Part-Time Audiophile
  • About Us
    • Got shirts?
    • Contributors
    • Editorial Policy
    • Advertise with PTA
    • Contact Us
    • About Your Privacy
  • Show Reports
    • Asia
      • Singapore 2022
    • Canada
      • TAVES 2016
      • Montreal 2017
      • Vancouver 2015
      • Vancouver 2017
      • Vancouver 2018
    • Europe
      • Athens 2013
      • Athens 2014
      • Athens Headphone Festival 2014
      • Munich
        • High End 2013
        • High End 2014
        • High End 2015
        • High End 2016
        • High End 2017
        • High End 2018
        • High End 2019
        • High End 2022
        • High End 2023
      • Stuttgart 2019
      • Warsaw 2017
    • United States
      • Audio Advice Live
        • Audio Advice Live 2022
      • AXPONA
        • AXPONA 2011
        • AXPONA 2012
        • AXPONA 2013
        • AXPONA 2014
        • AXPONA 2015
        • AXPONA 2016
        • AXPONA 2017
        • AXPONA 2018
        • AXPONA 2019
        • AXPONA 2022
        • AXPONA 2023
      • California Shows
        • CAS 2013
        • CAS 2014
        • LAAS 2017
      • CanJam Global
        • CanJam SoCal 2015
        • CanJam SoCal 2016
      • Capital Audiofest
        • CAF 2010
        • CAF 2011
        • CAF 2012
        • CAF 2013
        • CAF 2014
        • CAF 2015
        • CAF 2016
        • CAF 2017
        • CAF 2018
        • CAF 2019
        • CAF 2021
        • CAF 2022
      • CES/CEDIA
        • CES 2013
        • CES 2015
        • CES 2017
        • CEDIA 2018
      • Florida Audio Expo
        • Florida 2019
        • Florida 2020
        • Florida 2022
        • Florida 2023
      • HubCon
        • HubCon 2022
      • Lone Star
        • LSAF 2019
      • New York
        • New York 2012
        • New York 2013
        • New York 2014
        • New York 2019
        • International Auto Show 2015
      • Rocky Mountain
        • RMAF 2010
        • RMAF 2011
        • RMAF 2012
        • RMAF 2013
        • RMAF 2014
        • RMAF 2015
        • RMAF 2016
        • RMAF 2017
        • RMAF 2018
        • RMAF 2019
      • Pacific Audio Fest
        • PAF 2022
        • PAF 2023
      • T.H.E. Show
        • Newport Beach 2012
        • Newport Beach 2013
        • Newport Beach 2014
        • Newport Beach 2015
        • Newport Beach 2016
        • Long Beach 2019
        • Long Beach 2021
        • Long Beach 2022
        • Long Beach 2023
  • Reviews
    • Analog
    • Cables & Power
    • Components
    • Digital
    • Headphones
    • Loudspeakers
    • Music
    • Tweaks
  • Columns
    • Audiophile Journal
    • Far Corners
    • Interviews
    • Jazz Files
    • Lifestyle
    • Nan Pincus
    • Publishers Desk
    • Reluctant Sommelier
    • Selective Focus
    • Smoking Jacket
    • Spirited Away
    • Timekeeper
    • The Ivory Tower
    • The Vinyl Anachronist
    • Vinyl Grouch
  • Buyers Guide
  • Podcast
  • Record Weight
  • Audio HEAD
Latest
  • [ September 24, 2023 ] Fern and Roby Isolation Feet | REVIEW accessories
  • [ September 22, 2023 ] Falcon Acoustics M10 Loudspeakers | REVIEW Loudspeakers
  • [ September 21, 2023 ] Luxman L-509Z Flagship Integrated Announced | Announcements Announcements
  • [ September 20, 2023 ] Andrew Jones Discusses Crossovers In Speaker Design Occasional Podcast
  • [ September 19, 2023 ] Felicia Nielsen, Mors Dag | The Vinyl Anachronist The Vinyl Anachronist
  • [ September 18, 2023 ] Reel Sound Distribution on the Road with Metaxas & Sins | Announcements Announcements
  • [ September 17, 2023 ] Gershman Acoustics Studio XdB Loudspeakers | REVIEW Loudspeakers
  • [ September 15, 2023 ] Piega Coax 411 Loudspeakers | REVIEW Loudspeakers
  • [ September 14, 2023 ] QBASE Reference Now Available from Nordost | Announcements Announcements
  • [ September 14, 2023 ] Blue Room from Chet Baker | The Vinyl Anachronist The Vinyl Anachronist
Homechet baker

chet baker

The Vinyl Anachronist

Blue Room from Chet Baker | The Vinyl Anachronist

September 14, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

After spending the last few years reviewing a dang plethora of contemporary jazz releases as well as classic reissues, I’ve come to certain conclusions. One, which is surprising, is that only now am I truly […]

The Vinyl Anachronist

Jackson Potter, Restless | The Vinyl Anachronist

September 23, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

Jazz guitarist Jackson Potter certainly has that young Chet Baker, who’s-the-kid vibe, and his debut album Restless is certainly is one of those calling cards where the performer gets a chance to play a little […]

Analog

Parasound Halo JC 3+ Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

March 19, 2021 Marc Phillips 2

Is the Parasound Halo JC 3+ phono preamplifier (website) a modern incarnation of the Vendetta Research? Before you answer that, have you ever heard John Curl’s original Vendetta Research phono preamplifier? I have, maybe about […]

Components

Bryston Audio 4B³ Power Amplifier | REVIEW

March 12, 2021 Marc Phillips 5

  At first it sounded like a great idea. A few months ago, Bryston Audio (website) asked me if I wanted to review the newest version of their truly iconic power amplifier, the 4B. They […]

Music

Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker, Ballads for Two | The Vinyl Anachronist

August 22, 2020 Marc Phillips 1

This new LP reissue of Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker’s Ballads for Two comes at a perfect time for my reviewing schedule. The sound quality–a very clean, wet and open capture of Lackerschmid’s vibes and […]

Music

Chet Baker, The Legendary Riverside Albums | Review

March 14, 2020 Editorial Staff 3

Chet Chat It was early October and I was on vacation in Europe when, through the wonders of modern technology (a.k.a. my smartphone), I learned that Craft Recordings would be releasing a five LP box […]

Music

Miki Purnell, Midnight Bloom | The Vinyl Anachronist

October 28, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Miki Purnell, Midnight Bloom | The Vinyl Anachronist

    I’ve been struggling lately to find the suitable adjectives for jazz singers such as Miki Purnell. I used to employ words such as girlish or kittenish or coquettish, and possibly words far more embarrassing than […]

Be In The Know

Subscribe to PTA and get the latest!

Join 23.4K other subscribers




Looking for something?

Stay connected

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • iTunes

What is the Absolute Sound?

Your browser does not support the video tag.
Your browser does not support the video tag.




Your browser does not support the video tag.
Your browser does not support the video tag.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • iTunes

Copyright PT Audio 2009-2023

Go to mobile version
 

Loading Comments...