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RMAF 2019

Parasound and Tekton | RMAF 2019

September 19, 2019 Marc Phillips 2

I made a joke to a fellow show attendee when I entered the Parasound and Tekton room at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and I saw the massive, almost phone booth-size Tekton Moab speakers. […]

Digital

Audio Note UK CDT-Two/II CD Transport Review

July 6, 2018 Scot Hull 1

Spinning Silver: Audio Note UK CDT-Two/II CD transports are passé. Boring. Irrelevant. So … yesterday. Now, if only someone would tell that to the 5,000+ shiny silver discs I have all over my house. Yes, […]

Announcements

Oppo will stop production

April 3, 2018 Panagiotis Karavitis 2

This comes as a surprise, and not a good one at all. Oppo Digital will stop manufacturing new audio and video products. Mic drop… Here’s the official press release: It has been 14 years since […]

Awards

The Part-Time Audiophile guide to the best hi-fi gear of 2017

December 25, 2017 John Stancavage 20

Picking the best audio component of the year is kind of like pondering your ultimate list of girls to ask to the high school prom. There are many very attractive choices, but probably a much […]

CAF 2017

Capital Audiofest 2017: Burwell & Sons, Rogers High Fidelity pull the hat trick

December 19, 2017 Eric Franklin Shook 1

The Story Three times this year I’ve been compelled to linger in hotel room exhibits orchestrated by Burwell & Sons and Rogers High Fidelity. The first time being Axpona where I was drawn in by […]

Announcements

Oppo announces first step in support for MQA playback

November 29, 2017 Rafe Arnott 1

That ubiquitous spinner known, and loved by many digital-audio junkies (as well as AV-gear heads, and audiophiles alike) – the Oppo UDP-205 – has announced a partnership with music mastering, and hi-fi industry juggernaut MQA […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Old and new at Rogers High Fidelity, Burwell & Sons

October 28, 2017 Eric Franklin Shook Comments Off on RMAF 2017: Old and new at Rogers High Fidelity, Burwell & Sons

I roam the halls looking for that next big innovation, that highly complex DSP controlled newfangled way of doing things. Sometimes I find it. Sometimes it’s good. However all too easily we can overlook the […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Wireworld’s Headphone Cable Polygraph

October 27, 2017 Lee Scoggins Comments Off on RMAF 2017: Wireworld’s Headphone Cable Polygraph

As I was running around CanJam trying to keep up with all the coverage possibilities, I ran into Larry Smith from Wireworld, who I had first met at a successful local audio club event.  Larry […]

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, […]

LAAS 2017

LA Audio Show 2017: Starke Sound and the art of Home Theatre

July 12, 2017 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on LA Audio Show 2017: Starke Sound and the art of Home Theatre

Cinephile. Oh, and also audiophile. I’m a man of ‘philes it seems. And, as much as I consider myself a lover of cinema of all types (major Kurosawa fetish), I’ve not spent any real time […]

AXPONA 2017

AXPONA 2017: Music From Another Room, Part 3

June 11, 2017 Eric Franklin Shook 2

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 […]

AXPONA 2017

AXPONA 2017: Daedalus goes deeper with new 10-inch woofer

June 5, 2017 John Stancavage Comments Off on AXPONA 2017: Daedalus goes deeper with new 10-inch woofer

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 […]

Announcements

OPPO Releases UDP-205 Audiophile Universal Player

April 22, 2017 Editorial Staff Comments Off on OPPO Releases UDP-205 Audiophile Universal Player

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player Gets an Audio Performance Boost MENLO PARK, California – April 24, 2017 – OPPO Digital announced that its UDP-205 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc player is available for […]

Audio-Life

“Affordable high-end” — is that like “jumbo shrimp”?

March 4, 2017 John Stancavage 11

How many Simolians do you have to part with these days to get good sound? I mean, really? Is it even possible, or just a frustrating pipe dream? That seems to have been Topic A […]

Announcements

OPPO UDP-203 Available Soon

December 12, 2016 Editorial Staff 1

Long-time readers will note that I’m a big fan of OPPO and their digital disc-spinners. I think I have one of every generation they’ve released, both for my two-channel systems and for my home theater setups. […]

RMAF 2016

RMAF 2016: OPPO Aims at the Head and the Heart

October 28, 2016 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2016: OPPO Aims at the Head and the Heart

OPPO Digital may have made its name with its famed disc-spinning products, but today the company has a fast-growing catalog of diverse gear. Many of those units were on display at the Rocky Mountain Audio […]

RMAF 2016

RMAF 2016 Preview: Getting High on Hi-Fi in the Rockies

October 6, 2016 John Stancavage Comments Off on RMAF 2016 Preview: Getting High on Hi-Fi in the Rockies

Stereo nutjobs have one last opportunity this year to binge out on more than 150 systems gathered under one roof. Yes, it’s time to head to Denver for the venerable Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. The […]

CAF 2016

Capital Audiofest 2016: Joseph goes Rogue with analog tape

August 10, 2016 Scot Hull Comments Off on Capital Audiofest 2016: Joseph goes Rogue with analog tape

To hear my colleagues tell it, audio shows contain no surprises. They’re boondoggles, at best, a chance to catch up and swap notes, hoist a tasty adult beverage in the general direction of solidarity. But interesting? […]

Newport Beach 2016

Newport 2016: Wireworld

June 15, 2016 Mohammed Samji 2

At THE Show, I got a new perspective on cables. Cables are a highly contentious topic in our industry, and it was refreshing to spend a few minutes with David Salz, Designer and Founder of […]

Show Report

CANLANTA 2016: A Great Re-Start

June 10, 2016 Lee Scoggins 5

Recently in Atlanta, headphone enthusiasts from all over the Southeast gathered at the local Marriott Century City to hear the latest from some of the best manufacturers of portable audio gear. The was the culmination […]

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