👁 9
📅 25.02.2026
🕒 20:02
🎧 Stop buying soundbars! (KEF CODA W review)
📝 This episode is brought to you by Roon and T+A:
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🎥 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
0:00 What are they and how do they work?
5:59 How do they sound with vinyl? And streaming?
10:27 What about side-by-side comparisons?
15:33 What is my final assessment?
👉 As seen in this video...
KEF Coda W
🛒 https://amzn.to/4l0yErS
FiiO SR11
🛒 https://amzn.to/4c4VUCn
WiiM Ultra DAC
🛒 https://amzn.to/4avy94f
Pyle speaker stands
🛒 https://amzn.to/4c9ThPO
Questyle QCC Dongle Pro
🛒 https://amzn.to/3ZWVdUr
Bluetooth audio dongles: what do they do and which one to buy?
📖 https://darko.audio/2026/02/bluetooth-audio-dongles-what-they-do-and-which-one-to-buy/
Sollid Steel SS6 speaker stands
📖 https://solidsteel.it/prodotto/ss-series/
Cables and power products by AudioQuest
🛒 https://audioadvice.io/Audioquest
Room treatment by Vicoustic
📖 https://audioadvice.io/Vicoustic
Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, as indicated by a '🛒'.
Darko.Audio is an Amazon Associates Program member, an Audio Advice Program member and a Howl Program member.
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3) All comments here are moderated by a third party
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What the bloody hell am I talking about?
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🎧 Check out the Darko.Audio podcast:
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🏷 stop, buying, soundbars, kef, coda
🔗 Прочети: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqOiGLi1kks
📝 This episode is brought to you by Roon and T+A:
👉 https://roon.app/en/
👉 https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/
🎥 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
0:00 What are they and how do they work?
5:59 How do they sound with vinyl? And streaming?
10:27 What about side-by-side comparisons?
15:33 What is my final assessment?
👉 As seen in this video...
KEF Coda W
🛒 https://amzn.to/4l0yErS
FiiO SR11
🛒 https://amzn.to/4c4VUCn
WiiM Ultra DAC
🛒 https://amzn.to/4avy94f
Pyle speaker stands
🛒 https://amzn.to/4c9ThPO
Questyle QCC Dongle Pro
🛒 https://amzn.to/3ZWVdUr
Bluetooth audio dongles: what do they do and which one to buy?
📖 https://darko.audio/2026/02/bluetooth-audio-dongles-what-they-do-and-which-one-to-buy/
Sollid Steel SS6 speaker stands
📖 https://solidsteel.it/prodotto/ss-series/
Cables and power products by AudioQuest
🛒 https://audioadvice.io/Audioquest
Room treatment by Vicoustic
📖 https://audioadvice.io/Vicoustic
Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, as indicated by a '🛒'.
Darko.Audio is an Amazon Associates Program member, an Audio Advice Program member and a Howl Program member.
__________________________________________________________________
📖 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
__________________________________________________________________
⏰ 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/
__________________________________________________________________
🎧 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/
🏷 stop, buying, soundbars, kef, coda
🔗 Прочети: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqOiGLi1kks