RMAF 2018: Audio Research, Sonus Faber, and UHQR
Fast on the heels of a successful AXPONA show which saw Audio Research introduce the Ref 160 monoblock amplifiers with Wilson Alexia 2 speakers, the team showed up again with [...]
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RMAF 2018: Old Forge Studio and The Times They Are a-Changin’
I haven’t written a show report in nearly eight years, so it makes sense to start it off with a room at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest that has a definite story behind it, a [...]
Audio Advice: Music Matters 2018, and 40th Anniversary Celebration
Audio Advice celebrates forty years in business by pulling out all the stops during their annual Music Matters event. Music Matters, is an annual celebration of music [...]
RMAF 2018: Nola , VAC, Nordost; The Metro Grand Reference Gold 2, a live experience in-room
It is almost impossible to visit every room at an audio show. To do so would require running shoes, twenty-something knees, and a stopwatch for limiting your listening window [...]
RMAF 2018: Ayon, Lumenwhite, USA Tube Audio, rock us like a hurricane
Ayon Audio and USA Tube Audio brought to Rocky Mountain Audio Fest one of the more popular rooms at the show. Not only for bringing great sound, and a stunning product, but [...]
RMAF 2018: Auralic, YG Acoustics, Kubala-Sosna; Perfect timing and sound down to the atomic level
The Story When I first walked into the Auralic + YG Acoustics room at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, admittedly a little anxiety washed over me. However, I’ll go into why [...]
RMAF 2018: Spatial Audio, Vinnie Rossi, Innuos and Anticable; a nomination for Best-In-Show sound.
The Story Starting at the source, the Innuos ZENITH which is directly a more affordable version of their SE model, and spiritually their reference Statement model. The ZENITH [...]
Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2018
Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2018 recap and highlights. Co-Host Scot Hull and the rest of the PartTimeAudiophile team throw in their favorites from the Denver audio show, talk [...]
RMAF 2018: PS Audio Factory Tour
As readers may remember, I’m a huge fan of the PS Audio DirectStream DAC. Very recently, PS Audio moved into a much larger facility right across the street from the [...]
McIntosh MC312 Power Amplifier | New Release
A new great-big amplifier is coming your way from downstate New York. The new McIntosh MC312 is a moderately priced solid-state stereo amplifier with improved performance and [...]