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#68 - Get more from the WiiM Pro/Plus & Ultra + HiFiMAN Unveiled
May 3, 2026
59m 19s
#67 - Srajan's hi-fi hierarchy, MOONDROP Skyland, DUNU Concept R & more
Feb 19, 2026
1h 58m 57s
#66 - These ARE the HEADPHONES you are looking for (& more)
Dec 19, 2025
1h 14m 32s
#65 - Spotify Lossless: too little, too late?
Sep 30, 2025
1h 17m 31s
#64 - A $120 hi-fi rack that DOESN'T look awful
Aug 10, 2025
1h 39m 44s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/3/26 |  #68 - Get more from the WiiM Pro/Plus & Ultra + HiFiMAN Unveiled✨ | WiiM ProHiFiMAN+4 | Srajan Ebaen | WiiM ProWiiM Pro Plus+9 | — | WiiM ProHiFiMAN+3 | Vienna High-End | 59m 19s | |
| 2/19/26 |  #67 - Srajan's hi-fi hierarchy, MOONDROP Skyland, DUNU Concept R & more✨ | hi-fi hierarchyaudio equipment+3 | Srajan Ebaen | Moondrop SkylandDUNU Concept R+5 | — | hi-fiaudio+6 | AudioQuest | 1h 58m 57s | |
| 12/19/25 |  #66 - These ARE the HEADPHONES you are looking for (& more)✨ | headphonesaudio equipment+3 | Srajan Ebaen | FiiO FT7Shanling SCD3.3+8 | — | headphonesFiiO+5 | Eversolo | 1h 14m 32s | |
| 9/30/25 |  #65 - Spotify Lossless: too little, too late?✨ | Spotify Losslessaudio equipment+3 | Srajan Ebaen | ToppingDALI+4 | — | Spotify Losslessaudio reviews+3 | AudioQuest | 1h 17m 31s | |
| 8/10/25 |  #64 - A $120 hi-fi rack that DOESN'T look awful✨ | hi-fi equipmentaudio technology+3 | Srajan Ebaen | ShanlingVirtual Hi-Fi+8 | — | hi-fi rackaudio equipment+3 | AudioQuest | 1h 39m 44s | |
| 7/8/25 |  #63 - 12 albums for your next hi-fi demo✨ | hi-fimusic albums+3 | Michael Lavorgna | Out Come The FreaksThe Ruby Sea+8 | — | hi-fiaudio+3 | Bowers & Wilkins | 1h 10m 01s | |
| 6/16/25 |  #62 - Pixies & R.E.M. in Dolby Atmos, 3D-printed speakers & more✨ | Dolby Atmos3D printing+4 | Srajan Ebaen | aptX Lossless3D-printed speakers+8 | — | Dolby Atmos3D-printed speakers+6 | AudioQuest | 1h 16m 46s | |
| 6/11/25 |  #61 - It's the end of hi-fi show coverage as we know it (and I feel fine)✨ | hi-fi showsaudio demos+3 | Srajan Ebaen | 6moonsDarko.Audio | — | hi-fiaudio+5 | AudioQuest | 1h 27m 48s | |
| 4/6/25 |  #60 - Flatten your vinyl records w/ Pro-Ject (& more)✨ | vinyl recordsaudio equipment+3 | Srajan Ebaen | Pro-Ject Flatten ItMusical Fidelity X-Tube+7 | — | vinylaudio+4 | Munich High-End 2025 | 1h 10m 06s | |
| 3/17/25 |  The Auralic Aquila X3 in more detail w/ Xuanqian Wang✨ | Auralic Aquila X3network streamer+3 | Xuanqian Wang | Auralic | — | Auralic Aquila X3network streamer+3 | High-End Munich | 54m 33s | |
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| 2/21/25 |  Laurence Dickie discusses Vivid Kaya 90, S12 loudspeakers✨ | audio technologyloudspeakers+3 | Laurence Dickie | Vivid Kaya 90S12 loudspeakers+1 | — | Vivid Kaya 90S12 loudspeakers+3 | Bowers & WilkinsTW IEMs | 53m 36s | |
| 1/28/25 |  #59 - Back to the Future-Fi w/ AURALIC & more | This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: 👉 https://bit.ly/4fIkmaU w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 0:00 Intro 0:42 Auralic 24:10 Zu Audio 37:48 T+A 46:54 Aune 59:34 FiiO / Snowski 1:04:23 LAiV 👉 As discussed in this podcast AURALIC Aquila X3 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/auralic-readies-aquila-x3-network-streamer/ FiiO / Snowski Retro Nano 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/a-usb-bluetooth-dac-that-looks-like-a-cassette-tape/ T+A Pulsar S130 📖 https://darko.audio/2025/01/tas-pulsar-s-130-are-designed-for-sub-optimal-listening-rooms/ Zu Method monitor & sub: 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/zu-method/ Aune S17Pro Evo 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-s17pro-evo/ Laiv µDDC 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-uddc/ ☕️ PATREON www.patreon.com/johndarko | — | ||||||
| 1/21/25 |  10 hi-fi 'myths' busted by Eelco Grimm | w/ Eelco Grimm 👉 https://www.grimmaudio.com/ This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/ | — | ||||||
| 10/21/24 |  #58 - Klipsch vs. OJAS + a CD transport that rips CDs | This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: 👉 https://bit.ly/3S9qPmf w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen ☕️ PATREON www.patreon.com/johndarko 📖 OJAS x KLIPSCH kO-R1 https://www.klipsch.com/uk/products/klipsch-ojas-ko-r1-ko-r1-2-way-multicell-loudspeaker 📖 Aune SR7000 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-sr-7000/ 📖 Aune AR5000 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/aune-ar5000/ 📖 Focal Diva Utopia https://darko.audio/2024/10/focals-diva-utopia-is-future-fi-for-cashed-up-listeners/ 📖 Singxer SA-90 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/singxer-sa-90/ 📖 Shanling CR60 https://darko.audio/2024/09/shanlings-cr60-is-a-269-cd-transport-cd-ripper/ 📖 Voxativ Hagen2 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/voxativ-hagen-2/ | — | ||||||
| 9/30/24 |  What's going on inside an €18,000 streaming DAC? | w/ Eelco Grimm Grimm MU2 preview: https://darko.audio/2024/09/in-berlin-for-review-the-grimm-mu2/ PATREON ☕️: www.patreon.com/johndarko | — | ||||||
| 8/30/24 |  #57 - Do they SUCK or do they BLOW? (+ Rotel, Pro-Ject & LAiV) | with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ 0:00 Intro 0:00 Dyson 18:33 ROTEL 29:44 LAiV 43:34 Astell&Kern 57:46 LessLoss 1:13:50 Pro-Ject 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Dyson OnTrac 📖 https://www.dyson.com/headphones Rotel A8 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/rotel-readies-affordable-a8-integrated-but-theres-a-catch/ Laiv Harmony HP2A 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-hp2a/ Astell&Kern Activo P1 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/astellkerns-activo-p1-dap-takes-a-swing-at-the-mainstream/ Forza Audioworks C-MARC headphone cables 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/forza-audioworks-medicine/ LessLoss Firewall for Headphones 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lessloss-firewall-for-headphones/ Pro-Ject Debut Pro B 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/08/pro-ject-readies-balanced-equipped-debut-pro-b/ 📖 https://www.henleyaudio.co.uk/tech-support/turntable-support/true-balanced-connections/ | — | ||||||
| 8/9/24 |  10 MORE hi-fi myths busted by Peter Comeau | w/ IAG's Peter Comeau 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by PSB: https://www.psbspeakers.com/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko SHOW NOTES: | — | ||||||
| 7/20/24 |  #56 - If EVERY hi-fi manufacturer did this... (+ FiiO, IKEA & Triangle) | with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Meze Alba 22:55 Linear Tube Audio Velo & Aero 40:35 FiiO DM13 & K11 R2R 46:57 Palma DHS-1 52:43 IKEA MITTZON 58:02 [ANON] 1:09:22 TRIANGLE 1:15:00 iFi / Silent Power, Exact Express 👉 As discussed in this podcast... FiiO DM13 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/a-portable-cd-player-in-2024/ FiiO K11 R2R 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/is-fiios-k11-the-most-affordable-r2r-dac-available-right-now/ IKEA MITTZON room treatments 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/06/cheap-easy-room-treatment-with-ikeas-new-mittzon-range/ Palma DHS-1 📖 https://6moons.com/industry_articles/yo-palma/ Triangle Capella 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/07/french-future-fi-triangle-capella-streaming-speakers/ Exact Express & Silent Power 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/exactexpress-flame-cables/ Meze Alba 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/meze-alba/ Linear Tube Audio Velo 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/linear-tube-audio-velo/ Linear Tube Audio Aero 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lta-aero-2nd-opinion/ | — | ||||||
| 7/2/24 |  #55 - We wish we'd known this earlier... | with Twittering Machines' Michael Lavorgna This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/ Show notes up at Darko.Audio PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko https://www.patreon.com/michaellavorgna | — | ||||||
| 6/7/24 |  Small ROOM ACOUSTICS for beginners | with Jesco Lohan This episode is brought to you by T+A: 👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/ Care to buy me a ☕️? https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Intro 1:26 Voodoo 3:57 RT60 8:04 Schröder 13:04 Bass first 16:29 Priorities 18:02 One surface 21:25 Side walls 22:30 Open plan 25:43 Curtains 27:25 Furniture 31:20 Wishful thinking 32:59 Room vs. speakers 35:30 Speaker position 40:02 Rugs 40:50 Object size 42:32 Walls 45:17 Windows 47:24 Windows again 48:31 Narrow or wide 52:24 Room Correction Software 55:22 DSP again 59:17 Late night listening 1:00:28 All speakers 1:02:29 Music choices 👉 As mentioned in this video... All room treatment/s by Vicoustic 📖 https://audioadvice.io/Vicoustic What are those green speakers? 🛒 https://howl.me/cl1S8kB69fo Jesco's website 📖 https://www.jescolohan.com/ More about RT60 📺 https://youtu.be/dp_OdILUEkA My first room treatment (Berlin) 📺 https://youtu.be/3N-yG_Y7XEc My first interview with Jesco Lohan 📺 https://youtu.be/cTnituQu8ig Cables and power products by AudioQuest 🛒 https://audioadvice.io/Audioquest Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel 🛒 https://howl.me/ckbW9947Hdi Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, as indicated with a '🛒'. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/24 |  #54 - Best smartphone for wired headphones in 2024? | This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Sony Xperia 1 VI 22:26 Monacoustic & Fyne 42:32 Moondrop MIAD 01 58:11 Basel Acoustics 1:05:25 Marantz Model M1 1:18:35 PSI, Cube & Camerton 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Sony Xperia 1 VI 🛒 https://amzn.to/3VlGC3s FiiO KA2 🛒 https://amzn.to/4efK5rQ Moondrop MIAD-01 📖 https://moondroplab.com/en/products/miad01 Marantz Model M1 🛒 https://www.audioadvice.com/marantz-model-m1-wireless-streaming-amp-2-1?referral=darko Campfire Bonneville 📖 https://www.campfireaudio.com/products/bonneville Campfire Holocene 📖 https://www.campfireaudio.com/products/holocene MonAcoustics website: 📖 https://monacoustic.us 6moons VC2 preview: 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/monacoustics-vc2/ Fyne Acoustics webpage for SuperTrax 📖 https://www.fyneaudio.com/supertrax-series Basel Acoustics 📖 https://basel-acoustics.ch 6moons V01 preview 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/basel-acoustics-v01/ Cube Audio website 📖 http://cubeaudio.eu 6moons Lotus 10 preview 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/cubeaudio-lotus10/ Cables and power products by AudioQuest 🛒 https://audioadvice.io/Audioquest Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel 🛒 https://howl.me/ckbW9947Hdi Room treatment by Vicoustic 📖 https://audioadvice.io/Vicoustic Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, which are indicated with a '🛒'. #smartphone #sony #audiophile | — | ||||||
| 4/22/24 |  #53 - "Move over, Denafrips", more on Dolby Atmos™ + Record Store Day '24 | This video is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Record Store Day 📖 https://recordstoreday.com/ LAiV 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/laiv-audio-harmony-dac/ 📖 https://www.laiv.audio Plexamp & Audiolab 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/04/audiolab-adds-plexamp-support-to-9000n-streaming-dac/ Lindemann 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lindemann-move/ 📖 https://lindemann-audio.de/?lang=en Steven Wilson & Dolby Atmos 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/04/pmc-steven-wilson-to-demonstrate-dolby-atmos-in-munich/ Austin Audio Works https://6moons.com/industry_articles/austin-audioworks/ https://austinaudioworks.com | — | ||||||
| 3/13/24 |  #52 - %THD: why is it MISLEADING? | with 6moons' Srajan Ebaen. This episode is brought to you by Munich High-End 2024: https://www.highendsociety.de/high-end-44.html Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... Tektron Audio https://www.tektron-italia.com/en/home/ Tektron review on 6moons https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/tektron-italia-neptune/ FiiO CP13 https://darko.audio/2024/02/a-portable-cassette-player-in-2024/ Astell & Kern SP3000T https://darko.audio/2024/02/astellkerns-sp3000t-is-a-dap-with-tubes-inside/ PSI Audio https://www.psiaudio.swiss PSI Audio preview on 6moons https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/psi-audio-avaa-c214/ Q Acoustics M40 Micro Towers https://darko.audio/2024/02/q-acoustics-introduces-the-m40-powered-micro-towers/ Exposure 3510 CD player https://darko.audio/2024/03/exposure-releases-the-no-nonsense-3510-cd-player/ Sublime Acoustic https://sublimeacoustic.com Sublime K231 review on 6moons https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/sublime-k231/ | — | ||||||
| 2/13/24 |  #51 - What are the differences between CLASS D, CLASS A/B and CLASS A amplifiers? | w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen This episode is brought to you by Marantz: https://www.marantz.com/en/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As discussed in this episode... Naim Uniti Nova Power Edition 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/01/shock-horror-naim-goes-class-d-with-uniti-nova-pe/ Hifi Rose RA280 📖 https://darko.audio/2024/02/hifi-rose-announces-ra280-a-less-bonkers-ganfet-amplifier/ Antelope Audio Atlas i8 📖 https://en.antelopeaudio.com/products/atlas-i8/ Carbide Audio isolation footers 📖 http://carbide.audio 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/carbide-sapphire-micro-nano/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/carbide-audio-diamond/ 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/carbide-audio/ LHY Media Converter 📖 https://www.beatechnik.com/lhy-audio 📖 https://6moons.com/industry_articles/fmc/ RAAL 1995 📖 http://raalribbon.com (currently under revision) 📖 https://raalrequisite.com 📖 https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/raal-1995-magna-immanis/ | — | ||||||
| 11/27/23 |  #50: Yamaha, Rotel, Clayton Shaw & Scansonic HD | w/ 6moons' Srajan Ebaen 👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by Bluesound https://www.bluesound.com/products/node-x/ Care to buy me a coffee? Darko.Audio Patreon: ☕️ https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 As mentioned in this podcast... Rotel RAS-5000 https://darko.audio/2023/11/rotel-readies-ras-5000-super-integrated-amplifier/ Yamaha HS3 & HS4 https://darko.audio/2023/11/yamahas-hs3-hs4-are-powered-but-not-active-loudspeakers/ Clayton Shaw Caladan https://6moons.com/industry_articles/clayton-shaw-caladan/ https://claytonshawacousticlab.com Scansonic Q Series https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/scansonic-q3/ Telos Audio https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/telos-audio-macro-ground-noise-reducer/ https://telos-audio.com.tw | — | ||||||
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