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If I look back at my show notes from 2023, a strong pattern emerges: I like what Acoustic Energy is doing with their entire range. So when I was told about a new flagship floorstanding […]
I can still remember the first time I listened to the Audience ClairAudient 1 + 1 speakers. I can’t remember when and where exactly, but I do know it was a high-end audio show, and […]
I have had the pleasure of reviewing many Zu Audio speakers over the years. While some of the Ogden, UT company’s high fidelity efforts dance in the mid-to-high end, there is perhaps no speaker more […]
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 […]
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 […]
We’ve reviewed plenty of gear from the Underwood HiFi umbrella of brands over the last year, everything from the Audio-gd Master 10 Mk. II integrated amplifier that was a nominee for Best Value of the […]
Words and Photos by Greg Weaver My first exposure to the world premiere of the $280,000/pair Børresen M3 loudspeakers at AXPONA in April, driven by the $70,000 each flagship Aavik C-880 linestage and P-880 amplifier, […]
Hot on the heels of reviewing the impressive Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary loudspeaker, I had to look up the rest of this French speaker manufacturer‘s product lines. The flagship line is known as Magellan, and […]
How do I choose which two-way monitors I want to review? Most of the time I’m already familiar with the product. I’ve heard it once or twice, or I have experience with the brand or, […]
Spring of 2023 was a busy time for PTA, with the team having hit up several shows in a row. The end of February brought a welcome trip to Tampa for FLAX 2023, and mid-April […]
This isn’t a prompt for PTA readers to all shout, in unison, “How small is it?” But these MonAcoustic SuperMon Minis are soooo small. They make tiny monitors such as the Trenner & Friedl Sun or […]
The French are people of passion – their food, wine, art, and cars…okay, maybe not their cars. But the rest of it points to a culture of passion and artistry. So, when I had the […]
What am I doing reviewing two GoldenEar subwoofers, the $900 ForceField 30 and the $1,750 SuperSub X? I’ve never been known as a subwoofer audiophile, even though I may be known as a two-way monitor […]
One of these days, Part-Time Audiophile publisher Scot Hull is going to send me that pair of Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a Gold Badges he’s commandeered for most of 2023. That’s my speaker, I thought. I’m the […]
This is the second year in a row that I’ve agreed to transport a pair of review speakers from the Pacific Audio Fest back to the house, and it’s the second time my Mazda CX-5 […]
I now feel, after spending time with the Piega Coax 411 speakers, as if I dropped the ball when I wrote about the debut of the new EMT 928 II turntable back in the MoFi […]
I’ve made a concerted effort not to dwell on the country of origin of many of my review components over the last year or so. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen reviewers go a little overboard, […]
After hearing the prototype of the Børresen X3 loudspeakers at last year’s Capital Audiofest, I’ve been more than mildly curious to give this little rascal a real test drive. Given my repeated exposure to the […]
Doing it wrong Yes, I’m doing it wrong. I think that’s the best place to start any confession, audiophile or otherwise. Because, clearly, this whole “near-field” thing is just not the same as the “audiophile […]
I invited Diana Krall into my listening room, and she was gracious enough to send her simulacrum through the Bowers and Wilkins 703 S3. Not the B&W 703 S3, mind you, but Bowers and Wilkins. […]
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