PAF 2022
Innuos Pulse Network Player | PAF 2022
I also visited the Innuos room at AXPONA 2022 and High End 2022, and the news then was the Nextgen power supply for the flagship Innuos Statement music server. I was able to compare the […]
chord
Buyers Guide
The Best Headphones | Buyers Guide Summer 2022
Welcome to the Best Headphones and Gear section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]
Announcements
The Best of Buyers Guide 2022
The Best of Buyers Guide [Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide. This year we’ve added more entries to the Buyers Guide, which means we had to review more products than last year. […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Headphones and Gear | Buyers Guide 2022
Welcome to the Best Headphones and Gear section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank ].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]
Components
Audio Hungary Qualiton X200 Integrated | REVIEW
Last year I reviewed the Audio Hungary (website) Qualiton APX-200 power amp (review linked here), which was 100 watts per channel of pure vacuum tube goodness. It was, and still is, a tremendous sounding power […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Headphones, IEMs and Headphone Amps | Buyers Guide Summer 2021
The Best Headphones [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best headphones and headphone amps that we, the PTA team, have heard.] In-Ear Monitors (IEM) 1MORE Triple […]
Loudspeakers
Wilson Audio SabrinaX Loudspeakers | REVIEW
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 […]
Buyers Guide
The Best of The Buyers Guide 2021
The Best of The Buyers Guide 2021 [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers Guide into sections, […]
Show Report
Joseph Audio, Jeff Rowland, Chord, VPI, Sonore, Roon, Transparent, and the Technicolor Dreamsound | Now Listen Here 2020
Reporting by Nan Pincus Your hat and coat You know the one thing that is guaranteed to hold a room? Hospitality. Walking around the exhibit space housing Joseph Audio Pearl 20/20 Graphene speakers at Now […]
Announcements
This Weekend, The NOW LISTEN HERE Micro-Show | PREVIEW
KING OF PRUSSIA (PTA) — This weekend, September 26-27, Now Listen Here will be hosting a ‘Micro-Show’ listening event at the Hyatt House Hotel in King of Prussia, PA (a Philadelphia suburb). Special Guests include, […]
Announcements
Now Listen Here to Host Hi-Fi Listening Event with VPI Industries, and Joseph Audio
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — Big news just in from Now Listen Here of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They’ve created a unique “scaled-down” audio show experience. The event aims to deliver a true high-end listening experience while […]
Occasional Podcast
TOP QNA With Digital Guru Rob Watts
It took some time to nail down an interview with Rob Watts, but at a recent audio show it all finally came together. I had seen a few presentations from the amicable Mr. Watts in […]
Florida 2020
A La Carte Productions, Spendor, Chord, SME, VPI, Vienna Acoustics, Aesthetix | FLAX 2020
Spendor is BACK! Yeah, I know I already used that line with the Bob Carver room, but in this case it’s a little more personal. I started my high-end audio journey with Spendor, first with […]
Florida 2020
Audeze, Benchmark, Chord, Nagra | FLAX 2020
TAMPA, FL (PTA) — Finding an oasis at an audio show is a rare thing. Usually it requires less people, isolation from neighboring rooms, and a shared goal for peaceful listening. Typically that doesn’t present […]
CAF 2019
David Cope and Old Forge Audio | CAF 2019
I have a natural affinity for everything David Cope is doing at his Old Forge Audio dealership/distribution company in Mystic, Connecticut. As I’ve mentioned, he took over my two New Zealand brands, Pureaudio and The […]
Audiophile Journal
Audio Advice Music Matters 2019
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — You might expect one of the nations most innovative and successful high-end audio dealers to be located in the likes of New York, Chicago, […]
THE Show 2019
Must See Rooms, Day Three | T.H.E. SHOW 2019
LOS ANGELES (PTA) — This year’s T.H.E. SHOW 2019 is bigger, better, and already on track to be the most newsworthy yet. There are over 1,000,000 brands exhibiting here in Long Beach — okay, okay […]
Florida 2019
FLORIDA 2019: Backert Labs, RJS Acoustics, Pass Labs, Luminous Audio, Render life in the music
RJS Acoustics brought the MD6 Bass Augmentation Speaker System, Backert Labs showed their new Rhumba Extreme 1.3 tube preamplifier, Pass Labs brings the power, and Luminous Audio Technology ties it all together. The Story Starting […]
CAF 2018
CAF 2018: Spatial Audio, Linear Tube Audio, ANTICABLE and a Lesson in Value
At last month’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, I asked a couple of audio buddies if they’d seen (well, heard) anything interesting at the show. Both of them immediately mentioned the fantastic open-baffle speakers from Spatial […]
RMAF 2018
RMAF 2018: Can Jam – highlights and high-sounds
I am not a headphone guy. Even in my youth, I was all about the room filling stereo experience. Seeking to learn more about the culture of head-fi that has sailed far off port without […]
