SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, by the way, I need to thank you for recommending the Ocellia Silver Reference interconnects. I have been using a set for the past month or so and they are really nice sounding. They have a... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Dan, thanks for bringing up Shirley Scott. I haven't listened to her for a some time, so I pulled out some of my LPs and listened to most of the selections. I like her style--bouncy and energetic. ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Great! I have "Hawk Eyes" (1959) (with Tiny Grimes)and "Night Hawk" (1960) but I do not have "The Hawk Relaxes." That will go on the list. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Let me recommend a Coleman Hawkins recording from 1957---The Hawk Flies High. It features a true all-star lineup: J.J. Johnson on trombone, Idrees Sullivan on trumpet, Hank Jones on piano, Oscar Pe... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
My Timeless PassionVery nice system! Can you provide some details on the stand and platform on top? Types of materials? Commercial or DIY? posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, the reason I asked is that I put together a very simple common ground box this morning and I noticed the sound changing a bit from record to record. That didn't surprise me since some of t... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, does Tripoint recommend that you leave your equipment powered up during the breakin? Perhaps even with music playing?I realize your unit came already broken in, but I imagine the n... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Agear, thanks for the note re Ground Zero. Charles, good to hear the Tripoint Troy is doing what you hoped. Following up on what Atmasphere said about the Tripoint in another Agon thread, I am curi... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Does anyone have an idea how the Granite Audio Ground Zero or the Acoustic Revive RCC-24 compare to the Tripoint Troy or the EntreQ? It seems that the Ground Zero, the Acoustic Revive and EntreQ ar... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).That speaks well for the Coincident power cords. I will look forward to your comments on the Tripoint. I had not heard of it prior to your note, but from my reading since it then it seems quite int... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles,I ordered a set of Ocellia Reference interconnects and I am looking forward to hearing them in my system. I gather that the Ocellia power cords are also highly regarded. Have you tr... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Thanks for reply re Ocellia. I do have one other question as it turns out. Are the RCA plugs difficult to insert or remove? The ones on the CT-1 are so tight that I was seriously afraid I would dam... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jeff's 2 channel listening roomJeff, After the Absolares are broken in, I would be interested in hearing your comments on the sonic differences between them and the VAC gear. Some photos would be nice too!Did you get the... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Lots of enthusiasm for single-ended amplifiers, which is great! Let me move to another subject---cables. Charles, I notice you're using Ocellia Reference for i/c and speakers, and High Fide... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).That's a good point about premium 300B tubes. Those weren't available when I had my 300B amps. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles,Thanks for the Roger Kellaway suggestion. It would appear it's only available in CD format so I will have get it that way.I first tried SET amps back in the mid-90s after he... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles,I couldn't agree more about "Night Lights." That is certainly one of my favorite Mulligan albums. By the way, do you happen to have his "Feelin" Good" album from 1965? It includes s... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, I do understand your feelings about the Yamamoto DAC and I am sure it sounds as good as you say. In my case, my CD collection is minuscule compared to vinyl so digital is not an option for... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, Congatulations on a very well-thought through system! There's no question that you know the sound of your system, and each component in the system, very well, which allows you to get a goo... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jeff's 2 channel listening roomWow, you have an amazing system! I have no doubt that it sounds great especially with the new Absolare components. I look forward to reading further comments on them after they are fully broken in.... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
BeerGuts reference systemGood points indeed. One thing that really bugs me is when someone "upgrades" his equipment by simply installing the most expensive caps or some other part. It just isn't that simple. You ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
BeerGuts reference systemVery nice system BeerGut! I like how you have brought together DIY components and commercial pieces. Like you, I am using Duelund CAST caps and North Creek inductors in my speaker crossovers. They ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jazz Lover's Vinyl SystemA speaker update: The high-pass crossover in the Jensen/Altec/Western Electric speakers now uses a Duelund 7.5uf CAST capacitor. The new Duelund is going to take a long time to break in fully but e... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jazz Lover's Vinyl SystemAn update: I added a new phono preamp I built a few weeks ago which I like very much. It is very simple 2-stage design with 12AX7 tubes. No cathode followers; no regulation; no solid state devices ... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jazz Lover's Vinyl SystemZenkai1950, Thanks for the nice comments on my system. After looking at your blog, I see that we do share a love for jazz. I have bookmarked your blog and will be following it. Keep up the good wor... posted over 11 years ago | View comment |