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darko.audio
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darko.audio is a personal blog at darko.audio about hardware and culture. Since 2018, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times, most often “Apple AirPlay isn't always lossless. Sometimes it's lossy–but why?”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link darko.audio posts on audiophile gear, Bluetooth codecs and AirPlay sound quality, mostly to explain codecs or to mock high-end audio claims rather than to praise the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Apple AirPlay isn't always lossless. Sometimes it's lossy–but why?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-10-09
What Hacker News says?
Simple. There are multiple codecs in Bluetooth headphones, the most used one is proprietary aptX from Qualcomm. Apple has no problems licensing it for Macbooks and iMacs, but for iPhones they chose to reject Qualcomm, do their thing, and use AAC codec, which is supported only by small fraction of wireless headphones. https://darko.audio/2017/12/how-to-enable-aptx-hd-bluetooth-... So, if your headphones don't support…
Comment linking /2017/12/how-to-enable-aptx-hd-bluetooth-audio-on-your-iphone-ipad/
on “Apple's best product is now privacy”Submitted Buh Bye Spotify as a story · 10 points
HN discussionAim higher. That's cheap compared to the $90,000 DAC you need to buy https://darko.audio/2015/11/the-select-dac-ii-msb-technology...
Comment linking /2015/11/the-select-dac-ii-msb-technologys-90000-da-converter/
on “Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles”Submitted Apple AirPlay isn't always lossless. Sometimes it's lossy–but why? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThis is insanity... Accidentally, clicked on a link for audiophile network switches and my brain just hurts from reading the article. You have been warned. https://darko.audio/2018/03/for-the-audiophile-who-has-every... "Think about that for a moment: the network streamer is directly connected to a router designed for functionality but with zero made concession to audiophile sensitivities."
Comment linking /2018/03/for-the-audiophile-who-has-everything-telegartners-m12-switch-gold/
on “Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had the highest sound quality (2013)”Submitted FLAC or MQA? "Yes " says HDTracks and Lenbrook's new streaming service as a story · 2 points
HN discussionIn my experience AirPlay 2 isn’t flawless, pretty much every time I try to use it there are stutters. This is using an iPhone 16 Pro to AirPlay to a stereo pair of Sonos Five’s that are connected using Ethernet. AirPlay isn’t a great choice if you are concerned about audio quality anyways - if you’re using AirPlay 2 you’re using 256kbps AAC, so it should sound the same as Bluetooth (or worse if you are comparing som…
Comment linking /2023/10/apple-airplay-isnt-always-lossless-sometimes-its-lossy/
on “Sonos CEO Patrick Spence steps down after disastrous app launch”Submitted The inconvenient truth about MQA on iOS as a story · 1 points
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