I've been working hard on writing up listening impressions for the review of Friedrich Schaefer's ASR Basis Exclusive phono equalizer over the weekend, and I thought I'd take a moment to give you a little behind the scenes glimpse about my interim thoughts and how things are going. In case you haven't been following along,... Read More »

All around cool guy and Editor of Positive Feedback Online, Dave Clark, just sent me an e-mail about the new Beta Positive Feedback Exchange buy, sell, trade, and discussion site and asked me if I'd help get the word out. Dave and David over at PFO are great guys, and through the Exchange site they're trying to... Read More »

I just heard from Frederik Carøe - the founder of Duelund Coherent Audio - that the exotic perfectionist Duelund Coherent Audio components for the Westminster Royal SE Crossover Project are on the way to Jeff's Place from Denmark!  Below is a teaser photo Frederik sent from the start of parts production. Not since the days of The... Read More »

As I mentioned in my last post on upcoming reviews, the Fab Four of Mhdt Labs: Mouse, Horse, Dog, and Tiger, sent me their Stockholm V2 USB DAC to review for Positive Feedback Online. As you know, I've reviewed both the Mhdt Labs Paradisea+ and Havana for Positive Feedback Online, and I've really liked what I've heard. You... Read More »

Happy Sunday everyone!  😀 Here's what's in my current review queue and what you can expect to see reviewed at Positive Feedback Online in the future. Next in the queue is the ASR Basis Exclusive phono equalizer that is the matching equalizer for the ASR Emitter II Exclusive Version Blue amplifier just reviewed at Positive... Read More »

This Saturday morning I was up at 4:30 AM getting ready to start the review process for the ASR Basis Exclusive phono equalizer. Now that's dedication! Reviewing is a long process of equipment setup, comparative listening to other components, listening for enjoyment, shooting photos, and writing (and re-writing) articles. I repeat the process until I... Read More »

I'm gearing up to start the Positive Feedback Online review of the ASR Basis Exclusive phono equalizer over the weekend, but just for kicks tonight I installed my Fi 300B mono amps, Leben RS-100U line stage, and the New Valve Order SPA one phono equalizer for a little vacuum tube listening session. What a sweet... Read More »

If you read the review I wrote for Positive Feedback Online about the remarkable ASR Emitter II Exclusive Version Blue amplifier designed by Friedrich Schaefer in Herborn, Germany, you know that in that article I discussed how high-performance audio breaks naturally into three groups of performance attributes that relate to their overall performance level, or... Read More »

The ASR Emitter II Exclusive Version Blue amplifier review just went live at Positive Feedback Online here. What an amazing amplifier the ASR is, and it truly is in another league musically from anything I've ever experienced. See below for some snippets from the review. "Friedrich's design goal for the Emitter amplifiers was to combine... Read More »

A while back, fellow audio enthusiast Pete Riggle of VTAF fame brought over a one-off deHavilland / Chaffee Engineering Model 222 tape-head amplifier that Kara Chaffee had added a phono section to specially for Pete. Here's Pete's description of it during a little phono stage shootout he did: "The first of these phono stages is the... Read More »

I'm jet lagged after returning from Sicily, and still waking up at 1:30 AM to start the day, so I figured I'd make good use of the time and start another blog post. In Part 1 I left off with describing the eruption of nearby Mount Etna and the Old World Elegance of Taormina. Below is a... Read More »

I just got back home after a ten-day visit to the Mediterranean island of Sicily, located off the ‘toe’ of the ‘boot’ of Italy. As an autonomous region of Italy, Sicily is proudly independent, and has a rich history that places human activity there from 8000 BC on. Sicily is a gateway between North Africa... Read More »

If you read my 6Moons review of the original Acoustic Revive RR-77 Schumann generator you're familiar with its rather remarkable effect on the listening experience (shown below in my listening room). If you haven't yet read my RR-77 article at 6Moons let me offer a quote to explain it's operation: "The Acoustic Revive RR-77 ultra-low... Read More »

If you read the post I made about Jim Smith's upcoming Through the Sound Barrier offerings that are intended to teach Hi-Fi enthusiasts and music lovers how to achieve maximum musicality from their Hi-Fi rigs, you know I couldn't be more excited. After all, the whole reason Jeff's Place exists is for that very reason - to... Read More »

I've been listening to music with the ASR Emitter II Exclusive Version Blue amplifier for a while now, while steadily working towards its turn in my review queue. It's been a wonderful experience listening to music with the Emitter II Exclusive Version Blue as it really sings with my Tannoy Westminster Royal loudspeakers, just as it did with... Read More »

Most of you know about the high regard I have for Jim Smith. Jim has a stellar reputation for his good taste in all things high-fidelity, for his expertise in Hi-Fi system setup & voicing, as well as for being an honest and solid guy. Jim Smith has been in the Hi-Fi business for over... Read More »

Today's Fresh Catch is the impressive Acoustic Revive RL-30 Mark III Demagnetizer.  The RL-30 Mark III Demagnetizer is designed Mr. Ken Ishiguro primarily for analog records, but he says you can also demagnetize cables and multiple CDs/DVDs/Blu-Ray discs in it as well. Like a number of the Acoustic Revive products the RL-30 Mark III Demagnetizer also utilizes... Read More »

I'm listening to Egberto Gismonti's LP Sol Do Meio Dia right now, using the New Valve Order SPA one phono equalizer created by Andreas Hadjiminas, working out of Nicosia, Cyprus. Andreas does his artistic expression in vacuum tubes, and man, he is one of the gods of ancient times come to visit us again! The SPA... Read More »

Don Garber never ceases to amaze me. He's an artist. He's an American cultural treasure for his Fi high-fidelity audio designs. Don's also just a neat guy. It's no wonder Don's Fi designs are in such demand that he has over a year's worth of orders at any given time. Buying a Fi from Don... Read More »

It is always a pleasure to hear from Jim Smith. As I said in the article I wrote for Positive Feedback Online in Issue 59 about Jim's Get Better Sound reference 3 DVD set, "I suspect nearly everyone reading this article will already know about Jim Smith's expertise in Hi-Fi system setup and voicing, as his reputation has... Read More »

The 9th Annual Positive Feedback Online's Writers' Choice Awards for 2012 is now live here. Here's a quick excerpt: "I always cringe a little bit when the esteemed Positive Feedback Online Editors Dave Clark and David Robinson send out the call for the Annual Positive Feedback Online's Writers' Choice Awards, as it means that it is once again... Read More »

There's a lot of interest in upgrading the crossovers on Tannoy Westminster Royals, both the HE and SE versions. The word is that upgraded crossovers can deliver amazing improvements in the performance of Westminster Royals of any version. Back in March of 2012 David King shared his Westminster Royal crossover upgrades with us, and told us... Read More »

Today's Fresh Catch are the Acoustic Revive Single Core Interconnects. Some of you might remember that I wrote about the Single Core interconnects back in Issue 49 of Positive Feedback Online in their 1-meter length. I've been wanting to find a really nice interconnect that works well in long lengths so I could put my equipment rack on the... Read More »