Digital
Meitner MA3 DAC | REVIEW
Palm Trees and Perfect Sound DACs have been abounding at my residence in Santa Monica—the Holo Audio May most recently, and now the Meitner MA3 (website), which is the subject of today’s review. I’ve also […]
dcs
Buyers Guide
The Best Digital Players | Buyers Guide Summer 2022
Welcome to the Best Digital Players 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 […]
AXPONA 2022
Astonishing Avantgarde and dCS | AXPONA 2022
There is something undeniable about Avantgarde Acoustics horn loudspeakers. Something I find irresistible. They can be shoehorned into the most improbable spaces, and yet, I don’t care. I don’t see “cramped.” I don’t see “uncomfortable.” […]
AXPONA 2022
Quintessence Audio | AXPONA 2022
At the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, the Connection, Knowledge, Perfection, and Imagination rooms are all clustered under the escalator leading up to the main lobby. Quintessence Audio, a high-end audio dealer in the […]
Announcements
dCS Ring DAC APEX | NEWS
On March 4, 2022, dCS will release next generation APEX editions of the Rossini DAC, Vivaldi DAC, and Rossini Player. These will feature the new Ring DAC APEX hardware as standard. They’ll also be offering […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Digital Players | Buyers Guide 2022
Welcome to the Best Digital Players 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 […]
Buyers Guide
The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers and Disc Spinners | Buyers Guide Summer 2021
The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best DACs, streamers, servers and disc-spinners that we, the PTA team, have […]
Audio Gear Reviews
Wilson Audio ActivXO & WATCH Dog Subwoofer | Review
Does a 260-pound loudspeaker that packs an 8- and 10-inch driver need any re-enforcement in the lower octaves? Add in a delicious amplifier that can generate 500 watts at 4 ohms with ease and you […]
Buyers Guide
The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners | Buyers Guide 2021
The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners [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 […]
Headphones
Rosson Audio Design RAD-0 Headphone | REVIEW
To some, describing a headphone as “fun” is akin to the kiss of death. The calling for linearity occasionally spurs dynamic swings in opinions, and even greater judgments in the comment sections and forums. Whatever […]
The Vinyl Anachronist
Leslie Ann Jones, dCS Legends | The Vinyl Anachronist
With the first round of our coverage of the dCS Legends series, I did an interesting and possibly misguided thing. When I mentioned the recording engineers honored by dCS, I’d trot out their Grammy-winning LP […]
Review
Wilson Audio Pedestal | REVIEW
Over the years, we’ve tried endless numbers of tweaks to get the most out of our components. Some work, others don’t, and some behave as un-wanted tone controls. It’s a puzzle that every audiophile loves […]
Digital
Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC | REVIEW
Before I jump into the Mola Mola Tambaqui, I have to share a delightful tidbit of deadpan humor from my roommate. While amusing on its own, it ended up more prescient to the little DAC […]
Digital
Bowers and Wilkins Formation Duo Loudspeakers | REVIEW
The availability of streaming devices is endless, offering convenience and friction-free listening. We have become accustomed to a quick tap or voice command and the tunes start flowing. Although I am blessed with an incredible reference […]
Analog
Jeff Rowland Design Group Conductor Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW
Having a Jeff Rowland Design Group product in my reference system reminds me, in a roundabout way, of one of the greatest hi-fi systems I’ve heard. This happened nearly a decade ago, at the […]
The Vinyl Anachronist
dCS Legends: Al Schmitt and Steely Dan’s Aja | The Vinyl Anachronist
When I first read about the dCS Legends series, which celebrates Grammy-winning engineers, I was surprised at just how many of these classic recordings I own and how I have a personal story for almost […]
Announcements
dCS Legends celebrates GRAMMY winning engineers
We can make all kinds of fuss about our audiophile gear, but this hobby would not exist without the magnificent content created by artists and the engineers that support them. dCS (Data Conversion Systems, Ltd.) […]
Show Report
Wilson Audio XVX gets Relentless in Seattle | Music Matters 2020
In a time where audio shows are being canceled faster than toilet paper is being pulled off the shelves, Definitive Audio managed to host Music Matters 15 to celebrate their 45th year in business in […]
Digital
dCS Bartók DAC, Part 2 | REVIEW
Last I checked, there were over 450 documents labeled “review” on my computer. Of those docs, many qualify as either digital components or straight up DACs by today’s standards. Of those DACs, many qualify as […]
Digital
dCS Bartok DAC, Part One | REVIEW
Every once and a while, a product will turn up at the house for review that is so special, it changes what I understand to be possible for an audio component. And let’s face it; […]
