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The Audio Note (UK) Oto Phono SE Signature Integrated Amplifier – An Affordable Masterpiece!

Jeff Day — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:25:37 +0000

At the enthusiast audio shows I have visited in the USA over the years, I've always thought that year-to-year, the Audio Note (UK) rooms had some of most consistently excellent musicality & sonics of all the show rooms I visited. The fact that those Audio Note (UK) show rooms utilized relatively modestly priced equipment and... Read More »

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The Tube Rolling Begins: NOS Vacuum Tubes in the Leben RS-30EQ Phono Preamplifier!

Jeff Day — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 17:35:57 +0000

In my last Today's Fresh Catch post (HERE) I mentioned the variety of NOS 12AT7 signal tubes and NOS rectifiers that I had purchased from Radio Electric Supply to try in my Leben RS-30EQ:

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Tube rolling in the new Leben CS-600X integrated amplifier - Sophia Electric vacuum tubes & NOS 12BH7A's! Update!

Jeff Day — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:55:21 +0000

One of the favorite pastimes of many original Leben CS-600 integrated amplifier owners has been trying different combinations of vacuum tubes in their CS-600 to tailor its sound to what best matches their personal taste.

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First listening impressions of the new Leben CS600X integrated amplifier!

Jeff Day — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:50:21 +0000

Wow, I am amazed at the amount of people writing to me and asking me about the new Leben CS600X that just arrived here at Jeff's Place, and how it compares to my original CS600 - there's a lot of you Leben fans out there!

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Jeff checking in ... the Duelund-Altec Project, musical chairs with Pass Labs & First Watt stereo amplifiers, and enjoying the company of friends!

Jeff Day — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 17:22:43 +0000

The Duelund-Altec Project is really something special, a lot of fun, and it's definitely not your typical audio project or review, but rather is intended to be more of a "dream" article that is decidedly outside of the usual audio mainstream,

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First Listen to the Hanze HiFi HAT Power Supply with the Thorens TD124 turntable!

Jeff Day — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:52:38 +0000

The Hanze HiFi HAT turntable power supply is beautifully built, and provided meaningful but subtle improvements to my CTC Garrard 301 turntable's performance in terms of overall musicality and sonics, making everything sound and feel a little bit better, more emotionally engaging, and more like what I hear and feel from a live music listening experience.

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A Duelund DCA tinned-copper cables comparison for the Duelund-Altec Project - the adventure continues!

Jeff Day — Wed, 01 May 2019 15:26:40 +0000

As you know if you've been reading along, I've been experimenting with different combinations of the Duelund DCA tinned-copper tone cables for the Duelund-Altec Project (HERE), both as speaker cables and for connecting the Duelund CAST tinned-copper crossovers to the Altec 804A 16-Ohm compression drivers.

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The Duelund-Altec Project: The Fifth Week Update! OMG!

Jeff Day — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:39:53 +0000

The fifth week of listening to the Duelund-Altec Project's state-of-art Duelund CAST tinned-copper crossovers with the vintage "Stokowski" Altec's brought momentous changes in what I was hearing, and in a very satisfying way both musically and sonically.

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High Fidelity: Is HiFi System Voicing a Matter of Taste? Part 1

Jeff Day — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 20:29:24 +0000

When I say “HiFi system voicing” you might wonder what I’m referring to. Basically, I’m referring to what any given hifi system sounds like in terms of its particular blend of musicality and audiophile-style sonics, or its overall sound quality.

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A Look Through the Crystal Ball at What's Coming to Jeff's Place in 2019!

Jeff Day — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:37:47 +0000

It sure is delight to be up and running here on Jeff's Place at Positive Feedback for 2019, and I'm "sharpening up my pencil" now to do a little writing about music, hifi, and other stuff for you!

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Welcome to Jeff's Place

Editors at Positive Feedback — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:01:38 +0000

Greetings music lovers, and welcome to the new Jeff's Place located at Positive Feedback! Dave & David offering a no-cost-to-me spot on Positive Feedback servers is a big help, not only from a cost standpoint, but also from an IT support, website security, archival, etc., standpoint. Locating Jeff's Place at Positive Feedback is a win-win for both... Read More »

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