Positive Feedback Exchange Goes Live!

All around cool guy and Editor of Positive Feedback Online, Dave Clark, just sent me an e-mail about the new Beta Positive Feedback Exchange buy, sell, trade, and discussion site and asked me if I’d help get the word out. Dave and David over at PFO are great guys, and through the Exchange site they’re trying to [...]

Frederik Carøe Checking in from Denmark - Duelund Components for Westminster Royal SE Crossover Project Are On The Way!

I just heard from Frederik Carøe - the founder of Duelund Coherent Audio - that the exotic perfectionist Duelund Coherent Audio components for the Westminster Royal SE Crossover Project are on the way to Jeff’s Place from Denmark!  Below is a teaser photo Frederik sent from the start of parts production. Not since the days of The [...]

A Quest for the Third Order

If you read the review I wrote for Positive Feedback Online about the remarkable ASR Emitter II Exclusive Version Blue amplifier designed by Friedrich Schaefer in Herborn, Germany, you know that in that article I discussed how high-performance audio breaks naturally into three groups of performance attributes that relate to their overall performance level, or [...]

The Big History of Musicality - Coming Full Circle - Part 1

If you read the post I made about Jim Smith’s upcoming Through the Sound Barrier offerings that are intended to teach Hi-Fi enthusiasts and music lovers how to achieve maximum musicality from their Hi-Fi rigs, you know I couldn’t be more excited. After all, the whole reason Jeff’s Place exists is for that very reason – to [...]

Breaking News: Through the Sound Barrier with Jim Smith!

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 [...]

Jim Smith Checking In: Supertweeters and Tannoys

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 [...]

Pambos Checking In From Cyprus: Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Crossover Upgrades - Updated

There’s a lot of interest in upgrading the crossovers on Tannoy Westminster Royals, both the HE and SE versions. The word is that upgraded crossovers can deliver amazing improvements in the performance of Westminster Royals of any version. Back in March of 2012 David King shared his Westminster Royal crossover upgrades with us, and told us [...]

The Acoustic Revive Chronicles are Alive!

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 [...]

Today's Fresh Catch: Vintage JAN grade 5Z3PA Rectifiers

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 [...]

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