John Darko
π₯ Camera 1: John Darko
π₯ Camera 2: Srajan Ebaen
π¬ Editor: John Darko
πΊπ» Motion GFX: John Darko
π° Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan
Two podcasts in a week — Srajan and I are on a roll.
In this episode, we look at speaker grilles from Zu Audio, the ‘gotchas’ that accompany a new aptX Lossless dongle from Sennheiser, a ‘Lego-type’ amplifier system from Chord Electronics, an affordable Hypex amp from Cambridge, vibration suppression from Stack Audio, an EMI mains filter from OnFilter and a 3D-printed standmount from Virtual Hifi. I also discuss some new (old) Dad Rock music that’s now available to stream in Dolby Atmos.
Here are the timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:51 Zu Audio
4:09 Sennheiser & aptX Lossless
11:11 3D-printed speakers
26:08 Cambridge Audio
34:10 Stack Audio
41:04 Chord Electronics
50:50 OnFilter
1:07:05 Pixies & R.E.M.
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π As discussed in this episode…
Sennheiser BTD 700 (Yes, I mistakenly call it the ‘BDT 700’ in this episode π)
π https://amzn.to/4jRNYEG
π https://darko.audio/2025/06/add-aptx-lossless-to-any-smartphone-for-e50/
Chord Electronics Suze Amp system
π https://darko.audio/2025/06/chords-suzi-turns-the-hugo-2-2go-into-a-streaming-amplifier/
Cambridge Audio MXW 70
π https://darko.audio/2025/06/cambridges-mxw70-is-a-599-class-d-power-amplifier/
Stack Audio:
π https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/stack-audio-rack-use/
π https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/stack-audio-auva-70/
π https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/stack-audio-vinyl-helpers/
Virtual Hifi:
π https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/virtual-hifi-vibron/
π https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/virtual-hifi-viper/
OnFilter:
π https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/onfilter/
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