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Fern and Roby Isolation Feet | REVIEW

September 24, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

Why do I need the Fern & Roby Isolation Feet in my system? If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been using a gorgeous Fern and Roby equipment rack for the last few years. I love it. […]

Loudspeakers

Falcon Acoustics M10 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

September 22, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

One of these days, Part-Time Audiophile publisher Scot Hull is going to send me that pair of Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a Gold Badges he’s commandeered for most of 2023. That’s my speaker, I thought. I’m the […]

Loudspeakers

Gershman Acoustics Studio XdB Loudspeakers | REVIEW

September 17, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

This is the second year in a row that I’ve agreed to transport a pair of review speakers from the Pacific Audio Fest back to the house, and it’s the second time my Mazda CX-5 […]

Loudspeakers

Piega Coax 411 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

September 15, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

I now feel, after spending time with the Piega Coax 411 speakers, as if I dropped the ball when I wrote about the debut of the new EMT 928 II turntable back in the MoFi […]

Components

ampsandsound Casablanca Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

September 8, 2023 Graig Neville 2

Here’s lookin’ at you, kid. Casablanca is a classic that stands up to today’s films, and having the wonderful ampsandsound Casablanca monoblock tube amplifiers in my listening room certainly invoked thoughts of nostalgia. Much like […]

Components

Audio-gd Master 10 Mk.2 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

September 3, 2023 Marc Phillips 3

When I first saw the name “Audio-gd,” I might have been a little confused. It might have been a case of an initial misread–I thought the email said Audio G-D, and perhaps the manufacturers belonged […]

Analog

Luxman LMC-5 Phono Cartridge | REVIEW

September 1, 2023 Marc Phillips 3

There’s a saying among high-end audio reviewers: “They don’t need reviews.” This saying usually pops up when a writer is interested in a certain brand or product, considers reaching out, and is told by a […]

Components

The Complete Audio Note UK System | REVIEW

August 27, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

Years ago, long before I finally had some seat time with a complete Audio Note UK system, someone asked me if there were any high-end audio brands that excelled at complete systems, everything from speakers […]

Analog

Musical Surroundings Phonomena III and Linear Power Supply | REVIEW

August 25, 2023 Graig Neville 1

Smooth as buttah. That’s what comes to mind while I’ve been reviewing the Musical Surroundings Phonomena phono stages. Stages? Plural? Yes. Garth Leerer of Musical Surroundings was nice enough to send me a Phonomena II+ […]

Loudspeakers

Aretai Contra 100S Loudspeakers | REVIEW

August 18, 2023 Marc Phillips 5

I’ve made a concerted effort not to dwell on the country of origin of many of my review components over the last year or so. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen reviewers go a little overboard, […]

Loudspeakers

Børresen X3 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

August 13, 2023 Greg Weaver 1

After hearing the prototype of the Børresen X3 loudspeakers at last year’s Capital Audiofest, I’ve been more than mildly curious to give this little rascal a real test drive. Given my repeated exposure to the […]

Cables & Power

ArgentPur Cables | REVIEW

August 11, 2023 Marc Phillips 6

Do you believe in fate, or that everything happens for a reason? That’s how I felt when I first decided to review ArgentPur cables. First, Ernest Meunier of ArgentPur contacted PTA and asked if we […]

Cables & Power

The AudioQuest XLR Chronicles | REVIEW

August 6, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

This review of several models of AudioQuest XLR interconnects has taken a long time–well over a year, in fact. At first I wanted to discuss XLR interconnects on a bigger scale, including other brands such […]

Analog

Audio Note UK TT-Two Deluxe Turntable | REVIEW

August 4, 2023 Marc Phillips 3

Many years ago I had a discussion with the late Warren Jarrett, a Southern California dealer and distributor who happened to represent Audio Note UK at the time. I mentioned to him that I always […]

Digital

Audio Note UK CDT One/II CD Transport | REVIEW

July 30, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

Can a mere digital transport such as the Audio Note UK CDT One/II make a huge difference in the sound quality of a hi-fi system? Isn’t that the purview of the digital-to-analog converter that is […]

Loudspeakers

Boenicke W5 Loudspeakers | The Desktop

July 28, 2023 Scot Hull 1

Doing it wrong Yes, I’m doing it wrong. I think that’s the best place to start any confession, audiophile or otherwise. Because, clearly, this whole “near-field” thing is just not the same as the “audiophile […]

Loudspeakers

Bowers and Wilkins 703 S3 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

July 23, 2023 Graig Neville 4

I invited Diana Krall into my listening room, and she was gracious enough to send her simulacrum through the Bowers and Wilkins 703 S3. Not the B&W 703 S3, mind you, but Bowers and Wilkins. […]

Components

Naim Uniti Atom | The Desktop

July 21, 2023 Scot Hull 1

What follows is not a typical audio review of the Naim Uniti Atom, or, of anything really. Just want to be clear. All of this is me trying to solve a problem. A peculiar problem. […]

Components

Audio Note UK Cobra Integrated Amp/DAC | REVIEW

July 16, 2023 Marc Phillips 6

While reviewing the Audio Note UK Cobra integrated amplifier and DAC, I kept thinking of an industry friend who once joked about how easy it was to design an EL-34-based amplifier that offered good sound. […]

Loudspeakers

The Magico M9 Experience | REVIEW

July 14, 2023 Greg Weaver 2

I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the entire Magico voyage unfold. Well, once they went public that is. Yet the lead-up to that stage is also quite significant. In 1994, some decade before he founded […]

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