Loudspeakers
Acoustic Energy AE509 Loudspeakers | REVIEW
Spring of 2023 was a busy time for PTA, with the team having hit up several shows in a row. The end of February brought a welcome trip to Tampa for FLAX 2023, and mid-April […]
triode wire labs
CAF 2023
Day Two with Brian Hunter | CAF 2023
The weather tightened up a bit for the second day of Capital Audiofest 2023 in Rockville, MD. My commute over to the Hilton wasn’t marred by any water falling from above, but rather graced by […]
Announcements
Triode Wire Labs Debuts Three New Power Cords | Announcements
Triode Wire Labs, one of our favorite cable manufacturers, is set to introduce three new power cords at the 2023 Capital Audiofest on November 10-12. Here’s the press release: Triode Wire Labs Debuts 3 New […]
AXPONA 2023
BorderPatrol, Triode, Volti | AXPONA 2023
BorderPatrol Audio Electronics, Triode Wire Labs, and Volti Audio are perhaps better known as the Three Amigos. Or as I like to call them, the Three Musketeers. And that makes their usual fourth, Innuos, perhaps better […]
Florida 2023
Scot’s Best-In-Show | FLAX 2023
Covering audio shows has always been a favorite part of doing Part-Time Audiophile. In a way, it’s kinda how we got our start. Way back in the day, most “audio destinations” largely ignored shows, and […]
Florida 2023
The Three Amigos: Volti, BorderPatrol and Triode Wire Labs | FLAX 2023
It’s almost impossible for me to be impartial or objective when I visit The Three Amigos room at a high-end audio show. I’ve been consistently blown away by the sound that Greg Roberts (Volti Audio), […]
Florida 2023
Triode Wire Labs, BorderPatrol, Innuos, and a double-shot of Volti | FLAX 2023
They’ve been showing together for so long that I have a hard time remembering when the last didn’t. Triode Wire Labs, BorderPatrol Audio Electronics, and Volti Audio are, for better or worse, linked in audio recent […]
CAF 2022
Triode Wire Labs, BorderPatrol & Volti | CAF 2022
Our good friends at Triode Wire Labs cables, BorderPatrol amplification and Volti Audio speakers attend nearly every high-end audio show in the US, which is hard work. Their motto, however, displayed on the wall, is […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Cables and Power Management | Buyers Guide Summer 2022
Welcome to the Best Cables and Power 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 […]
AXPONA 2022
Magic with Triode Wire Labs, BorderPatrol, Volti Audio, Innuos | AXPONA 2022
One sure-fire way to make a great room better? Make things more affordable — which is not something you see every day. Yet that is precisely what the Volti Audio Razz (reviewed here and here) tries […]
AXPONA 2022
Fear and Loathing | AXPONA 2022
It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled It’s been a long time since I did the stroll Ooh let me get it back, let me get it back Let me get it […]
Announcements
The Best of Buyers Guide 2022
The Best of Buyers Guide [Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide. This year we’ve added more entries to the Buyers Guide, which means we had to review more products than last year. […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Cables and Power Management | Buyers Guide 2022
Welcome to the Best Cables and Power 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 […]
Capital Audiofest 2021
Volti Audio, BorderPatrol, Triode Wire Labs, Innuos | CAF 2021
Volti Audio, BorderPatrol, Triode Wire Labs exhibit something truly special and worthy of your undivided attention at Capital Audio Fest 2021. The Story by Eric Franklin Shook This story goes back almost a year or […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Cables, Power, Grounding and Racks | Buyers Guide Summer 2021
The Best Cables, Power, Grounding and Equipment Racks [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! These are the best cables, power products, grounding products and racks that we, the PTA team, […]
Analog
ModWright PH 9.0 Phono Stage | REVIEW
The story of the ModWright PH 9.0 phono stage (website) is in many ways the story of my entry into the world of high-end vinyl playback, coinciding with my first serious turntable, then a second, […]
Cables & Power
Triode Wire Labs Full Loom | REVIEW
Triode Wire Labs, run by the eponymous “Triode Pete” (aka Pete Grzybowski) was a company recommended to me very highly by my fellow PTA staff members. That included both Scot Hull and Marc Phillips, who […]
Loudspeakers
Volti Audio Razz Loudspeakers, Part One | REVIEW
A funny thing happened on the way to finding the perfect 2-way bookshelf monitor. When I first had the opportunity to review the new Volti Audio Razz (announcement, website), I imagined this 3-way floorstanding horn […]
Buyers Guide
The Best of The Buyers Guide 2021
The Best of The Buyers Guide 2021 [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, […]
Buyers Guide
The Best Cables, Power, and Racks | Buyers Guide 2021
The Best Cables [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 it […]