catalogue: https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/kraftwerk-3-d-the-catalogue-box-sets/ Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt Photo of RAD-0: Alessandro Cortini

#22 - Ego-boner! Dec 24, 2020

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WARNING. THIS PODCAST CONTAINS CONTENT OF AN ADULT NATURE. With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. Back story: https://darko.audio/2020/12/ego-boner/ Further listening: Why isn't digital audio simply a matter of ones and zeroes? https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko/why-digital-audio-isnt-just-ones-and-zeroes EXPERT OPINION: Bruno Putzeys (Purifi, Mola Mola, Hypex, Kii) https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko/expert-opinion-bruno-putzeys-purifi-mola-mola-hypex What is electrical noise and how does it affect your DAC? https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko/what-is-electrical-noise-and-why-is-it-bad-for-audio-systems EXPERT OPINION: Paul McGowan (PS Audio) https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko/expert-opinion-paul-mcgowan PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna/ Produced by Nick McCorriston Music by Ben Pit Photo by Cameron Pope

Tom Vek's Sleevenote (and the joy of cover art) Dec 11, 2020

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Tom Vek is a multi-instrumentalist with a solid music career in the indie-dance-punk field. In 2020 he has released a new album *and* become an audio hardware developer. Sleevenote is an app, a web player and a digital audio player that aims to put the cover artwork front and centre in the listening experience: https://sleevenote.com/ Music: Ben Pitt Producer: Nick McCorriston Tom Vek photo: Kat Green

Ken Ball on Campfire Audio's Dorado 2020, Vega 2020 Nov 17, 2020

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With Campfire Audio's Ken Ball whose IEM designs are like no other manufacturer's. In this episode, Ball discusses his company's return to ceramic earshells and the differences between dynamic and balanced armature driver designs. https://campfireaudio.com/ Backstory: https://darko.audio/2020/10/campfire-return-to-ceramic-for-dorado-2020-vega-2020/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Producer: Nick McCorriston Music: Ben Pitt

EXPERT OPINION: Karl-Heinz Fink talks Wharfedale Diamond 12 series & more... Nov 04, 2020

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More info: https://www.finkteam.com/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko Mentioned in this episode: Wharfedale Diamond 12 Series: https://darko.audio/2020/09/overhauled-and-over-here-wharfedales-diamond-12-series/ Q Acoustics Concept 300: https://darko.audio/2019/05/the-look-of-love-part-2-q-acoustics-concept-300/ Mordaunt-Short: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordaunt-Short https://www.google.com/search?q=mordaunt-Short+3.10&hl=en&sxsrf=ALeKk01Lk50gsQazz5WiHt1xesz_ZS64tg:1604477911653&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA6uT_uejsAhWKNOwKHaoiDDgQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1553&bih=1089 Mission 760i: https://www.yaegeraudio.com/reviews/mission-760i/ EPOS Loudspeakers: https://www.epos-loudspeakers.com/ Denafrips Ares: https://www.denafrips.com/ares €9 doorstops: https://darko.audio/2018/12/doorstop-me-if-you-think-youve-heard-this-one-before/

#21 - Work Experience Oct 14, 2020

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With Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna. https://twitteringmachines.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko Mentioned in this episode... Paul Klee's Twittering Machine: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/37347 Adam A3x: https://www.adam-audio.com/en/ax-series/a3x/ IsoAcoustics ISO130: https://isoacoustics.com/iso-130-isolation-stands/ IsoAcoustics Gaia II: https://isoacoustics.com/products/gaia-series/ 6moons: https://6moons.com/ In Living Stereo: https://inlivingstereo.com/ Carfrae Little Big Horns: http://www.creationaudio.com.au/Carfrae.html Cambridge Audio CXN (V2): https://youtu.be/N8bSQSFm56E Soundstage Hifi - More measurements? Here’s why: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opinion/1491-more-measurements-heres-why “What Diego doesn’t attempt to do with these measurements -- nor will he in future -- is correlate them with what was heard in the listening sessions for the product reviewed. Although some audio publications try to marry measurements with listening impressions, we don’t feel that’s the right thing to do -- it potentially gives readers bad information. As we’ve found out in the 25 years we’ve been publishing, although there’s broad consensus in the engineering and scientific communities about which measurements are valuable, how that measuring should be performed, and what good and bad measurement outcomes look like in terms of well-engineered, technically proficient products, there’s little consensus about how that translates to what we hear, especially when the differences in measured performance are minute. Therefore, we’d rather let the listening impressions and the measurements speak for themselves, directly to our readers, without trying to mix the two." Wavelength Audio Junior: https://twitteringmachines.com/in-barn-for-flashback-fi-wavelength-audio-junior-integrated-amplifier/ Klipsch KG-4: https://www.klipsch.com/products/kg-4 Audio Analogue Puccini: https://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/puccinie.html Sun Audio SV300 BE: https://www2.big.or.jp/~sunaudio/sv/sv300be_e.html

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