Aesthetix Calypso Stereo Tube Hybrid Preamplifier I’ll admit I didn’t let the normal random chance determine my little listening session with the Aesthetix Calypso preamplifier here.I was walking by the photo area when I spotted the machine, and our photographer,...
At TMR headquarters, we take sealed factory packaging very seriously. We consider our description of any item and its flaws (or lack thereof), and also our “A-OK” on the functionality, to be our sacred contract with each and every buyer....
Smart guys in this audio playback craft tell us that money is best spent first on speakers, as speakers have the potential for adding the most distortion to the eventual sound. Keep talking to those smart guys and they’ll go...
By this point, I have a good grasp on what tubes can add to the sound of a system, and conversely, what solid state has to offer. But now and then, I still get struck by the crystalline clarity on...
Aesthetix Atlas Tube Hybrid Power Amplifier I don’t know if it’s just me, but when I see a serial number on an amplifier or speaker with fewer than five digits, I start to feel like I have an exceptional audiophile...
I don’t know how you got into this hobby, but my introduction occurred early in life, through the influence of my grandfather, Dr. James McVay. He didn’t necessarily push me to be interested in his passion for high-end audio —...
You can call me a tweaker, and I am, to an extent. But instead of focusing on EMI/RFI rejection or wall-mounting active room treatment devices ALA Bybee, I like to tweak things like cabling and room acoustics. And, I really...
Every person who has walked back into the testing area of The Music Room has seen this VAC tube amp sitting on its box and instantly remarked on it. Remarks are either appearance-related (“Holy @#$, look at that gorgeous thing”),...
