At the very start of 2022, we made a video called Portable Audio for Beginners. That video showed numerous options from a few hundred bucks dropped on a pair of Bluetooth earphones to multi-thousand dollar wired headphone rigs – because not every beginner is short on disposable income. In this video, I want to update you on the gear I’ve been using to listen to music whilst out in the street, on a train or on a plane in 2023. Gear that I will use well into 2024…
🎥 Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss
🎬 Editor: John Darko
🌈 Colour: Olaf von Voss
🕺🏻 Motion GFX: John Darko
💰 Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan
🎵 Song IDs? Playlists of all music heard in this video – and other videos – can be found on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko
👉 As seen in this video…
Apple AirPods Pro v2
🛒 https://amzn.to/3slhUVn
Sennheiser Momentum TW3
🛒 https://amzn.to/47k8Wq6
Sony WF-1000XM5
🛒 https://amzn.to/47k8HeG
FiiO KA2
🛒 https://amzn.to/49zXwAC
FiiO FF3
🛒 https://amzn.to/3u8Neae
Sony NW-A306
🛒 https://amzn.to/47pMGer
Sony Xperia 1 V
🛒 https://amzn.to/47auvto
AudioQuest DragonFly Black
🛒 https://amzn.to/478EhMy
iFi GoPod
🛒 https://amzn.to/46bRKSw
Sennheiser IE200
🛒 https://amzn.to/49ulzRg
Sennheiser IE300
🛒 https://amzn.to/49qKQMh
Sennheiser IE600
🛒 https://amzn.to/473qNSm
Sennheiser IE900
🛒 https://amzn.to/475fIQI
Campfire Andromeda Emerald Sea
📖 https://www.campfireaudio.com/products/andromeda-emerald-sea
Campfire Solaris Stellar Horizon
📖 https://www.campfireaudio.com/products/solaris-stellar-horizon
Campfire Trifecta Astral Plane
📖 https://www.campfireaudio.com/products/trifecta-astral-plane
Shanling M3 Ultra
🛒 https://amzn.to/3MDHJ9L
Astell & Kern SP3000
🛒 https://amzn.to/49ywZUc
💛 What are those yellow speakers?
Pro-Ject Speaker Box 5S 2 (the larger pair)
🛒 https://amzn.to/3G1tt6Z
PSB Alpha iQ (the smaller pair)
🛒 https://amzn.to/3FUZTAd
🧱 Plumbing and structure…
Streaming platform by Roon
🛒 https://roon.link/affiliate/darko
Cables and power products by AudioQuest
🛒 https://howl.me/ckbW8ZBoZAg
Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel
🛒 https://howl.me/ckbW9947Hdi
Room treatment by Vicoustic
📖 https://vicoustic.com/
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