Florida 2019: Legacy Audio
It seems like Qobuz is everywhere these days. A virtual, er, tidal wave of promotion led by my pal David Solomon. I walked into the Legacy Audio room and off to the side, [...]
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McIntosh Announces RS200 Wireless Loudspeaker System
McIntosh Labs has a new “desktop” option for those of us looking for a sexy audio-system alternative: the RS200. What’s interesting about this (well, one of [...]
Roon 1.6 arrives with Qobuz support and tasty updates
The train never stops over at Roon and today’s release of Roon 1.6 brings a host of welcome updates and a fresh look. Most notability official support for Qobuz. At [...]
McIntosh Labs launch new MS500 Music Streamer and MCD600 SACD/CD Player
Binghamton, New York is a very busy place based on the number of announcements that come across my desk regarding McIntosh Labs product launches. The most recent salvo fired [...]
Munich High End 2018: totaldac shows off d1-twelve DAC and new USB GIGAFILTER
For those who’ve followed my path meandering through digital audio, and streaming in particular with Tidal Hi-Fi, the name totaldac might be a familiar one. I’ve [...]
Vinyl and CD sales top $1.5 billion, beating downloads in United States
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has crowned physical copies of music king of the US market for 2017 with a report just released showing that sales of [...]
The Occasional magazine Winter Edition – Download your copy now
DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF OUR BRAND NEW WINTER EDITION HERE If you’re reading this than I’m still alive, and none of my family or friends has tied me up, and left me [...]
Part-Time Audiophile’s favorite albums of 2017
You’ll note that we’re not calling this the Best Albums of 2017. There are plenty of those lists out there, and they are pretty much dominated by this year’s critical [...]
Tidal offers 12-Days of streaming for free… what are you waiting for?
Donna Summer had many hits in her long, multi-decade career. Her work with Goirgio Moroder in the mid seventies on LPs like Love to Love You Baby – to me – were the [...]
RMAF 2017: Audioengine offers high-end performance, budget pricing
More than a few audio companies have set sail with the simple mission of delivering budget gear, only to get lured into sometimes-rocky shores by the siren call of the [...]
