Analog
Van den Hul The Grail Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW
Van den Hul? I finally get to review some Van den Hul? Honestly, I’m not entirely sure I’ve even heard a Van den Hul product before. Maybe at a high-end audio show or in a […]
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Analog
Brinkmann Taurus Direct Drive Turntable | REVIEW
It seems as if the better part of last year was focused on reviewing the Brinkmann Taurus turntable. First, I arranged for a series of cartridges and phono stages that would be suitable for this […]
Components
Naim SuperNAIT 3 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW
The Naim SuperNAIT 3 integrated amplifier, above all, is about trying to reconnect with my past—at least a little bit. Back in December I traveled down to Los Angeles for the first time in at […]
Analog
Koetsu Urushi Black with Koetsu Stepup Transformer | REVIEW
The Koetsu Urushi Black phono cartridge reminds me that in my more pretentious moments as a journeyman audiophile, I referred to myself as a “Koetsu Guy.” This was after decades of less expensive and mostly […]
Analog
Brinkmann Edison Mk. II Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW
I hate being one of those high-end reviewers who hold onto gear forever, stretching the process out over months and months, waiting for other products to show up, working out whatever issues come up, and […]
Components
Audio by Van Alstine FET Valve CFR Preamplifier | REVIEW
Sometimes I think that our North Carolina crew has all the fun. They visit each other, hear all the cool gear that’s been coming in for review, swap back and forth, and I’m over here […]
Components
Margules I-240 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW
The Margules I-240 integrated amplifier seems so familiar to me, and not just because I’ve known the Margules family for over a decade and I’ve heard this particular model play a number of times at […]
Components
Balanced Audio Technology VK-3500 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW
It’s been twelve or thirteen years since I’ve had Balanced Audio Technology in for review. That previous time, the only real seat time I’ve had with BAT, was with a pair of all-tube separates that […]
Components
Allnic Audio T-2000 30th Anniversary Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW
You know how I used to start off each of my integrated amplifier reviews with an opening paragraph on why I love integrated amplifiers? Yes, I made a promise not to do that ever again, […]
Analog
Allnic Audio H-5500 Phono Preamplifier and Amber MC Cartridge | REVIEW
The Allnic Audio H-5500 phono preamplifier forced me to ask myself a serious question—am I still a tube guy? Just a few weeks ago I stood in front of my ever-evolving reference/review system and wondered […]
Analog
Hana Umami Red Phono Cartridge | REVIEW
To understand why Part-Time Audiophile is taking another crack at reviewing the Hana Umami Red, especially just a few weeks after our own Mohammed Samji reviewed it in conjunction with his Technics SL-1210GAE feature, you […]
Analog
Hagerman Audio Labs Trumpet MC Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW
I don’t have a story about Hagerman Audio Labs from the old days, other than the fact that they offered a product I found intriguing—an affordable tube phono stage called the Trumpet that sounded […]
