Loudspeakers
Acoustic Energy AE509 Loudspeakers | REVIEW
Spring of 2023 was a busy time for PTA, with the team having hit up several shows in a row. The end of February brought a welcome trip to Tampa for FLAX 2023, and mid-April […]
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Geshelli Labs | FLAX 2023
Before I talk about the Geshelli Labs room at FLAX 2023 I need to say something. Folks, this started out as a Florida event, which the organizers wisely placed in February, away from other major […]
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Scot’s Best-In-Show | FLAX 2023
Covering audio shows has always been a favorite part of doing Part-Time Audiophile. In a way, it’s kinda how we got our start. Way back in the day, most “audio destinations” largely ignored shows, and […]
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Avantgarde Acoustic DUO GT, Phasemation, VPI Industries, and Wolf Audio Systems at the House of Stereo | FLAX 2023
There is something about Avantgarde Acoustic and I don’t know what it is. Always has been, if I’m being honest. The speakers are large, imposing, and impossible to ignore — and, to my eye, in […]
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Focal OD Stone 8 and Naim | FLAX 2023
What is the Focal OD Stone 8? Well, I’ve been hitting the Focal and Naim rooms at the last few high-end audio shows pretty hard for a few reasons. First, I’ve been getting a steady […]
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Gershman Acoustics and VAC | FLAX 2023
It’s been a few years since I last visited Gershman Acoustics at a high end audio show. The last time was the first time, I believe–I had introduced myself to Eli and Ofra Gershman because […]
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MC Audiotech: Another Take | FLAX 2023
Room 1009 at the Florida Audio Expo showcased another brand-new component with which I was not familiar, namely the MC Audiotech TL-12 loudspeaker, retailing for $25k, with plenty of options available. MC Audiotech has made […]
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Electrocompaniet, Triangle and Wireworld | FLAX 2023
I walked into room 713 at the Florida Audio Expo was met with a very pleasant surprise. While the Wireworld cables and Electrocompaniet amplification in the room were not new to me, I haven’t spent […]
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Philip O’Hanlon and Graham Audio | FLAX 2023
The story of Philip O’Hanlon and the Graham Audio LS8/1 loudspeaker goes back a couple of years, when my audio mentor Gene Rubin sent me a message to review it ASAP. After all these years, […]
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Audio Note Florida | FLAX 2023
It felt strange to travel all the way across the country, Portland to Tampa, leaving behind a system of mostly Audio Note UK components just to wander into another room filled with mostly Audio Note […]
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Endow Audio Bravura 12 | FLAX 2023
A few years ago I was personally invited to visit Endow Audio at FLAX 2020, the first and only other time I covered the Florida Audio Expo. Endow loudspeakers featured an ambitious Point Array speaker […]
Florida 2023
LTA and Credo (and Meitner!) | FLAX 2023
I’m a big fan of Linear Tube Audio. I’m a big fan of Credo of Switzerland. So when I walked into the LTA and Credo room at the Florida Audio Expo in Tampa, I was […]
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Just Audio and the Wharfedale Linton | FLAX 2023
The Just Audio room was mixed in with the multiple MoFi Distribution rooms on the sixth floor at the 2023 Florida Audio Expo, so I thought this was another MoFi room due to the presence […]
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Fine Sounds Americas | FLAX 2023
At some point during the 2023 Florida Audio Expo, Scot Hull asked me if I had visited the Fine Sounds Americas room. I’d noticed it during my wanderings, but I didn’t go in right away. […]
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Audio Group Denmark…in Florida! | FLAX 2023
I’ve just completed four whole reviews of the gear I received from Audio Group Denmark. The last, which covers all of the Ansuz cables and accessories, should appear as soon as we wrap up our […]
Florida 2023
Acora Acoustics VRC-1 | FLAX 2023
The biggest surprise at the 2023 Florida Audio Expo shouldn’t have been a surprise at all. But the debut of the new flagship Acora Acoustics VRC-1 loudspeakers seemed to tower above all else at FLAX, […]
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Aretai Contra 100S and Viablue | FLAX 2023
I’ve had my eye on those Aretai Contra 100S two-way monitors ($9,000/pr USD) ever since I auditioned them at AXPONA last April and Munich last May. These are distinctive two-way monitors from Latvia that use […]
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Computer Audio Design and Egglestonworks | FLAX 2023
The Computer Audio Design (CAD) and Egglestonworks room at FLAX was a very pleasant surprise for me since I wasn’t super-familiar with the kit being presented there. It’s always a treat to be exposed to […]
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Acoustic Energy and Fidelity Imports | FLAX 2023
The Acoustic Energy and Fidelity Imports room at the 2023 Florida Audio Expo reminds me that we all love the cost-no-object rooms at these events. They dazzle and show what is possible. When we all […]
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Upstream Audio and Musical Surroundings | FLAX 2023
You know when’s the best time to visit a room during a high-end audio show? Sunday morning, right when the show opens at ten in the morning or so. It’s quiet, the crowds are non-existent […]