Recently, while taking a break from reviewing two-channel gear, I became fascinated by the goings-on in the headphone community. This is part story, part review of how this happened. As much as my time permits […]
A Naim New Classic Series? That sounds right up our alley considering our editor-in-chief used to call himself a “Naim man” back in the ’90s. So when we heard the news that Naim was going […]
Focal Naim has impressed us lately with their stunning new finishes on many of their new products over the last few years. (Just check out Grover Neville‘s review of the Focal Kanta N°2.) The name […]
Welcome to the Best Floorstanding Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2023. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every product […]
A number of years ago, long before I reviewed this SPL Elector, I stumbled upon a really neat headphone amplifier. I don’t recall exactly how I found out about it; maybe through an on-line audio […]
The Focal Naim room system at the Pacific Audio Fest featured a system that was very similar to the systems I saw at both AXPONA 2022 and High End 2022 in Munich. But look at […]
Another audio show, another photo of an amazing Von Schweikert Audio/VAC system, brought to us by The Audio Company. For me, this is the only way to kick off coverage of the Pacific Audio Fest. […]
When I first installed the SPL Performer s1200 power amplifier into my main system a few months ago, I was a little worried. The Lab12 Integre4 integrated amplifier had just left the building, and I […]
One of the hazards of attending too many high-end audio shows is what I call Exhibit Room Redux. That’s when an audio journalist walks into a room and sees the same exact system that was […]
The last two interviews from AXPONA 2022 are being released this week on PTA’s hifi-centric The Occasional Podcast. Brian Hunter and the crew got to catch up with Romain Vet of Focal Naim corporate to […]
Focal Naim has continued to press forward in 2022 with a series of promotions as well as the introduction of several new products. Today, Focal Naim announced the introduction of the Focal 300 ICA6 in-wall […]
Have you noticed the emerging Focal Naim America juggernaut? Ever since these two brands joined forces a few years ago, they’ve chosen a path of world domination, taking in such brands as Thorens, Musical Fidelity, […]
We’re big fans of Focal/Naim at Part-Time Audiophile, having recently reviewed such products as the Naim SuperNAIT 3, the Naim Uniti Nova and the Focal Kanto No.2s. In addition, we picked the Focal Clear Mgs […]
Here’s the latest big announcement from Focal Naim–the Focal Naim 10th Anniversary Edition hi-fi system! Here’s the press release: March 23, 2023 – To mark the 10th anniversary of their merger, the respective figureheads in French […]
Co-hosting all these Brit-fi podcasts with Brian Hunter on The Occasional Podcast has certainly whetted my appetite for BBC monitors. Lately we’ve been fixating primarily on the LS3/5a, but I can’t tell you how excited […]
The Naim Uniti Nova all-in-one (website) throws down a gauntlet in the world of hi-fi. Eschewing the sacred cow standard of separates, it instead aims to do everything: stream, convert, control volume and amplify. While […]
Following in the tradition of excellence found in both the Focal Utopia (reviewed by Grover Neville) and Focal Stellia (reviewed by Dave McNair and Nan Pincus), we have the all-new Focal Clear MG for the […]
The Focal Kanta No. 2 (website) speakers first caught my eye at an RMAF a year or two ago, speckled up in a brilliant citron yellow and sounding, well, swell. The sound was performing that […]
Focal Utopia. “World’s Best Headphone.” This was the proclamation made by the man who gave me my first job doing headphone reviews, my mentor and predecessor at Innerfidelity, Tyll Hertsens. As a young teenager I […]
RALEIGH, NC — We’ve had a bit of a summer love affair brewing at PTA, and Focal/Naim have been at the center of it. Currently our man in so-cal Grover Neville, is reviewing the Focal […]
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