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The dreaded hum at 60 Hz. A quiet hiss from the tweeter. There are numerous ways that noise can manifest itself in your audio system. Whether it’s obvious or not, any external interference in a […]
It’s not often that I travel across the country just to hear a new audio product, but last weekend I did exactly that when I met with Dr. Vinyl, a dealer outside Baltimore, to hear […]
Five Things To Consider When Buying A Tube Amplifier – it may be commonplace YouTube thumbnail graphic, but interest in analog tubes has always been one of the biggest talking points from so many PartTimeAudiophile […]
“We are getting the band back together.” If you know the movie that quote references, then you probably are an audiophile of a certain age. Well, me and the band did get back together this weekend, […]
As a vinyl noob, I declare that vinyl is the perfect format forever. Whaaa??? How can such a cockamamie thing possibly be said? This is 2023, damn it! Digital has evolved into the de facto […]
The Occasional Podcast doles out it annual hifi awards 2022 this week, along with the help of the entire PTA staff. They dive into all the best gear and some significant highlights, pulled from a […]
Does high efficiency have a sound? Well, that depends on a great many things, up to and including your definition of efficiency and “sound.” But regardless of the semantics of the situation, Zu Audio out […]
When Ultra Fidelis sent out the notice that Richard Vandersteen would be visiting Milwaukee with the new flagship Vandersteen 7XTRM loudspeaker, my brain immediately began planning how I could be there. Making the two hour […]
This week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast features Scot, Marc and Brian breaking down all the good information from our annual Buyer’s Guide that was just unleashed into the wild this weekend. Also on the […]
This week’s episode of our audio-centric The Occasional Podcast features none other than Sean Casey of Zu Audio, and a separate breakdown of the upcoming Florida Audio Expo with show runner Bart Andeer. The Florida […]
In ancient Hebrew, Zion is a sanctuary or refuge. I can certainly attest to the musical experience created when a pair of Ampsandsound Zions power my system; a space of refuge is created. A sanctuary […]
Our coverage of Capital Audiofest 2022 is pouring out into the site as we speak (pardon the expression, I type, you read). But if you really want to cut to the chase, check out this […]
If you have been following the conversation on the site, you might have noted that Andrew Jones has been teasing out a new speaker since his MoFi Electronics partnership announcement at AXPONA 2022. This week […]
I haven’t been home in a while, dear readers, and for obvious reasons. I have also been keeping a very low profile during my travels because it is not a good time to have a […]
On this week’s episode of The Occasional Podcast we don our Halloween costume as a true crime show. We explore the insane history of Crazy Eddie’s HiFi stores on the east coast, and all the […]
There are a lot of key elements that go into the perfect speaker. While much attention is usually given to the drivers, materials and size, a huge element of the total sound is influenced by […]
As the warm weather finally subsides and the fall buying season starts to fire up the upgrade fever, hifi makers have finally started to release some of the new big dogs, back into the wild. […]
I’ve been sitting on the announcement for the new Bowers & Wilkins 700 S3 loudspeakers for quite some time, thanks to the moratorium until September 21. I feel like so much has happened since then, […]
Honestly, it was a coincidence that DALI asked me to head to Denmark to cover the release of their new flagship speaker, the DALI KORE, right after I visited the Audio Group Denmark factory and […]
If you have been following Marc Phillips’ writing as of late, you might notice he has been doing quite a bit of travel back and forth between the EU and US. In this week’s episode […]
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