The Naim Uniti Atom Headphone Edition, along with the Focal Celestee headphones, is an attempt to ask myself an important question for 2023: to headphone or not to headphone? There was a point last year […]
Rethm, Pitch, Texture, the three muses of music. Can’t make it without them, can’t think too hard about them or the illusion fades away. But wait… Rethm? The quietly excellent Indian speaker company that’s been […]
We love Luxman gear at PTA, but the gear has been so consistently excellent over the last few years that we haven’t been able get any of their products in for review. There’s a long […]
Five Things To Consider When Buying A Tube Amplifier – it may be commonplace YouTube thumbnail graphic, but interest in analog tubes has always been one of the biggest talking points from so many PartTimeAudiophile […]
It’s official. With the exception of my complete set of AudioQuest DragonFlies, I’ve now spent more time listening to the Lab12 DAC1 Reference than any other digital-to-analog converter. Does that portend good things for this […]
Why should you care about an audiophile grade network switch? Stick with me a while, and I’ll tell you a little bit about the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro. You see, like most of us, […]
Just a few days before we publish Matthew Partrick’s review of the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro ethernet switch, news has arrived about the company’s latest music server, the Rhein Z1 Plus. Here’s the press […]
This just in from the folks at Luxman America, who also represent Melco Audio here in the US: “We’re all pleased to announce that Melco Audio, the Japanese digital music expert, has launched the N1-S38, […]
The latest news out of Audio Group Denmark is the introduction of the new Børresen X3 loudspeaker, which we just saw at the 2023 Florida Audio Expo. (It was in the same room/system as the […]
Before I talk about the Geshelli Labs room at FLAX 2023 I need to say something. Folks, this started out as a Florida event, which the organizers wisely placed in February, away from other major […]
Aluminum speakers, such as the Mon Acoustic monitors at the 2023 Florida Audio Expo, seem to be gaining a foothold in the audiophile world. Stenheim has been around for a while, and the Alumine Two […]
Now that I’ve reviewed the Aavik U-280 integrated amplifier/DAC, the Aavik S-280 digital streamer and the Børresen Z1 Cryo loudspeakers, there’s still so much more to say about the products from Audio Group Denmark. I’m […]
Covering audio shows has always been a favorite part of doing Part-Time Audiophile. In a way, it’s kinda how we got our start. Way back in the day, most “audio destinations” largely ignored shows, and […]
I admit that posting my Top Five rooms at the 2023 Florida Audio Expo on Brian Hunter’s AudioHead site might have been premature. Now everyone already knows my Top Five, and I don’t want to […]
There is something about Avantgarde Acoustic and I don’t know what it is. Always has been, if I’m being honest. The speakers are large, imposing, and impossible to ignore — and, to my eye, in […]
One of the best parts of an Andrew Jones loudspeaker launch, such as the MoFi Sourcepoint 10, is an Andrew Jones presentation. Perhaps one of the most accomplished designers working in the industry today, he’s […]
What is the Focal OD Stone 8? Well, I’ve been hitting the Focal and Naim rooms at the last few high-end audio shows pretty hard for a few reasons. First, I’ve been getting a steady […]
First of all, let me apologize for the mediocre photos of the Margules Audio and Raidho room at the 2023 Florida Audio Expo. As usual, that room was one of the darkest rooms at the […]
It’s almost impossible for me to be impartial or objective when I visit The Three Amigos room at a high-end audio show. I’ve been consistently blown away by the sound that Greg Roberts (Volti Audio), […]
It’s been a few years since I last visited Gershman Acoustics at a high end audio show. The last time was the first time, I believe–I had introduced myself to Eli and Ofra Gershman because […]
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