It Must Be Sunday, For I’m Hearing Mass
By Gautam Raja For a while, I was one of those (arguably) necessary but infuriating elements of high-end audio: the “informed” consumer. You know, the guys who read forum [...]
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AXPONA 2020 Moves Back To Original Dates
A week ago, JD Events, the team that brings to Chicago the excellent AXPONA high-end audio trade show every year, decided to move their epic beast to late October from April. [...]
Psvane EL34PH Review | Tube Me!
by Darryl Lindberg One thing’s certain: as tubes age, their performance declines. How do you know if your glassware is in decline? As far as I can tell there are two [...]
Recording the Masters FOX C-60: The New Audio Cassette Standard
by Carlos Guzman Technics RS M63. That was the first cassette deck recorder I bought with my own money. On monthly installments, I paid $21.50 for 24 months with my funeral [...]
Audio Cassette Revival: For Real?
by Carlos Guzman With the new tape revival around the world, more and more audiophiles are getting into the exclusive, and sometimes expensive, hobby of open reel playback. [...]
Chasing, and Finding, the Dragon in Venice
by Darryl Lindberg Every year-and-a-half or so, Catherine and I retreat to Venice for about a month both to enjoy a significant change of scenery and to recharge our [...]
The Reluctant Sommelier: On Summer Water and Other Things
by Nina Sventitsky The week of April 23rd began with aromas of ripe strawberries, hues of onionskin, pale salmon, and deep ruby, all captured in bottles of chilled zesty [...]
Review: Brian Eno “Music For Installations” 9 LP box set
by Paul Ashby After the piece had been running for about a week, I decided to do a bit of customer research and I went to the park with a translator and asked the old guys [...]
Encountering Dar Williams
by Angel Haggar It is Spring 2015. I’m in my ninth year of being knee-deep in babies and diapers. It’s the life I always wanted. Well, I cry more than I thought I would, [...]
Editor and Creative Director Rafe Arnott to depart Part-Time Audiophile
For Immediate Release Frederick, Maryland. May 16th, 2018. Today, we are sad to announce the departure of Rafe Arnott, our esteemed Editor and Creative Director for The [...]