Marantz Sits Down With PTA, Behind The Scenes Of Vinyl Nation
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast is a serious double header. Not only do we have an interview with the directors of the the documentary Vinyl Nation, but [...]
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An Interview With Mats Andersen Of QLN Audio
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast features a hearty does of education on two way speaker design. QLN Audio recently released an interesting two way [...]
A Beginner’s Guide To Digital Audio
The simplest path to destination isn’t always the best, in digital audio and in life. Summer road trips amidst a pandemic drive the idea home. Sure, you can wake up [...]
A Deep Dive In The High End: Sitting Down With MBL
It’s hard to deny that MBL’s Radialstrahler speakers aren’t a unique specimen in the land of speaker town. The 360 dispersion field creates a decidedly [...]
The Loudness Wars: Where Are We Now?
You may have heard the term “loudness wars” more than a few times over the past 20 years or so. The idea of pushing music in a recorded format to perform at a [...]
TOP QNA With Digital Guru Rob Watts
It took some time to nail down an interview with Rob Watts, but at a recent audio show it all finally came together. I had seen a few presentations from the amicable Mr. [...]
Technics SL-1210GAE Turntable
Back in the days when Technics SL-1200 turntables ruled the earth, you had a choice when it came to colors. The classic Technics SL-1200 turntables came in gunmetal and [...]
Albert Von Schweikert (1945-2020) | Announcements
The following obituary for legendary speaker designer Albert Von Schweikert came from Greg Weaver. The staff at Part-Time Audiophile, The Occasional Magazine and The [...]
What Is Mastering? | The Occasional Podcast
Have you ever wondered what the heck Mastering is? I mean, we have tons of “Remasters” available for purchase, but what does that really mean? PTA contributor [...]
Fern & Roby Factory Tour (Photojournal)
RICHMOND, VA (PTA) — Throughout the year of 2019, a few of us at Part-Time Audiophile have spent what we see as a warranted amount of time in adoration of everything [...]
