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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Audio Advice celebrates forty years in business by pulling out all the stops during their annual Music Matters event. Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook Music Matters, is an annual celebration of music listening. […]
Each and every show, Rune Skov seems to get great sound out of his Raidho-based systems. AXPONA 2018 had Raidho paired up with those crazy cats Jay and Richard at Bluebird Music and their sublime […]
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