Picking the best audio component of the year is kind of like pondering your ultimate list of girls to ask to the high school prom. There are many very attractive choices, but probably a much […]
Each year at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Peachtree Audio and Zu Audio take a large corner room on the mezzanine level of the Marriott Denver Tech Center. First-time visitors likely are surprised by what […]
Why do you go to an audio show? Is it to consort with the like minded? Shop? Explore an alien world? There are a lot of answers to this “why” question, but one of the […]
Time for a photo smackdown. We have three photos of two different Zu Audio loudspeakers, the Druid and the Soul Supreme, that were shown at T.H.E. Show at Newport Beach in 2016 sporting an extra-special finish […]
This is why you go to an audio show. We all say that we’re curious about the industry. We all say that we’re looking to hear a bunch of different systems. We make excuses about […]
You’d think that attending so many audio shows so very, very regularly would start to do some pretty serious damage to anyone’s enthusiasm. How exciting can it be to repeatedly trudge through crowded hallways for […]
by John Stancavage I like to attend a weekly Sunday lunch in my hometown where someone from the local vinyl club spins LPs all afternoon. I’m probably pushing the age limit a bit, since the […]
Koby Koranteng of Hi-Fi Logic, Zu Audio’s East Coast Diplomat, didn’t quite bolt as soon as I pulled out the camera, but he did maintain a suspicious distance and as soon as I asked a much-subdued Jon Derda of […]
Over the last year, I seem to have become the designated hitter for the Zu Audio room. This is some kind of cruel joke on our readers, because I usually say the same thing. It’s […]
Chicago in April is a capricious time to visit, but while we all got a bit damp here and there, at least this year we didn’t have to dump into the street while we all […]
Okay, folks. Here’s another Best In Show Contender, and no, it’s not just because Zu Audio‘s Sean Casey and Peachtree Audio‘s Jon Derda are some of the most interesting up-and-comers in audio’s high-end. Though, that […]
“Peachtree Audio & Zu Audio, together, at last.” It sounds like a marquee on some cheesy ad copy, but I suppose it makes a wicked kind of sense. Both of these brands are known for […]
— by William Caraher In my first post for Part-Time Audiophile, I mused about the relationship between hi-fi and reality, and concluded that anything that encourages us to reflect on the meaning of reality has […]
I have a confession to make. It’s a little embarrassing, but I hope you’ll bear with me. You see, I never really loved Zu Audios speakers. Don’t get me wrong, here. I’ve wanted to like Zu’s […]
David Solomon and Jon Derda of Peachtree Audio put on a marvelous show. A far cry from the passive “drive-by” approach to doing product demos at audio shows, these guys put on a dog-and-pony. They […]
I tend to think of a Zu Audio demo room as “The Land of Music That I Don’t Recognize”. I want to believe that it’s because I’m old, but unfortunately for that theory, Zu’s Sean […]
There was a lot to like here. I know I’m supposed to be paying attention to the tonearm, which looks awesome … but did you see those Zu Audio Definitions? Wow. Nice veneer! I have […]
“What should I get?” I wish I asked myself this question less, much less heard it from others. The answer is, invariably, “I don’t know.” Not that I’m not thinking about it. Like, semi-obsessively. Or […]
Have you ever walked into a room, had the music suddenly stop, all conversation cease, and everyone’s head swivel around to stare at you as if they were all Children of the Damned? If so, […]
Here’s my new favorite line: “Music at an audio show sucks.” This is such a canard — but you hear it all the time. From everywhere. Even people who should know better. I am seriously […]
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