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The best way to stream hi-res audio from Apple Music
WEBJun 10, 2021 · The best way is the only way. In my previous post on hi-res audio on Apple Music, I detailed how Apple’s ‘hi-res lossless’ content – 24bit/96kHz or 24bit/192kHz streams – are often downsampled or resampled by the playback hardware, often unbeknownst to the end-user and thus negating the benefits of streaming a hi-res file. To recap briefly: AirPlay and Apple TV OS are limited to ...
10 'must-hear' active loudspeakers - Darko.Audio
WEBJun 19, 2018 · If the Grimm LS1 is the Grandaddy, then Kii Audio’s Three is the younger, cooler uncle. Also from the mind palace of Bruno Putzeys but with a Future-Fi twist, the Three is a large active standmount loudspeaker with optional custom stands (€more) and Kii Remote (€more) for volume attenuation, digital input extension and DSP-powered output customisation (which we’ll get to momentarily).
5 more dongle DACs for your consideration | Darko.Audio
WEBJul 30, 2021 · 5 more dongle DACs for your consideration. by John Darko July 30, 2021, 16:02. Dongle DACs. Their job is to externally execute 1) an audio stream’s conversion from digital to analogue and then 2) that analogue signal’s headphone amplification. Many dongle DACs sound better than a laptop or smartphone’s 3.5mm headphone socket.
Second opinion: Cambridge DacMagic 200M - Darko.Audio
WEBJun 22, 2021 · The Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M is feature-rich, checking most boxes on today’s DAC to-do list: MQA, PCM resolutions up to 32-bit/768kHz (!), DSD256, Bluetooth (AptX), plus balanced and unbalanced outputs; a headphone output adds the final check. And the DacMagic 200M stuffs all of this stuff …
A long film about the RME ADI-2 DAC FS - Darko.Audio
WEBJan 11, 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.
Raspberry Pi audio streaming 101 - Darko.Audio
WEBJan 30, 2020 · Raspberry Pi audio streaming 101. by John Darko January 30, 2020, 14:14. IT 101. An Apple Macbook or Windows-based PC is made up of two fundamentals: the hardware; and the software that runs on the hardware. We can see the hardware if we pop the lid and take a peek inside: the CPU, the RAM, the storage (SSD or HDD) and the inputs/outputs (I/O).
Designing for Future-Fi - Darko.Audio
WEBJun 17, 2021 · The Borg Audio Zoom Stereo looks like a scaled-down brutalist concrete building from a 70’s sci-fi flick, with a shape that is both playful and menacing. It lacks standard concessions to usability. There are no familiar controls, all the corners are sharp, and it’s hard to even tell what the Zoom is at first glance.
DACs 101 - Darko.Audio
WEBJun 18, 2020 · That same DAC also converts digital call data arriving at the phone over Wifi or 4G into an analogue voice that we hear via the same tiny amplifier and loudspeaker set. We’ve gone back to basics. DAC = d igital to a nalogue c onverter. A DAC sits behind every smartphone’s 3.5mm socket or the supplied dongle that helps it do without. If we ...
A short film about the ALLO DigiOne Signature for Raspberry Pi
WEBNov 13, 2018 · One year on and ALLO invite us to take Raspberry Pi digital audio streaming performance higher still with the DigiOne Signature. The first jump is on price. The DigiOne Signature board goes for US$239, the complete player – Pi and DigiOne Signature in an acrylic case – for US$315. A metal case is still in development.
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