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 […]
I Like Surprises Marantz and Definitive Technology by way of Sound United were showing their newest and best at Audio Advice LIVE 2022. The surprise here is not that companies like Marantz (or Def Tech) […]
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast is a serious double header. Not only do we have an interview with the directors of the the documentary Vinyl Nation, but we also sit down with the […]
VISTA, CA (PTA) — Marantz introduces two new forward thinking components this week. Starting with the new MODEL 30 Integrated Amplifier, followed by the SACD 30n Network Audio Streamer & SACD Player. A press release […]
I don’t recall seeing Polk Audio speakers being demo’ed at a show before, so I felt somehow compelled to give them a listen. I don’t know anyone in my audiophile circle who owns Polk speakers, […]
All right, I’ll be honest. Seeing this exhibit might have made me pee in my pants just a little bit. Here I was, walking through all the exhibits in the downstairs atrium at the 2018 […]
Photography by Paul Elliott I have completely bought into the music reproduction industry ever since I heard the difference between lamp cord as speaker wire and Monster brand wire oh so many years ago. Yes, […]
First the rain came straight down. Then the rain came sideways. Then it seemed to be coming up at me from the ground as I ran from a coffee shop to make my way to […]
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook You can’t just say “It’s awesome, buy it.” Eliciting a gut reaction of confidence in consumers who speak your name in conversations of top tier service and products is […]
The last time I listened at length to a pair of Daedalus Audio speakers at a show, they were flanked by the company’s custom subwoofers. At AXPONA, I again was impressed by the low frequencies […]
Big news on the M&A front as Sound United, the parent company that owns Polk Audio and Definitive Technology has announced that they are acquiring the D+M Group, the owners of Denon, Marantz, and Boston […]
The hunt for a legendary beast In the mind of audiophiles lives a legendary beast, one that hunts them down and brings them nightmares mixed with sweet dreams. Or maybe it is we that hunt this marvelous fantasy, […]
Sandy Gross used RMAF this year as an opportunity to embarrass the general market segment. Again. The question of whether or not you can successfully make and sell a full-range, room-friendly, loudspeaker for under $10k […]
I may have mentioned that Friday was a bit of a slog at this show. Equipment was cold, rooms were amusical, and sound was, in general, something less than fulfilling. The large room presented by […]
D&M were here at AXPONA with offerings Denon, Marantz and Boston Acoustics. These guys are still on my go-to list for quality sound, great features, and reasonable prices — I have a Marantz receiver running […]
— by William Caraher In my first post for Part-Time Audiophile, I mused about the relationship between hi-fi and reality, and concluded that anything that encourages us to reflect on the meaning of reality has […]
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