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Capital Audiofest 2021

Linear Tube Audio, Spatial Audio, Holo Audio, Kitsune Hifi, Anticables, Wolf Audio | CAF 2021

November 8, 2021 Eric Franklin Shook 1

Some things bear repeating, others demand it. Room 526 at this years Capital Audio Fest 2021, reinforced things we loved and learned about Spatial Audio and Linear Tube Audio way back in 2019. Along for […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Floorstanding Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 15, 2021 Editorial Staff 7

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) […]

Loudspeakers

Spatial Audio Lab M3 Sapphire Loudspeaker | REVIEW

October 25, 2020 Steve Folberg 20

A little history, before we discuss the Spatial Audio Lab M3 Sapphire loudspeaker. About fifteen years ago, I was auditioning loudspeakers one after the other, like somebody trying on an armload of pants in a […]

Components

Linear Tube Audio ZOTL40, microZOTL Pre | REVIEW

May 3, 2020 Marc Phillips 1

“These ‘uns are a little bit different,” Scot Hull told me in that almost impenetrable Northern Maryland drawl of his. It was almost a warning—he knew I loved the Linear Tube Audio Z10 integrated so […]

Florida 2020

Marc’s Florida Audio Expo Wrap-Up | FLAX 2020

February 28, 2020 Marc Phillips 2

  My reason for wanting to cover the 2020 Florida Audio Expo was ostensibly about taking a break from the cruel Rochester winter. When I arrived in Tampa on Thursday evening, the temperature was in […]

Florida 2020

Eric’s Wrap-Up and Best of Show | FLAX 2020

February 27, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook 1

TAMPA, FL (PTA) — Back again, to tell it like it is. This year’s Florida Audio Expo delivered on all of the promises made in 2019. New for 2020: more exhibitors. For me that’s enough, […]

Florida 2020

LTA, Spatial, LampizatOr, ANTICABLES and the Best Deal in Audio | FLAX 2020

February 19, 2020 Marc Phillips 2

I’ve covered the Linear Tube Audio, Spatial Audio, LampizatOr and ANTICABLES several times over the last couple of years, and it’s always one of my favorite rooms at high-end audio shows. The sound from the […]

Florida 2020

Saturday Highlights | FLAX 2020

February 9, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Saturday Highlights | FLAX 2020

My Saturday highlights for FLAX 2020 start off with the fact that I haven’t seen much of Tampa during my visit–except what I can view from my 14th floor hotel room. I can barely see […]

Components

Pass Labs INT-250 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

February 9, 2020 Steve Folberg 2

In the quirky (to put it kindly) universe of high-end audio, the epithet “Lifestyle Product” is a bit of a put-down — even for an amplifier as imposing as the Pass Labs INT-250. According to […]

Components

Linear Tube Audio Z10 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

December 8, 2019 Marc Phillips 2

I originally intended for this review of the Linear Tube Audio Z10 integrated amplifier to be sort of a mini-review in conjunction with the Fern & Roby Raven loudspeakers since I was scheduled to only […]

CAF 2019

Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019

November 24, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Marc’s Capital Audiofest Wrap-Up | CAF 2019

Much of my Capital Audiofest wrap-up has already been telegraphed. I talked about my favorite rooms in The Occasional Podcast, and I’ve hinted as much in these show reports. You’ve probably already guessed that this […]

CAF 2019

Spatial Audio, LTA, LampizatOr, Innuos, Anticables | CAF 2019

November 10, 2019 Marc Phillips 2

I tend to search out the Spatial Audio rooms at high-end audio shows such as the 2019 Capital Audiofest–they usually pair with Linear Tube Audio, one of my favorite amplifier manufacturers, and they always achieve […]

Components

Vinnie Rossi LIO | Review

June 16, 2019 Editorial Staff 3

  by Steve Folberg The Vinnie Rossi LIO I couldn’t be more pleased about once again reviewing an integrated amplifier for Part-Time Audiophile, especially since I’m currently searching for an integrated amp for my own system. […]

AXPONA 2019

Spatial Audio, Linear Tube Audio, ANTICABLES | AXPONA 2019

April 26, 2019 Marc Phillips 1

Ever since I heard Spatial Audio, Linear Tube Audio and ANTICABLES at the Capital Audiofest last fall, I’ve had a bit of a crush. The combination of these open baffle speakers with the ZOTL amplifier circuitry […]

AXPONA 2019

Must See Rooms, Day One | AXPONA 2019

April 12, 2019 Eric Franklin Shook 1

    CHICAGO (PTA) — This year’s AXPONA audio show is already on course to be their biggest, and most newsworthy yet. Lots of product debuts are happening at this show, and we’re committed to […]

CAF 2018

CAF 2018: Marc’s Wrap-Up

December 22, 2018 Marc Phillips 4

The last couple of months have been a blur. Just days after I joined the team at Part-Time Audiophile and The Occasional, I was off to Denver to cover the 2018 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. […]

CAF 2018

CAF 2018: Spatial Audio, Linear Tube Audio, ANTICABLE and a Lesson in Value

November 22, 2018 Marc Phillips Comments Off on CAF 2018: Spatial Audio, Linear Tube Audio, ANTICABLE and a Lesson in Value

At last month’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, I asked a couple of audio buddies if they’d seen (well, heard) anything interesting at the show. Both of them immediately mentioned the fantastic open-baffle speakers from Spatial […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Spatial Audio, Vinnie Rossi, Innuos and Anticable; a nomination for Best-In-Show sound.

October 12, 2018 Eric Franklin Shook 2

The Story Starting at the source, the Innuos ZENITH which is directly a more affordable version of their SE model, and spiritually their reference Statement model. The ZENITH is no slouch by any means, — […]

RMAF 2018

RMAF 2018: Must See Rooms of Friday

October 6, 2018 Eric Franklin Shook 1

There are over 400 brands exhibiting here at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Making this event one of largest audio shows in North America. For some this can seem overwhelming. and cause a bit of anxiety. […]

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 […]

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