Part-Time Audiophile
  • About Us
    • Store
    • Contributors
    • Editorial Policy
    • Advertise with PTA
    • Contact Us
    • About Your Privacy
  • Show Report
    • Asia
      • Singapore 2022
    • Canada
      • TAVES 2016
      • Montreal 2017
      • Vancouver 2015
      • Vancouver 2017
      • Vancouver 2018
    • Europe
      • Athens 2013
      • Athens 2014
      • Athens Headphone Festival 2014
      • High End 2013
      • High End 2014
      • High End 2015
      • High End 2016
      • High End 2017
      • High End 2018
      • High End 2019
      • High End 2022
      • Stuttgart 2019
      • Warsaw 2017
    • United States
      • Audio Advice Live
        • Audio Advice Live 2022
      • AXPONA
        • AXPONA 2011
        • AXPONA 2012
        • AXPONA 2013
        • AXPONA 2014
        • AXPONA 2015
        • AXPONA 2016
        • AXPONA 2017
        • AXPONA 2018
        • AXPONA 2019
        • AXPONA 2022
      • California Shows
        • CAS 2013
        • CAS 2014
        • LAAS 2017
      • CanJam Global
        • CanJam SoCal 2015
        • CanJam SoCal 2016
      • Capital Audiofest
        • CAF 2010
        • CAF 2011
        • CAF 2012
        • CAF 2013
        • CAF 2014
        • CAF 2015
        • CAF 2016
        • CAF 2017
        • CAF 2018
        • CAF 2019
        • CAF 2021
        • CAF 2022
      • CES/CEDIA
        • CES 2013
        • CES 2015
        • CES 2017
        • CEDIA 2018
      • Florida Audio Expo
        • Florida 2019
        • Florida 2020
        • Florida 2022
        • Florida 2023
      • HubCon
        • HubCon 2022
      • Lone Star
        • LSAF 2019
      • New York
        • New York 2012
        • New York 2013
        • New York 2014
        • New York 2019
        • International Auto Show 2015
      • Rocky Mountain
        • RMAF 2010
        • RMAF 2011
        • RMAF 2012
        • RMAF 2013
        • RMAF 2014
        • RMAF 2015
        • RMAF 2016
        • RMAF 2017
        • RMAF 2018
        • RMAF 2019
      • Pacific Audio Fest
        • PAF 2022
      • T.H.E. Show
        • Newport Beach 2012
        • Newport Beach 2013
        • Newport Beach 2014
        • Newport Beach 2015
        • Newport Beach 2016
        • Long Beach 2019
        • Long Beach 2021
        • Long Beach 2022
  • Reviews
    • Analog
    • Cables & Power
    • Components
    • Digital
    • Headphones
    • Loudspeakers
    • Music
    • Tweaks
  • Columns
    • Audiophile Journal
    • Far Corners
    • Interviews
    • Jazz Files
    • Lifestyle
    • Nan Pincus
    • Publishers Desk
    • Reluctant Sommelier
    • Selective Focus
    • Smoking Jacket
    • Spirited Away
    • Timekeeper
    • The Ivory Tower
    • The Vinyl Anachronist
    • Vinyl Grouch
  • Buyers Guide
  • Awards
  • Podcast
  • Magazine
  • AudioHead
Homesilver circle

silver circle

CAF 2016

Capital Audiofest 2016: Because Tidal, enough said

August 9, 2016 Scot Hull Comments Off on Capital Audiofest 2016: Because Tidal, enough said

I was told, years ago, that there were certain expectations that were completely legitimate to cling to. Horns have a certain sound to them, for example. As do triodes. And panel speakers. And ceramic drivers. […]

AXPONA 2016

AXPONA 2016: Bricasti Design dials it to 12

April 19, 2016 Scot Hull Comments Off on AXPONA 2016: Bricasti Design dials it to 12

Brian Zolner has been a fellow TIDAL Audio fan for several years, and I’m pretty sure he still owns the very first pair of Contriva Diacera SE loudspeakers — speakers that he’s used to help […]

RMAF 2015

RMAF 2015: Bricasti takes the gold

October 23, 2015 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2015: Bricasti takes the gold

I had a good time chuckling over the audacity of the Goldilocks M1 at Capital Audiofest this year. I suppose it had never occurred to me that anyone would be that dissatisfied by the aesthetic of […]

AXPONA 2015

AXPONA 2015: The Voice That Is, with TIDAL, Bricasti, Aurender, Purist Audio Design, Silver Circle

May 16, 2015 Mal Kenney Comments Off on AXPONA 2015: The Voice That Is, with TIDAL, Bricasti, Aurender, Purist Audio Design, Silver Circle

Doug White of The Voice That Is built a gorgeous system around the TIDAL Contriva GS speakers ($69,690 as shown), easily the best looking speakers at the show. Note that this speaker is also a complete reworking […]

CES 2015

CES 2015: High Water Sound brings a Flood the City of Sin

January 16, 2015 Scot Hull 4

Okay, I’ll confess. I might have gone a bit bananas in the High Water Sound room, shooting the new Ortofon A95 cartridge. Whoops. The A90, which was discontinued some years ago, was an incredible feat […]

RMAF 2014

RMAF 2014: Bricasti Design and TIDAL Audio

November 14, 2014 Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney 3

If you follow The Audio Traveler, you’ll note that the Bricasti and TIDAL Audio system on display this year at RMAF mirrored the system that Scot had opportunity to hear at AXPONA earlier this year. So […]

RMAF 2014

RMAF 2014: Hitting The Wall, with High Water Sound

October 21, 2014 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2014: Hitting The Wall, with High Water Sound

We were 600 miles out, and the road lay as flat and straight as a dropped spear, stabbing into heart of mountains far too distant to yet see. With the windows down, the wind was […]

RMAF 2014

RMAF 2014: DSA leads with TAD, VPI, Wells and Silver Circle

October 19, 2014 Scot Hull Comments Off on RMAF 2014: DSA leads with TAD, VPI, Wells and Silver Circle

The Dynamic Sounds Associates (usually just DSA) were here at RMAF to show off their new line stage preamplifier, the Pre 1 ($16,500). This new preamp is cosmetically matched to the Phono II ($12,000). With […]

No Picture
CAF 2014

CAF 2014: Bricasti Design brings catapults, hurls insults at poor quality audio

July 31, 2014 Scot Hull 5

Brian Zolner of Bricasti Design has a good reason to be smiling. His new under $30k/pair (est.) 200wpc M28 mono amplifiers are simply outstanding. His M1 DAC has been sitting on top of the A+ […]

No Picture
Newport Beach 2014

Newport 2014: High Marks for High Water Sound

June 7, 2014 Scot Hull 3

This time, I wasn’t screwing around. After the fiasco at AXPONA, I wasn’t going to wait till the very end to visit Jeff Catalano of High Water Sound. Nope. Nuh uh. This time, it was […]

No Picture
AXPONA

AXPONA 2014: Bricasti Audio, TIDAL Audio and the height of elegance

May 2, 2014 Scot Hull 4

There is a line that I like to draw, down the middle of the audiophile community. On the one hand, there are those that gravitate toward a “tonal sound”. On the other hand, there are […]

No Picture
CES 2013

CES 2013: Scaena, Veloce and Kronos

January 26, 2013 Editorial Staff 1

Scaena makes line array loudspeakers in an oft-lamented finish that is the absolute devil to photograph properly. They use this oil-on-water/pearlescent sheen that is delightful to look at, and maybe even touch — though I’ve […]

Review

Mini Review: Deep Tone and the Silver Circle Tchaik 6

November 25, 2012 Editorial Staff 5

“Power, like sex or air, is only important when you’re not getting any.” I think this a pretty common feeling amongst cash-strapped audiophiles. The reasons are pretty (psychologically) obvious — if you don’t know, you […]

No Picture
RMAF 2012

RMAF12: Silver Circle and High Fidelity Cables

November 10, 2012 Editorial Staff 8

I have to be honest. I used to think about power, and the relation of power & current to audio, as something of an afterthought. Something like “air — it’s only important when you don’t […]

No Picture
RMAF 2012

RMAF12: High Water Sound with Pure Sound and Hørning Hybrid

November 7, 2012 Editorial Staff 2

I’ve gotten so used to seeing and hearing a “certain something” from High Water Sound’s Jeff Catalano that it’s almost a shock to see him deviate from it. Stunned, actually. I mean, I never would […]

No Picture
RMAF 2012

RMAF12: High Water Sound presents Cessaro, TW Acustic, Tron, Silver Circle

October 25, 2012 Editorial Staff 15

Jeff Catalano of High Water Sound is not a digital guy. In fact, if you’re looking for a way to rile him up, ask him if he’ll play your CD. Tell him, “Yes, I’m serious.” […]

No Picture
RMAF 2012

RMAF12: Estelon and Vitus Audio

October 21, 2012 Editorial Staff 9

I first ran across Estelon at RMAF last year. There, the big, beautiful, top of the line, $64k X Diamonds were a very pleasant shock, and earned a nod toward Best in Show. Here again, […]

Looking for something?

Be In The Know

Subscribe to PTA and get the latest!

Join 27,605 other subscribers







  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • iTunes

Copyright PT Audio 2009-2023

Go to mobile version
 

Loading Comments...