Speaker Spotlight | John Darko’s take on speakers and acoustics (Part 2)

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As promised last week, here’s part 2 of my interview with JOHN DARKO to get his take on high end speakers (think hypercars in the speaker world) and room acoustics.

If you didn’t catch part 1 last week, click here:
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And thanks again to everyone who submitted a question!

No-one I know has heard more speakers than John, so using his breadth of knowledge we talk through the following questions:

The general sound of different speaker brands and high end vs budget
Tonal differences of cabinet materials
How to tell if a speaker is actually better
Is 1200€ enough for a speaker to mix and record?
Acoustic treatment vs room correction software
Match speaker size to room size for best mixing?
Do you still need acoustic treatment when using room correction software?
Is good sound quality only for the rich?
Best split between treatment, speakers, gear and cables
How to best learn your new space, speakers and headphones
Why aren’t coaxial designs like Geithain seen as reference class?

Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:04 - Correct speaker positioning in an odd shaped room
00:10 - The general sound of different speaker brands and high end vs budget
07:32 - Tonal differences of cabinet materials
10:07 - How to tell if a speaker is actually better
23:18 - Is 1200€ enough for a speaker to mix and record?
26:18 - Acoustic treatment vs room correction software
27:06 - Match speaker size to room size for best mixing?
32:14 - Do you still need acoustic treatment when using room correction software?
36:33 - Is good sound quality only for the rich?
42:37 - Best split between treatment, speakers, gear and cables
43:47 - How to best learn your new space, speakers and headphones
55:35 - Why aren’t coaxial designs like Geithain seen as reference class?

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John Darko on acoustic treatment in his room in portugal:
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