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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

NOLA by Accent Speaker Technology, VAC, Nordost | CAF 2021

November 16, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 2

NOLA by Accent Speaker Technology introduced us to their newest and most affordable open-baffle floorstander to date. Along with Valve Amplification Company (VAC) and Nordost cable keeping things lusciously simple and high-end. The Story NOLA […]

Cables & Power

Atlas Cables Grun Coherent Earthing System | REVIEW

June 27, 2021 Marc Phillips 1

The Grun Earthing System from Atlas Cables is the third product I’ve reviewed in the last year that addresses grounding in your high-end audio system. The first two products, of course, were the Nordost QKORE […]

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, […]

Components

True Life Audio SSP-1 Preamplifier and SSA-300 Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

May 2, 2021 Panagiotis Karavitis 6

Before we get to True Life Audio, I would like to tell you a story. Once upon a time there was this handsome young prince doctor busting his cojones working for the local health system […]

Components

Jeff Rowland Design Group Continuum S2 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

January 22, 2021 Marc Phillips 5

Four hundred watts per channel. The Jeff Rowland Design Group Continuum S2 (website) has four hundred watts per channel. In over forty years of being an audiophile, including the twenty-plus years I’ve been reviewing hi-fi […]

Cables & Power

Nordost QKORE Ground Units and QKORE Wire | REVIEW

December 27, 2020 Marc Phillips 1

I enter the world of grounding, as it pertains to high-end audio, with some trepidation. When the Nordost QKORE products (website) first arrived at my doorstep—the QKORE1, QKORE 3 and QKORE6 Ground Units and quite […]

Florida 2020

Antal Audio Group, Tsakiridis Devices, Triangle, Soulines, Nordost | FLAX 2020

February 22, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook 1

TAMPA, FL (PTA) — Frank Gazzo and the Antal Audio Group are the US importers for Tsakiridis Devices, Triangle, and Soulines. Which as a stable of component brands the trio brings forth a lot of […]

Florida 2020

Gershman Acoustics, exaSound, VAC, VPI, Nordost | FLAX 2020

February 20, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on Gershman Acoustics, exaSound, VAC, VPI, Nordost | FLAX 2020

TAMPA, FL (PTA) — Gershman Acoustics along with exaSound, VAC, VPI, and Nordost put on quite the display. Presented by the Hi-Fi industry power couple, Eli and Ofra Gershman, the system shined with spirit as […]

Announcements

Nordost Tonearm Cable+ now available in Blue Heaven, Heimdall 2, Frey 2, and Tyr 2 ranges

December 10, 2019 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Nordost Tonearm Cable+ now available in Blue Heaven, Heimdall 2, Frey 2, and Tyr 2 ranges

HOLLISTON, MA (PTA) — We’re excited to report the roll-out of the new Tonearm Cable+ into Nordost’s Blue Heaven, Heimdall 2, Frey 2, and Tyr 2 ranges. This redesign was first seen with the launch […]

CAF 2019

Gershman Acoustics, The Vinyl Revivers, Bel Canto, Accuphase, Rega | CAF 2019

November 23, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Gershman Acoustics, The Vinyl Revivers, Bel Canto, Accuphase, Rega | CAF 2019

The Gershman Acoustics room, hosted by The Vinyl Revivers, was the last room I visited at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. The Part-Time Audiophile staff had just completed our show wrap-up on The Occasional Podcast, and […]

New York 2019

Adirondack Audio, HiFi Loft with Luxman, Triangle Acoustics, Nordost | New York 2019

November 17, 2019 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Adirondack Audio, HiFi Loft with Luxman, Triangle Acoustics, Nordost | New York 2019

This room was getting pretty crowded and when we entered the room, we were temporarily stuck in the narrow entryway hall.  We were hammered with bass, which was probably being amplified by the Helmholtz resonance […]

CAF 2019

VPI Industries debuts Vanquish, along with KEF, Krell, and NORDOST | CAF 2019

November 1, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 3

WASHINGTON D.C. (PTA) — The most exciting way to kick-off the Capital Audiofest 2019 weekend, and subsequently conclude the VPI 40th Anniversary Celebration Year, is with the launch of something really BIG from VPI Industries. […]

RMAF 2019

Xact Audio, CH Precision, Nordost, Rockport Technologies | RMAF 2019

September 30, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 3

DENVER (PTA) — This is my first time with a Commonwealth Idler Drive ($19,900 USD) professional turntable. Exactly the story behind it, I don’t know. It’s from Xact Audio of Boise, Idaho and I like […]

RMAF 2019

Göbel High End, CH Precision, Kronos Audio, Nordost, Bending Wave USA | RMAF 2019

September 29, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

DENVER (PTA) — A stunning collection of sounds from US distributor Bending Wave USA. Bathed in shadow Göbel High End loudspeakers cast only a silhouette, CH Precision electronics offer contrast from the dark, Kronos Audio sits […]

RMAF 2019

Stenheim Loudspeakers, CH Precision, NVS Sound, Linnenberg | RMAF 2019

September 27, 2019 Marc Phillips 2

This the third time this year that I’ve heard CH Precision and Stenheim loudspeakers matched in a system–I’ve already heard this combo at both High End 2019 in Munich and at T.H.E. Show in Long […]

RMAF 2019

Soundings, AMG, Clearaudio, Boulder, Vienna, REL Acoustics, Nordost, HRS, Musical Surroundings | RMAF 2019

September 25, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

DENVER (PTA) — Analog Manufaktur Germany in conjunction with Denver, Colorado dealer Soundings Fine Audio Video introduced for the first time in the US, a new “super” version of AMG’s well acclaimed Viella turntable. Along […]

RMAF 2019

Nola Speakers, VAC and a Pair of Audio Legends | RMAF 2019

September 16, 2019 Marc Phillips 2

Scot Hull summoned me to the Nola Speakers and VAC room at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest to discuss a review of a pair of loudspeakers. When I walked into the room I couldn’t […]

RMAF 2019

Raidho Acoustics, Moon by Simaudio, Nordost, and VPI | RMAF 2019

September 12, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

DENVER (PTA) — It’s the Raidho Acoustics world premiere of a new loudspeaker, Moon by Simaudio never sounds better, VPI Industries rages on with direct-drive power, and Nordost weaves a web of gold. The Story […]

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