JE Labs SE2A3 mono integrated amp + variable EQ phono

Completed and delivered to a new home. ;) 

More to come...

Back log...

A friend has been waiting patiently for almost a year for these two mono integrated amps to be completed because I've been too busy teaching and performing. But November is Hi-Fi Show month and no concerts scheduled, just teaching. Wiring in progress... 

W198

Olympus E-P1 + Canon 28/3.5 LTM

Saw this car parked in front of our house ;o)

But seriously it is a privilege to be visited by such a fine car especially when driven by a violinist and avid classical music lover.

Visitor's OB II

12" Philips full range




"This OB has a fantastic sound. Thanks for the inspiration. For all who plan to build this open baffle, don't plan....just do it."




Knut Barnstorf, Germany

Homebrewer - Ding R.

Homebrewer - inspired by Sound Practices!

It has been a while since I saw my good friend Ding R. in Staten Island, NY. Hanging out at his listening room and evaluating his or my projects was part of my routine every time I had a gig in NYC while I was still based in the USA.

A few of his recent projects...

Siemens Bayern drivers in open baffles

Altec 805 horn + 291 + 515

Gray 103s tonearm on a TD124

Ding at the attic in '09...see you again soon!

Visitors' JEL Projects

John Piro's JEL preamp deluxe

with outboard power supply

Comer Jenning's Simple 45

under chassis

Canon 28/3.5 LTM

It finally arrived...just in time to finish the roll inside the Leica II ;)

Canon 28mm f3.5 LTM pics

Olympus Trip 35

Leica M3 + Somky-Voorf  + Rigid Summicron 50/2 lens head
TX400/Diafine

A gift from my brother who found it at a flea market in Toronto. Zuiko 40mm, f2.8 scale focus lens and selenium cell powered auto exposure.

Acros 100/Diafine

APX100/Diafine

APX100/Diafine

... sometimes I wonder why I indulge in more complex cameras ;) 

more pics...

Funny but true

Cebu trip...

...been busy, I was in Cebu City for a concert and currently preparing for chamber music performances in August. So far I've managed to scan a couple of rolls from the trip and upload more as time permits...

Leica IIIf + Elmar 50/3.5 f22
APX100/Diafine

Leica IIIf + Elmar 50/3.5 f22
APX100/Diafine

Leica M6 + Summicron 35/2-1
TX400/Diafine

Leica IIIf + CV15/4.5
APX100/Diafine

Leica IIIf + Canon Serenar 35/2.8
APX100/Diafine

Leica M6 + Summicron 35/2-1
TX400/Diafine

Leica IIIf + Canon Serenar 35/2.8
APX100/Diafine

Leica M6 + Summicron 35/2-1
TX400/Diafine

Mondrian inspired open baffle + RCA 501S1

I won this 12" co-ax on eBay back in late '07 for a little over $100. There were only a few bidders and I was the only one based in the USA, the rest were in Japan. Had a feeling this might be a sleeper... 

When the package arrived I checked the condition of the capacitor with an LCR meter which turned out to be healthy. If it was leaky, I would have searched for a paper in oil cap that would fit in that very same clamp for authenticity and good sound.

I mounted it on an open baffle for testing and it turned out to be a very fine sounding speaker. It does not have the boogie factor of the Altec 605B Duplex instead, it is refined and coherent like an Altec 755A. After a couple of weeks I carefully packed it up and waited for another unit to be listed....never saw another sample. 😞

Click here for a review by none other than the esteemed JGH (who found it a bit bright*) in the December 1956 issue of High Fidelity!

*Sorry Gordon, but I disagree...😆

A special driver deserves a nice looking baffle

Staring at bare plywood for over 10 years can get boring even if the sound is good.😊 For a quite a while, I've had this idea lurking in the back of my mind of combining the aesthetics of my favorite period in art and architecture with DIY audio projects.

Piet Mondrian's Composition II in Red, Blue and Yellow, 1930 turned 90 degrees to the right ;)

After a few days wielding a brush, cans of paint and masking tape....