The Best Tonearms and Phono Cartridges | Buyers Guide Summer 2021
The Best Tonearms [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best tonearms that we, the PTA team, have heard.] [...]
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GEM Dandy PolyTable Signature Turntable with Sorane TA-1L Tonearm | REVIEW
I do have a couple of my patented old audio guy stories about George Merrill, the legendary turntable designer who now makes the GEM Dandy PolyTable Signature turntable. [...]
Fern and Roby Maverick Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW
I originally intended to include this review of the Fern and Roby Maverick phono preamplifier as part of my testing of their Montrose turntable and tonearm. Things changed [...]
Stenheim Alumine 2 Loudspeakers | REVIEW
Whenever I see a pair of two-way monitors with a high price tag such as the Stenheim Alumine 2 loudspeakers from Switzerland, Iām immediately intrigued and I immediately [...]
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 Iāve heard. This happened [...]
Trenner and Friedl Osiris Loudspeakers | REVIEW
This is the final entry borne from that magical In Living Stereo room at last yearās Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. I started with the precious, jewel-like Mactone MH-120 power [...]
Hana ML Phono Cartridge | REVIEW
My first experience with Hana cartridges of Japan came at the 2016 Newport Show when I had organized my Down Under Audio exhibit rooms for Colleen Cardas Imports. My idea was [...]
Vinnie Rossi L2i Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW
Unless youāve been hiding under a rock for the last couple of years, youāre probably aware that Vinnie Rossi has been shaking up the world of high-end audio shows with [...]
Palmer 2.5i Turntable and Audio Origami PU7 Tonearm | REVIEW
This review of the Palmer 2.5i turntable and the Audio Origami PU7 tonearm has been decades in the making. If youāve been following the Vinyl Anachronist columns on Perfect [...]
Mactone MH-120 Amplifier, XX-7000 Preamplifier | REVIEW
My Mactone (website) adventure started last year at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, when I went to visit my good friend Bob Clarke of Profundo. He brought a pair of Trenner [...]
