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Tidal Hi-Fi or Hi-Fi Plus? It’s an easy choice [video version]

  • No, you’re not imagining things. I wrote an article on this topic only a few weeks ago. That article proved to be extremely popular with the Darko.Audience so this week I’ve turned it into a video. And I’ve done so not just to increase my viewpoint’s reach: like speaker placement, every video content creator has to work on camera placement, image framing and light placement (and intensity) to ensure that the subject is well-lit but that the background doesn’t fall off into an unremarkable gloom. I’m currently in the throes of dialling in my office as a filming location (as well as a listening room) and this video brought me one step closer to finalising that process.

    πŸŽ₯ Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss
    🎬 Editor: John Darko
    🌈 Colour: Olaf von Voss
    πŸ•ΊπŸ» Motion GFX: John Darko
    πŸ’° Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan

    🎡 Song IDs? Playlists of all music heard in this video – and other videos – can be found on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko

    Further information: Tidal


    πŸ‘‰ As seen in this video…

    FiiO R9
    πŸ›’ https://amzn.to/49cYsdb

    Sony Xperia 1 V
    πŸ›’ https://amzn.to/3Hzixyh

    Final D8000 Pro
    πŸ“Ί https://darko.audio/2020/04/final-d8000-pro-video-review/

    Piega 701 Wireless Gen 2
    πŸ“– https://piega.ch/de/categories/wireless-loudspeakers

    NAD M66
    πŸ“– https://darko.audio/2024/01/in-lisbon-for-review-nads-m66-digital-analogue-pre-amplifier/

    Podcast: 10 hi-fi myths, as busted by Peter Comeau
    🎧 https://darko.audio/2023/10/podcast-10-hi-fi-myths-busted-w-peter-comeau/

    Tidal forks MQA
    🍴 https://darko.audio/2021/04/tidal-forks-mqa/

    Tidal adopts FLAC, forks MQA (again)
    🍴 https://darko.audio/2023/07/tidal-adopts-flac-forks-mqa-again-what-now/

    Cables and power products by AudioQuest
    πŸ›’ https://howl.me/ckbW8ZBoZAg

    Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel
    πŸ›’ https://howl.me/ckbW9947Hdi

    Room treatment by Vicoustic
    πŸ“– https://vicoustic.com/

    Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, which are indicated with a ‘πŸ›’’.

    Written by John Darko

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

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