The Gearhead

I’ll try to make this one short [Ed: Ha! Yeah, right, because I’ve been listening to these crazy old Stax headphones for too long already.  I wouldn’t say I just did a complete…

You won’t see me writing much about phono stages and turntables in these blog pages sadly, because a reference phono testing setup is a delicate and expensive thing to maintain, and sometimes a…

If you're thinking about the best floorstaning speakers in the world, Wilson is always in the conversation. It takes about one second for all three TMR testers to recognize royalty in our midst. …

OK, at this point, I’m starting to realize that I will fall in love with 100% of the First Watt amplifiers and preamps that come through The Music Room used gear trade-in and consignment program…

All-in-one. Do-it-all. This much hyphenated concept is often met with disdain in our field.  Not always, though. Integrated, full featured single boxes these days can really kick — see Devi…