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Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro Network Switch | REVIEW

March 10, 2023 Matthew Partrick 7

Why should you care about an audiophile grade network switch? Stick with me a while, and I’ll tell you a little bit about the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro. You see, like most of us, […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Digital Players | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

June 4, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Best Digital Players | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

Welcome to the Best Digital Players 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 Digital Players | Buyers Guide 2022

November 27, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Best Digital Players 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 […]

Headphones

Ferrum Audio OOR and HYPSOS Headphone Amplifier | REVIEW

November 21, 2021 Marc Phillips 5

Should I dive back into headphones for 2022? I’m thinking about it. Most of my headphone listening these days is confined to my laptop, an AudioQuest Cobalt, a couple of relatively modest headphones and a […]

Buyers Guide

The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers and Disc Spinners | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 15, 2021 Editorial Staff 4

The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best DACs, streamers, servers and disc-spinners that we, the PTA team, have […]

Components

Decware Zen Triode SE84UFO2 Power Amplifier | REVIEW

April 16, 2021 John Richardson 6

First, a disclaimer. I own this Decware Zen Triode amp and bought it for myself, so it’s not a typical “loaner” that we reviewers normally get to evaluate. Steve Deckert, Decware’s head guy, normally doesn’t […]

Buyers Guide

The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners | Buyers Guide 2021

December 5, 2020 Editorial Staff 3

The Best DACs, Servers, Streamers, and Disc Spinners [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers Guide […]

Announcements

Mytek Audio Empire DAC/Streamer/Preamplifier

September 15, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Mytek Audio Empire DAC/Streamer/Preamplifier

NEW YORK, NY (PTA) — Mytek Audio begins a new chapter of product development with their latest flagship Empire-series products, starting with the all new Empire DAC/Streamer/Preamplifier. The Empire series is a completely new platform […]

AXPONA 2019 GoldenEar
AXPONA 2019

Saturday Audio Exchange, GoldenEar Technology, PrimaLuna, Mytek, McIntosh Labs | AXPONA 2019

May 1, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on Saturday Audio Exchange, GoldenEar Technology, PrimaLuna, Mytek, McIntosh Labs | AXPONA 2019

CHICAGO (PTA) — Sandy Gross — the iconic founder of most brands we love, including GoldenEar Technology — has done it again. And again, and again. This time with the new Triton One.R loudspeaker. Kevin […]

Florida 2019

FLORIDA 2019: Mytek Digital built a Bridge to Brooklyn, and then proved it was good

March 14, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 2

Shortly after the opening of New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, a rumor started circulating around the city that the bridge was in fact unstable and likely to collapse. To prove the engineering marvel was indeed safe […]

CAF 2018

CAF 2018: The Vinyl Revivers, MyTek, Accuphase, Sonner Audio; A sound I would love to come home to

December 4, 2018 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on CAF 2018: The Vinyl Revivers, MyTek, Accuphase, Sonner Audio; A sound I would love to come home to

The Vinyl Revivers bring value to the game, MyTek brings a big apple, Accuphase reminds me of my childhood, and Sonner Audio definitely is the all joining smooth one. The Story The Vinyl Revivers is […]

Digital

Review: Mytek puts the + on the Brooklyn DAC

March 25, 2018 Panagiotis Karavitis 9

There is this one kind of reviews I don’t want to take, the ones I am not sure I will enjoy. I prefer analog to digital sources and if I must spent some time listening […]

Headphones

Review: HiFiMan Susvara headphones, assault on the state of the art

February 24, 2018 Panagiotis Karavitis Comments Off on Review: HiFiMan Susvara headphones, assault on the state of the art

This is not for the faint of heart, or wallet. If you think headphones have reached overwhelmingly high prices spare your time and don’t read this review. You have been warned. Walking down the Munich […]

Announcements

Liberty DAC for all from Mytek for $995

February 15, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

What price would you pay to be free from digital-file type constraint? $2,000? $5,000? $10,000? How about $995 USD? Mytek Digital’s new Liberty DAC can up-convert to 384K/32bit PCM/DSD256 through it’s ES9018 Sabre chipset, its […]

Cables & Power

Review: Heresy with a Nordost Heimdall 2 ethernet cable

January 15, 2018 Panagiotis Karavitis 43

It has bothered me a bit and it took some thinking on what to do with the Nordost Heimdall 2 ethernet cables. The problem? They make a huge difference over my Supra Cat8 cables, let […]

CAF 2017

Capital Audiofest 2017: The Marketplace, a place of greater sound

December 20, 2017 Eric Franklin Shook 1

The Story There are two types of people in this world: 1) Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. 2) I say that because they say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this article […]

CAF 2017

Capital Audiofest 2017: Kickin’ it with Linear Tube Audio

November 23, 2017 John Richardson 2

Local Washington DC company Linear Tube Audio (LTA) had a big presence at the show this year. It seemed like every time I turned around, something of theirs was staring me down. Most notable was […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Mytek Digital – I’ll take Manhattan II

October 22, 2017 Lee Scoggins 2

Mytek Digital had prime real estate near the tower elevators at this year’s RMAF. I wound up stopping by for a more lengthy time finally on Sunday when things were a little less crazy and […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Travel Overture

October 6, 2017 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on RMAF 2017: Travel Overture

Sights of arrival, and what not to miss Photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook Everyday good day begins with a burger. It occurred to me while walking through Denver International Airport today that if your state […]

Announcements

Burwell & Sons showcase Plain Jane, unveil new active and passive loudspeakers at California Audio Show

July 27, 2017 Rafe Arnott 1

If you’ve hit a recent audio show, chances are you’ve had an opportunity to hear Burwell & Sons loudspeakers. The bespoke, vintage Altec driver designs are beautiful to look at, and convey true tone, timbre, […]

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