Digital
Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro Network Switch | REVIEW
Why should you care about an audiophile grade network switch? Stick with me a while, and I’ll tell you a little bit about the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro. You see, like most of us, […]
Innuos
Florida 2023
The Three Amigos: Volti, BorderPatrol and Triode Wire Labs | FLAX 2023
It’s almost impossible for me to be impartial or objective when I visit The Three Amigos room at a high-end audio show. I’ve been consistently blown away by the sound that Greg Roberts (Volti Audio), […]
Florida 2023
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 […]
CAF 2022
Triode Wire Labs, BorderPatrol & Volti | CAF 2022
Our good friends at Triode Wire Labs cables, BorderPatrol amplification and Volti Audio speakers attend nearly every high-end audio show in the US, which is hard work. Their motto, however, displayed on the wall, is […]
Audio Advice Live 2022
Best of Show and Wrap-Up | Audio Advice LIVE 2022
Audio Advice LIVE 2022, It’s a Wrap! RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — The Sheraton Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina has long since returned to normal. The exhibitors have long since packed up, loaded their chariots, and flown […]
Audio Advice Live 2022
KEF, Parasound, Innuos, NAD | Audio Advice LIVE 2022
The KEF Blade Two Meta The smaller of the KEF Blade series, though if only one of the two are present, I usually have to ask which is which. Reporting by Eric Franklin Shook As […]
PAF 2022
Parasound and Olson’s HiFi | PAF 2022
Back when I was an exhibitor at high-end audio shows, I’d always start off the first hour with a selection of quiet, contemplative tracks, usually classical music, because I like my mornings to be relatively […]
PAF 2022
Innuos Pulse Network Player | PAF 2022
I also visited the Innuos room at AXPONA 2022 and High End 2022, and the news then was the Nextgen power supply for the flagship Innuos Statement music server. I was able to compare the […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Digital Players | Buyers Guide Summer 2022
Welcome to the Best Digital Players section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]
Munich 2022
Innuos Pulse | High End 2022
Here was an unfortunate theme for me at High End 2022–I just attended AXPONA 2022 a month ago, and in many cases I had to go back into a room in Munich only to find […]
Munich 2022
High End 2022
As I write this, High End 2022 in Munich has just ended. I originally intended to start coverage today, but there’s a small problem. I have to get home first. From a high-end audio show […]
AXPONA 2022
Innuos Statement NEXTGEN | AXPONA 2022
When I visited the Innuos room at AXPONA 2022 to demo the Innuos Statement NEXTGEN music server, it was much like the very first Innuos room I visited back at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio […]
AXPONA 2022
Magic with Triode Wire Labs, BorderPatrol, Volti Audio, Innuos | AXPONA 2022
One sure-fire way to make a great room better? Make things more affordable — which is not something you see every day. Yet that is precisely what the Volti Audio Razz (reviewed here and here) tries […]
AXPONA 2022
Big Iron from Krell meets grace from Estelon | AXPONA 2022
The new Krell KSA-i400 Amplifier made some breaking news at AXPONA 2022 — and not only for it’s back-breaking 160lb curb weight. The amp, which will retail for $35,000, features the latest in tech from Krell […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Digital Players | Buyers Guide 2022
Welcome to the Best Digital Players section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank ].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]
Capital Audiofest 2021
Best of Show and Wrap-Up | CAF 2021
ROCKVILLE, MD (PTA) — Glad to be back at Capital Audio Fest for 2021. Arriving on Thursday it was a bit emotional for me, seeing all the exhibitors finishing the final bits of system setup […]
Capital Audiofest 2021
Volti Audio, BorderPatrol, Triode Wire Labs, Innuos | CAF 2021
Volti Audio, BorderPatrol, Triode Wire Labs exhibit something truly special and worthy of your undivided attention at Capital Audio Fest 2021. The Story by Eric Franklin Shook This story goes back almost a year or […]
Capital Audiofest 2021
Command Performance AV, Qln, The Gryphon, J. Sikora, Doshi, Innuos, GigaWatt, Swisscables, Well Pleased AV | CAF 2021
Command Performance AV put forth one of the better exhibits at Capital Audio Fest 2021, featuring products from Qln, The Gryphon, J. Sikora, Doshi, Innuos, GigaWatt, Swisscables, with a little help from their friends at […]
Capital Audiofest 2021
Now Listen Here, Joseph Audio, EMM Labs, VPI Industries, Sutherland Engineering, Innuos, Transparent | CAF 2021
Now Listen Here, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania dealer located at the edge of several bedroom communities that serve the I-95 corridor between Washington, DC and Philadelphia proper, showed large at Capital Audio Fest 2021. Three exhibit rooms […]
Capital Audiofest 2021
Now Listen Here, Fyne Audio, Chord Electronics, VPI Industries, Innuos, Transparent | CAF 2021
Now Listen Here, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania dealer located at the edge of several bedroom communities that serve the I-95 corridor between Washington, DC and Philadelphia proper, showed large at Capital Audio Fest 2021. Three exhibit rooms […]