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Buyers Guide

The Best Cartridges, Tonearms, and Headshells | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

June 4, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Best Cartridges, Tonearms, and Headshells | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

Welcome to the Best Phono Cartridges, Tonearms, and Headshells 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 […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Phono Cartridges, Tonearms and Headshells | Buyers Guide 2022

November 26, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Best Phono Cartridges, Tonearms, and Headshells 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 […]

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 […]

Analog

Hagerman Audio Labs Trumpet MC Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

August 15, 2021 Marc Phillips 2

  I don’t have a story about Hagerman Audio Labs from the old days, other than the fact that they offered a product I found intriguing—an affordable tube phono stage called the Trumpet that sounded […]

Analog

Sumiko Amethyst MM Phono Cartridge | REVIEW

July 18, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

This isn’t the first time in the last few months where I had to explain my reasoning behind reviewing a certain component. Take this new Sumiko Amethyst cartridge, a moving-magnet cartridge that retails for a […]

Analog

Glanz MH-124S Premium Tonearm | REVIEW

September 27, 2020 Richard Mak Comments Off on Glanz MH-124S Premium Tonearm | REVIEW

The Glanz MH-124S Premium tonearm review is the most difficult review I have ever done for two reasons. The first reason is the sheer beauty of the tonearm and its absolutely flawless sonic performance, making […]

Analog

Jeff Rowland Design Group Conductor Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

June 28, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Jeff Rowland Design Group Conductor Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

  Having a Jeff Rowland Design Group product in my reference system reminds me, in a roundabout way, of one of the greatest hi-fi systems I’ve heard. This happened nearly a decade ago, at the […]

Analog

Rega P10 Turntable | REVIEW

March 22, 2020 Dave McNair 15

By means of introduction to the Rega P10 turntable, let me start by saying that I work as a mastering engineer. For some time, I’ve wanted to upgrade my current turntable, a Rega P3, to […]

CAF 2019

Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019

November 24, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019

Much of my Capital Audiofest wrap-up has already been telegraphed. I talked about my favorite rooms in The Occasional Podcast, and I’ve hinted as much in these show reports. You’ve probably already guessed that this […]

CAF 2019

Doug White and The Voice That Is! | CAF 2019

November 9, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Doug White and The Voice That Is! | CAF 2019

If you listened to The Occasional Podcast‘s wrap-up of the 2019 Capital Audiofest, you probably know that most of the Part-Time Audiophile team–Scot Hull, Eric Franklin Shook, Grover Neville, Dave McNair, Jameson Mourafetis and me–listed […]

Analog

Lab12 Melto2 Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

October 6, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Lab12 Melto2 Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

The Lab12 Melto2 phono preamplifier reminded me of how I sometimes get really excited about trying new outboard phono stages—and this is from a guy whose first article about phono preamps was dismissively titled “Little […]

Awards

The Part-Time Audiophile guide to the best hi-fi gear of 2017

December 25, 2017 John Stancavage 20

Picking the best audio component of the year is kind of like pondering your ultimate list of girls to ask to the high school prom. There are many very attractive choices, but probably a much […]

Munich 2016

High End 2016: The Acoustical Systems Apolyt, a vinyl-spinning Leviathan

May 24, 2016 Panagiotis Karavitis 1

High-end audio is a run for who makes the biggest speakers, amplifiers, and of course turntables. As of 2016, the trophy for the biggest, meanest, spinner goes to the Acoustical Systems Apolyt, which sets new […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Feickert Analogue Woodpecker delivers on expectations

October 30, 2015 Rafe Arnott 1

This is a turntable I’ve been waiting a long time to hear: Dr. Feickert’s Woodpecker. The Woodpecker is the base model in Feickert’s line ($6,500 USD), and Vana Ltd. (US distributor) specifies black-anodized, brushed aluminum […]

High End 2015

High End 2015: Zellaton

June 24, 2015 Panagiotis Karavitis 1

There is something about historic brands, they have a special charm which I find irresistible. We have witnessed the re-birth of famous 19th century maisons in watchmaking and something similar happened with a few legends […]

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