AXPONA 2023
Esoteric, Klipsch & AudioQuest | AXPONA 2023
It was a genuine joy to watch Klipsch get a little Esoteric at AXPONA 2023. As an audiophile it is sometimes easy to forget that we all started out as music lovers, or at least […]
Klipsch
Florida 2023
Geshelli Labs | FLAX 2023
Before I talk about the Geshelli Labs room at FLAX 2023 I need to say something. Folks, this started out as a Florida event, which the organizers wisely placed in February, away from other major […]
Loudspeakers
Sound Kaos Vox 3a Loudspeaker | REVIEW
The Sound Kaos Vox 3a is probably a speaker many of you have not heard of before. I certainly had not heard of it until Soo In of Enleum and Bakoon fame offered me a […]
Loudspeakers
JBL 4349 Studio Monitors | REVIEW
When is a studio monitor not a studio monitor? When it’s a JBL 4349 Studio Monitor, of course! That label threw me too, but JBL released the Studio Monitor series for consumers, not pro audio. […]
Audio Advice Live 2022
Audio Advice Live 2022 | PREVIEW
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
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
MC Audiotech Forty-10 Loudspeakers | REVIEW
It’s been a while since my last installment of The Smoking Jacket, thanks in general to the pandemic, but I wanted to remind everyone that one of my favorite parts about smoking cigars is the […]
Audiophile Journal
Tom Sachs “Space Program: Rare Earths” opens at Deichtorhallen Hamburg
Tom Sachs‘ marvel of visual and auditory senses—an art installation—Space Program: Rare Earths opens at Deichtorhallen Hamburg on September 19th, 2021 and will be on view until April 10th, 2022. Deichtorstraße 1 20095 Hamburg, Germany […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2021
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 […]
Loudspeakers
Volti Audio Razz Loudspeakers, Part Two | REVIEW
When PTA Editor-in-Chief Marc Phillips asked me to co-review the Volti Audio Razz loudspeakers, of course I said I was interested. This would be my first official review for Part-Time Audiophile, and I’d be fulfilling […]
Buyers Guide
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 Buyers Guide into sections, which makes […]
Announcements
Klipsch partners with McLaren Formula 1 Racing
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (PTA) — Klipsch Audio and McLaren Racing announce new multi-year partnership. Klipsch becomes the official headphone and portable audio partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Racing Team. For a those who don’t follow […]
CAF 2019
Fern and Roby Raven II, LTA, Black Cat Cable, Auralic | CAF 2019
As I mentioned, the Fern and Roby Raven loudspeakers were featured in two separate rooms at the 2019 Capital Audiofest–in that very special room with ModWright Instruments amplification, and this room with a more familiar […]
CAF 2019
VK Music, Sparkler Audio, AER, Elekit, Sunvalley | CAF 2019
I chose to visit the VK Music exhibit room at the 2019 Capital Audiofest for one reason–they were featuring equipment from Sparkler Audio. Part-Time Audiophile published a review for the Sparkler Audio Ether integrated amplifier […]
Audiophile Journal
Audio Advice Music Matters 2019
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — You might expect one of the nations most innovative and successful high-end audio dealers to be located in the likes of New York, Chicago, […]
RMAF 2019
Klipsch RP600-M, Cambridge Audio | RMAF 2019
I walked into this Klipsch room before the one I reported on yesterday, and I was a little disappointed to find a pair of Klipsch RP600-M loudspeakers ($549/pair in walnut or black, $649 for piano […]
RMAF 2019
Klipsch Heritage and the Art of Pissing Off Your Neighbors | RMAF 2019
I was walking down the hallway at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, minding my own business, when I heard it–Tool’s Fear Inoculum coming out of the Klipsch Heritage room. The two Klipsch rooms were […]
RMAF 2019
Saturday’s Highlights | RMAF 2019
Saturday at RMAF 2019. The big day. The day when most people show up to high-end audio shows, the day when everything exciting happens. The halls weren’t packed because the layout at the Gaylord Resort […]
Audiophile Journal
Audio Advice Music Matters 2018, 40th Anniversary
Audio Advice celebrates forty years in business by pulling out all the stops during their annual Music Matters event. Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook Music Matters, is an annual celebration of music listening. […]
Canada
Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Klipsch Heritage pairs with McIntosh for vintage vibe
I can remember seeing my first pair of Klipschorns many years ago, and being entranced by their majesty, their size, their build quality, and most importantly their sound. A sound which seemed to be calling […]