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ampsandsound Casablanca Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW

September 8, 2023 Graig Neville 2

Here’s lookin’ at you, kid. Casablanca is a classic that stands up to today’s films, and having the wonderful ampsandsound Casablanca monoblock tube amplifiers in my listening room certainly invoked thoughts of nostalgia. Much like […]

PAF 2023

Best Sound in Seattle | PAF 2023

July 7, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

It’s getting more and more difficult picking the Best Sound winners at high-end audio shows. First of all, I’ve heard a number of loudspeakers this year that are competing feverishly to reach new heights of […]

PAF 2023

Nola and VAC Essence | PAF 2023

July 1, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

I talked about Kevin Hayes’ new VAC Essence line of amplification, which has started off with a pair of monoblock power amplifiers and a preamplifier with that “half-width” chassis aesthetic, when I covered the VAC […]

PAF 2023

Valve Amplification Company and Von Schweikert | PAF 2023

July 1, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

I do love the synergy between Valve Amplification Company and Von Schweikert Audio that’s demonstrated at all the high-end audio shows. These are some of the best, if not very best, exhibit rooms in our […]

Buyers Guide

Best Preamplifiers | Buyers Guide Summer 2023

June 10, 2023 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Preamplifiers 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 listed […]

Buyers Guide

Best Power Amplifiers | Buyers Guide Summer 2023

June 9, 2023 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Power Amplifiers 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 […]

Buyers Guide

Best Integrated Amplifiers | Buyers Guide Summer 2023

June 9, 2023 Editorial Staff 1

Welcome to the Integrated Amplifiers 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 listed […]

Munich 2023

Best Sound at Munich | Munich 2023

June 2, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

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 […]

Munich 2023

VAC and VSA in Munich | Munich 2023

May 24, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

This is the second time I’ve visited my buddies Damon Von Schweikert, Leif Swanson and Kevin Hayes at High End Munich, and their VAC and VSA systems there offer an interesting contrast to the gigantic-ness […]

Munich 2023

Munich Day 2 | Munich 2023

May 21, 2023 Marc Phillips 2

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 […]

Components

The VAC Statement Components | REVIEW

May 12, 2023 Greg Weaver 7

The VAC Statement Components: Breathing Life into Recordings At the outset, I hope it is understood just how fortunate I consider myself to have the honor, trust, and privilege of being asked to bring you […]

AXPONA 2023

VSA and Scott Walker Audio | AXPONA 2023

April 22, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

I don’t know why I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve hung out with Damon Von Schweikert and Leif Swanson of VSA, but it was such a relief to see them at AXPONA 2023. […]

AXPONA 2023

Clarisys, Hegel and Suncoast Audio | AXPONA 2023

April 19, 2023 Editorial Staff 1

The Suncoast Audio rooms with the $33,800 per pair Clarisys Minuet Neo speakers at Florida Audio Expo last February were special–so special that I wanted to catch them again at AXPONA 2023 before writing about […]

AXPONA 2023

BAYZ Audio | AXPONA 2023

April 19, 2023 Matthew Partrick 1

The 16th floor at this year’s AXPONA high-end audio show featured some truly unusual speakers. In room 1603, BAYZ Audio displayed their Counterpoint 2.0 speakers, an omnidirectional offering that is sure to turn heads. The […]

Florida 2023

Scot’s Best-In-Show | FLAX 2023

March 3, 2023 Scot Hull 1

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

Gershman Acoustics and VAC | FLAX 2023

February 28, 2023 Marc Phillips 1

It’s been a few years since I last visited Gershman Acoustics at a high end audio show. The last time was the first time, I believe–I had introduced myself to Eli and Ofra Gershman because […]

Florida 2023

Acora Acoustics VRC-1 | FLAX 2023

February 23, 2023 Marc Phillips 3

The biggest surprise at the 2023 Florida Audio Expo shouldn’t have been a surprise at all. But the debut of the new flagship Acora Acoustics VRC-1 loudspeakers seemed to tower above all else at FLAX, […]

Florida 2023

Acora VRC-1 with VAC, Lampizator, Aurender, Oracle, Cardas | FLAX 2023

February 17, 2023 Scot Hull 3

Oh no he didn’t. “Ratchets” by Hedegaard. With 121dB peaks. At an audio show. During listening hours. Folks, this just is not done. People were fleeing the area. Plaster was literally falling from the ceiling. And, […]

CAF 2022

Dave McNair’s Best of Show | CAF 2022

November 23, 2022 Dave McNair 1

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 […]

CAF 2022

NOLA Speakers, VAC, J. Sikora, DS Audio | CAF 2022

November 20, 2022 Eric Franklin Shook 1

Last year we were blown away by the NOLA Champ S3 speakers that Marc Phillips later reviewed, and also in our report from Capital Audiofest 2021. Reporting by Eric Franklin Shook This year, it’s the all […]

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