It’s hard to believe that the first of the 2024 high-end audio shows is just around the corner! Fortunately, being in Tampa in the middle of February offers a respite from our winter woes, so […]
At PTA, we’re big fans of the Naim Uniti line of integrated amps, streamers, and all-in-one music systems. Now, Naim has introduced the latest and most powerful Uniti yet–the Naim Uniti Nova PE. Here’s the […]
The Crux of the Biscuit: Nelson Pass’s Listening Grist by Paul Ashby Nelson Pass: he of Pass Labs, First Watt, Burning Amp, D.I.Y., Adcom, Threshold, ESS…. Nelson Pass: the guy whose company built the unit […]
Sometimes I think about the role of the chassis in high-end audio design, especially when I’m confronted with components such as The Black Swan phono preamplifier and The Black AMP headphone amplifier from Austin Audio […]
Here at PTA, we’re getting ready for the first high-end audio show of the season, the Florida International Audio Expo in Tampa. Our friends at Orchard Audio are set to introduce two new products at […]
Luxman America has just announced the launch of the new Luxman C-10X control amplifier in the US, the first of their products to employ the company’s LECUA-EX and LIFES-1.0 technologies. Here’s the official press release: […]
I really wanted to review some amplification with 300B tubes. I’ve been listening to some of my writers over the last couple of years, reviewers who have been vocal in their adoration of this DHT, […]
We’ve reviewed plenty of gear from the Underwood HiFi umbrella of brands over the last year, everything from the Audio-gd Master 10 Mk. II integrated amplifier that was a nominee for Best Value of the […]
Words and Photos by Greg Weaver My first exposure to the world premiere of the $280,000/pair Børresen M3 loudspeakers at AXPONA in April, driven by the $70,000 each flagship Aavik C-880 linestage and P-880 amplifier, […]
“It’s for people who just want to stream,” the folks from Faro told me when I first listened to the Innuos PULSAR network streamer. “You mean people like me?” I asked, and they nodded in […]
Here’s the official press release from Focal Naim America on the new Focal Aria Evo X: FOCAL KICKS OFF 2024 WITH A REFRESH OF ITS ICONIC LINE: ARIA EVO X EVO STANDS FOR “EVOLUTION” Las […]
Hot on the heels of reviewing the impressive Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary loudspeaker, I had to look up the rest of this French speaker manufacturer‘s product lines. The flagship line is known as Magellan, and […]
I have an ongoing dilemma with reviewing digital audio. I never seem to have all the pieces I need to test out DACs, streamers and servers. (Digital cables can occasionally be an issue as well.) […]
This is the perfect time of year for the Benjamin Gisli Trio and their new album, Line of Thought. The holidays are over and now we northerners can look forward to a period of hibernation, […]
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