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2024’s Best Digital Playback | Buyers Guide 2024

December 2, 2023 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to 2024’s Best Digital Playback for the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide. We’re not saying that these are the “best” digital playback products or that these choices somehow overrule anyone else’s favorites. We’re saying that […]

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Antipodes Oladra Music Server | REVIEW

November 3, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

Here’s one of the dumbest things I’ve said about high-end audio, especially digital audio, in the last couple of years: “I’m perfectly happy with just a DAC and a laptop.” My time with the Antipodes […]

Audio-Life

McGary Audio and Nola with Dr. Vinyl | On the Road

October 18, 2023 Marc Phillips 3

I hadn’t planned on visiting Dr. Vinyl on the way to Europe, but I had an open day after I attended the Alma Audio East event just 40 miles away in Virginia. The Doc had […]

Munich 2023

CAD: Computer Audio Design | Munich 2023

May 28, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

There aren’t a lot of meet-cutes in high-end audio, but this CAD story might qualify. Back at the Florida Audio Expo last February, I met with PTA writer Matthew Partrick to go over my expectations […]

Florida 2023

Computer Audio Design and Egglestonworks | FLAX 2023

February 22, 2023 Matthew Partrick 2

The Computer Audio Design (CAD) and Egglestonworks room at FLAX was a very pleasant surprise for me since I wasn’t super-familiar with the kit being presented there. It’s always a treat to be exposed to […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

Best of Show and Wrap-Up | CAF 2021

November 19, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 1

ROCKVILLE, MD (PTA) — Glad to be back at Capital Audio Fest for 2021. Arriving on Thursday it was a bit emotional for me, seeing all the exhibitors finishing the final bits of system setup […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

The Voice That Is, TIDAL, Ideon, Siltech, CAD, Equitech, Ictra Design, Audio Skies | CAF 2021

November 13, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 2

Doug White of The Voice That Is is a perennial all-star in this industry. As a dealer he’s exemplified what it means to be a curator of sound. To have his own stamp of approval […]

RMAF 2019

Computer Audio Design (CAD), Aesthetix, Boenicke Audio, Harmonic Resolution Systems (HRS), Bibacord | RMAF 2019

September 20, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on Computer Audio Design (CAD), Aesthetix, Boenicke Audio, Harmonic Resolution Systems (HRS), Bibacord | RMAF 2019

DENVER (PTA) — Earlier this year I had the chance to visit with Computer Audio Design (CAD) designer Scott Berry at T.H.E. SHOW 2019 in Long, Beach California. This time around it’s Denver, and what […]

CAD Aesthetix THE SHOW 2019
THE Show 2019

Computer Audio Design (CAD), Aesthetix, Boenicke Audio | T.H.E. SHOW 2019

June 18, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

LOS ANGELES (PTA) — Computer Audio Design (CAD) exhibits at their second ever US audio show, partnering with Aesthetix and Boenicke Audio. It was Scott Berry (CAD) and Jim White (Aesthetix) who gave us a […]

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