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Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.3 Preamplifier | REVIEW

July 29, 2022 Graig Neville 0

The Beatles were playing tambourine in my living room. I could have got out of my chair, walked over between the left speaker and center image and grabbed it – it was right frigging there! […]

Loudspeakers

FOCAL Chora 806 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

July 24, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 2

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 […]

Components

Technics Premium Class C600 System | REVIEW

July 22, 2022 Marc Phillips 3

I’ve made it known that I truly miss using that Technics SL-1200G turntable that Scot Hull lent me for more than three years. I’m also aware that I’ve written a lot of words about my […]

Loudspeakers

Credo EV Reference One Loudspeakers | REVIEW

July 17, 2022 Dave McNair 2

I enjoyed my listening time with the Credo EV Reference One speakers (website) very much. It’s yet another example of the attention to detail and precision-engineered ethos that I’ve experienced in reviewing other “made-in-Switzerland” audio […]

Components

SPL Performer s1200 Power Amplifier | REVIEW

July 15, 2022 Marc Phillips 0

When I first installed the SPL Performer s1200 power amplifier into my main system a few months ago, I was a little worried. The Lab12 Integre4 integrated amplifier had just left the building, and I […]

Digital

Meitner MA3 DAC | REVIEW

July 8, 2022 Grover Neville 4

Palm Trees and Perfect Sound DACs have been abounding at my residence in Santa Monica—the Holo Audio May most recently, and now the Meitner MA3 (website), which is the subject of today’s review. I’ve also […]

Loudspeakers

High Moon Hifi Speaker Company’s High Desert | REVIEW

July 3, 2022 Marc Phillips 0

I can’t tell you what it was, exactly, that made me want to review the High Moon Hifi Speaker Company’s first product, the High Desert two-way bookshelf speakers. Reviewing something from a brand-new company is […]

Loudspeakers

Endeavor E-3 Mk. II from Von Schweikert Audio | REVIEW

July 1, 2022 Graig Neville 3

It took a trip to North Carolina for me to understand the Von Schweikert Audio Endeavor E-3 Mk. II speakers. That might be an odd way to evaluate a speaker that had been in my […]

Loudspeakers

GoldenEar BRX Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 26, 2022 Marc Phillips 8

The GoldenEar BRX loudspeakers, much to my chagrin, are chameleonic. That made me wonder whether or not transducers should be chameleonic. And then I wondered if chameleonic was a real word, so I looked it […]

Loudspeakers

Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 24, 2022 Marc Phillips 5

If you haven’t noticed, I write two types of equipment reviews. The first type involves some piece of gear from a manufacturer I know well. I have history. I can spin a yarn about this […]

Components

Ampsandsound Bryce Monoblocks | REVIEW

June 19, 2022 Grover Neville 0

Ampsandsound Bryce, Introduction(s) Ampsandsound Bryce is the name, 13″ wide, 7″ tall, KT88 equipped. Licensed to thrill. (website) Some of you may recall my previous review of the Ampsandsound Zion Monoblocks, which remain the best […]

Components

Lab12 Integre4 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

June 17, 2022 Marc Phillips 6

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 […]

Digital

CEC DA5 DAC and TL-5 Transport | REVIEW

June 11, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

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 […]

Digital

Holo Audio May KTE DAC | REVIEW

May 20, 2022 Grover Neville 2

The Holo Audio May family of DACs may be unfamiliar to those of you unacquainted with headphones, but the Holo Audio (website) brand indeed has a long history and excellent reputation, and not merely in […]

Components

Rotel A12MKII Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

May 15, 2022 Editorial Staff 1

I am a self-professed integrated acolyte. An all-in-one box, such as the Rotel A12MKII, really sits on my astral plane for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which it is (virtually) guaranteed to […]

Components

Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

May 13, 2022 Editorial Staff 2

Since the start of the pandemic, I have been working from home most days for my full-time job. Each morning starts relatively the same. Walking into my home office, sitting down at my computer, and […]

Cables & Power

Darwin Cable Company “The Enlightenment” | REVIEW

May 8, 2022 John Richardson Comments Off on Darwin Cable Company “The Enlightenment” | REVIEW

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 […]

Loudspeakers

Von Schweikert Ultra 55 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

April 22, 2022 Dave McNair 2

I consider part of my job in reviewing an audio component as a search for the truth–while knowing full well there is no absolute objective truth. There is only my subjective truth, in my listening […]

Loudspeakers

Nola Champ S3 Loudspeakers | REVIEW

April 17, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

It took me over two years to get the Nola Champ S3 loudspeakers in for review. I’ve been making sideways comments over the last few months about the state of international and domestic shipping of […]

Cables & Power

Siltech Classic Legend 880 Cables | REVIEW

April 15, 2022 Dave McNair 3

Journey To Ixtland When I first started writing for Part-Time Audiophile, Scot Hull and Marc Phillips asked me if I wanted to do some cable reviews. I replied something like, “I’m not a believer. Since […]

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