I needed a DAC. Yeah, I know, I’ve started off more than one review with this declaration and it’s a constant reminder that I need to rectify that situation. But I’ve also toyed with the […]
Do I need MoFi in my hi-fi? MoFi expanded beyond their vinyl offerings and their importing and distribution division, and now they’re venturing now into the electronics game–the music giant is shaking the audiophile tree. […]
We’ve been fans of Bowers and Wilkins 700 loudspeaker line for quite a while–just check out this review. Now the 700 series has a few new models that qualify as Signature models. Here’s the official […]
We’ve always known about SVS and their legendary subwoofer line, but now the Ohio-based manufacturer is focused on high-end audio speakers in a new line called Ultra Evolution. Here’s the official press release: SVS Launches […]
One of our writers here at PTA, Graig Neville, has flipped so completely over the latest generation of loudspeakers from Triangle of France that after reviewing the relatively affordable yet impressive 40th Anniversary Antal, he […]
When I purchased my Naim NAIT 50 integrated amplifier last year, my only criticism was the inboard MM phono stage, which is a really fine phono stage if you’re into high-output moving magnet cartridges. While […]
Audio Note is one of those really interesting companies who seem to carve their own path into HiFi. They manufacture almost every type of audio listening component, so one can actually hear Audio Note’s “house […]
Technical Audio Devices debuted the TAD C1000 preamplifier at Capital Audiofest this past November, and I was excited to be the first in the queue to get my hands on this new piece of kit. […]
I don’t think I’ve given PTA Senior Contributing Editor Grover Neville enough credit about this in the past, but he really does an excellent job when it comes to discovering new and worthwhile manufacturers for […]
It’s been pretty quiet on the Audio by Van Alstine front since we went bonkers for AVA products such as the DVA M225 monoblocks, the CFR preamplifier and the DVA digital preamplifier. Today we received word […]
Gallium nitride (GaN) transistors have created quite the buzz in the audio industry over the last few years–some of the buzz is good, and some maybe not so good. When I had the chance to […]
On the final day of the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, I found myself wandering the halls looking to see if I missed anything worthwhile. I discovered an exhibit room I hadn’t yet noticed: Songer Audio […]
Baia Mare, Romania; March 7th–Meze Audio is delighted to introduce LIRIC 2nd Generation, a major evolution of its acclaimed LIRIC closed-back headphones with performance enhancements, a stunning new striped ebony wood finish and more modularity […]
Part-Time Audiophile has just learned that Wynn Audio and Audio Group Denmark have just joined forces in Canada! Wynn Wong has been representing such stellar brands as TIDAL Audio, Vimberg, Metronome, Thales, EMT, Entreq, Karan […]
Ideon Absolute Digital Suite; the Stream, Time, and Epsilon DAC Benchmark Performance from Greece My comprehensive findings on the astonishing Ideon Absolute Stream music server/streamer were published HERE last June. If you want an eye-opening […]
The 2024 High-End Audio Show season didn’t have an auspicious beginning, at least for me. I suffered a tailbone injury just a few days before the show, so I was a little out of sorts […]
My original plan to visit meet Peter Qvortrup at the Audio Note UK factory in Surrey last October had to be postponed–we just couldn’t align our busy schedules. (Next time I won’t take the “if […]
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