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Buyers Guide

The Best Amplifiers | Buyers Guide 2022

November 28, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Best Amplifiers | Buyers Guide 2022

Welcome to the Best Amplifiers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank ].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every product […]

Components

Audio by Van Alstine DVA M225 Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

July 9, 2021 Dave McNair 3

I’m not gonna tease any of the readers by making them wait (or skip to my conclusion), so I’ll say right up front: OH. MY. LAWD.™ I was in audiophile heaven from the minute I […]

Announcements

McIntosh MC830 Solid State Amplifier and C8 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier

September 17, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on McIntosh MC830 Solid State Amplifier and C8 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier

BINGHAMTON, NY (PTA) — McIntosh is on a roll with their retro styled components. Today introducing two new open-chassis designs that are sure to entice. First the MC830 Solid State Amplifier dishes out a remarkable […]

Components

Luxman L-550AXII Integrated Amplifier Review

August 4, 2018 Steve Folberg 5

By Steve Folberg Memory Lane Long before the Luxman L-550AXII ever graced my door, there was a stereo system. I bought my first real system just out of graduate school in 1985: a Systemdek turntable […]

Components

First Watt SIT-3 Amplifier Review

July 15, 2018 John Richardson 7

Skunkworks Legend To those who follow aviation history, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson is something of a legend. In case you are unfamiliar with the name, Johnson was a chief designer for Lockheed Martin who was the […]

Components

McIntosh MA252 tube/solid-state: Review

March 30, 2018 John Stancavage 7

Say hello to the McIntosh MA252: “Hello, stranger.” In the world of high-end audio, there are solid-state tribes and there are tube tribes. Usually, the two pretty much stick to their own camps, except for scattered […]

Canada

The List: Five of the Best Power Amps in The World

March 11, 2018 Rafe Arnott 13

Welcome to something new we’re going to try here on PTA thanks to our friend Wynn Wong of Wynn Audio in Richmond Hill, Ontario. I’m going to be curating a new list every month featuring different categories […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: Best In Show

November 11, 2017 John Stancavage 6

This year dawned with plenty of questions facing the high-end audio industry. The most pressing were: Would the U.S. economy hold up, allowing manufacturers and retailers to stay afloat? Would vinyl continue its revival, possibly […]

Announcements

McIntosh releases tube/solid state hybrid integrated amplifier MA252

November 1, 2017 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on McIntosh releases tube/solid state hybrid integrated amplifier MA252

Our very own John Stancavage teased the release of this amp last week HERE. Seems like McIntosh is unveiling a new model every month this year. This is a very good thing indeed, as the […]

RMAF 2017

RMAF 2017: McIntosh teases new MA252 hybrid integrated amp

October 22, 2017 John Stancavage 2

For a company that has kept the style of its gear virtually unchanged for decades, McIntosh maintains a steady of flow of innovative products. They resemble past units, of course, but all seek to offer […]

Analog

McIntosh MP1100 Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

July 30, 2017 Richard Mak 11

When the McIntosh MP1100 phono preamplifier arrived at my doorstep,  I was as excited as when I saw the first McIntosh product at 12 years old. I admit, I am a McIntosh fan boy, perhaps […]

LAAS 2017

LA Audio Show 2017: McIntosh in a World of its Own

July 16, 2017 John Stancavage 2

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 may be surprised to learn just how big that […]

Components

Review: First Watt J2 Amplifier

October 8, 2012 Scot Hull 13

I reached out to Nelson Pass of First Watt this summer and asked the “what’s what with First Watt”. By way of response, Nelson agreed to send me a pair of amps — starting with […]

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Look what the cat dragged in: Plinius Koru

March 4, 2011 Scot Hull Comments Off on Look what the cat dragged in: Plinius Koru

I went to pick up Scot Markwell’s (of Elite A/V) show-room demo Plinius Koru phono preamp from Command Performance A/V today. This is that phono stage that I had a devil of a time finding […]

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