Part-Time Audiophile
  • About Us
    • Store
    • Contributors
    • Editorial Policy
    • Advertise with PTA
    • Contact Us
    • About Your Privacy
  • Show Report
    • Canada
      • TAVES 2016
      • Montreal 2017
      • Vancouver 2015
      • Vancouver 2017
      • Vancouver 2018
    • Europe
      • Greece
        • Athens 2013
        • Athens 2014
        • Athens Headphone Festival 2014
      • High End 2013
      • High End 2014
      • High End 2015
      • High End 2016
      • High End 2017
      • High End 2018
      • High End 2019
      • Stuttgart 2019
      • Warsaw 2017
    • United States
      • AXPONA
        • AXPONA 2011
        • AXPONA 2012
        • AXPONA 2013
        • AXPONA 2014
        • AXPONA 2015
        • AXPONA 2016
        • AXPONA 2017
        • AXPONA 2018
        • AXPONA 2019
        • AXPONA 2022
      • CA Audio Show
        • CAS 2013
        • CAS 2014
        • LAAS 2017
      • CanJam Global
        • CanJam SoCal 2015
        • CanJam SoCal 2016
      • Capital Audiofest
        • CAF 2010
        • CAF 2011
        • CAF 2012
        • CAF 2013
        • CAF 2014
        • CAF 2015
        • CAF 2016
        • CAF 2017
        • CAF 2018
        • CAF 2019
        • CAF 2021
      • Florida Audio Expo
        • Florida Audio Expo 2019
        • Florida Audio Expo 2020
      • CES/CEDIA
        • CES 2013
        • CES 2015
        • CES 2017
        • CEDIA 2018
      • Lone Star
        • LSAF 2019
      • New York
        • New York 2012
        • New York 2013
        • New York 2014
        • New York 2019
        • International Auto Show 2015
      • Rocky Mountain
        • RMAF 2010
        • RMAF 2011
        • RMAF 2012
        • RMAF 2013
        • RMAF 2014
        • RMAF 2015
        • RMAF 2016
        • RMAF 2017
        • RMAF 2018
        • RMAF 2019
      • T.H.E. Show
        • THE Show Newport Beach 2012
        • THE Show Newport Beach 2013
        • THE Show Newport Beach 2014
        • THE Show Newport Beach 2015
        • THE Show Newport Beach 2016
        • THE Show Long Beach 2019
        • THE Show Long Beach 2021
  • Reviews
    • Analog
    • Cables & Power
    • Components
    • Digital
    • Headphones
    • Loudspeakers
    • Music
    • Tweaks
  • Columns
    • Audiophile Journal
    • Far Corners
    • Interviews
    • Jazz Files
    • Lifestyle
    • Nan Pincus
    • Publishers Desk
    • Reluctant Sommelier
    • Selective Focus
    • Smoking Jacket
    • Spirited Away
    • Timekeeper
    • The Ivory Tower
    • The Vinyl Anachronist
    • Vinyl Grouch
  • Buyers Guide
  • Awards
  • The Podcast
    • Occasional Podcast
    • Occasional Magazine
  • AudioHead
Latest
  • [ June 30, 2022 ] Acora Acoustics, Ampsandsound, Lampizator, Thrax, Audio Research, Dynavector | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 30, 2022 ] Common Wave, Ojas, QLN, Audio Hungary, Varla, Merason, Nagra, Technics, Kuzma | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 30, 2022 ] Sunny Components, Vinnie Rossi, Meitner, Neodio, B&W, AudioQuest | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 29, 2022 ] British Audio Guys, Graham Audio, Moonriver, Bergmann, Hana | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 29, 2022 ] Zingali Acoustics, JMF, Pear Audio, Audio Skies | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 29, 2022 ] Sun Valley Audio, Elekit, VK Music | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 28, 2022 ] Wynn Audio, Kalista, Métronome, Vimberg, Thrax, Entreq | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 28, 2022 ] Audio Chamber, Credo, Meitner, Van den Hul, VPI Industries, Balanced Audio Technology, Audioshield | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 28, 2022 ] Black Ocean Audio | THE Show 2022 THE Show 2022
  • [ June 26, 2022 ] GoldenEar BRX Loudspeakers | REVIEW Loudspeakers
  • [ June 24, 2022 ] Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4 Loudspeakers | REVIEW Loudspeakers
  • [ June 23, 2022 ] Jill Richards & Kevin Volans, Etudes | The Vinyl Anachronist Announcements
  • [ June 21, 2022 ] FOCAL Powered by NAIM Opens Miami and Austin Listening Spaces Announcements
  • [ June 21, 2022 ] TIDAL Audio Contros Digital Controller Announcements
  • [ June 20, 2022 ] Gustaf Ljunggren, Floreana | The Vinyl Anachronist The Vinyl Anachronist
  • [ June 19, 2022 ] Ampsandsound Bryce Monoblocks | REVIEW Components
  • [ June 17, 2022 ] Lab12 Integre4 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW Components
  • [ June 16, 2022 ] Michael Fremer Is Back with The Tracking Angle! | BREAKING NEWS Announcements
  • [ June 16, 2022 ] Zu Audio Union 6 Announcements
  • [ June 15, 2022 ] Pacific Audio Fest 2022 Will Be Here Faster Than a Scalded Haint Announcements
  • [ June 14, 2022 ] Is Class D Coming Into Its Own? | The Occasional Podcast Occasional Podcast
  • [ June 11, 2022 ] CEC DA5 DAC and TL-5 Transport | REVIEW Digital
  • [ June 7, 2022 ] Focal Naim Teams with Qobuz for Focal Powered by Naim Stores Announcements
  • [ June 5, 2022 ] The Best Subwoofers and Hi-Fi Accessories | Buyers Guide Summer 2022 Buyers Guide
  • [ June 5, 2022 ] The Best Cables and Power Management | Buyers Guide Summer 2022 Buyers Guide
Homeacora acoustics

acora acoustics

THE Show 2022

Acora Acoustics, Ampsandsound, Lampizator, Thrax, Audio Research, Dynavector | THE Show 2022

June 30, 2022 Grover Neville 0

Regular readers will know by now that Dave McNair, myself and the rest of the PTA Team have an enormous amount of respect and appreciation for Acora Acoustics and founder Valerio Cora, who is perhaps […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Subwoofers and Hi-Fi Accessories | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

June 5, 2022 Editorial Staff 0

Welcome to the Best Hi-Fi Accessories section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Floorstanding Loudspeakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

June 3, 2022 Editorial Staff 0

Welcome to the Best Floorstanding Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

June 3, 2022 Editorial Staff 0

Welcome to the Best Bookshelf Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Components

Audio Research LS28SE Preamplifier | REVIEW

April 3, 2022 Grover Neville 5

The Audio Research LS28SE line stage preamplifier arrived at a time when I was playing with lightning in a bottle,  a small project line stage utilizing a simple point to point OTL circuit and hot-rodded […]

Loudspeakers

Acora SRB Speakers | REVIEW Follow-Up

March 18, 2022 Grover Neville 1

If I were to sum up my experience of the Acora SRB it would be that it has reminded me of the Joy of the Novice. Can you remember the first time you had an […]

Announcements

The Best of Buyers Guide 2022

December 4, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

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. […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Floorstanding Speakers | Buyers Guide 2022

November 28, 2021 Editorial Staff 2

Welcome to the Best Floorstanding Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank ].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide 2022

November 28, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Best Bookshelf Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank ].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Hi-Fi Accessories | Buyers Guide 2022

November 26, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Best Hi-Fi Accessories section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank ].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

Best of Show and Wrap-Up | CAF 2021

November 19, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 1

ROCKVILLE, MD (PTA) — Glad to be back at Capital Audio Fest for 2021. Arriving on Thursday it was a bit emotional for me, seeing all the exhibitors finishing the final bits of system setup […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

Acora Acoustics, Audio Research, Transrotor, Aurender, Esoteric, Cardas, Anne Bisson, and Dave McNair | CAF 2021

November 16, 2021 Dave McNair 3

This was my second visit ever to Capital Audio Fest, my first being in 2019 in the “Before Times.” The 2021 show, if not quite as large as the previous one, was very well attended, […]

Loudspeakers

Acora Acoustics SRS-G Speaker Stands | REVIEW

October 1, 2021 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Acora Acoustics SRS-G Speaker Stands | REVIEW

The Acora Acoustics SRS-G speaker stands, which are made from solid blocks of granite and retail for $5,000 per pair, are designed for two groups of people. The first group consists of owners of the […]

Audio-Life

Acora Acoustics, The Audio Company and Sweet Melissa Records | On The Road

September 17, 2021 Dave McNair 1

[Editor’s Note: While brainstorming how to best tell the story of our road trip to The Audio Company, Dave and I (Eric Franklin Shook) considered drilling down into the specific sound of each room, but instead […]

Analog

Acoustic Signature Typhoon NEO Turntable and TA-5000 Tonearm | REVIEW

September 12, 2021 Dave McNair 3

Does anyone really NEED a $34,000 turntable/arm/cartridge setup like the Acoustic Signature Typhoon NEO, TA-5000 and Acoustical Systems Palladium? Well, of course not! Okay, let me qualify and rephrase that. If someone is a serious […]

Components

Audio by Van Alstine DVA M225 Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

July 9, 2021 Dave McNair 3

I’m not gonna tease any of the readers by making them wait (or skip to my conclusion), so I’ll say right up front: OH. MY. LAWD.™ I was in audiophile heaven from the minute I […]

Announcements

Acora Acoustics Welcomes Two New Dealers

July 1, 2021 Editorial Staff 2

Acora Acoustics (website) is on a roll this year (much like last year), adding two new hi-fi stores to their impressive list of dealers. First, it’s Onest Audio of Rehoboth, MA, and second it’s Ovation […]

Show Report

Pietra and Benchmark | T.H.E. SHOW 2021

June 24, 2021 Grover Neville 2

I’m not familiar with Pietra speakers (website), but they resembled the Acora Acoustics speakers which both Marc Phillips and Dave McNair have reviewed and raved to me about recently. The large marble front baffles meant […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Cables, Power, Grounding and Racks | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 16, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Best Cables, Power, Grounding and Racks | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

The Best Cables, Power, Grounding and Equipment Racks [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! These are the best cables, power products, grounding products and racks that we, the PTA team, […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 15, 2021 Editorial Staff 9

The Best Bookshelf Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best bookshelf speakers that we, the PTA team, have personally heard.] EgglestonWorks Hotel Speakers (price per […]

Posts navigation

1 2 »

Looking for something?

Be In The Know

Subscribe to PTA and get the latest!

Join 27,107 other subscribers









  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • iTunes

Copyright PT Audio 2022

Exit mobile version
%%footer%%