Audio Advice Live 2022 is only one week away! Our coverage begins on Friday the 19th of next week and runs continuously until completed. From our most recent communication at Audio Advice, the entire Sheraton […]
A new high-end audio show emerges! Audio Advice Live 2022 (website) is a three-day audio show event, beginning on Friday, August 19th, 2022 and ending on Sunday, August 21st, 2022. The show runs from 8am-6pm […]
Editor’s Note: Before we dive into Hubcon 2022 coverage, let’s take care of the elephant in the room—what the hell is Hubcon? Hubcon is a gathering of Part-Time Audiophile writers and editors. During our planning […]
Welcome to the Best Headphones and Gear 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 […]
Welcome to the Best Headphones and Gear 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 […]
As the Airmotiv GR1 headphones land in my lap I realize that I’ve been spoiled rotten. Lately it’s been headphones from the likes of Audeze and Focal, brands of which nearly define the best-of-the-best offerings […]
Last year I reviewed the Audio Hungary (website) Qualiton APX-200 power amp (review linked here), which was 100 watts per channel of pure vacuum tube goodness. It was, and still is, a tremendous sounding power […]
Audeze launches a carbon-nanotube-based electrostatic headphone, originally developed for the medical community. PRESS RELEASE AUDEZE CRBN ELECTROSTATIC TECHNOLOGY DELIVERS BREAKTHROUGH SOLUTIONS FOR NEUROSCIENCE AND ADVANCED HEADPHONE APPLICATIONS The new CRBN Electrostatic headphones have patented carbon […]
The Best Headphones [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best headphones and headphone amps that we, the PTA team, have heard.] In-Ear Monitors (IEM) 1MORE Triple […]
I don’t listen to headphones like the Focal Stellia (website). Okay, let me back up—I listen to headphones all the time, just not for pleasure, but rather to check my work in the studio and […]
The Best Headphones [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers Guide into sections, which makes it […]
The story of the Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition (website) is one of many welcomed surprises. Not often in life are we gifted with genuine surprises, and the ones most commonly thrust upon us […]
A few weeks ago, I found myself editing an equipment review and I got to that section. You know the section, the one where the reviewer gathers up copious notes on the music used during […]
One of the great things about high performance headphone audio is that there is such a diverse selection of great sounding gear now. Back in the day (oh, 30 years or so) there were far […]
This is the story of the Audeze LCD-1 and my emotional rejuvenation. As the pandemic pushed me into a bit of a social lull, I turned to the arts. Days began to fly off the […]
To some, describing a headphone as “fun” is akin to the kiss of death. The calling for linearity occasionally spurs dynamic swings in opinions, and even greater judgments in the comment sections and forums. Whatever […]
TAMPA, FL (PTA) — Finding an oasis at an audio show is a rare thing. Usually it requires less people, isolation from neighboring rooms, and a shared goal for peaceful listening. Typically that doesn’t present […]
There is a bit something for everyone in this, the Season 3 Episode 7 of The Occasional Podcast! In this episode of TOP, Von Schweikert Audio takes us on a tour, throwing light onto the […]
I’m as interested in a good “desk” audio system as the next guy, and I have dabbled in assembling various small systems in my office over the last few years. Thanks to my old buddy […]
Audio Advice celebrates forty years in business by pulling out all the stops during their annual Music Matters event. Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook Music Matters, is an annual celebration of music listening. […]
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