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Darko.Audio podcast #13 – Best of 2018

  • In which Jeff Dogay of TONEAudio and I select five of our favourite products of the past twelve months and the industry trends to which they speak. The lists can be read below but for the deeper dive you’ll need to listen here:

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    My 2018 picks…

    Naim Uniti Atom £1,999 [Review here]

    Chord Qutest DAC £1,195 [Review here]

    Devialet Expert Pro 140 €4,999 [Review soon]

    Campfire Audio Atlas IEM US$1,299 [Preview here and here]

    MrSpeakers Aeon Flow Open US$799 [Review here]
    Campfire Cascade US$799
    Audeze LCD 2 Classic US$799

    (I’ll be nominating my Product of the Year 2018 in a separate post)

    Jeff’s 2018 picks…

    Hana SL US$749

    Boulder 508 US$5,000

    PS Audio DirectStream PowerPlant 15 US$7,499

    Roon Nucleus €1,500 – €2,500

    dCS Vivaldi One US$88,000

    Written by John

    John currently lives in Berlin where he creates videos and podcasts for Darko.Audio. He has previously contributed to 6moons, TONEAudio, AudioStream and Stereophile.

    Darko.Audio is a member of EISA.

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    Audiophile album of the year 2018: Morphology’s Traveller

    Product/s of the Year 2018: Kii Three & Sony WH-1000XM3