Best of Show | New York 2019
With rush hour approaching, we decided to skip a few rooms and head back to Grand Central to catch the Metro North train back home. Walking down Madison Avenue, we were [...]
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Voxativ Acoustic Technologies | New York 2019
Always a favorite of mine, Voxativ was taking a slightly different tack at this show, exhibiting what must be considered as an affordable taste of the high purity, single [...]
Vinnie Rossi, Well-Pleased Audio Vida, Triode Wire Labs | New York 2019
Moving to the top floor of the show, a number of the rooms were still not open for the early press opening time of 11:00 am. Vinnie Rossi was open for business and had a [...]
BREAKING: Qobuz says “No” to MP3 in Move to All Music, One Price Plan, Studio Premier | NYAS 2019
NEW YORK (PTA) — It’s the biggest news coming out of Qobuz USA since their launch in February 2019. Qobuz USA Managing Director Dan Mackta, Qobuz USA Chief Hi-Res [...]
The Occasional Podcast S3E4 – David Solomon And Dan Mackta From Qobuz, Plus An Audiophile’s Guide To Wireless Audio!
Welcome to the newest episode of PTA’s The Occasional Podcast. In the latest installment we offer a full hour of hifi audio enjoyment including everything you ever [...]
Alex Cuba, Sublime | The Vinyl Anachronist
For the last three weeks I’ve been consumed with writing show reports from the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, so Alex Cuba and his stunning new album Sublime seems [...]
Marc’s RMAF Wrap-Up | RMAF 2019
My RMAF wrap-up for 2019 almost didn’t happen. Many people in the high-end audio industry were concerned with the new venue, the Gaylord Rockies Resort, and the [...]
Sony SA-Z1 and the Art of Near-Field Listening | RMAF 2019
The Sony SA-Z1 “desktop” system is poised to revolutionize near-field listening for a number of discerning audiophiles. The Sony SA-Z1, which will retail in the [...]
Amazon launches Amazon Music HD lossless streaming service
Have audiophile music streaming platforms given Amazon Music a road-map to improve their #3 position as one of the top three music streaming giants? RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — [...]
dCS Bartok, HIFIMAN, WyWires | High End 2019
When I signed up to cover dCS at High End 2019, I was thinking BIG DIGITAL. You know, a very expensive system in a big room with one, or several, six-figure dCS stacks. That [...]
