One of the most enjoyable things about covering the high-end industry is meeting the fascinating people who somewhere along the way got the crazy notion this actually could be their business. These days, two-channel audio […]
It’s not often you attend an audio show demo where a song’s actual singer shows up for an impromptu live versus Memorex moment. Just such an unlikely event has happened to me twice in the […]
Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs just can’t stay still. They’re always looking into how they can improve an aspect of their products, or their users end experience, or curating some of the very best analog, and […]
If you’re a science-fiction fan at all (I am), then you’ll be wise to my Battlestar Galactica nod in the headline, because both visually, and metaphorically it’s pretty close to the mark on all fronts […]
Made-in-the-USA Turntables and Electronics Deliver “Original Master” Sound Sebastopol, CA — MoFi™ has produced premium high-quality vinyl, CD, and SACD Original Master Recordings™ since 1977. Now, the independent record label is bringing its legendary sonic […]
Peter Madnick has a bit of the mad scientist about him. The white hair. The glasses. The devilish grin, delivered with a wink, a nod, a flourish of his hand. And yes, all of that […]
Some of the set ups at AXPONA are altars to the Gods of high fidelity that seem to expect that you will kneel, or perhaps prostrate yourself at their feet as you grovel something like […]
“What does it take to assemble a winning room?” I’ll offer that the formula is probably not all that complicated, but that however you choose to answer that question, the word “synergy” really ought to […]
One of the best sounding rooms at AXPONA was the Gershman Acoustics room with their new, more affordable Inspiration speakers driven by Lamm electronics and am Oracle CD player as a digital source. I have always […]
Oh, I know what you are thinking, “I know the Wilson Audio sound. Why should I read more about Wilson speakers?” Well, the new Wilsons have reached a new plane in my opinion. If you […]
The coffee cup in the Avantgarde Acoustics room was very large, had no lid on it, and was filled to the brim with steaming coffee. It looked delicious, and I wanted to steal it, and […]
Every audio show, I find a couple of rooms that I could hang out in all weekend if not for the Esteemed Editor’s stubborn insistence that I also do my job of helping cover the […]
An empty room. Beautifully finished speakers. A gorgeous turntable, tasteful-looking amp, and pre-amp. Unique music. At the Westin O’Hare, these things added up to a wonderful 30 minutes spent with Kris Kosiba of Lakeview Audio, […]
If you want to clear out a room full of “audiophiles” super quick, just put on Aphex Twin, and crank it. British guys in bow ties practically leap from their chairs out the door, dudes […]
John’s Take Before I started hanging around with the motley crew that makes up the Part-Time Audiophile staff, I hadn’t heard much about Volti Audio. But it seemed evening conversations at many shows ultimately led […]
Glowing dials. GLOWING DIALS! I don’t know about you, but I love glowing dials. Especially ones with needles that move. Pass Labs has those in spades, and speaking from experience they also sound supremely musical. […]
Even within the high-end, there is extreme and then there is really extreme. I’m talking about the seriously out-there, beyond-Pluto type of gear that makes the Robb Report look like a Walmart flyer. This can […]
A series of distorted, amp-on-11 power cords crashed behind me, rattling the glass on the door as I prepared to enter Legacy Audio’s lobby room Sunday afternoon at AXPONA 2016. “I’m working double time on […]
It’s always a good sign when you approach an audio show room and the music sounds great just wafting out the door. Such was the case when I visited the Thrax-EnKlein-Audio Union setup on Sunday […]
[Something witty here.] That’s what I first wrote as placeholder text when I started putting this post together, but looking at it now as I write this, I think I’ll just leave it as a […]
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