They say that the magpie is the cleverest of all birds. They say it also has quite an eye for bright and shiny toys. This time through, our magpie has found all manner of shiny […]
Acora Acoustics, maker of fantastic granite speakers from Canada, is certainly a rising star in the world of high-end audio. I’ve visited their room at three different shows, and each time I’m more impressed. At […]
The 2019 Summer Issue of The Occasional Magazine from Part-Time Audiophile is now available! The Occasional Magazine is about more than just audio reviews and music—just like it says on the cover, “not another audiophile magazine, but a […]
PTA HEADQUARTERS—We are proud to announce, the greatest addition to our Part-Time Audiophile website toolbar in over a decade—we bring to you, COLUMNS. It has been discussed amongst our staff of writers, and decided that […]
It’s been a while since my last installment of The Smoking Jacket, thanks in general to the pandemic, but I wanted to remind everyone that one of my favorite parts about smoking cigars is the […]
AudioQuest, McIntosh and B&W. That almost seems like the answer to an audiophile question that begins with the words, “What would you buy if…?” I’ve met a bunch of New York audiophiles since I moved […]
By Marc Phillips As an agnostic progressive, I’ve learned to keep my own counsel when herfing with strangers or casual acquaintances. I don’t want to perpetuate any stereotypes about knuckle-dragging cigar smokers, but I also […]
For immediate release Marc Phillips, known in the high-end industry for both his writing and his role as an importer and distributor, has joined the editorial staff at Part-Time Audiophile. Phillips will take over as […]
By Marc Phillips “It looks like you’re smoking a big sausage!” For years I’ve been fond of the 6 x 60 cigar size, long before the nickname gordo became the acknowledged nomenclature. There’s something about […]
By Marc Phillips Back when I was still living in Colorado, I wrote a column for The Smoking Jacket concerning the influx of Cuban cigars into the US after the first steps were taken to […]
By Marc Phillips “Why, them cigars are fer Girl Scouts and Methodists!” In the world of serious cigar smokers, flavored and infused cigars don’t get a lot of respect. Go onto an online cigar forum […]
By Marc Phillips Since I started smoking premium cigars back in 1998, I’ve lived in several states: California, Washington, Texas, Colorado and now New York. That’s right, we just packed up and moved a […]
Zoho Music, a contemporary jazz record label you’ve never heard of, is producing some fantastic new music. […]
By Marc Phillips I’ve been reading a few articles on the cigar websites about lanceros, panatelas and other “skinny” cigars, and how they’re suddenly becoming more and more popular over the last couple of years. […]
Early on the morning of the first day of RMAF, Scot Hull and I got on the subject of ideal yet practical loudspeakers. Or, as I eventually put it, the speakers we would own if […]
by Marc Phillips Have I told you about my trip to Australia this summer? That’s kind of an in-joke around here, since I can’t seem to shut up about it and I’m really starting to […]
By Marc Phillips When I opened a cigar lounge in Kyle, Texas back in 2011, I took a rather didactic approach to my marketing efforts. At the outset of this venture, one of my cigar […]
By Marc Phillips “Way out west, a story is told About a bunch of cowboys, tiny and bold Riding tall, tall in the saddle Herding cows the size of schnauzers but they’re cattle…” Ah, mini […]
By Marc Phillips Have I told you about my constant struggles with smoking premium cigars in my isolated town on Colorado’s Western Slope? I’m sure that I have. In fact, I know that I have. […]
By Marc Phillips A few years ago, but more recently than I’m willing to admit, I visited my favorite cigar store in Austin and stocked up on a few Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classics in […]
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