SONY Xperia 1 V -- is it REALLY the AUDIOPHILE's smartphone?
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This episode brought to you by NAD C 3050: https://nadelectronics.com/product/c-3050-stereophonic-amplifier/ π₯ Camera: John Darko π¬ Editor: John Darko π Colour: Olaf von Voss πΊπ» Motion GFX: John Darko π° Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan π΅ 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 0:59 What makes the Sony Xperia 1 V so special? 1:29 Non-audio stuff that I like about the Sony 4:10 Initial listening impressions 5:36 vs. Sony Walkman NW-A306 7:43 vs. FiiO KA2 8:58 vs. AudioQuest DragonFly Black 10:32 vs. Apple Lightning to 3.5mm adapter 10:53 vs. LG V40 12:23 the πΆοΈ finding 13:35 vs. Sony WF-1000XM5 14:44 Wired vs. wireless π€³ Get the Sony Xperia I V here: π https://amzn.to/47auvto π Also seen in this video... Pro-Ject Speaker Box 5S 2 π https://amzn.to/3G1tt6Z Sony WF-1000XM5 π https://amzn.to/47k8HeG FiiO KA2 π https://amzn.to/49zXwAC FiiO R7 π https://amzn.to/47o5oUa FiiO FT3 π https://amzn.to/3sClIlc FiiO FF3 π https://amzn.to/3u8Neae Sony NW-A306 π https://amzn.to/47pMGer AudioQuest DragonFly Black π https://amzn.to/478EhMy Sennheiser IE300 π https://amzn.to/49qKQMh Sennheiser IE600 π https://amzn.to/473qNSm Meze Advar π https://mezeaudio.com/products/advar-bundle Streaming platform by Roon π https://roon.link/affiliate/darko Cables and power products by AudioQuest π https://howl.me/ckbW8ZBoZAg Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel π https://howl.me/ckbW9947Hdi Room treatment by Vicoustic π https://vicoustic.com/ Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, which are indicated with a 'π'. #sony #walkman #xperia __________________________________________________________________ π 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 __________________________________________________________________ β° 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://youtu.be/MBzHB9877fg How is Darko.Audio funded? https://darko.audio/funding/ __________________________________________________________________ π§ 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/
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