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Loudspeakers

Neat Acoustics Ministra Loudspeakers | REVIEW

January 22, 2023 Marc Phillips 3

When’s the last time you’ve heard a loudspeaker, such as the Neat Acoustics Ministra, with an isobaric woofer design? It’s been a while for me, too, but I recall two relatively small monitors from years […]

Analog

Allnic Audio H-6500 Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

January 6, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

Last year it was Phono Preamplifier Central over here, with me being spoiled with one product after another while testing out the Brinkmann Taurus turntable. While I never quite picked a favorite—there were far too […]

Audio-Life

Vandersteen 7XTRM, First Listen | On the Road

December 11, 2022 Graig Neville 1

When Ultra Fidelis sent out the notice that Richard Vandersteen would be visiting Milwaukee with the new flagship Vandersteen 7XTRM loudspeaker, my brain immediately began planning how I could be there. Making the two hour […]

Buyers Guide

Best Hi-Fi Accessories, Racks and Stands | Buyers Guide 2023

December 4, 2022 Editorial Staff 0

Welcome to the Best Hi-Fi Accessories section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2023. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every product […]

Buyers Guide

Best Power Management and Cables | Buyers Guide 2023

December 4, 2022 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Best Power Management and Cables section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2023. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Digital

Matrix Audio Element M2 Hi-Res Music Streamer | REVIEW

October 9, 2022 Editorial Staff 1

“The reviewing of DACs is a difficult matter,      It’s not just another internet adage; You might think me daft as a high-pass subwoofer; When I tell you, each DAC must have its own special […]

Digital

McIntosh MX100 A/V Processor | REVIEW

September 30, 2022 Mohammed Samji 3

Why is PTA reviewing the McIntosh MX100 A/V Surround Sound Processor? It’s no secret that we love music here at Part-Time Audiophile, and our preferred listening is a properly set up two-channel system. In my […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

Best of Show and Wrap-Up | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

September 2, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 2

Audio Advice LIVE 2022, It’s a Wrap! RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — The Sheraton Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina has long since returned to normal. The exhibitors have long since packed up, loaded their chariots, and flown […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

Mark Levinson, Revel, JBL, AudioQuest | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

September 2, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on Mark Levinson, Revel, JBL, AudioQuest | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

Mark Levinson was showing large with Revel loudspeakers at Audio Advice LIVE 2022. Powering the whole affair, a limited edition monoblock amplifier to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary. So limited in fact, that production of […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

AudioQuest is Taking Over The World | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

August 31, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 1

One Strand at a Time New AudioQuest cables and power conditioning products were everywhere at Audio Advice LIVE 2022. Be them in entry level systems under $20K or in seriously high-end systems pushing greater than […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

MartinLogan, Parasound, AudioQuest, Qobuz | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

August 30, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on MartinLogan, Parasound, AudioQuest, Qobuz | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

Placed a little off the beaten path at Audio Advice LIVE 2022, the MartinLogan Neolith room maintained a heavy crowd all weekend long. The Neolith have a great reputation that they’ve built over the decade […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

MartinLogan, Anthem, AudioQuest, Qobuz | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

August 30, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 2

MartinLogan In-Wall?? Of all the stuff we listened to at Audio Advice LIVE 2022, Jameson and I never could have predicted that a pair ($50K/pr USD) in-wall loudspeakers from MartinLogan, conducted by a DSP driven […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

Monitor Audio, Roksan | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

August 26, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 1

Monitor Audio and Roksan brought a really sleek and modern looking system to Audio Advice LIVE 2022. Showcasing the new Attessa series of components from Roksan, and pairing up with Monitor Audios Silver 300 7G […]

PAF 2022

Audio-Ultra and the StromTank | PAF 2022

August 11, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

It isn’t often that a dealer room at a high-end audio show catches my attention. That’s not me being a snob or anything, but dealers usually have to assemble a system from all their brands, […]

Components

Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.3 Preamplifier | REVIEW

July 29, 2022 Graig Neville Comments Off on Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.3 Preamplifier | REVIEW

The Beatles were playing tambourine in my living room. I could have got out of my chair, walked over between the left speaker and center image and grabbed it – it was right frigging there! […]

Loudspeakers

Endeavor E-3 Mk. II from Von Schweikert Audio | REVIEW

July 1, 2022 Graig Neville 3

It took a trip to North Carolina for me to understand the Von Schweikert Audio Endeavor E-3 Mk. II speakers. That might be an odd way to evaluate a speaker that had been in my […]

THE Show 2022

Sunny Components, Vinnie Rossi, Meitner, Neodio, B&W, AudioQuest | THE Show 2022

June 30, 2022 Grover Neville Comments Off on Sunny Components, Vinnie Rossi, Meitner, Neodio, B&W, AudioQuest | THE Show 2022

At Axpona 2022 B&W was advertising a new spider design for their midrange basket with some astonishing measured improvements. While I didn’t get a chance for a long audition there, I thought what I heard […]

Loudspeakers

GoldenEar BRX Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 26, 2022 Marc Phillips 8

The GoldenEar BRX loudspeakers, much to my chagrin, are chameleonic. That made me wonder whether or not transducers should be chameleonic. And then I wondered if chameleonic was a real word, so I looked it […]

Loudspeakers

Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 24, 2022 Marc Phillips 5

If you haven’t noticed, I write two types of equipment reviews. The first type involves some piece of gear from a manufacturer I know well. I have history. I can spin a yarn about this […]

Digital

CEC DA5 DAC and TL-5 Transport | REVIEW

June 11, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

The CEC DA5 DAC and matching TL-5 transport represent my new favorite thing in the world of high-end audio—a product that makes you rethink how you want to proceed in this hobby. I first encountered […]

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