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iFi ZEN One Signature
Just last week I was exclaiming to the PTA team that most DACs should include Bluetooth, at least as an added convenience. For when the teenageers want to take over the hi-fi system and give […]
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Rotel A12MKII, CD14MKII and RCD-1572MKII
Following the launch of the A14MKII, RA-1572MKII, RA-1592MKII, RC-1572MKII and RC-1590MKII last year, during Rotel’s 60th Anniversary, more upgraded models appear today to deliver on the same sonic promises made a year ago. Another victory […]
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An Interview With Naim Audio | The Occasional Podcast
Our hifi-centric show, The Occasional Podcast takes aim at British hi-fi once again this week with an interview with Naim Audio. Adding to the exploration of this sub-genre of audiophile products, this interview is actually […]
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Last Chance To Register To Win A Sumiko Amethyst Phono Cart!
This is the last call for our readers to register to win a Sumiko Amethyst Phono Cartridge valued at $600. All you need to get entered is your email address. We will draw one winner […]
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Zesto Audio Bia 200 Select Stereo Power Amplifier
At PTA we live for new amplifiers, so when the news was announced that Zesto Audio was introducing their new Bia 200 Select Stereo Power Amplifier the writing (and editing) team was overjoyed, and ready to […]
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Qobuz DUO: Share The Highest Quality Listening Experience For Two
Exciting news from Qobuz arrives today, which in our minds is just in time for Valentines Day. Nothing says “I love you” like enjoying your music together, or apart from each other in separate rooms. […]
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YG Acoustics Peaks Series Loudspeakers
Just in time for the new year, YG Acoustics launches a new, more affordable speaker line called the Peaks Series. Models start at just $8,500 pr USD. More information can be found below. Enjoy! The […]
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Sound by Singer Welcomes 2022
NEW YORK (PTA) — News from Andrew Singer of Sound by Singer arrives to welcome in the new year, and bring wishes of comfort to those working from home again in 2022. Sound by Singer […]
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AudioConLA 2022: Postponed
With the statistics of Omicron variant cases on the rise, we see prudent moves being made from AudioConLA. PRESS RELEASE AudioConLA 2022 Postponed (Dec. 27th) For the last fifteen years, Sarah and I have been […]
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Win A Sumiko Amethyst Phono Cartridge! | PTA Giveaway
This month Part-Time Audiophile has partnered with Sumiko to bring some additional holiday cheer to one lucky reader. That’s right, we are giving away a brand spanking new Sumiko Amethyst phono cart, just like the […]
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The Best of Buyers Guide 2022
The Best of Buyers Guide [Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide. This year we’ve added more entries to the Buyers Guide, which means we had to review more products than last year. […]
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Vandersteen Model 1Ci+
When you fire-up the reminiscing machine and think deeply about how you became and audiophile, you often think back to your first real hi-fi purchase. For me it was the Vandersteen 1C. I had owned […]
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A List Of Black Friday Deals For Audiophiles 2021
The weather is turning colder, and what better time to snuggle up next to a pair of warm tubes then with a most excellent deal on some audiophile gear. As with last year, Black Friday […]
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McIntosh MC3500 Mk II Vacuum Tube Amplifier
I really hope you’ve all been an exceptionally good boys and girls this year, because Santa-tosh Labs is watching and his elves at the Binghamton, NY ‘workshop‘ just launched an updated version of the iconic […]
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Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Relentless Preamplifier
If G-d herself owned a stereo system, I’m imagining she would have components that looked a lot like those from Dan D’Agostino’s Relentless Series. We’ve been tremendously enthusiastic fans of D’Agostino Master Audio Systems components […]
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Vinnie Rossi BRAMA: Integrated, Preamp, and Amplifier
The long-awaited Vinnie Rossi BRAMA Collection (website) has finally arrived. Two years in the making, an ultra-sleek, ultra-high-end class of product. The new BRAMA Collection is comprised of a trio of smartly designed components: Preamp, […]
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Paul DiComo, Audio Industry Veteran, Passes at 70
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 […]
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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest comes to an end.
Just before noon today, it was announced that RMAF 2021, and its subsequent events, are no more. A letter received by press members and exhibitors revealed the details of that decision. With the reported rise […]
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Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond. Excellence. Evolved.
Bowers & Wilkins does it again, besting themselves. Refining the audio dreamscape. The press release below says it best: “How do you improve on the world’s most successful and iconic range of high-end loudspeakers?” After […]
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AXPONA Rescheduled, New Date Announced for 2022
BREAKING NEWS!!! Press Release Enclosed August 23, 2021 Dear AXPONA Community, AXPONA will be rescheduled from October 29-31, 2021 until April 22-24, 2022. Throughout this spring and early summer, enthusiasm for AXPONA in October was […]
