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CAF 2022

Von Schweikert, VAC, Masterbuilt, Aurender, Lampizator, The Audio Company | CAF 2022

November 18, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 1

The Audio Company of Marietta, Georgia, USA is always proud to show their VAC, Masterbuilt, Von Schweikert systems in the large rooms at audio shows, and in dominating fashion. Which was still the case at […]

PAF 2022

VSA Ultra 7, VAC, The Audio Company | PAF 2022

August 9, 2022 Marc Phillips Comments Off on VSA Ultra 7, VAC, The Audio Company | PAF 2022

A curious trend is playing itself out in the Von Schweikert Audio/VAC/The Audio Company rooms at various audio shows in 2022. The speakers, it seems, are getting smaller, and the rooms are getting bigger. At […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Cables and Power Management | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

June 5, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Best Cables and Power Management | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

Welcome to the Best Cables and Power section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Cables and Power Management | Buyers Guide 2022

November 27, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Best Cables and Power section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank ].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

Best of Show and Wrap-Up | CAF 2021

November 19, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 1

ROCKVILLE, MD (PTA) — Glad to be back at Capital Audio Fest for 2021. Arriving on Thursday it was a bit emotional for me, seeing all the exhibitors finishing the final bits of system setup […]

Capital Audiofest 2021

The Audio Company, VAC, Von Schweikert, Esoteric, Aurender, Kronos, Airtight, Critical Mass Systems, MasterBuilt | CAF 2021

November 13, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 2

I’ve written it before and it bears repeating: audio show exhibitions from The Audio Company of Marietta, GA should charge an additional admission fee. You know, like the special exhibitions at art and science museums […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Cables, Power, Grounding and Racks | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 16, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Best Cables, Power, Grounding and Racks | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

The Best Cables, Power, Grounding and Equipment Racks [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! These are the best cables, power products, grounding products and racks that we, the PTA team, […]

Loudspeakers

Von Schweikert Audio ESE Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 12, 2020 Marc Phillips 6

“Are you busy right now?” said the text from Von Schweikert Audio’s Leif Swanson. “Come back to the room when you can. We made a change.” This was back at the 2019 Capital Audiofest where […]

Analog

PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

March 29, 2020 Marc Phillips 5

After arranging to review the PS Audio Stellar phono preamplifier, I realized that the first time and only time I’ve reviewed a PS Audio product was way back in 2008, when the GCPH phono stage […]

Florida 2020

Marc’s Florida Audio Expo Wrap-Up | FLAX 2020

February 28, 2020 Marc Phillips 2

  My reason for wanting to cover the 2020 Florida Audio Expo was ostensibly about taking a break from the cruel Rochester winter. When I arrived in Tampa on Thursday evening, the temperature was in […]

Florida 2020

The Audio Company, Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, MasterBuilt, Kronos | FLAX 2020

February 22, 2020 Marc Phillips 4

If you’ve listened to our Florida Audio Expo wrap-up on The Occasional Podcast, you’ll know that there was once again consensus on the most impressive room at the show–Von Schweikert and VAC, hosted by Atlanta-based […]

Digital

McIntosh MCD600 SACD/CD Player | REVIEW

February 2, 2020 Marc Phillips 8

Before I discuss the McIntosh MCD600 SACD/CD player, I have to tell a story. Just a couple of weeks ago I overhead a conversation between two audiophiles who were discussing the continued role of compact […]

CAF 2019

Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019

November 24, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019

Much of my Capital Audiofest wrap-up has already been telegraphed. I talked about my favorite rooms in The Occasional Podcast, and I’ve hinted as much in these show reports. You’ve probably already guessed that this […]

CAF 2019

Von Schweikert Audio, VAC, Esoteric, MasterBuilt, The Audio Company | CAF 2019

November 21, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Von Schweikert Audio, VAC, Esoteric, MasterBuilt, The Audio Company | CAF 2019

It was a year ago that I first walked into the huge exhibit room for Von Schweikert Audio and VAC, hosted by Atlanta dealer The Audio Company, and listened to a seven-figure hi-fi system that […]

Munich 2019

VAC, VSA Steal the Show | High End 2019

June 15, 2019 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on VAC, VSA Steal the Show | High End 2019

Where did that instrument come from? The soundstage is huge and background dead quiet.  That instrument just popped out of nowhere.  Wow, that is spooky real.  The timbre is dead on.  I don’t understand a […]

Florida 2019

FLORIDA 2019: The Best of The Show, and Wrap-Up

March 23, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 2

To wrap things up, I think the major question of the show was answered. If the Florida Audio Expo was indeed an experiment, I think the results have given us a proof of concept. Attendance […]

Florida 2019

FLORIDA 2019: The Audio Company, Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, Critical Mass, Clearaudio, and Masterbuilt

February 17, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

They’ve done it again! The Audio Company of Marietta, Georgia USA is without a doubt, one of the premier exhibitors of Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, Critical Mass, Clearaudio, and Masterbuilt products. Jim, Gordon, […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: The Audio Company brings Stellar VAC, VSA

October 21, 2018 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on RMAF 2018: The Audio Company brings Stellar VAC, VSA

Not too far from me on the town square in Marietta, Georgia is The Audio Company, a wonderful upscale store with several of the best high-end brands.  For the past few years, this team of […]

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