An EXTENDED CUT of this video can be found on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 🎥 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 0:21 Side-by-side comparisons 5:03 More side-by-side comparisons 10:15 The Platin hub 14:43 XLR inputs 17:05 Master Tunings + final thoughts 25:53 Outtakes 👉🏻 As seen in this video... Buchardt A700 📖 https://buchardtaudio.com/products/a700 Podcast: Inside the Buchardt A700 w/ Mads Buchardt 🎧 https://darko.audio/2022/07/podcast-inside-the-buchardt-a700-with-mads-buchardt/ KEF LS60 Wireless 📺 https://darko.audio/2022/05/kef-ls60-wireless-video-review-part-1/ 📺 https://darko.audio/2022/06/kef-ls60-wireless-video-review-part-2/ 🛒 https://howl.me/ciNO7hGnAyO Dynaudio Focus 30 📺 https://darko.audio/2022/08/dynaudio-focus-30-video-review/ 🎧 https://darko.audio/2022/07/podcast-inside-dynaudios-focus-30-streaming-active-loudspeaker/ Platin Hub 📖 https://platinaudio.com/products/ptx-stereo-hub What is WISA? 📖 https://www.wisatechnologies.com/ What is Fletcher Munson? 📖 https://ehomerecordingstudio.com/fletcher-munson-curve/ What is cardioid dispersion? 📖 https://6moons.com/industryfeatures/kii/1.html 👉🏻 Also seen in this video... Samsung 'The Frame' 2022: 🛒 https://howl.me/ciNO7hStPcO Cambridge Audio Edge NQ 🛒 https://howl.me/ciLFhNMYEVo Thorens TD1500 📖 https://www.thorens.com/de/thorens%C2%AE-td-1500.html mclusky - mclusky do dallas (20th Anniversary edition) 🛒 https://christianfitness.bandcamp.com/album/mclusky-do-dallas Schiit Freya+ 📺 https://darko.audio/2019/09/schiit-freya-video-review/ AudioQuest NRG power cables 🔌 https://howl.me/ciNO7hblrSB #buchardt #hifi #hometheater __________________________________________________________________ 📖 PLEASE READ *before commenting*! 1) Polite comments that advance the conversation are most welcome 2) No URLs, racist/sexist remarks or conspiracy theories 3) All comments here are moderated by a third party __________________________________________________________________ ⏰ 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. __________________________________________________________________ 🎧 Check out the Darko.Audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darko-audio/id1368388920 https://open.spotify.com/show/1mnKixperZd4zmJWCvEbNl https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko __________________________________________________________________ Web: https://Darko.Audio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkoaudio/