A Saturday Morning 100R Lefson Supra R4 Adventure, and More 10R Lefson Premium R5 Impressions!
What do you do when you wake up at 2:30 a.m. with your mind working overtime about all the possibilities in life? My approach this morning was to fire up the espresso machine, have a double shot, and then continue with the Lefson resistor adventure! I listened again this morning to the 10R Lefson Premium silver/carbon resistor in... Read More »
Lefson High-End Analog Audio Devices from France: A Lefson Resistor Adventure!
If you read my previous Lefson post about the Lefson resistors provided to me by Xavier Lefebvre, who owns and operates Lefson, you know that I am gearing up to write about the three lines of custom and hand-crafted Lefson resistors for Positive Feedback. I asked Xavier if he would tell us a little bit about himself... Read More »
Some more Duelund tinned-copper tone-wire news!
First off I want to give a shout out to one of my audio heroes, Jim Smith, who gave Jeff's Place and Duelund DCA16GA a mention on his blog, Get Better Sound, is this issue of his Quarter Notes news letter: "Jeff Day is a trouble-maker! He keeps finding things that I have to try.... Read More »
I've got some Duelund tinned-copper tone-wire news!
I've got good news! I just heard from Chris at Parts ConneXion and he told me that he's now stocking the Switchcraft 3502AAU RCA plugs at the same price as Mouser ($3.99 USD each) to offer an affordable alternative for those wanting to build DIY interconnect needs. I also just heard from Frederik Carøe at... Read More »
Lefson French High-End Analog Audio Devices: The Lefson Resistor!
I received a message from Dr. David Robinson, Managing Editor of Positive Feedback, asking me if I could write about the three new ranges of carbon/silver audio resistors from Lefson in Wormhout, France, and he put me in touch with owner Xavier Lefebvre so we could talk about the possibilities. Lefson makes an impressive array of high-performance... Read More »
Coming Up: Duelund & Belden Tinned-Copper Interconnect & Speaker Cable Listening Impressions! Update 1.
This weekend I'm hoping to get in some more listening time with the various wire adventures I've got cooking, so hopefully I can share some more listening impressions with you before too long. It's already shaping up to be a busy weekend, but hopefully I'll be able to get some writing in for you. Keep checking in on... Read More »
A New Adventure With Yazaki-san! Update #2.
It's always wonderful to hear from Yazaki-san, and he's always got some great ideas for audio adventures! A week or so ago Yazaki-san told me: Dear Jeff-san, I have a plan to send you a pair of resistors and also a pair of reproduction WE18GA wire for power cables. The resistors are prepared for the... Read More »
Acoustic Revive RPC-1 Power Supply Conditioner Review Now Live at Positive Feedback!
My review of the Acoustic Revive RPC-1 Power Supply Conditioner is now live at Positive Feedback! Many thanks to Messrs. Hontani and Mr. Ken Ishiguro for making the Acoustic Revive RPC-1 Power Conditioner available to me to experience and write about. You can read the full review here. Update: In the USA the Acoustic Revive... Read More »
First Listen: The Duelund Coherent Audio DCA20GA tinned-copper tone-wire adventure begins!
I made up pairs of 2-meter interconnects with the new Duelund Coherent Audio DCA20GA tinned-copper tone-wire with my favorite affordable RCA’s, the Switchcraft 3502AAU RCA’s, soldered together with Kester '44' rosin core. I made up two pairs of 2-meter interconnects with the DCA20GA, the first with pair single runs of Duelund DCA20GA pin-to-pin and ground-to-ground, and a second... Read More »
Breaking News: The Duelund Coherent Audio DCA20GA Tinned-Copper Tone-Wire has arrived! Update.
It's always an exciting day here at Jeff's Place when something arrives from Frederik Carøe at Duelund Coherent Audio in Denmark, and in today's case it is the arrival of the hotly anticipated Duelund Coherent Audio DCA20GA tinned-copper tone-wire! For those of you who haven't been following the developing story of tinned-copper tone-wire, let me fill you... Read More »
Positive Feedback Review Preview: The Acoustic Revive RPC-1 Power Conditioner - Power to the People!
The Acoustic Revive RPC-1 Power Supply Conditioner: Power to the people! By Jeff Day The intrigue usually starts with a message from Yoshi-san or Elia-san from the MuSon Project in Osaka, Japan, who export Japanese audio exotica to The World. Every time I get a message from Messrs. Hontani I get pretty excited, because long... Read More »
Baby its cold outside! Here's a vintage audio book recommendation to warm your heart!
It's really been snowing here, with the snow piling up, and making for nasty road conditions. The temperatures have been hovering in the single digits, but now are moving up into the balmy teens! I just put out a bunch of wild bird seed for my feathered friends, to help them out during this inhospitable cold snap,... Read More »
State-of-the-System Report for January 2017. Update x 2.
It's bright and early on Saturday morning and I'm up drinking espresso, as my custom is lately, starting my mornings with two café allongés to get the morning rolling. It works! My primary music system has achieved such a nice overall balance musically & sonically of late that I'm just sitting back, settling in, and enjoying the fruits of... Read More »
Foolin' around with Altec A5 Voice of the Theatre loudspeakers on a Friday off!
I've got today off from work so I'm playing hi-fi games with my Altec A5 Voice of the Theatre project loudspeakers, and I have a ton of fun things to tell you about! Facebook also informed me that today is my one-year anniversary of starting my Altec A5 Voice of the Theatre project, and guess what,... Read More »
Heads up! The new Duelund CAST tinned-copper capacitors will be available at Parts ConneXion starting January 3rd!
I just got a note from Chris Johnson at Parts ConneXion letting me know the first shipment of the 630V Duelund CAST tinned-copper capacitors have arrived! Chris says the 0.47uF, 1.0uF, 1.5uF, and 2.2uF 630V Duelund CAST tinned-copper capacitors are now in stock! Chris also told me that the initial production run has used up the... Read More »
You'll want this book! The Garrard Story, by E.W. and B.E. Mortimer.
I had forgotten all about ordering a copy of the new book, The Garrard Story, by E.W. and B.E. Mortimer, but today it arrived and reminded me! I think you all know I really love the Garrard 301 & 401 turntables, and if I could I'd have one in every room of my house! A while back... Read More »
¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ A Little Music For A Monday! ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪
Christmas has come and gone, and I'm relaxing this morning drinking a little coffee and listening to some 'new' music that I thought you'd like to know about. Mom gave me a copy of A Night At Birdland with the Art Blakey Quintet for a Christmas gift (thanks, Mom!), featuring Art Blakey (drums), Clifford Brown (trumpet), Lou Donaldson... Read More »
¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Christmas Day 2016 with Jaine & Jeff! ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪
I've had the good fortune to spend almost every Christmas Holiday with my Mom (Jaine) and Dad (Jack). Last year after a brief illness, at age 92, we lost Dad just before Christmas, so neither Mom or I were much in a Christmas mood in 2015. This year Mom and I celebrated Christmas together, and we... Read More »
Ho ho ho!¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ A Rockin' Merry Christmas from Jeff's Place!¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪
Ho ho ho! A very Merry Christmas to you from Jeff's Place! Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; Jeff hung a stocking on the Westminster with care, In hopes that St. Mick soon would be there; The LP’s were nestled all snug in... Read More »
Today's Fresh Catch: The Acoustic Revive RPC-1 Power Supply Conditioner!
As you probably know, I really enjoy writing about the Acoustic Revive audio accessories that are designed and manufactured by Mr. Ken Ishiguro in Japan. If you look closely at the photos in my articles for Six Moons, Positive Feedback, and Jeff's Place over the last nine years (!), you've seen Acoustic Revive accessories everywhere,... Read More »
Duelund news from Frederik! Updated!
I've got a couple of updates for you from Frederik, and there's good news! The Duelund DCA20GA tinned-copper cable is getting ready to be wrapped in its oil-soaked and baked cotton dielectric, and the first batch of the Duelund CAST tinned-copper capacitors are shipping this week. "Metal for DCA20GA wire is now done. Finished wire... Read More »
Music, Real Sound, and Vintage Tone! Update.
2016 is rapidly coming to a close, and if two words could sum things up for 2016 here at Jeff's Place, it would be 'tinned-copper', with 'Real Sound' and 'Vintage Tone' coming in as a close tie for second place. It has been a remarkable year of musical revelation for me as I've been meditating on all... Read More »
♫♪ The 2016 Jeff Awards: World Class Mentors! ♫♪ (Part 2)
As I mentioned in Part 1 of this post, I’ve been reflecting back on my time in the audio hobby lately, and thinking about what a tremendously satisfying hobby it has been on so many levels. A lot of what is wonderful about this hobby are those individuals that I’ve met over the years, like Ron Barbee, Frederik Carøe, Jonathan... Read More »
♫♪ The 2016 Jeff Awards: The 0.22uF/400V Duelund CAST Sn-Cu Prototype Capacitors! ♫♪
Those of you have been reading along know that Frederik Carøe of Duelund Coherent Audio really wowed me (and many of you) with the debut of his impressive Duelund DCA16GA tinned-copper ‘tone wire’ that is an affordable musical marvel. Then hot on the heels of the DCA16GA, Frederik sent me some 0.22uF/400V Duelund CAST tinned-copper prototype electronics capacitors... Read More »
♫♪ The 2016 Jeff Awards: World Class Mentors! ♫♪ (Part 1)
I've been reflecting back on my time in the audio hobby a lot lately, and thinking about what a tremendously satisfying hobby it has been on so many levels. A lot of what is wonderful about this hobby are those individuals that I've met over the years, who together have had such a dramatic influence on my enjoyment and understanding... Read More »
♫♪ A 2016 Jeff Award for the Acoustic Revive RR-888 Schumann Generator! ♫♪
My favorite audio accessory of all time is the Acoustic Revive Schumann ultra low-frequency pulse generator, and I am delighted to award the Acoustic Revive RR-888 Schumann Generator a 2016 Jeff Award! I've used every version of of the RR, spanning the last nine years: the first RR-77 (now discontinued), the second version, the RR-777 (now discontinued), and the current RR-888, spanning... Read More »
♫♪ A 2016 Jeff Award for the Duelund Coherent Audio DCA16GA Tinned-Copper Tone Wire! ♫♪
Kudos to Frederik Carøe of Duelund Coherent Audio, who developed the Duelund DCA16GA tinned-copper 'tone wire' that is a modern interpretation of the incredibly popular, but now extinct, vintage Western Electric WE16GA tinned-copper wire. I'll tell you what, there's been nothing in 2016 that was more highly anticipated by the readers (and me) here at Jeff's Place,... Read More »
♫♪ The 2016 Jeff Awards Are Coming! ♫♪
In 2015 I started what is intended to be the start of a new tradition for me, called the Jeff Awards, which are intended to recognize the most momentous events of musical & audio significance that happened here at Jeff's Place during the year. The Jeff Awards can include hi-fi equipment from my Positive Feedback articles, or honorable mentions... Read More »
It's cap swap Saturday! OMG, the prototype Duelund CAST Sn-Cu cap's are ... (updated x 2)
I got up this morning and drank an adequate amount of coffee to wash down a slice of Thanksgiving's leftover pumpkin pie for breakfast, while listening to Jazz24 on the Stokowski A7 Voice of the Theatre loudspeakers. Yazaki-san’s superb SPEC RSA-M3 EX Real Sound Amplifier is a perfect match to my Stokowski A7's, giving a musical... Read More »
Happy Thanksgiving! (and a 2016 retrospective)
Thanksgiving kicks off the Holiday Season in the States, and I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! I have a lot to be thankful for, when reflecting back upon the past year, but it's also been a tough year with the passing of my Dad, and due to some health crises for my Mom,... Read More »
Duelund DCA16GA & Soft Annealed Silver Foil & Silk Interconnects on the WRSE's
I've found it's always a good idea to try out equipment or cables with a range of other equipment to get an idea of how versatile it is in different systems. I've had really good success with the Duelund DCA16GA as speaker cables across a variety of very different loudspeakers, like my vintage Altec-Lansing A5 Voice... Read More »
Why your hi-fi sucks or doesn't: Music, the brain, and emotion.
For many years I've been fascinated with what makes some home music systems so musically satisfying, and others not so much. It seems almost humorously non-controversial now, but back a decade ago or so when I started writing about my belief that a home music system's ability to realistically portray the fundamental aspects of live music, like timbre,... Read More »
Cool video on how Mullard made vacuum tubes - enjoy!
I ran across this fascinating video out on YouTube on how Mullard vacuum tubes were made, circa 1950's. Very impressive. Enjoy!
Care & Cleaning of the Vintage McIntosh MX110Z Tuner-Preamplifier
Man, I love my vintage McIntosh MX110Z tuner-preamplifier, but lately the main volume control has become noisy, as have the little volume pots on the phono & auxiliary inputs. I had been dragging my feet on doing the needed maintenance, but when I watched the Care & Cleaning Of Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifiers & Amateur Radio... Read More »
Yazaki-san checking in: A kindred spirit in Surabaya, Indonesia!
It is always a delight to hear from Yazaki-san as he travels the world pursuing audio adventures with kindred spirits, this time checking in from Surabaya, Indonesia, while visiting Handoko-san at his shop Mega Audio & Disc Collection. Thanks for sharing your audio adventures with us Yazaki-san! "Dedicate to Jeff-san, After pleasant business talk with... Read More »
The 13th Annual Positive Feedback Writers' Choice Awards for 2016!
The 13th Annual Positive Feedback Writers' Choice Awards for 2016 are live here. There were lots of great nominees from me for this year, but only three winners! Please stop by Positive Feedback and check out all the winners from 2016, from me, and all the other Positive Feedback contributors. As always, thanks for stopping... Read More »
