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High End 2017: Reaching for the Abyss

June 14, 2017

Going deep, abyss deep has been a trademark for JPS Lab’s/ Abyss Joe Skubinski, designer of the absolute flagship headphone for years. The AB-1266 has been among our favorites here at Part Time and I could not possibly lose the opportunity of [...]

AXPONA 2017: Music From Another Room, Part 3

June 11, 2017

A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook You can’t just say “It’s awesome, buy it.” Eliciting a gut reaction of confidence in consumers who speak your name in conversations of top tier service and products is neither straightforward, [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Gene Rubin Audio impresses with LFD, Harbeth, Acoustic Signature, Aurender, CanEver.

June 10, 2017

I don’t know about you, but I really appreciate hand built high-fidelity components. And when it comes to integrated amplifiers, few are more bespoke than what British amplifier manufacturer LFD are offering. While many of the most coveted [...]

AXPONA 2017: Tidal’s sonic wave floods room with the spirit of music

May 8, 2017

As I stood mutely at the front of the crowded room I couldn’t help but wonder if I’d stumbled into some kind of church, or worship service by accident. There was powerful keyboard music with thunderous bass being played through a huge [...]

Dr’s Orders: Push it to the limit

May 2, 2017

A good Dr. should never insist on having his patients pushing themselves to the limit but this is audio and the limit of what is possible is a good thing with only one major hiccup, it’s rather expensive. Audiohub.gr of which yours truly is the [...]

Review: Clones Audio HOST Music Server

April 30, 2017

by John Grandberg “It’s hard when you’re stuck upon the shelf.” So sang Eddie Vedder on “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town”, circa 1993. While I’m reasonably confident he wasn’t [...]

AXPONA 2017: McIntosh, Martin-Logan and Sonus Faber

April 28, 2017

The McIntosh room sponsored by Chicago retailer Audio Video Interiors was fascinating to me. At one end was an all-out “balls to the wall” reference system with prodigious and clean bass emanating from the Martin Logan flagship Neolith speakers. [...]