Years ago, long before I finally had some seat time with a complete Audio Note UK system, someone asked me if there were any high-end audio brands that excelled at complete systems, everything from speakers […]
Smooth as buttah. That’s what comes to mind while I’ve been reviewing the Musical Surroundings Phonomena phono stages. Stages? Plural? Yes. Garth Leerer of Musical Surroundings was nice enough to send me a Phonomena II+ […]
On the heels of new versions of the 800 and 700 series, Bowers & Wilkins announces the newest addition to the line–the Bowers & Wilkins 600 S3. Here’s the official press release. Worthing, UK, 23rd August […]
Bryston has just announced the debut of their Bryston BP-19 analog preamplifier, which will be priced at $5,195. Here’s the press release on the BP-19: Peterborough, Ontario August 21st, 2023 – Bryston (bryston.com), a leading manufacturer […]
“The Weight” came to me when I was sixteen in 1968, from a Sony transistor radio tuned to KMPC-AM and its top forties programming that reached throughout Greater Los Angeles. From its first notes—Robbie Robertson’s […]
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, […]
I’ve been planning this move to a bigger house with a bigger listening room for most of the year, and since it’s such a secluded location I’ve been chomping at the bit to crank the […]
At PTA, we’ve been eagerly awaiting a chance to review the Gryphon Audio Design EOS 2 loudspeakers that were demonstrated at the Munich show last May. Now, the Danish company has just debuted the Gryphon […]
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 […]
Do you believe in fate, or that everything happens for a reason? That’s how I felt when I first decided to review ArgentPur cables. First, Ernest Meunier of ArgentPur contacted PTA and asked if we […]
As we’re testing the Innuos Pulsar network streamer–which is quite amazing–we’ve received news that the innovative digital audio company from Portugal is making its first appearance at Hong Kong High-End A/V show this weekend. In […]
After listening to the latest from 2L Recordings, An Old Hall Ladymass, I have but one question. What is an organetto? In this day and age we have the Google so I shouldn’t be asking […]
Part-Time Audiophile has been testing out the beautiful and substantial isolation footers from Carbide Audio for the last few weeks, and we’ve found them very effective at controlling vibration under all sorts of components–including speakers. […]
Ideon Audio has just announced the Ideon Audio IΩN DAC, which is situated between the Ayazi and Absolute lines. Here’s the official press release from Audio Skies: The Ideon Audio IΩN DAC, with optional analog preamplifier […]
HiFi ROSE, the Korean high-end audio manufacturer, has certainly hit the ground running in our industry, and MoFi Distribution certainly has been a major part of that push. HiFi ROSE has created a line of […]
This review of several models of AudioQuest XLR interconnects has taken a long time–well over a year, in fact. At first I wanted to discuss XLR interconnects on a bigger scale, including other brands such […]
Many years ago I had a discussion with the late Warren Jarrett, a Southern California dealer and distributor who happened to represent Audio Note UK at the time. I mentioned to him that I always […]
We were quite surprised to see TAD show off their new Evolution Series components at the Florida Audio Expo back in February. Now, TAD is introducing a new addition to that line, the TAD-C1000 preamplifier. […]
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