WASHINGTON D.C. (PTA) — VPI Industries returns to Capital Audiofest 2019 with an exciting new “ULTRA-HIGH-END” product launch, along with another round of VPI Bingo! Mat Weisfeld of VPI Industries decided that 3:00 am this […]
Welcome to the newest episode of PTA’s The Occasional Podcast. In the latest installment we offer a full hour of hifi audio enjoyment including everything you ever wanted to know about the latest high resolution […]
I thought a 2019 Capital Audiofest preview from me was necessary, since so many products featured at the show are being reviewed (or have been reviewed) by both Part-Time Audiophile and The Occasional. This is […]
I’ve been struggling lately to find the suitable adjectives for jazz singers such as Miki Purnell. I used to employ words such as girlish or kittenish or coquettish, and possibly words far more embarrassing than […]
Sometimes the timing of an audio review seems inadvertently auspicious. Such is the case of my latest project: the Daedalus Audio Apollo full-range speakers. I’ve had these lovely wooden wonders here in my home for […]
When I last heard the music of Puerto Rican composer and saxophone player Miguel Zenon, he and his horn were backed by a string quartet in an interesting and somewhat avant-garde piece called Yo Soy […]
“This Could Go Boom! believes in the potency of unheard, under-promoted musical narratives and their potential to spark action and cultural change.” It’s certainly a noble idea, starting your own record label when you’re sick […]
At Capital Audiofest 2019, Hi-Fi Journalist Greg Weaver joins The Audio Company, VAC, and VSA to play incredible-sounding music from his personal collection, after-hours, both Friday and Saturday nights. […]
A CD arrives in the mail today, a debut from a band named Fitted called First Fits. It’s from ORG Music, which means it can be anything from jazz to classic rock to everything in […]
Acute Inflections is a jazz duo that takes a bold approach to arrangements. All you hear on their new album, Electric Psychology, is Elasea Douglas’ voice and Sadiki Pierre’s bass. That might sound austere, but […]
WASHINGTON, DC (PTA) — Updates continue to roll in. Each one highlighting the “what’s going down” at this years Capital Audiofest 2019. Along with the largest ever 80+ exhibit rooms, Capital Audiofest looks to bring […]
There’s an interesting story behind keyboardist Johnny Young and his new outfit, the Stellar Dogs. Johnny Young’s from Brooklyn, and he was playing at B.B. King’s when he heard a trio of Eastern European playing […]
My adventures with the Fern & Roby Raven loudspeakers started last year, right before I left my house in Western New York to drive down to the Capital Audiofest in the suburbs of Washington DC. […]
A trip to the Vitus Audio Factory Denmark, a country with a landmass 1/25th the size of Ontario Canada and a population of only 5.6 Million, occupies one of the most prestigious spots in the […]
Words and Photos by Eric Franklin Shook RALEIGH, NC (PTA) — You might expect one of the nations most innovative and successful high-end audio dealers to be located in the likes of New York, Chicago, […]
Talk about extremes–yesterday it was Filter, and today it’s the Flying Horse Big Band. I was just thinking that the big band jazz releases have been slowing down lately, but if you can say one […]
Craft Recordings, the company that just released It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! for the first time on vinyl, has also sent me the 20th anniversary reissue of Filter’s second album, 1999’s Title of Record. […]
I almost didn’t get to review this LP from singer-violinist Jillian Rae, I Can’t Be the One You Want Me to Be. The first obstacle was presented by the USPS mail carrier who left the […]
Carlos Cipa‘s beautiful new album Retronyms reminds me of this CD I’ve had in my collection for years, one simply called Music for Relaxation, Meditation and Concentration. I don’t know how long I’ve had this […]
Every once and a while, a product will turn up at the house for review that is so special, it changes what I understand to be possible for an audio component. And let’s face it; […]
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