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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I do love the synergy between Valve Amplification Company and Von Schweikert Audio that’s demonstrated at all the high-end audio shows. These are some of the best, if not very best, exhibit rooms in our […]
Notable Audio, if you don’t know, is the importing and distributing wing of Jeff Fox’s audio empire. Jeff, of course, has been a dealer under the Command Performance A/V moniker for as long as I […]
I had the same exact reaction to the Daedalus Audio and LTA room at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest as I did last year–it was an absolute oasis (apologies to Dr. David Robinson). It’s a […]
I’ve spent a lot of time covering the French manufacturer JMF this year–simply because I think the sound of their gear is fantastic. I can say the same about Ideon Audio, a Greek company that […]
At the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, I was asked this question by more than one person: “Haven’t you already heard the Børresen M6 Loudspeakers? In Munich?” No, the $550K/pr M6s were on static display in […]
It’s been the battle of the BIG loudspeakers in high-end audio this year–I know, but even more so than usual–and all the big players seemed to converge at PAF 2023. The Acora Acoustics VRC-1 loudspeakers […]
If it seems like I’ve included a lot of photos from Genesis Advanced Technologies room, that’s because it was a big room with a lot going on. There were two separate systems being rotated during […]
A couple of my colleagues were discussing the “good rooms” at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest, and they started talking about the “kid” from Black Ocean Audio. The tone of that conversation definitely took on […]
It seems like it’s been a long time–pre-Covid?–since I’ve visited Tom Vu in his Triangle Art room. Triangle Art is located in my hometown of Anaheim, California, so I always have to ask Tom about […]
I’ve now visited the Gershman Acoustics room three times this year–the Florida Audio Expo, Munich and now the Pacific Audio Fest. I told Eli and Ofra Gershman that I’ve known about their speakers for decades, […]
Team Doshi Audio? What’s up with that? It’s an inside joke, mostly. I always cover a certain group of manufacturers who work together in exhibit rooms at high-end audio shows and always achieve impressive results. […]
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