Paul DiComo, longtime Polk Audio and Definitive Technology sales and marketing manager, lost his battle with cancer and died peacefully with his wife Susan Putnam by his side on Friday, September 10, 2021. Paul was […]
As the Airmotiv GR1 headphones land in my lap I realize that I’ve been spoiled rotten. Lately it’s been headphones from the likes of Audeze and Focal, brands of which nearly define the best-of-the-best offerings […]
Below is news of Paved Paradise, the traveling label expo from Secretly Group, Dead Oceans, Ghostly International, Jagjaguwar, Numero Group, and Secretly Canadian—essentially a traveling block party and record fair, brought to you in partnership […]
Tom Sachs‘ marvel of visual and auditory senses—an art installation—Space Program: Rare Earths opens at Deichtorhallen Hamburg on September 19th, 2021 and will be on view until April 10th, 2022. Deichtorstraße 1 20095 Hamburg, Germany […]
The story begins with my coverage of the Sonner Audio (website) Legato Unum at hi-fi shows, and what I found accompanying the brand. Touring the hi-fi show circus circuit I often found myself face-to-face with […]
The Best of The Buyers Guide 2021 [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers Guide into sections, […]
The story of the Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition (website) is one of many welcomed surprises. Not often in life are we gifted with genuine surprises, and the ones most common to occur are […]
This is the story of the Audeze LCD-1 and my emotional rejuvenation. As the pandemic pushed me into a bit of a social lull, I turned to the arts. Days began to fly off the […]
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 […]
The Now Listen Here (a Tenacious Sound company) micro-show listening event was held at the Hyatt House Hotel in King of Prussia, PA. An event location with quick access to main highways, decent shopping, and […]
The Philadelphia Story We’re on the road to Philly for the Now Listen Here event, racking up the highway miles, and taking in Nan’s hand selected road trip playlist. We are discussing the meaning of […]
KING OF PRUSSIA (PTA) — This weekend, September 26-27, Now Listen Here will be hosting a ‘Micro-Show’ listening event at the Hyatt House Hotel in King of Prussia, PA (a Philadelphia suburb). Special Guests include, […]
This is a story about that time I joined a cult (or two). In this review I stand to gain nothing and lose everything by telling you how staggeringly capable the Audio by Van Alstine […]
SAN DIEGO, CA — You’re probably asking why we—a hi-fi mag—are reporting on a Sony A7C camera. The truth is we’re only Part-Time Audiophiles. After hours we each have family life, social functions, and several […]
This is a story about finding love. As with most modern day love stories this too involved me sliding into the DMs on social media. Can it get any more contemporary than that? This time […]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Not a single audio show goes by where someone doesn’t ask me… “What’s Rafe Arnott up to these days?” It’s been since the spring of 2018 when Rafe Arnott departed […]
Hanford, CA (PTA) — Now in its 8th generation, the new Vandersteen Model 2Ce Signature III marks over forty-three years of being in the conversation when it comes to genuine audiophile loudspeakers. Forget that it’s […]
RICHMOND, VA (PTA) — Throughout the year of 2019, a few of us at Part-Time Audiophile have spent what we see as a warranted amount of time in adoration of everything Fern & Roby. From […]
Reporting by Eric Franklin Shook KENT, UK (PTA) — Chord Electronics is definitely open for business! If by chance you were sadly mislead, bamboozled, or hoodwinked by a poorly contrived April Fools Day prank, I […]
AMBOY, WA (PTA) — We received a press release this afternoon from who (or what) we believe to be Dan Wright of ModWright Instruments announcing the company’s newest model HAL 9000 Supercomputer. Reporting by Eric […]
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