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Home2020

Year: 2020

The Vinyl Anachronist

Monika Lidke, Let the World Be a Question | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 31, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Monika Lidke, Let the World Be a Question | The Vinyl Anachronist

Wouldn’t you know it? I have two turntables up and rarin’ to go: the LSA T3 turntable and unipivot tonearm with a Soundsmith The Voice cartridge, and the Gem Dandy Polytable Signature with Sorane TA1-L […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura, Pentas | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 29, 2020 Marc Phillips 1

Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura’s Pentas (website) is a companion piece to Prickly Pear Cactus, the Ikue Mori album I reviewed a few weeks ago. Both CDs arrived the same day in the same package […]

Cables & Power

Nordost QKORE Ground Units and QKORE Wire | REVIEW

December 27, 2020 Marc Phillips 1

I enter the world of grounding, as it pertains to high-end audio, with some trepidation. When the Nordost QKORE products (website) first arrived at my doorstep—the QKORE1, QKORE 3 and QKORE6 Ground Units and quite […]

Analog

Charisma Audio Signature One Moving Coil Phono Cartridge | REVIEW

December 26, 2020 Dave McNair 4

Let’s talk about the Passion Of St. Bernard. No, not the dog. No, not Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), the Benedictine monk–although he was no doubt passionate about his stuff. I’m talking about the founder, and […]

Announcements

Merry Christmas from Part-Time Audiophile

December 25, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Merry Christmas from Part-Time Audiophile

Merry Christmas NORTH POLE (PTA) — It’s been roller-coaster year of mixed feelings and emotions for us here at Part-Time Audiophile, and this holiday season like any other has arrived all too quickly. Since December […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 23, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s | The Vinyl Anachronist

I reviewed a couple of Christmas jazz releases last week, something to play right before the holidays to get into the right mood. Well, consider Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott‘s an actual present to […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Rich Halley, The Shape of Things | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 22, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Rich Halley, The Shape of Things | The Vinyl Anachronist

It’s not often that I bring up Tool in my jazz reviews, but saxophonist Rich Halley’s The Shape of Things constantly reminds me of those lyrics from the song “Schism”–“I know the pieces fit, cuz […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Henry Robinett Quartet, Then and Then Again | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 21, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Henry Robinett Quartet, Then and Then Again | The Vinyl Anachronist

This might be a case of everything old being new again, but I waited so long to review Then: Jazz Standards Vol.1 from the Henry Robinett Quartet (website) that Then Again: Jazz Standards Vol. 2 […]

Audio Gear Reviews

Wilson Audio ActivXO & WATCH Dog Subwoofer | Review

December 20, 2020 Mohammed Samji 1

Does a 260-pound loudspeaker that packs an 8- and 10-inch driver need any re-enforcement in the lower octaves? Add in a delicious amplifier that can generate 500 watts at 4 ohms with ease and you […]

Loudspeakers

Sonner Audio Legato Unum Loudspeaker | REVIEW

December 18, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook 1

The story begins with my coverage of the Sonner Audio (website) Legato Unum at hi-fi shows, and what I found accompanying the brand. Touring the hi-fi show circus circuit I often found myself face-to-face with […]

Announcements

Sonner Audio Names Avantgarde Hong Kong the Exclusive Distributor for China, Hong Kong, Macau

December 17, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Sonner Audio Names Avantgarde Hong Kong the Exclusive Distributor for China, Hong Kong, Macau

Sonner Audio of Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA has been having a very successful year. Sonner has grown their dealer network here in the USA, along with winning several industry awards from the American hi-fi press. […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Squarewave’s Hazy | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 17, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Squarewave’s Hazy | The Vinyl Anachronist

The vinyls. Remember those? Seems like I haven’t received a lot of vinyl to review in the last couple of months. I had a reader comment not too long ago that I should limit the […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Simone Kopmajer, Christmas | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 16, 2020 Marc Phillips 2

As I mentioned in yesterday’s 3D Jazz Trio review, I only received two Christmas jazz releases for 2020. Fortunately, both were strong enough to review. The other holiday title came from Austrian singer Simone Kopmajer […]

Announcements

TIDAL for BUGATTI | Announcements

December 15, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on TIDAL for BUGATTI | Announcements

COLOGNE, GERMANY (PTA) — The comparison made between these two brands has existed among the high-end audio press for some time now. Potentially it was myself who first published the linking of these two brands […]

Announcements

Pacific Audio Fest Registration Now Open | Announcements

December 15, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Pacific Audio Fest Registration Now Open | Announcements

SEATTLE (PTA) — Destined to become the west coast’s premier audio show, the Pacific Audio Fest announced today the opening of vendor and attendee registration. For vendors, an early bird exhibit room rate is available […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

3D Jazz Trio, Christmas in 3D | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 15, 2020 Marc Phillips 2

Once again it’s that time of year when I look down at the review pile and notice, to my great consternation, that there are several jazz holiday releases mixed in there and I should probably […]

Awards

Product of The Year | 2020

December 13, 2020 Editorial Staff 6

Product of The Year 2020 Publisher’s Note: Someone told me that hanging a Product of the Year 2020 ribbon would be odd. Maybe this year was not the year to do “congratulations”, and any award, […]

Headphones

FOCAL Stellia Headphone, Arche Amplifier | REVIEW

December 12, 2020 Nan Pincus Comments Off on FOCAL Stellia Headphone, Arche Amplifier | REVIEW

I don’t listen to headphones like the Focal Stellia (website). Okay, let me back up—I listen to headphones all the time, just not for pleasure, but rather to check my work in the studio and […]

Headphones

FOCAL Utopia Headphone, Arche Amplifier | REVIEW

December 11, 2020 Grover Neville 2

Focal Utopia. “World’s Best Headphone.” This was the proclamation made by the man who gave me my first job doing headphone reviews, my mentor and predecessor at Innerfidelity, Tyll Hertsens. As a young teenager I […]

Buyers Guide

The Best of The Buyers Guide 2021

December 7, 2020 Editorial Staff 1

The Best of The Buyers Guide 2021 [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers Guide into sections, […]

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