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Components

Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

May 13, 2022 Editorial Staff 0

Since the start of the pandemic, I have been working from home most days for my full-time job. Each morning starts relatively the same. Walking into my home office, sitting down at my computer, and […]

Florida 2022

Classic Audio Loudspeakers, Purist Audio Design, Atma-Sphere, McIntosh, Tri-Planar, Technics, AirTight, Van den Hul, Crown | FLAX 2022

February 22, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 2

Florida Audio Expo 2022 Big speakers, big amps, and big sound. The math checks out. The gentlemen from Classic Audio Loudspeakers show large with their well known field coil loudspeakers, and mixture of new and […]

Analog

Brinkmann Edison Mk. II Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

January 23, 2022 Marc Phillips 6

I hate being one of those high-end reviewers who hold onto gear forever, stretching the process out over months and months, waiting for other products to show up, working out whatever issues come up, and […]

Components

Audio by Van Alstine FET Valve CFR Preamplifier | REVIEW

December 3, 2021 Marc Phillips 8

Sometimes I think that our North Carolina crew has all the fun. They visit each other, hear all the cool gear that’s been coming in for review, swap back and forth, and I’m over here […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Turntables | Buyers Guide 2022

November 26, 2021 Editorial Staff 2

Welcome to the Best Turntables 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 Hungary Qualiton X200 Integrated | REVIEW

August 6, 2021 Dave McNair 5

Last year I reviewed the Audio Hungary (website) Qualiton APX-200 power amp (review linked here), which was 100 watts per channel of pure vacuum tube goodness. It was, and still is, a tremendous sounding power […]

Analog

Technics SL-1210GAE and SL-1200G Turntables | REVIEW

July 5, 2021 Marc Phillips 4

  Why do a comparison between the Technics SL-1210GAE and SL-1200G? Everybody “knows” the Technics SL-1210GAE Anniversary turntable, which was just released last year, is better than the Technics SL-1200G. Why? Well, the classic Technics […]

Analog

Technics SL-1210GAE Anniversary Turntable and Hana Umami Red Cartridge | REVIEW

May 30, 2021 Mohammed Samji 4

To say the Technics (website) SL-1200 is a legend is an understatement. Rumor has it that they sold 3.5 to 4 million SL-1200s over its 50+ year history. Its distinct look, reliability and smooth pitch […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Turntables | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 16, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

The Best Turntables [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best turntables that we, the PTA team, have heard.] Fluance Reference FT-85 (from $499 USD) This Canadian […]

Loudspeakers

Sonus faber Maxima Amator Loudspeakers | REVIEW

March 28, 2021 Marc Phillips 3

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 […]

Announcements

Technics SU-R1000 Integrated Amplifier

September 3, 2020 Editorial Staff 2

OSAKA, JAPAN (PTA) — Technics launches the Reference Class SU-R1000 integrated amplifier. Since 2014 the Technics brand has been focused on developing digital amplifier technology, and owns many trademark technologies throughout the product line (see […]

Announcements

Technics OTTAVA™ SC-C70 MK2 All-in-One Music System

September 2, 2020 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Technics OTTAVA™ SC-C70 MK2 All-in-One Music System

OSAKA, JAPAN (PTA) — Technics launches the second generation of its popular all-in-one music system that originally launched in 2017, pictured HERE. The new SC-C70MK2 iteration includes all new drivers, and acoustics lenses. Using three […]

Analog

Sumiko Songbird Low Output MC Phono Cartridge | REVIEW

August 21, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Sumiko Songbird Low Output MC Phono Cartridge | REVIEW

In reviewing the Sumiko Songbird phono cartridge, the little brother/sister to the Sumiko Starling I reviewed in The Occasional, I encountered somewhat of a dilemma. Is it wise to start off with the flagship product […]

Analog

Fern and Roby Maverick Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

August 14, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Fern and Roby Maverick Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

I originally intended to include this review of the Fern and Roby Maverick phono preamplifier as part of my testing of their Montrose turntable and tonearm. Things changed during the review process, however—what was once […]

Florida 2020

Classic Audio Loudspeakers, Purist Audio Design, Atma-Sphere, Technics, Tri-Planar, Van den Hul, Air Tight, Studer | FLAX 2020

February 27, 2020 Eric Franklin Shook 3

TAMPA, FL (PTA) — Classic Audio Loudspeakers, Purist Audio Design, and Atma-Sphere host one of the best getaway rooms at the Florida Audio Expo. Technics, Tri-Planar, Van den Hul, Air Tight, and Studer come along […]

CAF 2019

Overture Audio Home Theater, Magico, Technics, Esoteric, Sonus Faber, McIntosh | CAF 2019

November 22, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Overture Audio Home Theater, Magico, Technics, Esoteric, Sonus Faber, McIntosh | CAF 2019

Overture Audio Home Theater brought a surprisingly sophisticated system to the 2019 Capital Audiofest–surprising since all this amazing gear was featured in one of the smaller rooms upstairs and not in a downstairs conference room. […]

CAF 2019

Classic Audio Loudspeakers, Atma-Sphere, Purist Audio Design, Tri-Planar | CAF 2019

November 16, 2019 Marc Phillips 1

When I walked into the Classic Audio Loudspeakers room at the 2019 Capital Audiofest, it looked exactly like the Classic Audio Loudspeaker room at the 2018 Capital Audiofest. If I compared the photos from my […]

Occasional Magazine

Summer 2019 Now Available | The Occasional Magazine

August 17, 2019 Marc Phillips 2

The 2019 Summer Issue of The Occasional Magazine from Part-Time Audiophile is now available! The Occasional Magazine is about more than just audio reviews and music—just like it says on the cover, “not another audiophile magazine, but a […]

THE Show 2019

More Rooms from Sunny Components | T.H.E. Show 2019

July 4, 2019 Marc Phillips 1

Sunny Components Inc. made a huge impression on me at T.H.E. Show 2019 with their Stenheim/CH Precision/Technics room. But, as I mentioned before, Sunny’s had four exhibit rooms at the show and each one impressed […]

THE Show 2019

PranaFidelity, Helius, E.A.R., Furutech | T.H.E. Show 2019

June 22, 2019 Marc Phillips Comments Off on PranaFidelity, Helius, E.A.R., Furutech | T.H.E. Show 2019

In the upcoming Summer Issue of The Occasional, I talk about all of the fantastic brands I’ve discovered over the last year or so, pretty much since I’ve joined the Part-Time Audiophile team. PranaFidelity is […]

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