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Bob Stuart Awarded Prince Philip Medal by Royal Academy of Engineering

September 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

LONDON, UK (PTA) — Congratulations are in order for Bob Stuart, the pioneering audio engineer behind MQA. Stuart is the first audio engineer to receive the award in its [...]

ASUS Republic of Gamers launch MQA gaming headphones

September 2, 2020 // 1 Comment

LONDON, UK — Exciting news from ASUS, Republic of Gamers, and MQA for the high-fidelity seeking E-Sports and Gaming scene. Yes, that’s a real thing, and big thing as [...]

Bowers and Wilkins Formation Duo Loudspeakers | REVIEW

August 1, 2020 // 5 Comments

The availability of streaming devices is endless, offering convenience and friction-free listening. We have become accustomed to a quick tap or voice command and the tunes [...]

Luxman D-10X SACD/CD Player

July 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

BALLSTON SPA, NY — Luxman America announces the launch of its D-10X flagship SACD/CD player. This is the world’s first home audio component with ROHM Semiconductor’s [...]

MQA and Jazz re:freshed to boost SXSW artists

April 10, 2020 // 1 Comment

During the current quarantine, I find myself listening more in my home office using an AudioQuest Dragonfly Cobalt plus headphones. In addition to music streaming, I’ve [...]

Munich Dreaming | High End 2019

May 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

So it’s finally here! A bucket list item. The big, global audio show. Numero Uno. Hi-End Munich 2019. And boy do we have the dream team from Part-Time Audio [...]

Lee Scoggins Promoted to International Editor

April 1, 2019 // 4 Comments

ATLANTA (PTA) — Lee Scoggins, the Atlanta-based high-end audio journalist, has been promoted to International Editor for Part-Time Audiophile as part of its aggressive [...]

Florida 2019: MQA Makes More Progress

March 5, 2019 // 8 Comments

I’ve been digging into MQA for a follow-up article so I met up with Ken Forsythe, Sue Toscano, and their friend Angela Speziale who I just met at the Tampa show. Sue [...]

Roon 1.6 arrives with Qobuz support and tasty updates

January 22, 2019 // 2 Comments

The train never stops over at Roon and today’s release of Roon 1.6 brings a host of welcome updates and a fresh look. Most notability official support for Qobuz. At [...]

CES 2019: TIDAL Masters on all Android devices and MQA momentum

January 7, 2019 // 3 Comments

As we transit down to CES 2019, TIDAL made our journey a little easier with TIDAL Masters (MQA) now available on all Android devices! TIDAL Masters on all Android devices [...]