Why is PTA reviewing the McIntosh MX100 A/V Surround Sound Processor? It’s no secret that we love music here at Part-Time Audiophile, and our preferred listening is a properly set up two-channel system. In my […]
As the warm weather finally subsides and the fall buying season starts to fire up the upgrade fever, hifi makers have finally started to release some of the new big dogs, back into the wild. […]
What are my neighbors thinking about me right now, with me playing Lyn Stanley‘s Novel Noel over and over in September? I thought that guy didn’t like the holidays, man he never puts up decorations. […]
Ever since PTA’s Grover Neville hipped me to Ampsandsound founder Justin Weber’s world of small wattage vacuum tube amplifiers, I’ve been extremely curious. When Justin offered, I jumped at the opportunity to have some seat […]
Last year I reviewed the Van den Hul The Grail phono stage, and I gave it a firm recommendation. If you’ve read that review, you’ll know that I hoped to spend some seat time with […]
I’ve been sitting on the announcement for the new Bowers & Wilkins 700 S3 loudspeakers for quite some time, thanks to the moratorium until September 21. I feel like so much has happened since then, […]
If it seems that Somesh Mathur is adopting a different message and different overall theme for each record, then his latest release Mother Maa shouldn’t come as a surprise. Somesh has come a long way […]
Honestly, it was a coincidence that DALI asked me to head to Denmark to cover the release of their new flagship speaker, the DALI KORE, right after I visited the Audio Group Denmark factory and […]
I’ll admit it—I’ve always wanted one of those cool-looking CD players that’s little more than a small box and a compact disc hub poking out of the top, maybe a couple of buttons and a […]
If you have been following Marc Phillips’ writing as of late, you might notice he has been doing quite a bit of travel back and forth between the EU and US. In this week’s episode […]
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. […]
I’ve been jamming on reviews ever since I returned from Denmark, and I’ve noticed that I keep mentioning New Dreams, from Barry Coates, Jimmy Haslip and Jerry Kalaf over and over. It took a few […]
Enleum AMP-23R – Introduction The Enleum AMP-23R (website) is a product you likely aren’t familiar with unless you’re deeply invested in headphones. You might recognize the name Bakoon (website), however, which was the previous name […]
My trip to Denmark in late August was all the result of a simple question—what is Audio Group Denmark doing that other high-end audio manufacturers aren’t? That question was originally formed, of course, in response […]
Big news at Acora Acoustics! You know Acora Acoustics—the granite speaker company that’s been making serious waves in the hi-fi scene since its launch in 2019. Well, the team at Acora Acoustics just gained another […]
There’s a lot to love and embrace in the new Wilson Audio Alexia V. Linked here is the Alexia V special product page, which counts down to the official launch, taking place on September 23rd. […]
Editor’s Note: The genesis of this review began with our audio show coverage of the Ictra Design brand through the exhibits of Doug White and The Voice That Is! We petitioned Doug to help us […]
Audio Advice LIVE 2022, It’s a Wrap! RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — The Sheraton Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina has long since returned to normal. The exhibitors have long since packed up, loaded their chariots, and flown […]
RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — Most of the things I love about attending an audio show seldom have anything to do with audio. As for Audio Advice LIVE 2022, it has proven itself in its first […]
Mark Levinson was showing large with Revel loudspeakers at Audio Advice LIVE 2022. Powering the whole affair, a limited edition monoblock amplifier to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary. So limited in fact, that production of […]
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