Darko.Audio
WEBRecent Posts. Rotel introduces Michi Q5 CD player, CD transport & DAC September 20, 2024; In Berlin for review: the Grimm MU2 September 19, 2024; GoldenEar T66 video review September 18, 2024; Shanling’s CR60 is a $269 CD transport + CD ripper September 16, 2024; The world’s largest hi-fi show is moving to Vienna September 12, 2024; Marantz launches MODEL 60n ‘network integrated ...
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 ...
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 …
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).
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.
Tidal is quietly rolling out a bit-perfect Android app
WEBJul 5, 2021 · The Norwegian-based streaming service has begun rolling out an update to its Android app that allows it to communicate bit-perfectly with any connected USB DAC, thus sidestepping the host OS’s resampling code. We know this because “Allow Tidal to access HELM MQA?” pops up on this commentator’s LG …
The Wiim Mini is the streamer you’ve been waiting for
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Forget paying over the odds for a Google Chromecast Audio on eBay. Step over the Raspberry Pi’s microSD card write and OS configuration. The Wiim Mini is probably the most affordable and simplest way to add Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and (the Roon friendly) Apple AirPlay 2 to a hi-fi system. Connect the Mini to your home wifi network, hook it into an amplifier (or DAC) and you ...
LosslessSwitcher adds bit-perfect Apple Music playback to MacOS
WEBApr 29, 2022 · Vincent Neo’s LosslessSwitcher app “switches your current audio device’s sample rate to match the currently playing a lossless song on your Apple Music app, automatically.”. Once installed and running, the app runs in the menu bar at the top of the screen, next to the clock. Lossless Switcher reads the sample rate of the incoming Apple ...
Second opinion: Eversolo DMP-A6 review - Darko.Audio
WEBAug 14, 2023 · Speaking of software – the DMP-A6 runs a custom version of Android 11, with Eversolo’s EOS sound engine baked in to bypass the usual Android bottlenecks on audio playback. That means bit-perfect output at the correct sample rates, even for hi-res and DSD material. This software can scan and organize a …
NAD announces Masters M10 V2 - Darko.Audio
WEBby John Darko August 12, 2021, 09:10. File it under we didn’t see that coming: NAD has announced the second version of its Masters M10 super-integrated amplifier: less a complete overhaul, more an iterative development. Like its forerunner (video here), the Masters M10 V2 marries a 100wpc (into 8/4 Ohms) nCore amplifier to Dirac Live room ...
Skip to content