preamplifier Archives | Part-Time Audiophile

Audio Research Makes Updates to the LS28SE Preamplifier | Announcements

June 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

Just a couple of weeks after finishing the review on the extraordinary Audio Research CD6SE compact disc player/DAC (review to appear in late June), I received this press [...]

Vitus Audio Factory Visit | Man About Town

October 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

A trip to the Vitus Audio Factory Denmark, a country with a landmass 1/25th the size of Ontario Canada and a population of only 5.6 Million, occupies one of the most [...]

Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Wrapping up with Igor Kivritsky

May 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

The 2018 Vancouver Audio Festival (VAF) had a charm about it that most shows lack, and that’s not because AXPONA, or RMAF don’t have style or class, or great [...]

AXPONA 2018: Triangle Arts stays golden with Eggleston Works

May 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Every time I see one of the big gold Reference-level ‘tables by Triangle Art the theme song from the Sean Connery film Goldfinger starts playing in my head. It’s [...]

AXPONA 2018: In-depth with Zesto Audio

April 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

Music is a thread that seems to run through the lives of audiophiles. I say “seems to” because often in my conversations with those who profess to be said [...]

AXPONA 2018: Vinnie Rossi has $15,000 Statement mono blocks, and pre-amplifier in prototype stages

April 13, 2018 // 1 Comment

Vinnie Rossi, the man behind the critically-acclaimed, and popular LIO system has been working tirelessly the last several months on research & development, design, and [...]

AXPONA 2018: Fern & Roby hit the ground running with Linear Tube Audio

April 12, 2018 // 1 Comment

I’ve had the opportunity to cover Christopher Hildebrand’s efforts several times in the past two years as he builds up his, bespoke high-fidelity brand Fern & [...]

Cambridge Audio release flagship Edge series

March 28, 2018 // 2 Comments

Stalwart British high-fidelity manufacturer Cambridge Audio has launched a new flagship line of components under the Edge series moniker to help celebrate the company’s [...]

Merry Christmas from Part-Time Audiophile

December 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

Well it’s been another amazing year for us here at Part-Time Audiophile, and this holiday season has snuck up on us all too quickly once again. So, since December 25th [...]

How to build Listening Room Synergy: Curating a system that sings

November 25, 2017 // 6 Comments

System synergy — components mating so well that the result exceeds the sum of their parts — is one of the most elusive goals in audio. You know it when you hear [...]