Talking Schiit with John Darko

[@cheapaudioman]

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[@NicolasTylerDoyle]

The intro of darkos cinematic flare and Randy’s no bullshit ‘what you see is what you get’ style clash perfectly in the intro

[@Brian_Romska]

I definitely agree, that intro was perfect 😊

[@davidcarter9156]

Like the “Dark side” from “the series “enterprise “ lmfao

[@Simon_Hawkshaw]

Good to see you both on the same screen. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and perspectives. Good to hear the opinions of such well-respected content creators.

[@johnstump2433]

I used to buy 12 CDs for a penny 😉 lol.. I still owe Columbia House money.

[@stevezeidman7224]

Great fun! The two best audio guys on KZbin.

[@charlier7711]

OH MY - two Legends together!! Loving this guys!

[@louiesipes2257]

Best of all time.😊 My two favorite tubers, caught me totally by surprise. You guys have to do it again.🤟

[@Ambient_Audiophile]

Lol my dudes the intro is CHEF's KISS PERFECT

[@RobertGerman]

Hahahaaaa. The coffee intro was hilarious. Love both of yous

[@davidroeder6673]

Thanks!

[@cheapaudioman]

thanks so much!!!!

[@neal1256]

Fantastic to see both of you together ! Thanks for sharing your perspectives ! And congrats on 200k !!

[@geographyinaction7814]

I loved the coffee v. coffee intro!

[@bryanlyle]

I gave this a thumbs up before even watching the video.. 2 of my favorite creators.. in one video.

[@abxaudiophiles]

AWESOME!!! Two of my favorite peeps in one space!! Well done brother.

[@cheapaudioman]

Thanks a bunch!

[@ramiroa2322]

Great collaboration guys, I watch both channels. I hope these conversations becomes a frequent thing. BTW Korn is awesome.

[@Cabal97]

Awesome, love the community getting together. We need more of this.

[@bngs1983]

This is absolutely amazing. Love the collaboration.

[@JohnScheppler]

Great interview and commentary from both of you. The beginning coffee ☕️ intro takes me back to the Between Two Speakers days. Truly awesome!

[@anastassiosroumboutsos8288]

Wow! Two of my favourite creators into one video. Awesome!

[@andreastullgren7595]

My two favourite hifi-KZbinrs! Well done!

[@preiter20]

Loved this collaboration! Thanks gentlemen!

[@EricRhodeslives]

Awesome! So glad to see the two of you on the same screen. This should be fun.

[@ChristophBerdi]

Great seeing the two of you together; you both inspired me for my current hifi setup and it worked out really fine. Greetings from Germany.

[@djb5864]

Whoa! A Friday the 13th bonus!! Thank you both for all you do. I refer equally to your knowledge on a daily basis. Cheers

[@peterwolfanger3268]

This was really fun to see the two of you together. I loved the coffee making intro! I think the Urd is really cool. I like Schiit’s willingness to bring things to market that interest them, balanced by their pragmatic approach to products continuation in their line-up. I wish the Sol turntable would have been continued and had a chance to evolve.

[@Corndog642]

A couple of points missed here: Schiit’s digital guru, Mike Moffat created Urd because once they figured out the USB output, Mike found Unison to Unison (into their Yggdrasil OG) sounded better than spdf. They also chose that transport mechanism because it’s CD only. It’s not a bd/dvd/cd drive. It’s only for 16/44 CD audio because it’s still a really good format.

[@elgingaragegym]

Randy and Darko! Awesome! Love it. You two need to keep at it and do more stuff like this in the future. Randy Godsmack OMG 😂!!!... John was spot on with his rebuttal to Randy's selections. This was fun and more of this kinda stuff would be fun.

[@JJ-no2ob]

I love this audio co-blab-oration! I spend way too much time watching both of you on YT video but I always learn something from them. Cheers !

[@natediaz6690]

The two of you! Just awesome! You guys ROCK!! Like having your 2 best flavors of ice cream! Take care gentleman!!

[@eddents]

Thank you for the very enjoyable video Randy. CAM and Darko (& Steve) bring so much to this hobby / passion. And lowfi & hifi gear makers I would think are grateful to the videos you produce as well, since they stimulate demand. I thought something was "brewing" from both of your last videos, with your slow panning shots and John's coffee intro!

[@MrTgrewell]

omg, my favorite two worlds colliding in the best way!

[@marcoarispoli]

I like very much this format where two competent passionate people share their viewpoint in a very polite and respectful way. We - as consumers of this video - can only benefit of such interaction! I am already following both channels and yet I see a lot of value in this way forward … well done guys! 😊

[@rafaeldeyavorsky5766]

Great to see you both together. Thanks to both for sharing your thoughts and knowledge. Good to hear share opinions from 2 of my favorite youtubers.... Great reunion / conversation

[@chrisjames483]

Really cool video. I love both of your channels and watch regularly. You guys should do these videos every so often.

[@WilliamPollard]

Cool. Never realized you both wear black glasses and have beards. Terrific content gentlemen 👍👍👍

[@LordWaterBottle]

My takeaway from the dvd player video was "Hey, if you already have an old DVD player or something laying around, start using it as a CD transport to see if you even like the format, which you will."

[@AG-bp3ll]

I'm still using an old Oppo for my CDs, SACDs, and HDCDs. My system isn't really in a range where I need more, but it is a great entry point even for people that might want something fancier down the road.

[@Southfloridelphia]

One of the big reasons that clocks are important in the recording world is so that all of your digital devices are working on the same clock. The benefit is so that all of your digital devices are working on the same clock. If different digital devices are working on different clocks that will cause jitter. This is not an issue when you are using a single device for playback. I am not saying that a clock won't help with resolution (I honestly don't know) but the reason they are used in studios is due to measurable issues of differing clocks in different devices.

[@sergioamezcua2873]

Wonderful conversation/collaboration. Both of you are great! I hope you can do it again some other time.

[@MichaelLivingston-me]

I enjoyed the back and forth between the two of you. I've watched and subscribed to both of you for at least a couple of years.. About a month ago I decided I needed a SACD player. I looked around at buying used, searched what others said, and paid particular attention to anywhere I could see the internals. This is what I purchased. Pioneer DV-46AV. I use the COAX output to an external DAC. It sounds great. I listen to some of my music which either of you would likely run away from. Old Jazz and a recent purchase of Anna Lapwood playing pipe organ. There are only certain times where I can use my speakers playing that music. I have two subwoofers. This is the beauty of having a good CD player. No wow/flutter and absolutely no rumble. Great video 👍

[@adsph]

Thank you both for this video. Good stuff.

[@alvarovelezuribe]

Congrats both fo you, it was GREAT GREAT surprise to see you guys together. I am a fan of both of you. VEry good video I ENJOYED it !!!!!!!

[@bozersgal]

daggone...two of my favorites! Hugs from Virginia!!!

[@adriantyler9696]

What an awesome collaboration! I loved the juxtaposition on music preference yet the core love for music and audio shines through. More collaboration please!

[@octothorpe12]

What a delightful conversation! Thanks for doing it!

[@qkhuve]

Loved this! Thank you as well for the explanation of CD-transports!!

[@MrLapin-LL]

Yes! My two favorites audio KZbinrs! Looking forward to see this one!

[@garrett_m_m]

Great video. Glad to see the collab.

[@jamesoloughlin]

OH MAN excited to listen to this convo. You two are great.

[@jamesminotto8036]

Danke John and way to go Randy. You guys really need to do more of these!!!! Awesome job!!!!

[@christian2123]

Terrific!! Truly enjoyable to watch this conversation.

[@katieveruca9785]

I liked this video before it even started playing. This is the colab I’ve been wishing for!!

[@richardziegler5804]

Brilliant! Loved have both of my favourite audiophile KZbinrs on one screen.

[@randybehenna3763]

See we all love the cheapaudioman 😊❤

[@themarklar8759]

Love this conversation. More of these!

[@PeterJvanHaren]

Great to see you both on the same cast. Two very creative and knowledgeable audio nuts! Both with two completely different yet entertaining ways to present. Thank you!

[@siralvin9498]

Love You both Guys and the approach to audio You have, so nice to see You in a colab

[@LexusAllTerrain1]

Great collaboration, just a thought for future podcasts. Concentrate on interviews. And get their thoughts and comments , and give your thoughts with questions or asking for opinions . Great job. 🎉🎉

[@VintageVic93]

Great discussion. Thanks for the collab, fellas!

[@erics.4113]

Haha the coffee contrast says it all. Love you both!

[@elkinavila]

Excelent video, Randy! Lets call this a dream team! Keep your great job going!

[@thomas_n_OH]

Very cool! 2 of my favorites!

[@adamcanterbury]

Lmao 😂😂😂 😊 loved the intro 🤣 😂 😆

[@thomasdix8453]

Great video; fun and informative!

[@Pksparty2112]

What a fantastic way to spend a Friday evening.

[@stuartphoenix6117]

Great to see my two favourite KZbin audiophiles x

[@Staybrown11]

Excellent discussion…I purchased an Audiolab CD transport and I cannot tell the difference between my bluesound node with Upgraded power supply (internal and external) and the CD transport. Denafrips Ares 2 as DAC. I love them both. I don’t feel the need to “upgrade”. However, I have a $3k modwright phono stage, technics GR and I am never quite satisfied with my sound as I am with the Digital equipment.

[@palmito22]

Hauahauau. Very good!!! Intro in Darko style with cheapaudioman living!!!

[@ChadBlanchard23]

My 2 favorite reviewers at once. The intro was hilarious! Nice job.

[@greganderson1681]

Ha! So cool you both got together to chat and talk CDs and audio. I’ve been following you both for a few years, and spent nearly all of 2022 buying nearly everything Randy recommended. My various lower end systems are hugely improved thanks to CAM. And some of the gear, including the Schiit stuff and my WiiM Pro, are helping my primary systems reach their max potential. Regarding music preferences, you guys are always fun. Darko and his Techno fetish and Randy, who likes all kinds of music as long as it’s Metallica! Throw in the Audiophiliac and you’ve got pretty much everything I listen to covered. Great video! And btw, all three Under The Covers CDs by Sweet & Hoffs are excellent!

[@davidatrakchi2707]

Loved the discussion between you guys!!

[@psyphonyxaudio]

Really nice to see the boundaries of audio YT folks blurring. =)

[@thepandolfster8510]

Congrats! You've reached 200k subscribers.

[@R3dFiv3.]

I would do 2 thumbs up if I could; great stuff, gentlemen! I truly enjoy this discussion/interview format.

[@SMccrate01]

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs did a series of CDs called Under The Covers. Volume 1 is covers of the 60's, Vol. 2 is covers of the 70's and of course Vol. 3 is 80's. All of it VERY good, but I really like their 60's stuff, really well done.

[@danmarjenka6361]

Loved the intro comparing John's coffee routine to Randy's coffee routine. Nice.

[@andreastullgren7595]

One big pro for physical formats is that its not dependant on internet. What do you stream when the connection is down? You can play your LP or CD as long as you have power.

[@AG-bp3ll]

You can also pick your version of the album. Most streaming services offer the latest remaster when I usually just prefer to hear the old 80's CD I am used to. I have that option with physical media.

[@frankierodriguez8661]

Nice one. I've been a subscriber of Darko audio for a while and I really like his channel. Today I have to say though that whoever was making the coffee at the beginning of the video hasn't a clue about that beautiful beverage. Not only the coffemaker was a piece of crap but the resulting liquid was worst that the water leftovers after the dirty cuttlery rinsing operation. Please, you can be The Cheap Audio Man but brother for God's sake don't be the crappy cup of coffee dude 🙂

[@VishnuPadmanabhan]

This is the collaboration that was unexpected but something we needed! Awesome conversation. I have wondered before as to how a conversation between John and Randy would go. They bring such diverse conversations from every spectrum of price points.

[@thebuxtstopshere]

Nice one.. same show yes

[@GebBoozle]

Aphex Twin Mug? Noice!

[@jackfrederick874]

Great topic/info. No mention of the fact that it's made in the US. That's a good thing for many reasons, including the idea that spending more for a domestic product encourages more US made audio products.

[@darkpatches]

You can polish, wax on/wax off, any of your coffee parts (like Darko's grinder) that hold coffee grinds with sticky static electricity with dishwashing soap. No sticky.

[@bengleason508]

OMG OMG Two of my favorite YT creators!!!

[@dougf8180]

CD transport vs. CD player defined! … thank-you so much for this thoroughly entertaining video …

[@karltaras2132]

Love how Randy has such a big hifi channel and still talks of NuMetal being some of his favorite music. As a metalcore fan I’d love to be able to try out speakers in a store with stuff I’d listen too at home but isn’t going to happen. I was once in a B&W store and when I told the guy I listen to rock and metal, he said me too and put on Toto!

[@BeyondResolution]

So good to see Darko and cheapo(not ment as a negativ, just to rime with Darko) togheter

[@Solicitor1957]

Loved it. Thank you 👍

[@stanleystephens4908]

Schiit could bring back their excellent clock they sold when they first started their business. I can not recall the name of the component now, but it was available for a period of time. I was never able to secure one during that period of time due to monetary constraints. However, the device held very positive reviews. Many years later, that beginning delve into digital clocking, which may have led to the Schiit URD today, plus their transfer in a proprietary manner to their DACs, opened up a new world of Schiit. I own the Schiit Sol, which is now defunct; if the URD can compete, I really need one. Mike and Jason are both enamored with genius. Their Schiit is the cutting edge Resolution!

[@tomschwiehn]

The crossover I never knew I wanted

[@skaerber1767]

Great video, I really liked how you two were bouncing thoughts and ideas off of each other.

[@Splashadian]

Thanks for this one, I really like the crossover conversations.

[@PhillioDoede]

That intro was amazing. I also find it interesting how my taste in coffee are right in between Darko and Randy just like my preferences in audio gear.

[@leegill2427]

What a fantastic chat from two of my fave reviewers, very interesting and amusing too, definitely do more of these Randy...Your take on his coffee intro had me LMAO 🤣😂

[@mk500]

I think the Cheap Audioman just brought out Darko’s best in this video/chat. And I am a big fan of both of you. Cool to see this!

[@Unicorn-ST]

Nice to see both of you. Some comments regarding the CD transports and the URD First is that many people uses the CD players connecting them to the integrated amps, preamps or receivers using the digital output, probably because they think that a digital media is better connecting trough digital output. That means that all that people is using the CD players as CD transports, and they are doing it even haven’t no idea what is a an external DAC. And my thoughts about the Schiit URD is that is a cool idea, but you still can connect a CD player or transport to an external DAC even if the DAC has only USB input, you can add a Toslink to USB converter, it’s less nice solution, but a cheaper one.

[@waynethompson4315]

It’s totally unrelated to this video but I wanted to thank you. I picked up some Koss kph 40’s during Prime days after seeing your review of them. I was looking for some light weight, knock around headphones. When I gave them a first listen I was blown away. Totally worth $36! Thank you!

[@patrickblum2456]

finally someone in the regular hifi world is pointing to the benefits of a MC in a system. Bravo

[@DrGIzmoBRad]

An excellent dual point of view on the Schiit CD transport ideology. Having a USB digital interface on this cd transport to meld with a literal ton of USB DACs is brilliant. Coming up with proprietary USB interface to avoid paying a premium for xmos chips and custom firmware is even better. Schiit is making themselves into a One-Stop-Shop to give the customer base a much wider array of options. Very Kool 😎.

[@lgude]

Yup both of you have given me a lot of enjoyment and I’ve learned form both of you. Including a pi streamer explained by John and a subwoofer which Randy demystified and made my choices clear. Good to see you talk across the UK US divide cause I’m a Yank long resident in Australia.

[@bluecalix]

The intervention records pressings are AMAZING.