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Audio Advice Live 2022

Best of Show and Wrap-Up | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

September 2, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 2

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

August 27, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 1

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 […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

KEF, Epson, Kaleidescape, Stewart Filmscreen | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

August 27, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on KEF, Epson, Kaleidescape, Stewart Filmscreen | Audio Advice LIVE 2022

KEF Powered Theater Speakers? Yes, actually! Audiophiles love to talk about how STEREO is better than 5.1 or those god-forsaken soundbars, and that free-standing components are better than integrated or self contained all-in-one systems, and […]

Audio Advice Live 2022

Audio Advice Live 2022 | PREVIEW

August 12, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 3

Audio Advice Live 2022 is only one week away! Our coverage begins on Friday the 19th of next week and runs continuously until completed. From our most recent communication at Audio Advice, the entire Sheraton […]

Announcements

A New Audio Show Emerges | Audio Advice Live 2022

July 26, 2022 Editorial Staff 1

A new high-end audio show emerges! Audio Advice Live 2022 (website) is a three-day audio show event, beginning on Friday, August 19th, 2022 and ending on Sunday, August 21st, 2022. The show runs from 8am-6pm […]

Loudspeakers

Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a MoFi Edition Loudspeakers | REVIEW

August 8, 2021 Marc Phillips 5

Of all the audio gear I came close to buying over the last forty years, I probably got closer to a pair of LS3/5as than anything else. I’m reminded of that constantly in the presence […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 15, 2021 Editorial Staff 9

The Best Bookshelf Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best bookshelf speakers that we, the PTA team, have personally heard.] EgglestonWorks Hotel Speakers (price per […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide 2021

December 4, 2020 Editorial Staff 13

The Best Bookshelf Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers Guide into sections, which makes […]

Loudspeakers

EgglestonWorks Hotel Speakers | REVIEW

September 4, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on EgglestonWorks Hotel Speakers | REVIEW

This is a story about finding love. As with most modern day love stories this too involved me sliding into the DMs on social media. Can it get any more contemporary than that? This time […]

Components

Manley Labs Snapper Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

August 30, 2020 Grover Neville 4

“What are those light bulb things?” My roommate asked that as he bent over the Manley Labs Snapper Monoblock Amplifiers with his camera in hand. The downtown Los Angeles skyline tinted the sky charcoal grey […]

Analog

Rega P10 Turntable | REVIEW

March 22, 2020 Dave McNair 15

By means of introduction to the Rega P10 turntable, let me start by saying that I work as a mastering engineer. For some time, I’ve wanted to upgrade my current turntable, a Rega P3, to […]

CAF 2019

VPI Industries debuts Vanquish, along with KEF, Krell, and NORDOST | CAF 2019

November 1, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 3

WASHINGTON D.C. (PTA) — The most exciting way to kick-off the Capital Audiofest 2019 weekend, and subsequently conclude the VPI 40th Anniversary Celebration Year, is with the launch of something really BIG from VPI Industries. […]

Munich 2019

The World of KEF | High End 2019

May 23, 2019 Marc Phillips 3

So far in my show reports from High End 2019 I’ve used the word ubiquitous at least twice. No brand in high-end audio currently fits that adjective more than KEF, something that might have started […]

Munich 2019

Here I Go! | High End 2019

May 8, 2019 Marc Phillips 2

I’m heading out today to High End Munich 2019, the biggest hi-fi show on earth. I’m an old veteran of what used to be the biggest hi-fi show on earth, the Consumer Electronics Show in […]

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AXPONA 2019

KEF, Hegel, Straightwire | AXPONA 2019

April 25, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on KEF, Hegel, Straightwire | AXPONA 2019

CHICAGO (PTA) — KEF teamed up with Hegel and Straightwire to present an almost Broadway musical like showcase of KEF’s most advanced products. From the new LSX and R-Series products, on up to the statement […]

CAF 2018

CAF 2018: KEF Reference 1 and a Saturday Morning Wake-Up Call

November 29, 2018 Marc Phillips 1

“We’re going to start off Saturday morning with some RAWK!” Mornings at high-end audio shows, at least the first hour or so, are usually dedicated to quieter music. The hallways haven’t quite filled up yet, […]

Awards

The Part-Time Audiophile guide to the best hi-fi gear of 2017

December 25, 2017 John Stancavage 20

Picking the best audio component of the year is kind of like pondering your ultimate list of girls to ask to the high school prom. There are many very attractive choices, but probably a much […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Getting audiophile sound on a budget

November 2, 2017 John Stancavage 3

In a hobby where dropping a hundred grand for a system is common, what can you get these days for, say, $1,500 USD? An interconnect, maybe? A cartridge? Tax? Well, how about an entire rig? […]

Analog

Review: Living in the future with KEF LS50 Wireless + Roon + Shinola Runwell

October 28, 2017 Scot Hull 7

KEF LS50 Wireless loudspeakers, Shinola Runwell turntable, Roon Labs, TIDAL and Spotify — all in one system. […]

LAAS 2017

LA Audio Show 2017: Wyred 4 Sound, KEF offer attainable sonic bliss

July 28, 2017 John Stancavage 2

In the retail trade, products by Michael Kors and Kate Spade are considered “affordable luxury.” They offer a taste of opulence, but with prices significantly below Chanel or Neiman Marcus. High-end audio has its more […]

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