In the interest of full disclosure, I reviewed the Aavik U-280 integrated amplifier and DAC ($18,000 USD) in a full Audio Group Denmark system that included the Aavik S-280 streamer ($12,000), the Ansuz Mainz8 D-TC3 […]
The Bel Canto Design e1X integrated amplifier is yet another modern, feature-filled box in a slim and attractive case—and by modern, I mean in a very different way than twenty or thirty years ago. If […]
The Resident Summit-Fi Gatekeeper I’m the high-end gatekeeper that you keep hearing about in budget audiophile communities. So let’s get this out of the way from the get-go. I’m only interested in the absolute upper […]
Usher Audio SD-500 The story of the Usher Audio SD-500 (website) has three beginnings. The first being in the pages of several print magazines, online blogs, and forums where I first encountered the Usher Audio […]
Audio Advice LIVE 2022, It’s a Wrap! RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — The Sheraton Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina has long since returned to normal. The exhibitors have long since packed up, loaded their chariots, and flown […]
Placed a little off the beaten path at Audio Advice LIVE 2022, the MartinLogan Neolith room maintained a heavy crowd all weekend long. The Neolith have a great reputation that they’ve built over the decade […]
MartinLogan In-Wall?? Of all the stuff we listened to at Audio Advice LIVE 2022, Jameson and I never could have predicted that a pair ($50K/pr USD) in-wall loudspeakers from MartinLogan, conducted by a DSP driven […]
At the end of day one of Audio Advice LIVE 2022, it was time to close the show for the evening with a keynote address from Audio Advice CEO, Scott Newnam. We knew this keynote […]
The State of Streaming Audio After completing Saturday — day two of Audio Advice LIVE 2022 — and another night of partying, this time till sunrise, Jameson Mourafetis and myself decided to skip sleep and […]
Audio Advice Live 2022 is only one week away! Our coverage begins on Friday the 19th of next week and runs continuously until completed. From our most recent communication at Audio Advice, the entire Sheraton […]
Our favourite streaming platform (playlist) and yours, Qobuz (website), will be sponsoring two new audio shows this month and next. First, Pacific Audio Fest takes place 7/29 – 7/31 in Seattle, Washington (read more here) […]
A new high-end audio show emerges! Audio Advice Live 2022 (website) is a three-day audio show event, beginning on Friday, August 19th, 2022 and ending on Sunday, August 21st, 2022. The show runs from 8am-6pm […]
Editor’s Note Right now the FOCAL Chora 806 speakers and 806 Stands are on are on promotion at 20% off. FOCAL Chora 806s–$399.20 each or $798.40 pair FOCAL 806 Stands–$231.20 pair We’ve been on a […]
There’s an important foreword to my love story with the Lab12 Integre4 integrated amplifier. A few years ago, shortly after I joined the PTA team and started work on my first issue of The Occasional […]
The CEC DA5 DAC and matching TL-5 transport represent my new favorite thing in the world of high-end audio—a product that makes you rethink how you want to proceed in this hobby. I first encountered […]
Three of our favourite brands have come together in the name of music. Focal/Naim have teamed up with Qobuz to create and host their in-store demonstration playlists. We’re no strangers to creating playlists here at […]
Welcome to the Best Digital Players section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]
Sometimes an audio company gets its name just right, whether intended or not. “Darwin,” in the case of the Darwin Cable Company, was adapted from the name of a much-loved dog. When I think of […]
The First Watt F8 is the latest amplifier design out the door of famed audio legend and designer Nelson Pass’ barn. I don’t know about you, but I get a bit excited whenever a new […]
I am all too guilty of jumping right into the audio science portion of the meal to explain in very detailed ways what I’ve heard, mainly because it’s so ingrained in me from years at […]
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