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Components

ampsandsound Casablanca Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

September 8, 2023 Graig Neville 2

Here’s lookin’ at you, kid. Casablanca is a classic that stands up to today’s films, and having the wonderful ampsandsound Casablanca monoblock tube amplifiers in my listening room certainly invoked thoughts of nostalgia. Much like […]

Munich 2023

TLA & Gershman Acoustics | Munich 2023

May 24, 2023 Marc Phillips 3

If you haven’t heard of True Life Audio, aka TLA, you should quickly read Panagiotis Karavitas‘ review of these ultra high-end components from Greece. Dr. K was “truly” impressed by the sound quality and build […]

AXPONA 2023

Team Joseph Audio | AXPONA 2023

April 23, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

Why Team Joseph? Well, I could call it Team Doshi or Team J. Sikora or Team Berkeley Audio. But we have a bad habit at high-end audio shows of giving all the credit in an […]

Florida 2023

Gershman Acoustics and VAC | FLAX 2023

February 28, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

It’s been a few years since I last visited Gershman Acoustics at a high end audio show. The last time was the first time, I believe–I had introduced myself to Eli and Ofra Gershman because […]

Digital

Sparkler Audio S515u “Ballade” CD Player | REVIEW

September 16, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

I’ll admit it—I’ve always wanted one of those cool-looking CD players that’s little more than a small box and a compact disc hub poking out of the top, maybe a couple of buttons and a […]

PAF 2022

Analog Bridge from ModWright | PAF 2022

August 7, 2022 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Analog Bridge from ModWright | PAF 2022

I’ve played around with tube buffers once or twice–these normally simple devices add a valve stage to your playback chain so that you can enjoy a more “tubey” sound. In most cases these are simple […]

PAF 2022

The BIG Joseph Audio Room | PAF 2022

August 5, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

  I’ve visited the Joseph Audio/Doshi Audio/Cardas room three times this year–at AXPONA 2022, High End 2022 in Munich and now a third time at the Pacific Audio Fest. Pretty much the same system, too, […]

Loudspeakers

High Moon Hifi Speaker Company’s High Desert | REVIEW

July 3, 2022 Marc Phillips Comments Off on High Moon Hifi Speaker Company’s High Desert | REVIEW

I can’t tell you what it was, exactly, that made me want to review the High Moon Hifi Speaker Company’s first product, the High Desert two-way bookshelf speakers. Reviewing something from a brand-new company is […]

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 […]

Components

Rotel A12MKII Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

May 15, 2022 Editorial Staff 1

I am a self-professed integrated acolyte. An all-in-one box, such as the Rotel A12MKII, really sits on my astral plane for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which it is (virtually) guaranteed to […]

AXPONA 2022

J Sikora Joins Joseph, Doshi and Cardas | AXPONA 2022

May 1, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

It’s not the first time I’ve heard a J Sikora turntable in the Joseph Audio/Doshi Audio/Cardas room, and I feel like it won’t be the last. Joseph, Doshi and Cardas have forged one of those […]

AXPONA 2022

Innuos Statement NEXTGEN | AXPONA 2022

April 30, 2022 Marc Phillips 1

When I visited the Innuos room at AXPONA 2022 to demo the Innuos Statement NEXTGEN music server, it was much like the very first Innuos room I visited back at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio […]

Audio Gear Reviews

Atohm GT-3 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

February 11, 2022 Graig Neville 1

While looking for inspiration for my review of the Atohm GT-3 speakers from France, I watched the latest installment of The Grand Tour: Carnage A Trois. It got me thinking. Though the trio of self-proclaimed […]

Digital

Ideon Audio Ayazi Mk. 2 DAC and 3R Master Time | REVIEW

January 2, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

We have a running joke in the PTA War Room about the “big” DAC from Ideon Audio, which is rumored to be going to Dave McNair for review. Apparently it weighs over 1600 pounds, more […]

Loudspeakers

MC Audiotech Forty-10 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

September 24, 2021 Marc Phillips 3

It’s been a while since my last installment of The Smoking Jacket, thanks in general to the pandemic, but I wanted to remind everyone that one of my favorite parts about smoking cigars is the […]

Components

Jeff Rowland Design Group Capri S2-SC and Model 125 | REVIEW

August 29, 2021 Marc Phillips 4

The Jeff Rowland Design Group Capri S2-SC preamplifier and Model 125 amplifier are soooooo tiny. How tiny are they? When the boxes arrived at my front door, I said “This can’t be right. These boxes […]

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 […]

Loudspeakers

Vandersteen Kēnto Carbon Loudspeakers at Ultra Fidelis | First Listen

January 31, 2021 Graig Neville 4

[Part-Time Audiophile is pleased to introduce our newest audio reviewer, Graig Neville! We’re busy loading Graig up with gear to review, but in the meantime he’s out and about in the Chicago area, digging deep […]

Components

McIntosh Labs MC1502 Power Amplifier | REVIEW

January 24, 2021 Dave McNair 7

For a lot of folks, McIntosh Labs gear (website) is the stuff that audiophile dreams are made of. The idea of actually owning and using this gear, especially something as impressive as their new McIntosh […]

Components

Jeff Rowland Design Group Continuum S2 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

January 22, 2021 Marc Phillips 5

Four hundred watts per channel. The Jeff Rowland Design Group Continuum S2 (website) has four hundred watts per channel. In over forty years of being an audiophile, including the twenty-plus years I’ve been reviewing hi-fi […]

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