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Loudspeakers

FinkTeam KIM Loudspeakers | REVIEW

October 14, 2022 Marc Phillips Comments Off on FinkTeam KIM Loudspeakers | REVIEW

The FinkTeam KIM from Germany reminds me that I have this weird intuition about speakers, that I can take a single glance—even a photograph—and determine it’s a design I need to hear. It’s a feeling […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Floorstanding Loudspeakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

June 3, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Best Floorstanding Loudspeakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

Welcome to the Best Floorstanding Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

June 3, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2022

Welcome to the Best Bookshelf Speakers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2022. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every […]

Munich 2022

Fink Team and the Return of the Epos ES-14 | High End 2022

May 26, 2022 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Fink Team and the Return of the Epos ES-14 | High End 2022

Every once in a while I hear about a new high-end audio product, or even see a photo of it, and I instantly want to know more. (That’s how I wound up owning a pair […]

Components

Circle Labs A200 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

February 4, 2022 Marc Phillips 1

As a matter of fact, I do want to open up the Circle Labs A200 integrated amplifier review with another statement about why I love integrated amplifiers. This time, I won’t talk about interconnects or […]

Digital

Ideon Audio Ayazi Mk. 2 DAC and 3R Master Time | REVIEW

January 2, 2022 Marc Phillips 2

We have a running joke in the PTA War Room about the “big” DAC from Ideon Audio, which is rumored to be going to Dave McNair for review. Apparently it weighs over 1600 pounds, more […]

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 Floorstanding Speakers | Buyers Guide 2022

November 28, 2021 Editorial Staff 2

Welcome to the Best Floorstanding Speakers 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 […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide 2022

November 28, 2021 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Best Bookshelf Speakers 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 […]

Components

Margules I-240 Integrated Amplifier | REVIEW

November 7, 2021 Marc Phillips 2

The Margules I-240 integrated amplifier seems so familiar to me, and not just because I’ve known the Margules family for over a decade and I’ve heard this particular model play a number of times at […]

Loudspeakers

Acora Acoustics SRS-G Speaker Stands | REVIEW

October 1, 2021 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Acora Acoustics SRS-G Speaker Stands | REVIEW

The Acora Acoustics SRS-G speaker stands, which are made from solid blocks of granite and retail for $5,000 per pair, are designed for two groups of people. The first group consists of owners of the […]

Components

Jeff Rowland Design Group Capri S2-SC and Model 125 | REVIEW

August 29, 2021 Marc Phillips 4

The Jeff Rowland Design Group Capri S2-SC preamplifier and Model 125 amplifier are soooooo tiny. How tiny are they? When the boxes arrived at my front door, I said “This can’t be right. These boxes […]

Cables & Power

AudioQuest GroundGoody Jupiter and Saturn Tonearm and Ground Wire | REVIEW

May 28, 2021 Marc Phillips 3

I thought that the AudioQuest GroundGoody ground wire was going to be, by far, the simplest of these new earthing products I’ve set out to review. After spending time with the Nordost QKORE grounding system, […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 15, 2021 Editorial Staff 9

The Best Bookshelf Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best bookshelf speakers that we, the PTA team, have personally heard.] EgglestonWorks Hotel Speakers (price per […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Floorstanding Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2021

May 15, 2021 Editorial Staff 7

The Best Floorstanding Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best floorstanding speakers that we, the PTA team, have personally heard.] Magnepan LRS ($650 pr USD) […]

Buyers Guide

The Best Floorstanding Speakers | Buyers Guide 2021

December 4, 2020 Editorial Staff 19

The Best Floorstanding Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers Guide into sections, which makes […]

Loudspeakers

Joseph Audio Pulsar2 Graphene Loudspeakers | REVIEW

August 6, 2020 Marc Phillips 11

I first met Jeff Joseph of Joseph Audio (website) back in 1992 at the first Stereophile show in Los Angeles. We were both still in our twenties at the time, as I later learned that we […]

Analog

Jeff Rowland Design Group Conductor Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

June 28, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Jeff Rowland Design Group Conductor Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

  Having a Jeff Rowland Design Group product in my reference system reminds me, in a roundabout way, of one of the greatest hi-fi systems I’ve heard. This happened nearly a decade ago, at the […]

Loudspeakers

Trenner and Friedl Osiris Loudspeakers | REVIEW

June 5, 2020 Marc Phillips Comments Off on Trenner and Friedl Osiris Loudspeakers | REVIEW

This is the final entry borne from that magical In Living Stereo room at last year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. I started with the precious, jewel-like Mactone MH-120 power amplifier and XX-7000 preamplifier, continued with […]

Analog

Hana ML Phono Cartridge | REVIEW

May 31, 2020 Marc Phillips 3

My first experience with Hana cartridges of Japan came at the 2016 Newport Show when I had organized my Down Under Audio exhibit rooms for Colleen Cardas Imports. My idea was this—after visiting Australia in […]

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