Articles by Richard Mak

About Richard Mak (32 Articles)

Richard Mak is the Analog Editor and Vinyl Guru for Part-Time Audiophile. He is also the creator of AnalogMagik, the premier audiophile solution for all cartridge alignment needs. Check out Rick's complete system here.

Ana Mighty Sound, Great Cartridge Maker and Rebuilder | REVIEW

January 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Well Tempered Lab Amadeus 254 GT Turntable | REVIEW

October 10, 2020 // 2 Comments

Golf balls and squash balls, what have I gotten myself into? Literally! When Bernard Li, CEO of Charisma Audio, delivered the Well Tempered Lab Amadeus 254 GT table to me, I [...]

Glanz MH-124S Premium Tonearm | REVIEW

September 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Glanz MH-124S Premium tonearm review is the most difficult review I have ever done for two reasons. The first reason is the sheer beauty of the tonearm and its absolutely [...]

A Weekend with Stéphane Hautcoeur, CEO of EON Art, Canada

July 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

“Try this cheese”, said Stéphane Hautcoeur, CEO of EON Art, Canada. “It is called Epoisses. It is a soft cheese and it tastes even better with age. It is made in [...]

Vitus Audio Factory Visit | Man About Town

October 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

A trip to the Vitus Audio Factory Denmark, a country with a landmass 1/25th the size of Ontario Canada and a population of only 5.6 Million, occupies one of the most [...]

Merrill Audio Christine, Merrill Audio Element 118 | REVIEW

August 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

In this review, Rick takes a good look at the Merrill Audio Christine preamplifier and the Merrill Audio Element 118 monoblock amplifiers. Back of the Class? Ever since their [...]

Thales Simplicity II Tonearm | REVIEW

December 16, 2018 // 2 Comments

On March 27th, 1983, the New York Times published an article titled “Sound; Tonearms: Is Linear Better?”. The article read like a technical paper, more sophisticated than [...]

ZYX UNIverse Optimum 1Ω MC Cartridge | REVIEW

August 25, 2018 // 4 Comments

Astonishment, personified US $16,995.00. There, I’ve said it, in bold. That’s nearly seventeen thousand dollars for a phono cartridge. I still remember the first [...]

TAVES 2017 Show Report – Part Two: Triangle Art, Angel City Audio, TEO Audio

December 10, 2017 // 1 Comment

The second of two reports from the Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show by Richard Mak Angel City Audio Angel City Audio’s room was one of the best sounding room at TAVES [...]

TAVES 2017 Show Report – Toronto Congress Center

November 18, 2017 // 4 Comments

Reports from the Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show by Richard Mak PART – I The Toronto Audio & Video Entertainment Show (TAVES), which originally began at [...]