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Pear Audio Blue Kid Howard Turntable | REVIEW

January 8, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

I needed a workhorse turntable. It took me over two years to decide on one, but I finally settled on the Pear Audio Blue Kid Howard turntable, complete with the Pear Audio Blue Cornet 2 […]

Announcements

Michael Fremer Is Back with The Tracking Angle! | BREAKING NEWS

June 16, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 2

A known digital junkie and nap enthusiast, Michael Fremer, is getting the band back together…(insert sliding needle scratch) wait, what?? If you were lucky (or old enough) to skim the pages of The Tracking Angle […]

Analog

Brinkmann Edison Mk. II Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

January 23, 2022 Marc Phillips 6

I hate being one of those high-end reviewers who hold onto gear forever, stretching the process out over months and months, waiting for other products to show up, working out whatever issues come up, and […]

Analog

Allnic Audio H-5500 Phono Preamplifier and Amber MC Cartridge | REVIEW

September 5, 2021 Marc Phillips 4

The Allnic Audio H-5500 phono preamplifier forced me to ask myself a serious question—am I still a tube guy? Just a few weeks ago I stood in front of my ever-evolving reference/review system and wondered […]

Analog

ZYX Ultimate Airy X Cartridge | REVIEW

April 11, 2021 Marc Phillips 4

The first time I listened to the ZYX Ultimate Airy X cartridge it instantly reminded me of Scot Hull’s wife, Julia. I know that sounds strange, and even Scot’s probably thinking “WTF, Marc?” right about […]

Analog

Vertere Acoustics Mystic Moving Coil Cartridge and Phono-1 MKII Preamp | REVIEW

April 4, 2021 Dave McNair 6

In my earlier review, I wrote about the Vertere MG-1/SG-1 turntable/tonearm combination. Here I’m going to pen about a few other offerings from Vetere (website), companion pieces I received with the ‘table and arm–the Vertere […]

The Ivory Tower

Why Do Records Sound Better? | The Ivory Tower

October 17, 2020 Dave McNair 46

Into The Groove Why do a lot of us audiophiles (and casual listener types) prefer the sound of records over the same music released digitally? Is it something about the inferiority of digital? Are vinyl […]

Analog

Gold Note Mediterraneo Turntable | Review

June 23, 2019 John Richardson 1

Wow! What is it about Italian audio gear? I have been recently blessed with a veritable feast for both the eyes and the ears …. Right at the tail-end of my time with the lovely Sonus […]

Components

Vinnie Rossi LIO | Review

June 16, 2019 Editorial Staff 3

  by Steve Folberg The Vinnie Rossi LIO I couldn’t be more pleased about once again reviewing an integrated amplifier for Part-Time Audiophile, especially since I’m currently searching for an integrated amp for my own system. […]

Munich 2019

Avid expands product line | High End 2019

June 5, 2019 Panagiotis Karavitis Comments Off on Avid expands product line | High End 2019

Most of our readers should be familiar with British turntable company Avid and some of the more alert ones must have taken note on how Avid evolved into a complete high end audio manufacturer. After […]

AXPONA 2019 Rupert Neve
AXPONA 2019

Rupert Neve Designs, Focal | AXPONA 2019

April 20, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

CHICAGO (PTA) — If it is true that we were all created in God’s image, some of us inherited more godlike ability than others. In terms of the ability to work miracles in the arena […]

Announcements

Dan D’Agostino announces the New Momentum HD Preamplifier

March 16, 2019 Mohammed Samji 1

This week, D’Agostino announced updates to the Momentum Pre-Amplifier. Some of these changes build on improvements first employed in the Momentum M400 Amplifier. The updated Momentum HD Pre-Amplifier will include a 33% larger power transformer, […]

Analog

Thales Simplicity II Tonearm | REVIEW

December 16, 2018 Richard Mak 2

On March 27th, 1983, the New York Times published an article titled “Sound; Tonearms: Is Linear Better?”. The article read like a technical paper, more sophisticated than some of today’s articles found in Audiophile magazines. […]

Audiophile Journal

Conion C-100F FM/AM Cassette Boombox

November 30, 2018 Eric Franklin Shook 3

The Conion C-100F is a Japanese made Stereo 4-band FM/AM Tuner, Double Cassette Recorder Boombox. At nearly 30” wide, 16” tall, 8” deep and weighing 22lbs, this is a boombox of gargantuan size, with booming sonics, […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Jeff Rowland Design Group and the Ultimate Phono Pre for Multiple Tonearms

November 15, 2018 Marc Phillips 1

Lucien Pichette of the Jeff Rowland Design Group is an old friend of ours. He grew up in Montrose, Colorado, where Colleen and I lived for a few years, and I used to drive past […]

ZYX UNIverse Optimum
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ZYX UNIverse Optimum 1Ω MC Cartridge | REVIEW

August 25, 2018 Richard Mak 4

Astonishment, personified US $16,995.00. There, I’ve said it, in bold. That’s nearly seventeen thousand dollars for a phono cartridge. I still remember the first turntable I bought back in 1981, it was a Luxman PD-284 […]

Analog

Pure Fidelity Eclipse Turntable Review

August 10, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Pure Fidelity Eclipse Turntable Review

Pure Fidelity Eclipse Turntable Review: Total Eclipse of the Art, as originally seen in The Occasional Magazine. […]

Analog

Recording the Masters FOX C-60: The New Audio Cassette Standard

July 1, 2018 Editorial Staff 5

by Carlos Guzman Technics RS M63. That was the first cassette deck recorder I bought with my own money. On monthly installments, I paid $21.50 for 24 months with my funeral home’s attendant part-time job. […]

Components

Review: PS Audio Sprout 100 DAC/Integrated Amplifier

June 22, 2018 John Richardson 5

“Dad, why does he always get to do things before I did?” That was my daughter voicing mild complaint over the prospect of her younger brother receiving a Sprout. A Sprout, you say? Indeed, I’m […]

Analog

Audio Cassette Revival: For Real?

June 16, 2018 Editorial Staff 6

by Carlos Guzman With the new tape revival around the world, more and more audiophiles are getting into the exclusive, and sometimes expensive, hobby of open reel playback. Many companies have resurrected the old “pre-recorded” […]

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