audeze – Part-Time Audiophile

Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Shelter from the storm on Opening Night

April 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

First the rain came straight down. Then the rain came sideways. Then it seemed to be coming up at me from the ground as I ran from a coffee shop to make my way to Hi-Fi [...]

Vancouver Audio Festival 2018 kicks off this Friday

April 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Time is rapidly approaching for Vancouver-area audiophiles to get their sonic freak on with Hi-fi Centre once again hosting the Vancouver Audio Festival which runs from 5 [...]

Audeze Mobius: You’re Surrounded by Good Sound.

March 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Newport Beach to do a factory tour of Synergistic Research. Synergistic’s CEO Ted Denney and I also got a last minute invite [...]

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

December 25, 2017 // 20 Comments

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 [...]

RMAF 2017: Lee’s Best of Show

November 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

This year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest was a blast. With the Marriott Tech Center all put back together and a lot of manufacturers and people in attendance, it felt [...]

RMAF 2017: Big News from Chord Electronics

October 26, 2017 // 1 Comment

Covering CanJam this year was a real blast. Every vendor seemed to have super exciting product introductions and Chord Electronics was no different albeit it was a more [...]

RMAF 2017: Audeze Proves a Real Pro

October 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Getting a seat at the Audeze table proved difficult. It seemed every time I peeked into the CanJam ballroom, the place was flooded all around the L-shaped seating area. [...]

RMAF 2017: A preview (of sorts)

September 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

Dear Santa, All I want for Xmas is my RMAF by Eric Franklin Shook I’m not the long winded bullshit artist you might have originally thought or hoped me to be. I lean [...]

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: High Fives on Day Two

June 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

Smiles greeted me from a number of manufacturer representatives as I headed into HiFi Centre for the second, and final day of the inaugural Vancouver Audio Festival. Seems [...]

High End 2017: Audeze introduces the fab LCDi4 in ear headphones

June 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Audeze keeps pushing the limits of personal fidelity and after the successful launch of the iSine series it was time for a similar form factor but flagship model. [...]