Can a mere digital transport such as the Audio Note UK CDT One/II make a huge difference in the sound quality of a hi-fi system? Isn’t that the purview of the digital-to-analog converter that is […]
Doing it wrong Yes, I’m doing it wrong. I think that’s the best place to start any confession, audiophile or otherwise. Because, clearly, this whole “near-field” thing is just not the same as the “audiophile […]
Yes, it’s been months since I’ve written a music review. As I mention in my upcoming test of the Audio Note UK CDT One/II transport, I’ve had quite a busy 2023–five high-end audio shows in […]
AVIDHIFI, a longtime UK manufacturer of the AVID high-end audio turntables, is now being represented by Focal Naim America! Here’s the Naim Focal America press release on AVIDHIFI: Montreal – July 26, 2023 – Focal Naim North […]
I invited Diana Krall into my listening room, and she was gracious enough to send her simulacrum through the Bowers and Wilkins 703 S3. Not the B&W 703 S3, mind you, but Bowers and Wilkins. […]
What follows is not a typical audio review of the Naim Uniti Atom, or, of anything really. Just want to be clear. All of this is me trying to solve a problem. A peculiar problem. […]
While reviewing the Audio Note UK Cobra integrated amplifier and DAC, I kept thinking of an industry friend who once joked about how easy it was to design an EL-34-based amplifier that offered good sound. […]
I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the entire Magico voyage unfold. Well, once they went public that is. Yet the lead-up to that stage is also quite significant. In 1994, some decade before he founded […]
While it may be the last audio show for a little while, Pacific Audiofest 2023 certainly didn’t suffer from the law of diminishing returns. PTA Editor-In-Chief Marc Phillips rejoins The Occasional Podcast from his trip […]
If you’re a fan of Focal, and we at PTA certainly qualify, there are a few Focal July Promotions you might interesting. In addition, Focal will be hosting a webinar discussing the new Focal Vestia […]
I meant to include the Furutech NCF interconnects as part of a big XLR interconnect comparo that included Cardas and AudioQuest. Over time, I had to break the review up because a) I don’t like […]
It’s getting more and more difficult picking the Best Sound winners at high-end audio shows. First of all, I’ve heard a number of loudspeakers this year that are competing feverishly to reach new heights of […]
Since the Pacific Audio Fest was tiny compared to the Munich show, my Seattle Odds and Ends article will be considerably shorter than the one I wrote for High End 2023. (By the way, I’m […]
Last year, PTA visited Sound United in Carlsbad CA to report on the new 700 Series from Bowers and Wilkins. This year, we’re sending Graig Neville to Carlsbad to cover the new debut of the […]
What the heck is ModWright 99? It’s just my fancy way of saying that Dan Wright debuted two new products at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest–the KWA 99 monoblock power amplifiers and the LS 99 […]
Unfortunately, Wells Audio has been one of those high-end audio brands in the periphery for me–I know the name but have no seat time. I rectified that situation at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, however. […]
At first I titled this show report as “Audio Note UK Everywhere!” because my listening room has been hosting a complete Audio Note UK System for the last couple of months, and then I drive […]
Back in 2018, when I first started working at Part-Time Audiophile on a permanent basis as the Managing Editor, I immediately started noticing a whole new group of audio manufacturers that made gear I really, […]
The Focal and Naim room at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest was a bit low-key compared to the last few rooms at the last few audio shows, where the exhibit room was dressed up to […]
I talked about Kevin Hayes’ new VAC Essence line of amplification, which has started off with a pair of monoblock power amplifiers and a preamplifier with that “half-width” chassis aesthetic, when I covered the VAC […]
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