The story of the Sonus faber Lumina II bookshelf speakers is also the story of “Yulunga,” perhaps my favorite reference track of all time. That old demo track from Dead Can Dance’s Into the Labyrinth […]
The popular Sonus faber Lumina collection gets updated with two exciting new models, rounding out the line. As you may have read Marc Phillips’ review of the Lumina III tower, and found that his enjoyment […]
“Did you ever hear one back in the day?” Tim Stinson of Luminous Audio Technology (website) asked me. He was referring to his Arion phono preamplifier, the original version which created a lot of buzz […]
The Best Bookshelf Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best bookshelf speakers that we, the PTA team, have personally heard.] EgglestonWorks Hotel Speakers (price per […]
The Best Floorstanding Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best floorstanding speakers that we, the PTA team, have personally heard.] Magnepan LRS ($650 pr USD) […]
The Sonus faber Maxima Amator loudspeakers (website) have taken me by surprise. I was so zeroed-in and focused on the idea of the perfect two-way bookshelf monitor, a longtime passion of mine, and now I […]
At first it sounded like a great idea. A few months ago, Bryston Audio (website) asked me if I wanted to review the newest version of their truly iconic power amplifier, the 4B. They […]
Some deals are almost too good to be true. My long time friend (and lawyer) Hiram Katz taught me the basics of reading legal descriptions, and to date I’ve never spent more than a day […]
Product of The Year 2020 Publisher’s Note: Someone told me that hanging a Product of the Year 2020 ribbon would be odd. Maybe this year was not the year to do “congratulations”, and any award, […]
The Best of The Buyers Guide 2021 [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 Guide into sections, […]
The Best Floorstanding Speakers [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 Guide into sections, which makes […]
The Best Bookshelf Speakers [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 Guide into sections, which makes […]
Sonus faber sent out an announcement last week that has been stirring up conversations behind the press curtain all weekend. Everyone on the staff here at PTA specifically is drooling over the new Maxima Amator […]
After spending the first 24 hours with the new Sonus faber Lumina III loudspeakers, here’s what I came up with. First, imagine you’re not an audiophile. You’re just a consumer looking for a nice pair […]
NEW YORK (PTA) — Launching today, a new special edition of the already popular Il Cremonese. This new speaker is was inspired by the 30th Anniversary edition Ex3ma. More details and photos are enclosed below. […]
VICENZA, ITALY (PTA) — Get your checkbooks ready. Big news from Maserati and Sonus Faber to come. After the press release, some close-ups of the 12-speaker system, which features 695 Watts of power. Enjoy! Press […]
This new announcement from Sonus Faber on the Lumina speaker line is interesting to us at Part-Time Audiophile–-on the same day these new speakers were announced to the public in the following press release, a […]
NEW YORK, NY (PTA) — The McIntosh Group, which includes subsidiaries McIntosh Laboratories and Sonus Faber have agreed to a development partnership which will see both high-end audio brands returning to the luxury automotive market. […]
SUMIKO ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ROTEL ELECTRONICS USA AND LATAM DISTRIBUTION THE COMPANY IS THRILLED TO ADD THE DYNAMIC BRAND TO THEIR ROSTER OF HIGH-END AUDIO BRANDS MAPLE GROVE, MI – May 5, 2020 – Sumiko has […]
Ever since I reviewed the Sonus Faber Olympica Nova I, I’ve been curious to listen to the rest of the line. I did manage to hear the flagship of the line, the Nova V, at […]
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