Audio Research CD6 SE Compact Disc Player/DAC | Review
When’s the last time you heard a new CD player and thought wow, this sounds terrific? I’m not talking about digital in general or a DAC, but a one-box CD transport/DAC [...]
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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 [...]
Fluance RT85 Reference Turntable | Review
The Fluance RT85 Reference turntable retails for $500. That’s very important to me from a historical standpoint, so allow me to elaborate. I came up with the $500 Rule for [...]
Vinnie Rossi L2i Integrated Amplifier | Review
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last couple of years, you’re probably aware that Vinnie Rossi has been shaking up the world of high-end audio shows with [...]
Fern and Roby Raven II Loudspeakers | Review
Reviewing the Fern and Roby Raven II loudspeakers reminds me of April last year, when Eric Franklin Shook and I visited the Fern and Roby factory for an article and photo [...]
Palmer 2.5i Turntable and Audio Origami PU7 Tonearm | Review
This review of the Palmer 2.5i turntable and the Audio Origami PU7 tonearm has been decades in the making. If you’ve been following the Vinyl Anachronist columns on Perfect [...]
Fern & Roby Factory Tour Retrospective | The Millennial Audiophile
RICHMOND, VA (PTA) — Throughout the year of 2019, a few of us at Part-Time Audiophile have spent what we see as a warranted amount of time in adoration of everything [...]
Linear Tube Audio ZOTL40, microZOTL Pre | Review
“These ‘uns are a little bit different,” Scot Hull told me in that almost impenetrable Northern Maryland drawl of his. It was almost a warning—he knew I loved the [...]
Mactone MH-120 Amplifier, XX-7000 Preamplifier | Review
My Mactone (website) adventure started last year at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, when I went to visit my good friend Bob Clarke of Profundo. He brought a pair of Trenner [...]
Michel van der Aa, Time Falling | The Vinyl Anachronist
Here’s a cartridge aligning tip for you–before you start listening by ear to see if you’ve done everything correctly, use a familiar recording to check your [...]
