The Lionel Hampton Quartet Speaker Corners LP I bought from Acoustic Sounds arrived today. The album has four tracks on it, with Just One of Those Things and Stompin’ at the Savoy on Side 1 and How High the Moon and The Nearness of You on Side 2. Lionel Hampton, the King of the Vibes, [...]

If you’ve got a mobile device, like the iPhone example pictured to the left, you can now get Jeff’s Place in a mobile version. You don’t have to do anything special to access it, when you load the site on your mobile device it will automatically appear. Enjoy!

I just purchased a VPI Classic turntable to use as my vinyl source, and I have to say it is a beautifully made turntable. It’s got a heavy machined aluminum platter, a heavy chassis, a nice walnut finish that matches my walnut equipment cabinet, and it’s just a general pleasure to use and listen to. [...]

I’m a big fan of the New Old Stock Russian 6n3cE vacuum tubes and have been using them in my Leben CS-600 integrated amplifier and Leben CS-660P power amplifier since I bought them several years ago. The 6n3cE is all about tone, color, musicality, and is very evenly balanced top to bottom frequency wise. It [...]

Dorothy Masuka is the ‘Grand Dame of African Music’ and a must hear for those not familiar with her. This is the kind of music you hear and it puts a smile on your face and you wonder ‘Why didn’t I find out about this earlier – this is great music!’. I fired up Dorothy’s [...]

I have been listening to Stan Getz’s Bossas and Ballads a lot since I bought it from Amazon a while back – I just can’t seem to get enough of it. The material for this album was recorded just before Stan’s death in 1989 and ranks up there with his best recordings like Getz / [...]

I always love to hear from Hi-Fi enthusiasts of a like mind that are having fun with our shared hobby. I was delighted to hear from Jos in the Netherlands, and check out the photos of Jos’ beautiful speakers! Those are some gorgeous speakers, Jos, and thanks for writing and the kind words – appreciated [...]

It’s always a pleasure to have visitors, and this weekend I was particularly fortunate to have Pete (Pete Riggle Audio), Stephaen (6Moons), Kara (deHavilland Electric Amplifier Company), Harry (Two Bald Guys Audio), and way cool friends Ron and Chad stop by for a little music listening. In the photo above that’s Pete (left), Harry (middle), [...]

I thought a blog format would be a helpful resource for Acoustic Revive owners by providing snippets of information or after thoughts that you wouldn’t find in the published articles. To kick off the blog I thought I’d provide you the links to the published articles from the Acoustic Revive Chronicles so they would be [...]

I fell in love with the Leben Hi-Fi electronics back in February of 2007 when I wrote an article about the Leben CS600 integrated amplifier for 6Moons. I ended up buying the review unit (the ultimate recommendation) and have been using it nearly every day in my second system, which is in a small “BBC-sized” [...]