Munich 2023
Børresen M6 | Munich 2023
After reading all this coverage about High End 2023 in Munich, you might be wondering about my friends at Audio Group Denmark and what they had in store for the high-end audio industry. At AXPONA […]
aavik
AXPONA 2023
Top Rooms at AXPONA | AXPONA 2023
Man oh man, I knew it was going to be tough to pick out the Top Rooms at AXPONA 2023. It reminds me of one of those cooking competition shows on the Food Network where […]
AXPONA 2023
Axxess from Audio Group Denmark | AXPONA 2023
I first noticed the brand name Axxess when I visited Audio Group Denmark in Aalborg last summer. This mysterious name was present on so much of the signage and promotional materials along with Aavik, Ansuz […]
accessories
Les Davis Audio Vibration Control | REVIEW
Scot Hull and I have discussed my high-end audio past a couple of times, and how I used to be an importer and distributor but now I’m on the other side of the industry as […]
Announcements
Ansuz PowerSwitch Generation 3 Now Available | Announcements
Over the last few weeks Part-Time Audiophile has published a few reviews about ethernet switches, including models from Silent Angel and Ansuz. The Ansuz PowerSwitch D2, reviewed by Marc Phillips, is actually a part of […]
Headphones
Naim Uniti Atom Headphone Edition | REVIEW
The Naim Uniti Atom Headphone Edition, along with the Focal Celestee headphones, is an attempt to ask myself an important question for 2023: to headphone or not to headphone? There was a point last year […]
Cables & Power
The Ansuz Adventures | REVIEW
Now that I’ve reviewed the Aavik U-280 integrated amplifier/DAC, the Aavik S-280 digital streamer and the Børresen Z1 Cryo loudspeakers, there’s still so much more to say about the products from Audio Group Denmark. I’m […]
Florida 2023
Audio Group Denmark…in Florida! | FLAX 2023
I’ve just completed four whole reviews of the gear I received from Audio Group Denmark. The last, which covers all of the Ansuz cables and accessories, should appear as soon as we wrap up our […]
Digital
Aavik S-280 Digital Streamer | REVIEW
Do I need a digital streamer like the Aavik S-280? At first I wasn’t so sure. I’ve been pretty happy with just a DAC and my laptop for streaming Qobuz, just like I was happy […]
Loudspeakers
Børresen Z1 Cryo Loudspeakers | REVIEW
Did I get those speakers in for review? You know, the little monitors that cost $100,000 per pair, the ones that baffled me with their impossibly epic sound and subsequently prompted my adventure in Denmark […]
Components
Aavik U-280 Integrated Amplifier/DAC | REVIEW
In the interest of full disclosure, I reviewed the Aavik U-280 integrated amplifier and DAC ($18,000 USD) in a full Audio Group Denmark system that included the Aavik S-280 streamer ($12,000), the Ansuz Mainz8 C3 […]
Announcements
Ansuz Mainz8 Generation 3 Debuts | Announcements
Part-Time Audiophile will begin with the Audio Group Denmark (Ansuz, Aavik and Borresen) reviews this weekend with Marc Phillips’ review of the Aavik U-280 integrated amplifier/DAC. We are also in the process of reviewing the […]
Loudspeakers
Neat Acoustics Ministra Loudspeakers | REVIEW
When’s the last time you’ve heard a loudspeaker, such as the Neat Acoustics Ministra, with an isobaric woofer design? It’s been a while for me, too, but I recall two relatively small monitors from years […]
Analog
Allnic Audio H-6500 Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW
Last year it was Phono Preamplifier Central over here, with me being spoiled with one product after another while testing out the Brinkmann Taurus turntable. While I never quite picked a favorite—there were far too […]
Singapore 2022
Sound & Sight Exhibition, Pt. 4 | Singapore 2022
Alright, drum roll. Here comes my favorite sounding room of the entire International Sound & Sight Exhibition in Singapore. The Børresen Acoustics loudspeakers, powered by Aavik electronics and Ansuz switch and Ansuz cables. Before we […]
CAF 2022
Børresen, Ansuz and Aavik | CAF 2022
If you’ve followed Marc Phillips’ adventures in Denmark, specifically his visit to Audio Group Denmark where they make Børresen speakers, Aavik amplification and Ansuz cables and accessories, you’ll know they are at the forefront of […]
Announcements
Aavik 880 Line Launched | Announcements
When I went to Denmark last August, I was able to see and hear the new Aavik 880 amplification line. The 880 line is different from the other the other Aavik lines in many ways–most […]
Loudspeakers
Legato Duo Loudspeakers from Sonner Audio | REVIEW
If you have some time to spare, go visit Sonner Audio’s Gunawan Surya at a high-end audio show armed with a modicum of music knowledge. It’ll be a highlight of your show. Every time I […]
Loudspeakers
Qln Signature Monitors | REVIEW
Spoiler alert: this isn’t going to be as much of a dry, objective review of the Qln Signature loudspeakers as a feverish chronicle of an all-too-brief romance. If that seems too biased for a high-end […]
Audio-Life
Audio Group Denmark Factory Tour | On the Road
My trip to Denmark in late August was all the result of a simple question—what is Audio Group Denmark doing that other high-end audio manufacturers aren’t? That question was originally formed, of course, in response […]