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Jeff checking in: Listening to the Pass Labs XP-12 line-level preamplifier! ... Read More », The new First Watt F8 amplifier will be on its way here for a listen in the not too distant future. The stock power tubes in my Fender '65 Princeton Reverb reissue guitar amplifier were starting to sound ratty, so I thought I'd order some NOS vacuum tubes for it from Roy... Read More », Due to the rapidly increasing threat of the wave of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping over Washington State where I live, I started home-isolation on March 13th in an attempt to stay safe from the virus. Positive Feedback, A Premier High-End Audio Magazine – articles and reviews of loudspeakers, amplifiers, streamers, servers, headphones, DACs, preamplifiers, cables, tweaks, CD/SACD players, turntables, cartridges, tubes, music, and more! ... Read More », As you know, it is my custom to give you a "sneak peek" into my upcoming feature reviews for Positive Feedback. Show 2011 – Lite! Jeff checking in ... upcoming reviews, posts, and other stuff! The Audio Note (UK) Oto Phono SE Signature integrated amplifier feature review is now live at Positive Feedback! The Mysterious Case of the Listening Window! I listen for how close a component comes to presenting recorded music realistically compared to live music, in terms of timbral realism (the unique ‘voices’ of instruments), the resolution of tone color (the ability to distinctly hear the chordal variations resulting from adding additional pitches to three tone triads), melody (the tune you ‘whistle while you work’), harmony (treble & bass accompaniments to the melody), rhythm (the steady beat that determines the tempo), tempo (speed), dynamics (variations in loudness), and loudness (the ability to play naturally at live-like levels appropriate to a piece of music). Enjoy... Read More », It's taken me much longer to try the next level of Yazaki-san's Ultimate Ruby Mica capacitor mod for the SPEC RSA-M3 EX Real Sound Amplifier than I had anticipated, due to the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, and its impacts on my life and health. My Sexy Blue Tubes, Part 2, The Sophia Electric EL34-ST and KT88-ST Vacuum Tubes! Locating Jeff's Place at Positive Feedback is a win-win for both web sites in that it will bring new... Read More », I thought it was time for me to check in and tell you what's going on here at Jeff's Place, what is upcoming at Positive Feedback, and about a few other things that are rattling around inside my noggin at the moment. My Red Book CD collection is full of great music, a lot of which is not available on LPs, and I have really... Read More », In this Jeff's Place post you'll find Part 2 of my "sneak peek" of the Audio Note (UK) Oto Phono SE Signature integrated amplifier feature review that will be coming to Positive Feedback in the very near future. Greetings music lovers, and welcome to the new Jeff's Place located at Positive Feedback! As you might imagine the situation is rather dire... Read More », When I was visiting Audio Note (UK) last fall, Daniel Qvortrup showed me drivers and cabinets of some prototype field-coil loudspeakers they were in the process of developing, as we did a walk-about of the facility. Audio Note (UK): Peter Qvortrup & Darko Greguras on making digital sources sound like music. Critical Mass Systems CenterStage Footer: Munich High End 2017 – The Greatest Audio. Tube swapping in the Audio Note (UK) Oto Phono SE Signature integrated amplifier! Included with the 6 gram Spanish cedar headshell is a 5 gram booster weight, which can be used to bring the... Read More », My local FedEx driver just dropped of an exciting parcel from Pass Labs, the XP-17 phono preamplifier! The Sophia Electric KT88-ST and EL34-ST vacuum tubes review is now live at Positive Feedback! Frederik has produced tinned-copper wires for audio applications in three different styles. You can read the review HERE. Enjoy! First listen: The new Duelund Dual DCA12GA tinned-copper speaker cables! I've found... Read More », As is my custom, I wanted to share a "sneak peek" into my next feature review for Positive Feedback "Sexy Blue Tubes, Part 2: The Sophia Electric EL34-ST and KT88-ST Vacuum Tubes!" The... Read More ». The musicality aspect of a component’s... Read More » Channel Islands Audio D-200 MkII Amplifiers – Issue 54 Mar/Apr 2011 HiFi-Tuning Supreme3 Fuses – Issue 54 Mar/Apr 2011 WAVAC Audio Labs MD-805MkII 10th Anniversary Edition Amplifiers – Issue 54 Mar/Apr 2011 CES and T.H.E. You can read the review HERE. The basic headshell weighs 6 grams. Today's Fresh Catch: The Audio Note (UK) CD 2.1x/II Level Two Red Book CD Player! The good news is that over the last two days my temperature has dropped down into the normal range, and this morning as well. All material within this site is copyrighted and can not be reprinted or used in any form without our express written permission. Like the CS-600 integrated amp that preceded it, the CS-600X is a terrific moderately powerful integrated amplifier, with 32W from 6L6GC output tubes, and 28W from EL34 output tubes. Audio Note (UK), Fender, Leben, Pass Labs, Sophia Electric, and other stuff! I'm hoping to be fully recovered in the next three to four weeks, so I can resume more of my normal activities,... Read More », Have you ever done a head-slap and said, "Why did I do that?" My music kit as a little kid was a foldable integrated turntable with detachable loudspeakers, and... Read More », First I listened to the Pass Labs XP-12 line-level preamplifier paired with the First Watt SIT-3 stereo amplifier (review HERE), utilizing the very musical Audio Note (UK) CD 2.1x/II Level Two Red Book CD player as a source HERE), and then I did some more listening with my CTC Garrard 301 turntable as a source (HERE). From Nelson Pass: The new First Watt F8 amplifier! I live in Washington State, which was the epicenter in the USA for the COVID-19 outbreak that has now spread around the country. I'm hoping to have the feature article finished up over the next week, so check back for more in about a week. Now that I have a year's worth of experience and music listening under my belt with the Duelund CAST tinned-copper crossovers I installed into the "Stokowski" Altec loudspeakers,... Read More », In Part 1 I started telling you about swapping out the vintage Altec 804A compression drivers (below left) in my vintage "Stokowski" Altec loudspeakers for the vintage Altec 802D compression drivers (below right) from my vintage Altec 832A Corona loudspeakers. Finally, I listen for the ability of a component to integrate musicality & sonics in a way that maximizes an emotional response during the listening experience. My post Covid-19 symptoms are reducing in intensity and frequency, so things are going in a good direction. Today's Fresh Catch: The Pete Riggle Audio Engineering "Woody" Headshell! Even being extremely careful, and... Read More ». Sneak Peek: The Leben CS-600X Integrated Amplifier Feature Review for Positive Feedback! The Duelund-Altec Project: My one-year anniversary listening to the Duelund-ized "Stokowski" Altec loudspeakers! Pete Riggle has been putting his time in Covid-19 quarantine to good use by developing a new "Woody" headshell. All Rights Reserved. I really appreciate Editors Dave & David offering me a spot here on Positive Feedback, and I'm really glad to be here! © 2020 the audio analyst, LLC | email me for shipping address or phone number | greg@theaudioanalyst.com, – Statement by Jim Merod, University Professor, Recording, greg, this is critical audio writing at its utmost best… next, – This is a comprehensive (and fairly lengthy) look, “..I recommend it highly as an entertaining and informative, Etsuro Gold Moving Coil Cartridge: Reference, ModWright Instruments PH 9.0 Phono Stage: A New, Constellation Inspiration 1.0 Linestage and 1.0 Stereo. Here's what the Pass Labs website says about the XP-17: "XP-17 uses the new-shielded low noise toroid and input filter module, like the XP-12. Part 2. Nelson has just released the... Read More », I'm in the midst of writing up the Pass Labs XP-12 line-level preamplifier feature review for Positive Feedback, so I've been doing a lot of listening with the XP-12 of late, as you would expect. Initial Listening Impressions: The Audio Note (UK) CD 2.1x/II Level Two Red Book CD Player! As always, thanks for stopping by, and may the tone be with you! feature article is now live at Positive Feedback (HERE)! It’s kinda meaningless to speak about advantages and disadvantages of feedback loops for amplifiers. A quick recap: Last Fall I had a very enjoyable and illuminating visit with Peter Qvortrup at... Read More ».

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