Those of us bitten by the audiophile bug in the digital age tend to follow different paths to becoming and growing as an audiophile. Due in part to the now ridiculous volume of information and opinion available online, one of the...
At year’s end, it’s sometimes fun to take a look back. The testing department at The Music Room gets to see some of the coolest HiFi gear in the world, and I’ve compiled a list of some of the most...
Well folks, it looks like Santa did not receive my letter this year. I asked him, “could we please, please just have a normal holiday season?” I’m still waiting for that Christmas miracle, but I don’t believe I’ll see it....
It could be said of any hobby that a large portion of the discourse surrounding it will be reserved for arguing over which approaches are the best. Car enthusiasts will debate over front wheel versus rear wheel designs, and guitar...
The holiday season is a welcome repast for any music lover, myself included. I’m so glad we’re finally here, and I can once again devour some of my favorite albums and play them loudly throughout the house, with unabashed glee....
Buying gifts for the audiophile in your life can be tough. By nature they’re known to be… (how to put it?) a tad particular, even bordering on persnickety. Audiophiles care so much about the little things — it’s kind of...
My mom's mom, Janice McVay, was quite a lady. As an award-winning amateur photographer in South Florida’s exciting photography scene and a longtime board member of the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, she was constantly on the pulse of the innovations,...
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...
A Delicate Touch I wanted to really put the Aqua La Scala Mk II through its paces, so I thought I’d see how it competes against my own reference, and what I consider to be one of the better DACs...
