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Revisited: PS Audio DirectStream DAC and Memory Player

August 20, 2017

by John Richardson OK folks, this one is an ongoing saga here in the world of Part-Time Audiophile. Like a boomerang (or certain Millennial offspring) the subject of this review just keeps coming back again and again. Why? Well that’s an easy one: [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Nothing baffling about performance of Emerald Physics speakers

July 21, 2017

There always are a number of mini-trends going on at any one time in the high-end. Lately, some of those have includes tape decks, vibration-control devices and integrated amps. Among speaker manufacturers, the open-baffle concept has been on the [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Upscale Audio’s PrimaLuna Dialogue HP integrated much more than ‘good for the money’

July 6, 2017

If you run into a friendly, middle-aged man at an audio show calling himself “Uncle Kevvy,” you can be sure that nearby there will be two things: lots of tubes and good sound. He may not be your real uncle, but Kevin Deal will treat any tube [...]

PS Audio P10 Power Plant Regenerator: An impressive start

June 23, 2017

PS Audio very kindly provided me a P10 Power Plant Regenerator for review back in March, and after having the unit in my reference system for last few months, I have to say that I’m deeply impressed with it’s capabilities. I had [...]

New PS Audio Huron upgrade for DirectStream and DirectStream Jr DACs; MQA and Tidal coming soon

June 9, 2017

PS Audio has released an exciting update to their award-winning DirectStream DAC and DirectStream Jr products. Details in the press release, below. Boulder, CO: 6/9/2017—Boulder, CO: (6/9/2017)— PS Audio is proud to announce [...]

Review: PS Audio LAN Rover

March 11, 2017

The PS Audio LAN Rover seems like a weird little device. Well, two devices, actually, but the point stands: weird. Not ‘weird’ as in “ha ha, that’s funny” or ‘weird’ as in “it is beyond natural [...]

PS Audio unveils Stellar DAC/Preamp, and stereo/mono power amplifiers

January 27, 2017

With the new Stellar Gain Cell DAC, S300 stereo power amplifier, and M700 mono blocks, PS Audio is serving notice that the sub-$3,000 USD high-fidelity market is in for some serious competition from Paul McGowan, and the crew in Boulder, Colorado. [...]