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AXPONA 2022

Julian Margules at AXPONA | AXPONA 2022

May 7, 2022 Graig Neville 0

Margules has a history going back to 1927. In Mexico, the Margules family has been instrumental in developing and expanding radio throughout the country. I had a chance to speak with the fourth- generation engineer […]

AXPONA 2022

New Brands at AXPONA | AXPONA 2022

May 6, 2022 Graig Neville 0

I decided to focus on the new brands exhibiting at AXPONA 2022, or at least some of the companies that had returned with completely new or redesigned product line-ups. Of those, three loudspeaker manufacturers caught […]

AXPONA 2022

Refined Audio, Pass Labs | AXPONA 2022

May 6, 2022 Graig Neville 0

When I entered the Refined Audio room at AXPONA 2022, I was greeted by Cube Audio’s Nenuphar BASiS, a distinctive looking black speaker with a yellow driver ($26,900/pair). The sound of this intriguing system had […]

AXPONA 2022

Quintessence Audio | AXPONA 2022

May 5, 2022 Graig Neville 0

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 […]

AXPONA 2022

Rockport and Stillpoints | AXPONA 2022

May 5, 2022 Graig Neville 1

The Rockport Technologies and Stillpoints room was rocking cool gear and playing Hans Zimmer’s haunting original soundtrack for Dune. [See, I wasn’t the only one at the show making people play Zimmer–Ed.] This was EPIC […]

AXPONA 2022

AXPONA 2022 Preview | AXPONA 2022

April 21, 2022 Marc Phillips 0

For some of the Part-Time Audiophile staff, including yours truly, AXPONA 2022 in Chicago will be the first high-end audio show we’ve attended for over two years. We’ve had a couple of shows recently, including […]

Cables & Power

Purist Audio Design Poseidon Speaker Cables | REVIEW

April 8, 2022 Graig Neville 1

At Part-Time Audiophile we collectively agree that cables matter. Even our stalwart holdout Dave McNair has seen the light recently–it might be dim, but it’s still light! Cable technology, however, is still heavily open to […]

Audio Gear Reviews

Atohm GT-3 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

February 11, 2022 Graig Neville 1

While looking for inspiration for my review of the Atohm GT-3 speakers from France, I watched the latest installment of The Grand Tour: Carnage A Trois. It got me thinking. Though the trio of self-proclaimed […]

Components

TIDAL Audio Intra Power Amplifier | REVIEW

January 16, 2022 Dave McNair 6

After reviewing the TIDAL Audio Prisma preamplifier in 2020 (linked here) and hearing Doug White (of The Voice That Is) do his jaw-dropping TIDAL Audio system demos at two Capital Audiofests, I jumped at the […]

Components

Atoll Gamme PR400 Signature Preamplifier | REVIEW

January 9, 2022 Graig Neville 3

I started this review of the Atoll Gamme PR400 Signature preamplifier and I suddenly felt all stodgy, struggling to explain the qualities and attributes of this piece of gear. But then I realized, oh my […]

Awards

Best Value of the Year Award | 2021

December 17, 2021 Marc Phillips 3

Deciding the Best Value of the Year Award for 2021 As we finish out our year-end award season, I noticed that many of the same products that were considered for Product of the Year for […]

Awards

Reviewers Choice Awards | 2021

December 11, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

Reviewers Choice Award Winners for 2021 Before we hand out our Editors Choice, Best Value and Product of the Year Awards for 2021, here’s a summary of the winners of our Reviewers Choice Award for […]

Announcements

McIntosh MC3500 Mk II Vacuum Tube Amplifier

November 4, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

I really hope you’ve all been an exceptionally good boys and girls this year, because Santa-tosh Labs is watching and his elves at the Binghamton, NY ‘workshop‘ just launched an updated version of the iconic […]

Analog

Andover Audio SpinBase and SpinSystem | REVIEW

August 27, 2021 Graig Neville 1

When I first heard about Andover Audio’s SpinBase in the PTA War Room, I obviously wondered, “What’s a SpinBase?” After a quick internet search and a read through PTA’s review of the Andover Model One […]

Components

McIntosh C49 Preamplifier and MC312 Power Amplifier | REVIEW

July 2, 2021 Graig Neville 1

I feel like I’m the designated Part-Time Audiophile power lifter lately. I received another freight shipment containing the McIntosh C49 preamplifier and MC312 power amplifier, weighing in at back squat workout weight of 234 lbs. […]

Components

Audio Hungary Qualiton A20i Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

June 11, 2021 Graig Neville Comments Off on Audio Hungary Qualiton A20i Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

Human communication is a fickle thing. Even languages like English have plenty of room for interpretations and inferences that are often misunderstood. Take, for example, the Audio Hungary Qualiton (website) A20i tube integrated amplifier that […]

Components

Rotel Michi S5 Power Amplifier and P5 Preamplifier | REVIEW

June 4, 2021 Graig Neville 1

Harkening from the Land of the Rising Sun, the Rotel Michi P5 Preamplifier and Rotel Michi S5 Stereo Amplifier presented an imposing pair in my listening room. Weighing in at a hefty 50 lbs. for […]

Components

Rotel Michi X5 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

May 23, 2021 Marc Phillips 6

The Rotel Michi X5 integrated amplifier had a little trouble in getting to my front door in a timely manner—evidently FedEx and UPS and USPS have all become highly vulnerable to a variety of mishaps […]

Components

Parasound Halo P 6 2.1 Channel Preamplifier and DAC | REVIEW

May 9, 2021 Graig Neville 1

Parasound has been an audio name for quite a while. They were well-established way back during my audiophile indoctrination in the late ’80s. While they still have the classic line, now called New Classic, they […]

Components

Parasound Halo JC 5 Power Amplifier | REVIEW

April 30, 2021 Graig Neville 3

Though I received the Parasound Halo JC 5 Stereo Power Amplifier, designed by John Curl, along with the Parasound P 6 2.1 Channel Halo Preamplifier and DAC, I felt that each product was different enough […]

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