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AXPONA 2022

Quintessence Audio | AXPONA 2022

May 5, 2022 Graig Neville 0

At the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, the Connection, Knowledge, Perfection, and Imagination rooms are all clustered under the escalator leading up to the main lobby. Quintessence Audio, a high-end audio dealer in the […]

The Ivory Tower

Big Kids Toys: Why Aren’t There More Audiophiles? | The Ivory Tower

March 27, 2022 Dave McNair 36

I recently attended an audiophile event at one of my favorite local hi-fi haunts, Big Kids Toys AV, in Greensboro, Noth Ca-Lylna. Owner Mike Toomey was one of the first folks I met when I […]

Components

Audio by Van Alstine DVA M225 Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

July 9, 2021 Dave McNair 3

I’m not gonna tease any of the readers by making them wait (or skip to my conclusion), so I’ll say right up front: OH. MY. LAWD.™ I was in audiophile heaven from the minute I […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Amplifiers | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 16, 2021 Editorial Staff 2

The Best Amplifiers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best amplifiers that we, the PTA team, have heard.] Decware Zen Triode SE84UFO2 ($1,395 USD) There’s a […]

Buyers Guide

The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers and Disc Spinners | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 15, 2021 Editorial Staff 4

The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best DACs, streamers, servers and disc-spinners that we, the PTA team, have […]

Loudspeakers

Wilson Audio SabrinaX Loudspeakers | REVIEW

April 18, 2021 Dave McNair 13

Most audiophiles know of the unwavering commitment to accuracy and groundbreaking industrial design baked into the DNA of every Wilson Audio product (website), and the new Wilson Audio SabrinaX loudspeakers are no exception. This was […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Amplifiers | Buyers Guide 2021

December 5, 2020 Editorial Staff 7

The Best Amplifiers [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 […]

Buyers Guide

The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners | Buyers Guide 2021

December 5, 2020 Editorial Staff 3

The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners [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 […]

Analog

The Best Phono Preamplifiers | Buyers Guide 2021

December 4, 2020 Editorial Staff 6

The Best Phono Preamplifiers [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 […]

Analog

RCM Sensor 2 MKII Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

October 18, 2020 Dave McNair 2

RCM Sensor 2 MK II Phono Preamplifier Words and Photos by Dave McNair I’m one of those audiophiles that started my listening obsession with vinyl records. You know, those flat round black things that sound […]

Announcements

BREAKING: Audio Research Corporation Under New Ownership

August 25, 2020 Editorial Staff 2

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (PTA) — Big news in the world of hi-fi. Just recently we announced the launch of Audio Research’s new book celebrating their 50th Anniversary (linked here) and before that Marc Phillips’ review of […]

Announcements

Audio Research to Release Book for 50th Anniversary

August 20, 2020 Editorial Staff 2

MAPLE GROVE, MN — I’ll be honest. I’d probably buy this book just because Ken Kessler wrote it. Enclosed below a press release and more juicy book photos. Enjoy! Press Release Enclosed AUDIO RESEARCH RELEASES […]

Digital

Audio Research CD6 SE Compact Disc Player/DAC | REVIEW

July 3, 2020 Marc Phillips 2

When’s the last time you heard a new CD player and thought wow, this sounds terrific? I’m not talking about digital in general or a DAC, but a one-box CD transport/DAC playing just a redbook […]

Cables & Power

AudioQuest Niagara 1200 and 3000 Power Conditioners | REVIEW

June 21, 2020 Marc Phillips 7

At a recent high-end audio show I sat with a group of colleagues in the hotel lobby and discussed, as we often do, what we had seen that was worthwhile. One person asked an interesting […]

Announcements

Audio Research Makes Updates to the LS28SE Preamplifier | Announcements

June 8, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Audio Research Makes Updates to the LS28SE Preamplifier | Announcements

Just a couple of weeks after finishing the review on the extraordinary Audio Research CD6SE compact disc player/DAC (review to appear in late June), I received this press release from ARC on the new LS28SE […]

Music

Teymur Phell, Master Volume | The Vinyl Anachronist

March 23, 2020 Marc Phillips 5

Master Volume from bassist Teymur Phell has been sitting on the review pile for quite some time, and now I feel a bit guilty for letting it languish. First of all, it’s good, really good–this […]

Announcements

Audio Research Announces Special Edition of Its Reference Phono Stage Preamp | Announcements

March 9, 2020 Marc Phillips 1

  We’ve just received this press release from Audio Research about their new REF Phono 3SE!   AUDIO RESEARCH ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EDITION OF ITS REFERENCE PHONO STAGE PREAMP The Company Will Release an SE Performance […]

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 […]

Audiophile Journal

Audio Advice Music Matters 2019

October 18, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — You might expect one of the nations most innovative and successful high-end audio dealers to be located in the likes of New York, Chicago, […]

RMAF 2019

Marc’s RMAF Wrap-Up | RMAF 2019

October 1, 2019 Marc Phillips 3

My RMAF wrap-up for 2019 almost didn’t happen. Many people in the high-end audio industry were concerned with the new venue, the Gaylord Rockies Resort, and the increased expenses for exhibiting at a show held […]

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