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A change from record reviews, I decided to take some time out to explore one of the reasons, possibly the main reason, why vintage Blue Note recordings sound as good as they do. Yes, brilliant musicians, yes, Van Gelder at … Continue reading
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. Welcome to the latest addition to the LJC  Hi Fi Toys Collection: a moving coil cartridge demagnetiser, from US manufacturer Aesthetix. Delve into the murky and sinister world of hi-fi accessories. Forget which pressing sounds best: make them all sound … Continue reading
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Stereo that never was… Selection: Poppin’ – as published, in Stereo Or, as intended: Repeat Selection: Poppin’ – channels summed (50/50 “mono”) Artists: Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Art Farmer (trumpet) Sonny Clark (piano) Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe … Continue reading
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Selection: Silver Sweet – VeeJay Stereo Repeat selection: Silver Sweet –Â Â summed channels (!!) Artists Willie Thomas (trumpet) Frank Strozier (alto saxophone) Harold Mabern (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Walter Perkins (drums) recorded at Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, February 5 & 8, … Continue reading
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We have been in Outer Space a while, now it’s time to come down to Earth An occasional post for the hi-fi enthusiast. Devotees of music through hand-held multi-tasking devices may wish to look away at this point. This post … Continue reading
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Agent Harry Palmer, Funeral in Berlin (1966) Telefunken ECC83 valve (made in  Berlin, 1966) Just arrived at LJC, a pair of the mighty Telefunken ECC83’s, known in the US as 12AX7’s, “new old stock” (NOS), mint unused matched pairs from 1966. Time-machine … Continue reading
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Another instalment in the never-ending search for sound improvement Welcoming a new addition to the LJC family: the custom built World Designs Pre 3 valve pre-amplifier Evolution of a system My music system has been built on Linn for over 25 … Continue reading
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Occasional series highlighting Dilemas of the Modern Age. No 1 What’s an aesthetically-sensitive serious HiFi and modern jazz  buff supposed to do? It’s been a mixed few days. A vintage shrink-wrapped sealed record bought on ebay turns out to be damaged, concealed … Continue reading
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Taking a break from the marvellous conversations sparked by recent interactive posts, I want to catch up on events in the audiophile department. I am also going to post some more records shortly, but LJC will be back with more polls and interactive questions, … Continue reading
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Valve based phono-stage amplifier custom-built to partner the Te Kaitora Rua Dynavector moving coil cartridge. Design and custom component specification by Man-in-a-Shed, assembled by Matthew Snell of World Designs, testing and tuning by John Caswell, audio engineer extraordinaire. Upgrades Extra-smoothing capacitors – Charcroft Z-foil … Continue reading
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From the Land of the Rising Yen… The Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua (New Zealandish for The Explorer) – the Beast from The East – has landed. View at 1600 pixels and marvel. Downloaders and acolytes of The Evil Silver Disk would better shield … Continue reading
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More Vinyl talk, while I prepare records to blog next. The record cleaning mix muddle Tired of paying £20 for a litre for record cleaning fluid for your vacuum machine, and waiting weeks for the postman to call each time you run … Continue reading
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A occasional post on matters pertaining to Hi-Fi, introducing “man-in-a-shed” productions With more than half my records in mono, and a stereo system with no mono switch, some attention to the mono-stereo issue has been long overdue. If you already … Continue reading
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This post is addressed to followers of the Less Evil Black Disc. Followers of its evil twin, the silver disc, (pictured)  may find this a good moment to don their satanic robes and prepare a little human sacrifice to placate The Silver One. … Continue reading
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An occasional post about the technical aspects of getting the best out of vinyl, prompted by the recent purchase of a number of records on Ebay with surface noise issues. If you are a follower of The Cult of the … Continue reading
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