The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide 2021
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Manley Labs Snapper Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW
“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 [...]
Rega P10 Turntable | REVIEW
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, [...]
VPI Industries debuts Vanquish, along with KEF, Krell, and NORDOST | CAF 2019
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 [...]
The World of KEF | High End 2019
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, [...]
Here I Go! | High End 2019
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 [...]
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 [...]
CAF 2018: KEF Reference 1 and a Saturday Morning Wake-Up Call
“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 [...]
The Part-Time Audiophile guide to the best hi-fi gear of 2017
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 [...]
