They say that the magpie is the cleverest of all birds. They say it also has quite an eye for bright and shiny toys. This time through, our magpie has found all manner of shiny […]
It was fairly difficult to come up with Capital Audiofest Friday Highlights, and not for a bad reason. I don’t like to judge rooms on sound on the first day of the show–it takes at […]
The 2019 Summer Issue of The Occasional Magazine from Part-Time Audiophile is now available! The Occasional Magazine is about more than just audio reviews and music—just like it says on the cover, “not another audiophile magazine, but a […]
Welcome to Chicago There are over 160 rooms and exhibits here at Axpona. Making this event the largest audio show in North America. For some this can be overwhelming and cause a bit of anxiety. […]
Virginia is for Lovers. That’s what the bumper sticker said on the car in front of me. The air was muggy, and charged with electricity as the windshield wipers tried to clear the rain from […]
Some rooms at hifi-audio shows are infused with synergy. Every component in the set-up works flawlessly with every other component in the signal path. Some call this a curated system – one that is built […]
Paul McGowan of PS Audio was grinning ear-to-ear as he started telling me about the company’s brand new P20 PureStream Power Plant Friday morning at RMAF inside the Denver Marriott Tech Centre. We first reported […]
Friday, Day One by Eric Franklin Shook Considering my late head start, I want to point out a few brands, dealers, and vendors you might want to put on your short list of MUST […]
Welcome to the evolution. The Occasional Part-Time Audiophile is a new thing. Another experiment. And while it may be new to us, it’s not exactly new. The history of our hobby is as much a story […]
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook You can’t just say “It’s awesome, buy it.” Eliciting a gut reaction of confidence in consumers who speak your name in conversations of top tier service and products is […]
There was something special happening in the Fern & Roby room shared with Voxativ in Chicago, and it kept me coming back for more. The turntables that Christopher Hildebrand, and cohort Jesse Brown had brought from […]
I first took closer notice of Fern & Roby earlier this year after seeing a segment on the company during one of my frequent “How It’s Made” marathons on the Discovery Channel. While the series […]
A Two-Day Mini-CAF in Rockville, MD on April 2/3 Martin Logan and Rogue Audio will hold an intimate listening party in Rockville, Maryland on April 2/3. This is your opportunity to experience many products that are either new on the […]
2015 is over, much to my shock and chagrin. Honestly, I’m not quite sure how it happened. No. Seriously. I kinda feel like I’m Rick Grimes; I just woke up, everyone is gone, and WTF […]
One of the most exciting — and by “exciting”, I mean “most excitedly talked about” — was the room that Fern & Roby shared with Bettinger Audio Design/GAS Audio and Luminous Audio. The thing that got […]
Tim Stinson of Luminous Audio and Mike Bettinger of GAS Audio have teamed up to create a new phono preamplifier, the Arion, which will be sold under the Luminous Audio brand. Mike’s $5,995 design has […]
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