Focal/Naim and Big Bass Drops | AXPONA 2024
I enjoy how Focal/Naim has set up their exhibit rooms at all of the high-end audio shows over the last few years. Basically, they’re set-up like one of the new Focal/Naim retails stores where all […]
I enjoy how Focal/Naim has set up their exhibit rooms at all of the high-end audio shows over the last few years. Basically, they’re set-up like one of the new Focal/Naim retails stores where all […]
I don’t think I’ve given PTA Senior Contributing Editor Grover Neville enough credit about this in the past, but he really does an excellent job when it comes to discovering new and worthwhile manufacturers for […]
Ebene blanc and moss green. Those are the names of the two amazing speaker finishes displayed in the Focal and Naim room at the 2024 Florida International Audio Expo, and I have to admit they […]
High-end audio is obsessive by nature, which is why I tend to go nuts whenever I see the latest version of the LS3/5a that scales new levels of performance. So my 2024 FLAX Saturday highlights […]
The new CI Series from Naim is here, and it’s focused primarily on integrated home systems. Here’s the press release: A range of electronic products perfectly suited to power integrated audio setups for ultimate listening […]
At PTA, we’re big fans of the Naim Uniti line of integrated amps, streamers, and all-in-one music systems. Now, Naim has introduced the latest and most powerful Uniti yet–the Naim Uniti Nova PE. Here’s the […]
Here’s the official press release from Focal Naim America on the new Focal Aria Evo X: FOCAL KICKS OFF 2024 WITH A REFRESH OF ITS ICONIC LINE: ARIA EVO X EVO STANDS FOR “EVOLUTION” Las […]
The ZMF Caldera and Atrium Closed headphones arrived at a fortuitous point in my reviewing schedule. I had just purchased the Naim NAIT 50 integrated amplifier for use as both back-up amplification and as a […]
Welcome to 2024’s Best Headphone Gear from the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide. We’re not saying that this is the “best” headphone gear or that these choices somehow overrule anyone else’s favorites. We’re saying that these […]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales for Audiophiles 2023 There really hasn’t been a Black Friday push like this in all the years we have been collecting the best deals for audiophiles. More brands and […]
The Black Friday promotions are gearing up right now–even in high-end audio! In fact, our own Brian Hunter is working on a compendium of all the great holiday deals that will happen on November 24. […]
Here’s something I don’t do very often. I bought the new Naim NAIT 50 integrated amplifier without listening to it first. I’ve spent a lot of time warning audiophiles not to do this and here […]
AVIDHIFI, a longtime UK manufacturer of the AVID high-end audio turntables, is now being represented by Focal Naim America! Here’s the Naim Focal America press release on AVIDHIFI: Montreal – July 26, 2023 – Focal Naim North […]
What follows is not a typical audio review of the Naim Uniti Atom, or, of anything really. Just want to be clear. All of this is me trying to solve a problem. A peculiar problem. […]
If you’re a fan of Focal, and we at PTA certainly qualify, there are a few Focal July Promotions you might interesting. In addition, Focal will be hosting a webinar discussing the new Focal Vestia […]
The Focal and Naim room at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest was a bit low-key compared to the last few rooms at the last few audio shows, where the exhibit room was dressed up to […]
The Musical Fidelity M8s PRE preamplifier is one of the biggest and heaviest preamplifiers I’ve had the pleasure of using–which seems unusual since the price is only $4,999. When I maneuvered the box into my […]
Welcome to the Headphone Gear section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2023. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every product listed […]
I’ve gone on and on in the past about the Naim NAIT 2 integrated amplifier I owned back in the ’90s, and how it’s probably at the top of my list of hi-fi components I […]
This is my third High End Munich show, but this is the first time I actually attended on the first day–Thursday. Not Friday, but Thursday. It’s my fault–I’m used to Friday/Saturday/Sunday high-end audio shows. But […]
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