Friday at the Munich Show | Munich 2024
Friday at High End 2024 in Munich was a day spent listening to big, big systems that take up a lot of real estate–not to mention a lot of money. While the ESD Acoustic room […]
Friday at High End 2024 in Munich was a day spent listening to big, big systems that take up a lot of real estate–not to mention a lot of money. While the ESD Acoustic room […]
Usually when I listen to a system with TIDAL Audio components and speakers, my focus is on TIDAL Audio itself. I’m truly impressed with this German brand, especially after hearing the Tidal for Bugatti system […]
If you know TIDAL Audio, you’ll know that they are very selective about their dealers. For many years, Doug White and The Voice That Is was the ultimate resource for these ultra high-end audio products […]
Sometimes I think about the role of the chassis in high-end audio design, especially when I’m confronted with components such as The Black Swan phono preamplifier and The Black AMP headphone amplifier from Austin Audio […]
I’ve made a few changes for the 2023 Product of the Year Awards. Usually I limit the nominees to products our team at PTA has reviewed over the year. That implies we have significant seat […]
Welcome to 2024’s Best Floorstanding Speakers from the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide. We’re not saying that these are the “best” floorstanding speakers in the world or that these choices somehow overrule anyone else’s favorites. We’re […]
With fresh ears and our bellies full of Grover Neville’s and my new favorite café, Teamania, we tackled CAF Day Three, the final day. I definitely had some rooms I wanted to visit that I […]
Welcome to the Floorstanding Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2023. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every product […]
Compared with last year’s High End in Munich, where I was in a perpetual state of solving huge problems in order to continue with my coverage and ultimately get back home in one piece, this […]
You might think I’m saving the best for last when I talk about the TIDAL Audio Contriva G3 and Piano G3 loudspeakers. Or maybe second best, since nothing could possibly be better than listening to […]
Let me preface my experience with the TIDAL for Bugatti Royale system by saying I know, I know–I hate it too when audio reviewers proclaim a new BEST SOUND EVER every month or so. The […]
Hyperbole alert: Munich Day 2 was one of those momentous days in the life of an audiophile, a day where I heard something that changes everything. But before we get to that point, a year […]
This is my third High End Munich show, but this is the first time I actually attended on the first day–Thursday. Not Friday, but Thursday. It’s my fault–I’m used to Friday/Saturday/Sunday high-end audio shows. But […]
It’s that time of year again, time for Schweinshaxe and Weißwurst and currywurst and unfiltered brown ales. It’s time for High End 2023 in Munich, the world’s largest high-end audio show! I’ll be at High End […]
At Part-Time Audiophile, we’re gearing up for our 2023 High End Munich coverage, which starts next week. Editor-in-Chief Marc Phillips is scheduled to cover the debut of many new products from TIDAL Audio including the […]
Damon Gramont of Bricasti Design, the company known for the “gold standard” in pro-audio reverb, is (still) kicking ass in hi-fi. Words and Photos by Scot Hull I can no longer recall how/when I was […]
I had a few questions when I walked into the Artisan Fidelity room at AXPONA 2023 and came face to face with a full TIDAL Audio system. Is TIDAL Audio going to sound okay in […]
When I cover high-end audio shows for Part-Time Audiophile, I usually have highlights from Friday, then Saturday, then the in-depth show reports from selected rooms. The AXPONA 2023 highlights are going to be just a […]
Like my recent attendance at the Toronto audio show, I didn’t go to the 2022 Capitol Audiofest on an official show report mission for Part-Time Audiophile. I went to have some fun and laughs with […]
Doug White of The Voice That Is! was exhibiting entirely with products that are new for 2022. Firstly, the new TIDAL Audio Contros Digital Controller ($60,000 USD) and Piano G3 ($60,000 USD as shown) loudspeakers, […]
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