Why Serious Sound Isn’t About Cabinet Size Like most audiophiles, when first getting deeper into the hobby, I always assumed that bookshelf speakers, or “StandMount Speakers,” are the lesser little brother of their floorstanding counterparts. After all, it’s easy to...
Every once in a while, there comes a moment, a single note in a song, a resonance in a melody that pulls you in, holds you close, and for that brief interlude, it's just you and the music. That's the...
There is a classic trope in photography that the best camera is the one that is with you. I’ve come to believe that the same is true for HiFi. To understand the application, it is best if I back up...
Longtime TMR blog readers will know I have a personal soft spot for Harbeth loudspeakers. I was a fan long before The Music Room became a dealer for the iconic speaker maker. Type 'Harbeth' into the search field on our...
The culinary world has gone a bit rustic in recent years, trading well-seasoned woods, Scandinavian comfort and the practice of expert, small-scale farming for the previous two decade’s fascination with scientific-style cooking. The “molecular gastronomy” movement in the early 2000s...
There is a closeness and personal involvement with music that headphone audiophiles know very well. It’s what drives them to fine-tune their setups and it’s why, if you ask one, he or she would probably scoff at the idea that...
As the cold months materialize here in Colorado, we start to break out the winter coats. And if you’re trying to be quiet in the wee hours of the morning before work, to keep the kids asleep so your wife...
Review of the Harbeth 40.1 Speakers 3-way Monitors w/ Stands I’m finally getting around to writing this blog post, a few months removed from one of the more impressive feats of a speaker that I’ve witnessed.The Music Room is the...
Year after year, high-end show after high-end show, hordes of audiophile attendees murmur amongst themselves, and in my experience, ubiquitously express attraction to one brand of loudspeaker above all, quietly. Sure, there are dozens of high-end speaker brands to talk...
