After reviewing the TIDAL Audio Prisma preamplifier in 2020 (linked here) and hearing Doug White (of The Voice That Is) do his jaw-dropping TIDAL Audio system demos at two Capital Audiofests, I jumped at the […]
ROCKVILLE, MD (PTA) — Glad to be back at Capital Audio Fest for 2021. Arriving on Thursday it was a bit emotional for me, seeing all the exhibitors finishing the final bits of system setup […]
Doug White of The Voice That Is is a perennial all-star in this industry. As a dealer he’s exemplified what it means to be a curator of sound. To have his own stamp of approval […]
Just a few days ago we received an email from a grateful reader that brought up an important subject: the high-end audio dealer. I’ve seen these emails dozens of times before, where the reader tells […]
In my earlier review, I wrote about the Vertere MG-1/SG-1 turntable/tonearm combination. Here I’m going to pen about a few other offerings from Vetere (website), companion pieces I received with the ‘table and arm–the Vertere […]
The Vimberg Amea (website) loudspeaker is a two-way, stand-mounted loudspeaker. I’m bringing this up first for a very good reason. When I first arrived at the front door of the Part-Time Audiophile headquarters more than […]
Reminiscing about the audio show circuit is something I do more often than I expected. Of course it’s the people of the industry I miss most, but there’s also a big soft spot in my […]
Is the absence of any coloration its own signature coloration? During my time with the TIDAL Audio Prisma preamplifier, I found myself asking that very question. People like me who listen to music for a […]
Doesn’t going to Florida in early February sound like a great idea, especially when two feet of snow has fallen at home while you’re away? This is the second year of the Florida Audio Expo […]
WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — The aim of the ongoing Under Forty Dinner is to welcome those attending audio shows who feel they accurately represent the Under-Forty-Crowd (be that literally or spiritually), and gather them together […]
Negroni’s Trio is a hell of a jazz piano trio, and I’ll tell you why. Last week I embarked on a long road trip running errands for Part-Time Audiophile. I dropped off the McIntosh MC2152 […]
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 […]
If you listened to The Occasional Podcast‘s wrap-up of the 2019 Capital Audiofest, you probably know that most of the Part-Time Audiophile team–Scot Hull, Eric Franklin Shook, Grover Neville, Dave McNair, Jameson Mourafetis and me–listed […]
My Capital Audiofest Saturday highlights really begin and end with the Von Schweikert and VAC room–I was in that room very late Friday night, woke up early feeling a bit rough, went back to the […]
2L Recordings‘ Himmelborgen consists of three very familiar elements–pipe organ, choir and church. Yes, hymns are being sung. This beautiful recording should remind you of being in church on an early Sunday morning, provided you […]
After T.H.E. Show 2019, I did something that I should have done at High-End 2019 in Munich–I stayed a couple of extra days after the show ended. A good friend of mine called me just […]
I went almost thirty years without traveling back to the Philadelphia area where I once lived, but now thanks to Doug White and The Voice That Is! I’ve been there twice this month. Just three […]
If you’re waiting for my Sunday’s Highlight post for T.H.E. Show 2019 to follow up Friday and Saturday, there isn’t one. You probably haven’t noticed yet, but Eric Franklin Shook and I took on the […]
Dealer events and audiophile society meetings can be tricky when they’re held in hotel conference rooms–I know because I did my share of them over the last few years. These rooms tend to be big, […]
Spotting a pair of Tidal Audio speakers out in the wild is rare enough–these fascinating transducers from Germany redefine the art of speaker design in so many ways, something that keeps them far from mainstream […]
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