👉🏻 This episode is brought to you by AudioQuest: https://www.audioquest.com/mythicalcreatures/ 🎥 Camera: Olaf von Voss 🎬 Editor: John Darko 🕺🏻 Motion GFX: John Darko 💰 Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan 🛋 My listening room in 2022: https://darko.audio/darkos-listening-room-2022/ 🎵 Song IDs? Playlists of all music heard in this video - and other videos - can be found on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Intro 0:20 vs. Marantz Model 40n: headphones 3:37 vs. Marantz Model 40n: DACs 4:47 vs. Rotel CD11 Tribute 6:17 Other considerations 8:41 vs. Marantz CD-63SE 11:05 vs. Bluesound Node (2021) 👉🏻 As seen in this video... Marantz CD60 🛒 https://howl.me/chXS7Sp05Pf Marantz Model 40n 🛒 https://howl.me/chXS7SVc5Fo Rotel CD11 Tribute 🛒 https://howl.me/chXS7SQVV5W Bluesound Node 🛒 (US) https://howl.me/chXS7S1Llqi 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3CHKR0t Final D8000 Pro https://darko.audio/2019/07/final-introduces-d8000-pro-edition-headphones/ Dan Clark Ether 2 🛒 https://www.thomann.de/gb/dan_clark_audio_ether_2_open_back.htm This video is a pseudo-follow-up to NOT DEAD YET: CD playback w/ Hegel, PS Audio and Pro-Ject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgmzh77KMCU 👉🏻 CDs seen in this video... Bill Callahan - Dream River ⬅ * AUDIOPHILE ALBUM PICK* 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3RbhsQ2 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3Kr1TBC Fila Brazillia - Maim That Tune 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3QWaajD 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3wCqf5E Grace Jones - Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3Tn2g4f 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3e102ay The House of Love - Burn Down The World (box set) 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3TndyW5 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3QXNE9N Chris Clark - Ceramics Is The Bomb 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3pQVJ4w 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3dZy0fB Monolake - Interstate 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3Kq8Cf4 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3e1U7SO #cds #spotify #applemusic __________________________________________________________________ ⏰ HOW OUR YOUTUBE VIDEOS GET MADE: https://darko.audio/2021/10/how-our-youtube-videos-get-made/ Darko.Audio FAQ: https://darko.audio/faq/ Why are/were comments turned OFF? https://darko.audio/2020/10/why-im-switching-off-youtube-comments/ What the bloody hell am I talking about? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBzHB9877fg How is Darko.Audio funded? https://darko.audio/funding/ Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links. __________________________________________________________________ DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A PODCAST? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darko-audio/id1368388920 https://open.spotify.com/show/1mnKixperZd4zmJWCvEbNl https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko __________________________________________________________________ Darko.Audio is a web magazine covering new and exciting developments in the audio world and we aren’t afraid of indie rock or techno. Web: https://Darko.Audio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkoaudio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darkodotaudio