TOP QNA With Digital Guru Rob Watts
It took some time to nail down an interview with Rob Watts, but at a recent audio show it all finally came together. I had seen a few presentations from the amicable Mr. [...]
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What Is Mastering? | The Occasional Podcast
Have you ever wondered what the heck Mastering is? I mean, we have tons of “Remasters” available for purchase, but what does that really mean? PTA contributor [...]
Fern & Roby Factory Tour Retrospective | The Millennial Audiophile
RICHMOND, VA (PTA) — Throughout the year of 2019, a few of us at Part-Time Audiophile have spent what we see as a warranted amount of time in adoration of everything [...]
Nelson Pass Interview – Part 2 | The Occasional Podcast
Chances are if you’ve been into high fidelity audio very long you’ve heard of Nelson Pass. His big watt amplifiers from Pass Labs make up their own little corner [...]
Is the room the most important component?
One of my favorite hi-fi arguments involves stack-ranking your spend. That is, how should we spend our hard-earned money when assembling a high-end stereo system? What [...]
What is the “absolute sound”?
The question of how we measure success in hi-fi is a tricky one. Many years ago, The Absolute Sound magus Harry Pearson made a lot of hay about the idea of reality being [...]
Breaking News: Local Man Wants His Music Mastered Loud
I had an article sent to me recently about how streaming has ended the volume wars. It was so factually incorrect that I’m inspired (agitated?) to offer my perspective to [...]
Audio in the time of Coronavirus
Long time, no see, dear readers. I was hoping to be back with something a bit lighter — the 2020 Munich High-End coverage was on my to-do list along with a couple of [...]
WATCH by John DeVore | The Occasional Magazine
[Editor: We are re-posting John DeVore’s column from The Occasional No. 6 on the Part-Time Audiophile website. To read the original article and other great content from [...]
The Occasional Magazine Volume 6 | Now Available!
They say that the magpie is the cleverest of all birds. They say it also has quite an eye for bright and shiny toys. This time through, our magpie has found all manner of [...]
