Altec 755C + Super Tweeters - Altec 3000H, Realistic 40-1375 and Peerless MT225

L > R: Peerless MT225, Altec 3000H and Realistic 40-1375

Although I prefer listening to my Altec 755As neat like a double shot of fine aged single malt, for certain well-recorded music, I hanker for richer harmonic overtones from the better spec'd Altec 755Cs.

Western Electric 131A/133A Inspired Amp - Mono

 

While I was relishing a pair of Altec 32C horns in the attic during the late aughts, unbeknownst to me, my stateside audio comrades, Dave V. and Joe Roberts, were praising the same horn's virtues in audio forums. When these veteran audio hobbyists consider the Western Electric 124 one of the finest-sounding amps they've ever heard, I listen. 

See Dave's (aka Salectric) WE124 amp project and WECo 133A clone thread started by another early 32 horn adherent (@gilmorneau) at Hifi Haven.

Stereo Sound Tube Kingdom - Finale!

 This sad news flew under my radar. 😔

Autumn 2025 = Final issue!

Bonsai SE Amps: 6BQ5 & 6V6 in Triode

It's been an unusually bitter cold winter. Typically, I could build a chassis or do simple woodworking in the garage but the frigid temperatures this season were prohibitive. So I postponed a stereo amp project and decided to revisit the 5687 and WE396A. These are tubes which have a loyal following but failed to excite me musically in the past.

OJAS @ Cooper Hewitt NYC

Last weekend, I visited Devon Turnbull's HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3 at the Cooper Hewitt, which opened on December 12, 2025.

Welcome 2026!

A few days before Christmas, I received greetings from two audio buddies, J-Rob and Gary B., with the above caption taken from Part 2 of Shared Dreams article by another friend, Devon T. of OJAS published by MJ Audio Technology in Substack. Perhaps this glitch is one of the reasons why we are being cautioned about AI.😉