subwoofer

GoldenEar Triton References: in Dealers Now and Ready for Audition

July 26, 2017

A little bird (okay, okay, it was Sandy Gross) told me that the long-lusted-for (by yours truly) flagship GoldenEar loudspeakers, the Triton Reference ($8,498US/pair), are now “out in the wild”. Highly anticipated, GoldenEar has now [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Nothing baffling about performance of Emerald Physics speakers

July 21, 2017

There always are a number of mini-trends going on at any one time in the high-end. Lately, some of those have includes tape decks, vibration-control devices and integrated amps. Among speaker manufacturers, the open-baffle concept has been on the [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Vandersteen, Audio Research create enchanting sound

July 7, 2017

Whether they admit it or not, all audiophiles have biases. Some value tight, powerful bass above all else, for example, while others crave analog warmth and tube richness. I admit my personal bias is liquidity and refinement, Make no mistake, [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: Upscale Audio’s PrimaLuna Dialogue HP integrated much more than ‘good for the money’

July 6, 2017

If you run into a friendly, middle-aged man at an audio show calling himself “Uncle Kevvy,” you can be sure that nearby there will be two things: lots of tubes and good sound. He may not be your real uncle, but Kevin Deal will treat any tube [...]

Win a free SVS subwoofer!

May 1, 2017

Part-Time Audiophile and Audio-Head have partnered with SVS to give away a SB-2000 subwoofer (valued at $699) to one lucky person this month! From SVS: The SVS SB-2000 Subwoofer combines power, quickness, intelligent processing, and innovative [...]

Review: Genesis Loudspeakers 5.3, Hear Me Roar

July 20, 2014

My biggest fear in writing just about anything is that I’m not going to do the subject justice. These are only words, after all, and far too often what I intend to convey and what I actually do convey don’t exactly line up. It’s [...]

AXPONA 2012: Martin Logan, Krell, Transparent, The Tape Project

March 14, 2012

The Martin Logan demo at AXPONA was new for me on several fronts. I’d never heard Martin Logan’s CLX panels before. I’d never heard 7 subwoofers in a single system before. I’ve never stumbled out of a demo before, surprised [...]

Bass tamer: Velodyne SMS-1

March 11, 2011

I might have mentioned that I have a relatively new pair of Merlin VSM-MXR speakers? Yes? Well, I do. And they’re awesome. The immediacy and intimacy of them are just crazy-good. They’re also wicked-fast and tonally spot-on. The bass is [...]