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 […]
Before I even bring up Ana Mighty Sound (website), let me state that I abhor rebuilt cartridges. They are to me, unholy, defiled, inferior, and more often than not, a far cry from the real […]
Which Thorens turntable is your favorite? The idler-driven TD-124, a sixty-year-old design that can compete with today’s finest? The TD-125 for its superb mechanical design and its extraordinary reliability? The TD-160 for bringing […]
Golf balls and squash balls, what have I gotten myself into? Literally! When Bernard Li, CEO of Charisma Audio, delivered the Well Tempered Lab Amadeus 254 GT table to me, I immediately questioned the sanity of […]
When Mark Sossa of Well Pleased AV called about dropping off a pair of the excellent QLN Prestige Three speakers for me to review a few months back, he casually mentioned he might also bring […]
This review of the Palmer 2.5i turntable and the Audio Origami PU7 tonearm has been decades in the making. If you’ve been following the Vinyl Anachronist columns on Perfect Sound Forever over the last 22 […]
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 […]
LOS ANGELES (PTA) — Alaia (“ah-lye-a”) is the Hawaiian word given the wooden surfboards originally used by the Hawaiians in the 19th century. Alaia Audio in partnership with LKV Research electronics, made their world debut […]
Welcome to something new we’re going to try here on PTA thanks to our friend Wynn Wong of Wynn Audio in Richmond Hill, Ontario. I’m going to be curating a new list every month featuring different categories […]
Vancouver-area dealer Edward Ku of Element Acoustics is hosting a special one-day seminar this Saturday (tomorrow, Nov. 24th) for those audiophiles interested in digital, or computer audio and how to best approach purchasing, and setting […]
Lejonklou is not a high-fidelity manufacturer many audiophiles have probably heard of, and that’s too bad because Fredrik Lejonklou – the man behind the Swedish company – is on to something special with his incredibly transparent […]
Have you ever been to a rock festival and started imagining your dream lineup in a hoped-for ending jam? What would it sound like to hear singer X with guitarist Y and drummer Z? Thoughts […]
Elite Audio Systems out of San Francisco, California created a very unique, and Zen-like listening space at the Los Angeles Audio Show. They had put up a large semi-transparent photographic background which transported you […]
Some rooms at audio shows are like old friends that you haven’t seen for a while. The Austin Hifi room at the Los Angeles Audio Show was like that. They have a habit of putting […]
Sometimes you hear something, or see something, and you’re instantly intrigued – like a good mystery novel. A switch is flipped in your mind, and once flipped, you can’t just turn it off. So it […]
Old school vs. new school The suspended-turntable wars of 2016 Orgasm Addict: basically a dirty limerick wrapped in a catchy punk-rock riff released by the Buzzcocks in the late ’70s. Analog addict: a fair descriptor […]
by Mohammed Samji Definitive Audio in Seattle, WA. Linn I love when audiophiles place their prized audio gear in a shared space, somewhere that music can be experienced by everyone in the family. The challenge […]
by Rafe Arnott Austin HiFi‘s room at Newport was an interesting one for me. First off, it was packed the whole time I was there and I had to play musical chairs for about 15 […]
As I’ve mentioned, the California Audio Show is less of an industry event and more of a dealer show. The room run by Steven Lester was a fine example of that, with audio quality taking […]
The California Audio Show is less of an industry event and more of a dealer show. This means something interesting in practice. Instead of manufacturers demonstrating their most stunning audio, what you get is folks demonstrating what […]
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