Everyone who still clings to the notion that jazz is a “distinctly American art form” isn’t really paying attention to the contemporary jazz scene. So-called Distinctly American jazz isn’t getting the nods and bows it […]
NORTH READING, MA — It’s been a decade worthy of celebration with the Bowers & Wilkins headphones. Today B&W launch their new PX7 Carbon Edition wireless headphones. Even our ‘wearables‘ contributor Nan Pincus owns a […]
NEW YORK, NY (PTA) — Mytek Audio begins a new chapter of product development with their latest flagship Empire-series products, starting with the all new Empire DAC/Streamer/Preamplifier. The Empire series is a completely new platform […]
OAKLAND, CA (PTA) — Great news for analog junkies coming out of California today. Musical Surroundings announced their “Analog In Place” promotion for huge savings on the most popular Clearaudio Concept Active turntables. This promotion […]
SHELTON, CT (PTA) — News from AXPONA arrives concerning the show schedule for 2021. As uncertainty looms over the safety of events worldwide amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, AXPONA leadership updates their 2021 schedule accordingly. More […]
LONDON, UK (PTA) — Congratulations are in order for Bob Stuart, the pioneering audio engineer behind MQA. Stuart is the first audio engineer to receive the award in its 20-year history. Several recording industry giants […]
CREW/SALISBURY/ST ETIENNE (PTA) — High-End Audio giants linking arms with luxury automakers to produce high-end sound system options for the luxury carriage market is nothing new or rare. Focal/Naim break with tradition and present something […]
I had but one thought when Chris Estey sent me this 45rpm pressing of Spinnin’ Wheels from singer-songwriter Jeremy D’Antonio: this guy really knows me. Chris is a publicist that I’ve worked with over the […]
Recently a happy convergence in my schedule allowed me to spend several days doing lots of listening to my home stereo. Like 6-to-8 hour stretches. Vinyl only. Undisturbed for the most part except by Speedy, […]
VICENZA, ITALY (PTA) — Get your checkbooks ready. Big news from Maserati and Sonus Faber to come. After the press release, some close-ups of the 12-speaker system, which features 695 Watts of power. Enjoy! Press […]
So I’m reviewing these Luminous Audio Technology Prestige III loudspeaker cables, ready to write down my impressions, and suddenly I remember that in my Raven Audio Soniquil cable review I spent all this time admonishing […]
Have I mentioned my recent obsession with Chinese music? It’s not just Chinese music per se, but recordings of Chinese music that I find fascinating. The sound quality is always magnificent whether it’s from First […]
PICKERING, ONTARIO, CANADA – Today NAD Electronics introduced a real game changer. A massively powerful and predictably fantastic sounding stereo amplifier that uses Purifi Eigentakt amplification. A new day has dawned, and NAD rises early […]
This new announcement from Sonus Faber on the Lumina speaker line is interesting to us at Part-Time Audiophile–-on the same day these new speakers were announced to the public in the following press release, a […]
VISTA, CA (PTA) — It takes an very large cake to hold 110 candles, and with four new special edition flagship components on deck, Denon should have no problem blowing them out. Not bad for […]
This story originally appeared in our print publication, The Occasional Magazine. Words by Nan Pincus, Photos by Eric Franklin Shook I had dark hair and she had blonde. She stayed out all night watching movies […]
Is the Andover Audio Andover-One the good old-fashioned record player I’ve always wanted? For the last couple of years I’ve pushed this idea, mostly as a result of spending time with retail customers and finding […]
Forgotten Audiophile History This series explores little-known stories of twentieth century audio technology, sound experiences, and radio chicanery. There are some ideas so compelling that you want to drop everything and take up the cause […]
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND (PTA) — Just released the new iFi Audio ZEN Phono phono-stage, which adds to the existing ZEN series which already features the ZEN Blue (in for review) and Zen DAC. What’s remarkable about […]
This is a story about finding love. As with most modern day love stories this too involved me sliding into the DMs on social media. Can it get any more contemporary than that? This time […]
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