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 [...]
Announcements
Marc Phillips to Take Over as Managing Editor of The Occasional
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 [...]
CEDIA 2018: QOBUZ launching in USA, Roon support coming
We are making our first trip to CEDIA to mix it up this year. CEDIA is home to more than 20,000 home tech pros and 500+ exhibitors who convene to geek out on the latest in [...]
Roon expands to include Chromecast
Roon Labs expands to cover Google Chromecast devices. Pretty decent headline, there. I’ve been mucking about with Google Home (and smart speakers from some other [...]
McIntosh Announces MC462 Quad Balanced Power Amplifier
McIntosh Labs MC452 gets a major upgrade — say hello to the MC462. Bigger, badder, bolder — 450 watt stereo amplifier. From the press release from McIntosh Labs: [...]
Roon announces appointment of Dipin Sehdev to VP Marketing
Some very good industry news this morning from Roon Labs! Congrats to our good friend Dipin and the rest of the Roon team! From the press release: New York, NY, 4th June [...]
Pioneering speaker designer David Wilson dies
David Wilson may not have invented the high-end speaker, but his designs did much to define the category. Wilson’s Watt/Puppy, which began as a one-off project to help [...]
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 [...]
McIntosh Labs launch new MS500 Music Streamer and MCD600 SACD/CD Player
Binghamton, New York is a very busy place based on the number of announcements that come across my desk regarding McIntosh Labs product launches. The most recent salvo fired [...]
Munich High End 2018: VIMBERG & TIDAL
New at Munich is VIMBERG, springing from the minds, hands and creative work of Jörn Janczak of TIDAL. My understanding is that this line of loudspeakers will very much have [...]