There is something about Avantgarde Acoustic and I don’t know what it is. Always has been, if I’m being honest. The speakers are large, imposing, and impossible to ignore — and, to my eye, in […]
Welcome to the Best ‘Tables section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2023. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this [fill in the blank].” This collection represents our enthusiasm. Every product listed […]
Love clean records? Interested in my search for the perfect cleaning solution? Read on about the AIVS Enzymatic Record Cleaning Concentrate, formulated for ultrasonic record cleaning machines. Let’s get serious, who doesn’t love a pristinely […]
Launching today, a new turntable from U-Turn Audio, a turntable that’s been in the making for several years now. The new Orbit Theory is billed as U-Turn’s most advanced turntable yet, using all-new advanced components. […]
Just got a note from the Technics team about a new direct-drive turntable, the SL-100C. This new ‘table falls in their “Premium” (aka, entry-level audiophile) line, alongside the recently-reviewed SL-1500 (check that review out here), […]
If anyone is looking to get me something for Xmas (or Hanukkah), then look no further. Reporting by Eric Franklin Shook What we have here is a successful way to communicate—by way of vinyl and […]
Welcome to the Best Turntables 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 product […]
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. […]
Welcome to the Best Turntables 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 product […]
Does anyone really NEED a $34,000 turntable/arm/cartridge setup like the Acoustic Signature Typhoon NEO, TA-5000 and Acoustical Systems Palladium? Well, of course not! Okay, let me qualify and rephrase that. If someone is a serious […]
Sumiko and Pro-Ject USA announce their all-new Debut PRO turntable, from Pro-Ject Audio Systems. Just like the new Project Debut Carbon EVO reviewed HERE by Grover Neville earlier this year, the designers at Pro-Ject are at […]
NAIM launches their first ever turntable, along with a next generation Aro tonearm, an Equinox MC phono cartridge, and Solstice Series phono-stage and phono-power-supply. These items are available as a bundle named the Solstice Special […]
To say the Technics (website) SL-1200 is a legend is an understatement. Rumor has it that they sold 3.5 to 4 million SL-1200s over its 50+ year history. Its distinct look, reliability and smooth pitch […]
The Best Tonearms [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best tonearms that we, the PTA team, have heard.] Tonearms Sorane TA-1L ($1,875 USD) From the Japanese […]
The Best Turntables [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2021! These are the best turntables that we, the PTA team, have heard.] Fluance Reference FT-85 (from $499 USD) This Canadian […]
Just a day after we published the GEM Dandy PolyTable Signature review, we received a press release from George Merrill about two new accessories for his turntables–the PolyRing Periphery and PolyRing vinyl clamping rings. So […]
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, […]
Even if you are a seasoned veteran of analog listening and learned everything you need to know about the subject back in the 60s, this week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast has something for you. […]
The RIAA has released their midyear report, and for the first time since the 1980s, vinyl sales have surpassed CD sales. This news comes with no surprise as vinyl sales outpaced download sales back in […]
Over the years, we’ve tried endless numbers of tweaks to get the most out of our components. Some work, others don’t, and some behave as un-wanted tone controls. It’s a puzzle that every audiophile loves […]
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