Recent content by Big Jim 007

I am a happy owner of a Bottlehead Foreplay II Lineout Pre. It has many upgrades and to my ears, is the purest sounding Pre that I have owned. It is has a very black sound floor and is set up for 6FQ7's as opposed to 12AU7's. I find the 6FQ7's to be more spacious. The Bottlehead kits are...

If you can follow instructions and are handy with a soldering iron, Bottlehead will allow you to custom build a true High-Fidelity tube system for a mid-fi price. Bottlehead.com I have no affiliation other than owning a Bottlehead preamp! Jim

Robert Hartley, Editor of TAS wrote an editorial about 1 year ago about "Hedonic Adaptation" that I feel is a very valid thing. Hedonic treadmill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In simple terms we seek changes to satisfy our need to pleasure ourselves and that when we do, a new bar is...

Hi Steve: I too am a guitar buyer/seller. I used to go to about 20 Vintage Guitar Shows a year. I have slowed down a bunch in the last few years. Heck, we probably crossed paths. Guitars and high-end audio seem to go together like a good steak and a baked potato. Jim

For me it is more than the music, it is the best drug for depression. When I listen to music, I find that the daily stresses subside and my attitude is renewed. Then there is the fact that I have several musician friends and I love the ability to represent their music as life like as possible...

I was please to learn that there are many ARC owners on the AS, hopefully there are some Magnepan or other Planar owners to swap info with. Thanks, Jim

Here you go... Jim

I am a happy owner of an Audio Research VS-110. A very surprising amp as it is very dynamic yet sweet in the mid's and highs and with tight bass. Much more powerful than its rated 100 watts per channel. Put it this way, I have yet to run out of amp driving my Magnepan 2.5's. The detail is...

I was referred by JohnFV who tells me that this place is ran by some good people! I am a Bottlehead of the 1st order as all of my gear has tubes except for my speakers. My amp is an Audio Research VS-110, pre is a modified Bottlehead Foreplay and my source is a AH! Tjoeb CDP. My speakers are...