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Review: DeVore Fidelity Gibbon X

August 19, 2017

The following is a transcript after a late night session down in the listening room, recently. Me. “That’s not quite right, is it?” Him. “No, it’s off. Listen – hear that? Sounds a bit thicker. The shimmer is [...]

AXPONA 2017: BorderPatrol, Triode Wire Labs, and Volti Audio

April 21, 2017

Given that I’d just completed reviews on two of the main products/lines in this room here at AXPONA (BorderPatrol SE DAC and some selections from the Triode Wire Labs cable loom), I figured I’d better make it an early stop in case I [...]

Review: BorderPatrol USB Digital to Analogue Converter (SE Version)

April 16, 2017

Good things come in small packages. To be fair, good things come in big packages too. The common denominator is “packages” and I sure like packages. Sometimes, I’ll order something silly (like a pack of pens) from Amazon just so [...]

Review: Harbeth Super HL5 Plus loudspeaker

February 25, 2017

There’s this story that I know. It’s about the Earth and how it floats in space on the back of a turtle. I’ve heard this story many times, in many places. Each time, some small detail always seems to change, but in all of them, the [...]

Review: LampizatOr Atlantic DAC

September 3, 2016

Fans of Part-Time Audiophile will recall my (on going) love affair with the Polish DAC wonder called LampizatOr. Just to recall some of my highlights — once upon a time, I met up with the PCM-only Gen 3/Level 4 Lampi, and swooned. I ended up [...]

Capital Audiofest 2016: Volti creates a new Rival

August 13, 2016

I heard, almost by chance, that Greg Roberts of Volti Audio had snuck into CAF with a brand new prototype that he’s calling “Rival”. Rival, that is, to the big brother “Vittora”. If that $25,000 horn loudspeaker recalls [...]

Capital Audiofest 2016: BorderPatrol and Triode Wire Labs, home away from home

August 4, 2016

If you wanted to know what my “house sound” was — the BorderPatrol Audio room at CAF built around it. Years ago, at the very first Capital Audiofest, I ran across Gary Dews of BorderPatrol and his unabashedly retro 300b-based [...]

Capital Audiofest 2016: Daedalus goes BorderPatrol, stirring wood

July 23, 2016

I suppose it shouldn’t have been surprising to see, but the team-up between two American-Made brands was unexpected — and delightfully so. Daedalus loudspeakers, a visually striking example of modern design meets retro styling, paired [...]

AXPONA 2016: End of Line and Best In Show

May 30, 2016

My first AXPONA was five years ago in Atlanta. It was about as far from 2016 as you can get. Then, there was something like 20 rooms. Five years later, and the difference is almost unbelievable. Chicago was over 5 times that big. It was yuuuuge. [...]

AXPONA 2016: John Stancavage’s Best of Show

May 30, 2016

Best Sound Cost-no-object system: Wilson Alexx, driven by Doshi tube amps (Paragon/Wilson Audio room). Neutral, effortless and jaw-dropping sound, combined with realistic weight, solidity and image height. $150,000 to $200,000 system: Sonus Faber [...]