McIntosh MCT500: New flagship SACD/CD Transport launched
The hits keep coming from McIntosh Labs. Apparently the iconic American high-fidelity company can’t stop itself from launching new products, something you won’t [...]
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Revisited: PS Audio DirectStream DAC and Memory Player
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 [...]
LA Audio Show 2017: MoFi masters the art of audiophile pressings
Glancing at the deep stacks of vinyl albums in the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab room at the Los Angeles Audio Show, I could only think of two things: When do these guys go on [...]
LA Audio Show 2017: McIntosh in a World of its Own
World of McIntosh is a brand name developed in 2015 by the longtime manufacturer’s parent company, Fine Sounds Group. Audiophiles who haven’t been paying close attention [...]
AXPONA 2017: Karan Acoustics, Goldmund, Penaudio, Zensati and a parlour trick
Magic shows. Who doesn’t like magic shows? As a child I was always impressed with anybody who could pull-off something even remotely magical: Pulling a quarter out of [...]
RMAF 2016: Sonoma’s Model One Reference Headphone System
Much of what makes this hobby fun are the highly creative characters behind much of the music and audio business. When I read about Sonoma introducing a headphone rig, it [...]
Tangerine Dream SHM-SACD Reissues
by Paul Ashby Following founder Edgar Froese’s sudden passing earlier this year, fans new and old are examining, re-examining, and appreciating Tangerine [...]
SACD Playback and more: Oppo, Accuphase … or what?
This is an odd problem to have. I currently own a superb Accuphase SACD player and perhaps I’m just being weird, but the urge to “upgrade” it is pretty [...]