As is my custom, I like to give readers of Jeff's Place a preview of upcoming feature articles for Positive Feedback, which in this case is about the legendary Audio Note (UK) Ongaku 211 SET integrated amplifier.  The Ongaku is crazy good, and it has really rocked my world with its extraordinary level of performance, and forever... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well! 🙂 I've added a new page you should have been able to see in the sidebar, called The Altec Corner. However, for some reason it is not showing in the pages list, so I'll have to check into that and see if I can figure out a fix. ... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well! 🙂 I am giddy with anticipation while I'm warming up the audio system to try the Audio Note (UK) AN-S9 SUT that just arrived, which is a recommended pairing with the Audio Note (UK) Io Ltd. field-coil, moving-coil phonograph cartridge and power supply!  These two vinyl source components... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well! 🙂 Peter Qvortrup sent me one of his exotic top-of-the-line Audio Note (UK) AN-S9 step-up transformers to pair with his Audio Note (UK) Io Ltd field-coil moving-coil cartridge that is visiting. Here's a little more about the AN-S9 SUT from the Audio Note (UK) website: "The AN-S9 is... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well! 🙂 This is the continuation of my Part 1 post, where I compared the Tomei and Ongaku using the Audio Note UK CD 5.1x Red Book CD player as a source.   Audio Note UK CD 5.1x Red Book CD player. You might remember that when I compared... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well! 🙂 I wanted to do a little comparative listening with the Audio Note (UK) Tomei and Ongaku 211 integrated amplifiers today, using the Audio Note (UK) CD 5.1x Red Book CD player as a source. Audio Note (UK) CD 5.1x Red Book CD player. Before I forget, here's... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are doing great! I've been noodling about how to best proceed with writing about the Audio Note (UK) Level Five suite of source and amplification components I have here: the I0 Ltd. field-coil moving-coil phonograph cartridge and its power supply, the AN-S9 step-up transformer, the M8 RIAA phono preamplifier, and... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are doing well!  All's good here, and I am just enjoying all things music, audio, and life. 🙂 I had a nice time visiting with friends Alden and Carolyn this week when they stopped by Jeff's Place while in town.  Alden and Carolyn have a really beautiful audio system at... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well!  I've been doing some exploratory listening with three of my four audio systems today in a round-robin format, listening to each system for a while, which is always a good reality check for audio system performance.  One of the standouts today was listening to CDs in the main... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope your week is going well.  I've got an incredible performing set of audio kit here right now that I'm listening to: My West's with their usual silver / copper Duelund CAST crossovers, the all-silver Ongaku 211 SET integrated amplifier, the all-silver M8 RIAA phono preamp, the all-silver AN-S8 SUT, my CTC... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are doing well. 🙂 I've been riding an audio high with the latest arrivals from Peter Qvortrup at Audio Note (UK). First, the stunning performing all-silver Level 5 Audio Note (UK) Ongaku integrated amplifier arrived (above, more HERE and HERE). I absolutely adore integrated amplifiers, and the Ongaku is the... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well. In a previous post I was telling you that I was in a state of complete awe at the performance level of the Audio Note (UK) Tomei 211 SET integrated amplifier (above) powering my Duelund-ized Tannoy Westminster Royal SEs.  I said about the Tomei 211 SET, "I've never... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well.  It's been a busy time here at Jeff's Place, but it's all good. I mean, how could it not be, with all the cool HiFi kit and music residing here at the moment: Acoustic Revive, Audio Note (UK), Duelund-Altec, and more!  Acoustic Revive Analog Stabilizer PS-DBLP I've been entertaining... Read More »

During a very enjoyable conversation, yesterday I was telling Peter and Daniel Qvortrup, and Adrian Ford-Crush, of Audio Note (UK) fame, how much I adored playing acoustic and electric era recordings back through the Audio Note (UK) CD 5.1x Red Book CD player. The combination of the CD 5.1x CD player and the Audio Note... Read More »

As is my custom, I like to give you a "sneak peek" into my upcoming Positive Feedback feature reviews, which in this case is the exotic and ultra-performing "Level Five" Audio Note (UK) pairing of the M8 RIAA phono preamplifier with the AN-S8/L step-up transformer. Sometime in the next few weeks, the full review will... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are doing well. 🙂 I have been so busy lately with audio projects and life events that I don't know which way is up, but it's all good!  The Audio Note (UK) M8 RIAA phono pre & AN-S8L SUT combination is bedding-in nicely. I've listened to 104 LPs now of... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are doing well. 🙂 I've really been enjoying my music & audio adventures. There's always a bit of serendipity at play in music & audio, and that always makes things more exciting!  I've really been enjoying my vintage-inspired office system lately (above). I have to pinch myself on occasion to... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well. 🙂 I've really felt the thrill and satisfaction of adventure and discovery in my audio hobby this year. Listening to vinyl through the Audio Note (UK) M8 RIAA phono preamplifier & AN-S8L SUT Level Five combination has been thrilling and rewarding to experience. This M8/S8L combo has made... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well! 🙂 It's been a real pleasure to explore and tell you about the performance "Levels" of Audio Note (UK) hi-fi kit, so a big "Thank you!" to Peter Qvortrup for making this review series possible. To orient those of you who are new to this review series, the... Read More »

I've been going through the bedding-in process for the Audio Note (UK) M8 RIAA phono preamplifier and the AN-S8L step-up transformer (SUT) since its arrival about 3 weeks ago (HERE).  Per the Audio Note (UK) owner's manual for the M8 RIAA (HERE), "The M8 RIAA phono stage requires around 100 hours of initial use (called “bedding... Read More »

Greetings friends, I hope you are well! 🙂 In case you are new to the ongoing review series I have been writing about Audio Note (UK) audio components here at Jeff's Place and Positive Feedback, let me catch you up.  Audio Note (UK) is located in Sussex, England, and has been manufacturing high-performance vacuum tube... Read More »

As is my custom, I like to provide readers of Jeff's Place a preview of upcoming feature articles for Positive Feedback, which in this case is the Audio Note (UK) M6 RIAA phono preamplifier. Update: The full feature article has now been published at Positive Feedback HERE.    Enjoy!  Greetings, friends, I hope you are... Read More »

I'm not quite sure how Audio Note (UK) accomplishes it, exactly. It is particularly noticeable with their Level 4 components like the Tomei 211 SET integrated amp, and the M6 RIAA phono preamplifier that is the primary subject of this post.   Here's what I hear: These components are incredibly resolving, making it easy to... Read More »