The Best Turntables | Buyers Guide 2021
The Best Turntables [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers [...]
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Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO Turntable | REVIEW
Debutantes Wear White Pro-Ject’s Debut Carbon EVO landed on my doorstep in what seemed like mere minutes after I’d been asking Managing Editor Eric Franklin Shook, [...]
Thorens TD-1601 Turntable | REVIEW
Which Thorens turntable is your favorite? The idler-driven TD-124, a sixty-year-old design that can compete with today’s finest? The TD-125 for its superb [...]
Goldring Ethos Phono Cartridge | REVIEW
I wasn’t supposed to review the Goldring Ethos phono cartridge. It merely hitched a ride with the Thorens TD-1601 turntable and arm combo that I have in for review. Anthony [...]
Furutech NCF Clear Line Power Supply Optimizer | REVIEW
See if this takes you back. There’s a device you can buy that you can plug into any AC outlet in a room, and it transforms the sound of your hi-fi system. Sound familiar? [...]
TIDAL Audio Prisma Preamplifier | REVIEW
Is the absence of any coloration its own signature coloration? During my time with the TIDAL Audio Prisma preamplifier, I found myself asking that very question. People like [...]
Audio Hungary Qualiton APX 200 Vacuum Tube Stereo Power Amplifier | REVIEW
When Mark Sossa of Well Pleased AV called about dropping off a pair of the excellent QLN Prestige Three speakers for me to review a few months back, he casually mentioned he [...]
Fluance RT85 Reference Turntable | REVIEW
The Fluance RT85 Reference turntable retails for $500. That’s very important to me from a historical standpoint, so allow me to elaborate. I came up with the $500 Rule for [...]
Palmer 2.5i Turntable and Audio Origami PU7 Tonearm | REVIEW
This review of the Palmer 2.5i turntable and the Audio Origami PU7 tonearm has been decades in the making. If you’ve been following the Vinyl Anachronist columns on Perfect [...]
Qln Prestige Three Loudspeaker | REVIEW
Last November at the 2019 Capital Audio Fest, I had a fantastic time hearing numerous amazing systems and meeting some great folks. One of the many rooms I enjoyed was hosted [...]
