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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I can’t believe how behind on posts I am! I have a bunch of things I want to tell you about, but the time has just been getting away from me. Where does it go!? Before I get into some Fresh Catchs and such I want to share a couple of messages that I received [...]

As many of you know, I really love the Acoustic Revive audio accessories designed and manufactured by Mr. Ken Ishiguro from Japan. If you look closely at the photos I post here at Jeff’s Place you’ll see Acoustic Revive accessories everywhere. That’s because they work great! I’ve spent more time writing about Acoustic Revive products [...]

When I reviewed the Sophia Electric Model 91-01 300B mono amplifiers for Positive Feedback Online back in January 2011 – which I purchased after the review – they came with NOS vintage Chinese JAN grade 5Z3PA rectifiers (which you can generally substitute for 5U4G and 274B rectifiers). I am just now realizing how good these rectifiers are [...]

My friend Stephaen Harrell (6Moons reviewer) loaned me his Hagerman ‘Fry Baby’ cable conditioning device a while back, and I was rather astonished at the performance increase that comes from giving cables a good fry. That combined with Mark Coles dedicated conditioning of every Sablon Audio cable that he makes, using one of Alan Kafton’s audioharma [...]

Tweaks and mods can run the gamut from a simple vacuum tube or AC power cord swap, to changing equipment footers, to soldering in different capacitors or resistors in amplification components or loudspeakers, rewiring a component with your favorite wire, to altering a circuit design. I’ve enjoyed vintage projects, like the Garrard Project (1) (2) [...]

Fellow Tannoy Westminster Royal enthusiast David King recently contacted me to tell me about his positive results when upgrading the internal wiring connectors, driver connecting plugs, binding posts, and speaker support system of his Tannoy Westminster Royal HE loudspeakers. David has written a paper detailing his modifications, and has graciously agreed to share what he [...]