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Home2021January

Month: January 2021

Loudspeakers

Vandersteen Kēnto Carbon Loudspeakers at Ultra Fidelis | First Listen

January 31, 2021 Graig Neville 4

[Part-Time Audiophile is pleased to introduce our newest audio reviewer, Graig Neville! We’re busy loading Graig up with gear to review, but in the meantime he’s out and about in the Chicago area, digging deep […]

Announcements

GEM Dandy Announces PolyRing Periphery and PolyRing Vinyl Clamping Rings

January 30, 2021 Marc Phillips Comments Off on GEM Dandy Announces PolyRing Periphery and PolyRing Vinyl Clamping Rings

Just a day after we published the GEM Dandy PolyTable Signature review, we received a press release from George Merrill about two new accessories for his turntables–the PolyRing Periphery and PolyRing vinyl clamping rings. So […]

Analog

GEM Dandy PolyTable Signature Turntable with Sorane TA-1L Tonearm | REVIEW

January 29, 2021 Marc Phillips 3

I do have a couple of my patented old audio guy stories about George Merrill, the legendary turntable designer who now makes the GEM Dandy PolyTable Signature turntable. (Website here.) The first isn’t really a […]

Announcements

Focal Presents Celestee, New Luxury Mobile Headphones

January 28, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Focal Presents Celestee, New Luxury Mobile Headphones

Coming hot on the heels of a strong 2020, with Focal headphones by our side—like the Stellia reviewed by our own Nan Pincus and Dave McNair—we will soon have in our hands one of the […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Dimitri Howald and Ilja, Spiritual Cycle | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 28, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

  Spiritual Cycle, the sophomore album from the Swiss band Ilja, is a dark alley of a jazz album. Led by guitarist Dimitri Howald, this band is almost meta–at least in the same way that […]

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The Occasional Podcast Kicks Off Season 5 With Scot Hull & An Interview With Mike Moffat

January 26, 2021 Brian Hunter 4

It is a new year, and a new season of The Occasional Podcast. The first podcast of 2021 features industry icon Mike Moffat of Theta Digital and Schiit Audio. Scot Hull helps jumpstart the series […]

Components

McIntosh Labs MC1502 Power Amplifier | REVIEW

January 24, 2021 Dave McNair 7

For a lot of folks, McIntosh Labs gear (website) is the stuff that audiophile dreams are made of. The idea of actually owning and using this gear, especially something as impressive as their new McIntosh […]

Components

Jeff Rowland Design Group Continuum S2 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

January 22, 2021 Marc Phillips 5

Four hundred watts per channel. The Jeff Rowland Design Group Continuum S2 (website) has four hundred watts per channel. In over forty years of being an audiophile, including the twenty-plus years I’ve been reviewing hi-fi […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Chris Rottmayer, Sunday at Pilars | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 21, 2021 Marc Phillips 2

It’s not often that you learn one of a jazz musician’s past gigs was as a pianist at Walt Disney World from 1999 to 2020. Chris Rottmayer can–and does–put that on his resume, but that […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Jeff Ellwood, The Sounds Around the House | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 18, 2021 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Jeff Ellwood, The Sounds Around the House | The Vinyl Anachronist

The new album from sax player Jeff Ellwood (website), The Sounds Around the House, is the perfect soundtrack for cold, windy days like this. First of all, it’s not really day music–at least in normal […]

Cables & Power

Core Power Technologies A/V Diamond Valiant, Defiant and Linx Cables | REVIEW

January 17, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

Who is Core Power Technologies (website), anyway? For that matter, who is Living Sounds Audio (LSA) and the LSA Group? A couple of years ago, I’d never heard of any of them. Now, I’m slowly […]

Loudspeakers

Living Voice IBX-R3 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

January 15, 2021 John Richardson 3

Here’s a little witticism for you all to ruminate upon before I dive into the Living Voice IBX-R3 (website) loudspeakers: “You can have it all, but just not at the same time.” My wife really […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Judy Stuart, The Apostolic Session | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 14, 2021 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Judy Stuart, The Apostolic Session | The Vinyl Anachronist

I really want to more about this Judy Stuart. A couple of days ago I received this 10″ 45rpm single in the mail, The Apostolic Session, and I’m still reeling from the discombobulation of it […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

John Redmon, Honoring Louis Armstrong | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 13, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

I review a lot of contemporary jazz albums that are tributes to jazz legends. A big chunk of the jazz canon is about honoring traditions and keeping those musical pioneers at the forefront of the […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band, The Weather Is Here… | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 11, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

This new album from the Jeff Benedict Big Big Band (website) turned me into a mess for a few hours. That’s mostly because of the title: The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful.  I’m […]

Analog

Ana Mighty Sound, Great Cartridge Maker and Rebuilder | REVIEW

January 10, 2021 Richard Mak Comments Off on Ana Mighty Sound, Great Cartridge Maker and Rebuilder | REVIEW

Before I even bring up Ana Mighty Sound (website), let me state that I abhor rebuilt cartridges. They are to me, unholy, defiled, inferior, and more often than not, a far cry from the real […]

Loudspeakers

Audiovector R 6 Arreté Loudspeaker | REVIEW

January 8, 2021 Dave McNair 5

“We Come From The Land Of The Ice And Snow…” Denmark may not be Iceland (or wherever Mr. Plant was wailing about in that song) but latitude-wise, it’s good enough for my literary purposes. Seriously, […]

Announcements

McIntosh® to partner with Jeep® Grand Cherokee

January 7, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off on McIntosh® to partner with Jeep® Grand Cherokee

Does everyone remember the seats of mid-to-late ’90s Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs as fondly as I do? I believe it was Road & Track or possibly several auto-mags of the day that deemed those seats […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Todd Mosby, Aerial Views | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 6, 2021 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Todd Mosby, Aerial Views | The Vinyl Anachronist

I wasn’t quite sure at first about guitarist Todd Mosby (website) and his new album, Aerial Views. It starts off very mellow, almost an equal blend of soft Pat Metheny and the better-than-average Windham Hill […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Stille Grender from 2L Recordings | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 5, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

Thought I’d get a jump on holiday music for 2021 with Stille Grender, the latest from 2L Recordings in Norway. If I had received it just a couple of weeks ago, it would have easily […]

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