WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — The three amigos are back together again. Volti Audio showing horn loudspeakers, Triode Wire Labs showing the wire, BorderPatrol Audio Electronics supplying the electronics. The Story The Vittora loudspeaker is […]
WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — Tekton Design and McGary Audio bring a spirited life to a massive pair loudspeakers, Exogal turns water into wine, and Anticables ties it all together. The Story Tekton Design’s Eric Alexander […]
WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — PureAudioProject and Luminous Audio Technology put together a system that remains one of the continual gems of the audio show circuit. Featuring Luminous Audio Technology’s passive preamplifier and cabling, amplification from […]
It’s that time of year when I start receiving all the Christmas jazz releases for 2019, and I tell myself over and over that I’m not going to say “Bah Humbug” while rolling my eyes. […]
Just in time for the holidays — it’s the 2019 Buyer’s Guide and Editor’s Choice from the Part-Time Audiophile team! We’ve got an updated list of our favorites from the world of high-end audio. Lots of […]
It is that time of year. The time when we throw caution (and budgets) to the wind and scoop up the very best deals available in high-end audio. It’s time for Black Friday/Cyber Monday! Ready? […]
I’ve been looking forward to the Fern & Roby Listening Room Open House event for most of the year, pretty much since Eric Franklin Shook and I visited the factory back in the spring and […]
Much of my Capital Audiofest wrap-up has already been telegraphed. I talked about my favorite rooms in The Occasional Podcast, and I’ve hinted as much in these show reports. You’ve probably already guessed that this […]
With rush hour approaching, we decided to skip a few rooms and head back to Grand Central to catch the Metro North train back home. Walking down Madison Avenue, we were mobbed with the exodus […]
The Gershman Acoustics room, hosted by The Vinyl Revivers, was the last room I visited at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. The Part-Time Audiophile staff had just completed our show wrap-up on The Occasional Podcast, and […]
WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — MrSpeakers changes name to Dan Clark Audio while introducing the new AEON 2 headphones. We take a first listen using Linear Tube Audio (LTA) electronics. The Story MrSpeakers has been a […]
WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — Destination Sound Group (DSG Distribution) was showing large with the new AudioNec loudspeakers, LampizatOr tube electronics, a Linear Tube Audio (LTA) tube preamplifier, and Final Touch Audio cables throughout the system. […]
Andy Singer of Sound By Singer, as a longstanding New York City stereo business, is a loyal exhibitor at this show and often has two rooms with high-quality systems. Certainly, the lineup of equipment brands […]
Overture Audio Home Theater brought a surprisingly sophisticated system to the 2019 Capital Audiofest–surprising since all this amazing gear was featured in one of the smaller rooms upstairs and not in a downstairs conference room. […]
WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — Raven Audio was showing large with two pairs of there still-new CeLest’ and Corvus loudspeakers, along with their new line of Soniquil Cables. Originally known for their powerful and sharp looking tube […]
I was eager to hit this room at the 2019 Capital Audiofest for two reasons–first, I wanted to hear some of the Studio Electric loudspeakers after Eric Franklin Shook’s very positive review of the stand-mount […]
Sunny Lo, the proprietor of Orinda Acoustics, has been showing at the NY Audio Show for some years now. This year, he brought a speaker model, the 8″ 2-Way N (New), that was nicely sized […]
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 6! This week on the Occasional Podcast, Reel to reel listening has been called the new vinyl and it also could be in smack-dab in the middle of its own […]
It was a year ago that I first walked into the huge exhibit room for Von Schweikert Audio and VAC, hosted by Atlanta dealer The Audio Company, and listened to a seven-figure hi-fi system that […]
I don’t recall seeing Polk Audio speakers being demo’ed at a show before, so I felt somehow compelled to give them a listen. I don’t know anyone in my audiophile circle who owns Polk speakers, […]
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