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Duke Ellington “Newport 1958” Columbia 2 cd set, disc 1 It was time for some Duke. I’d love to see an SACD of this set, never will.

I have the Gilson/Malagasy cd box set, nice reissue.

Milt Jackson “Used to be Jackson” Solid Records Japan 2 cd set, disc 2 Milt jackson, Cedar Walton, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker Thoroughly modern Milt.

Matthew Stevens "Pittsburg" Solo/overdubbed guitar album. Get the right volume and it sounds as if he's in your room.

Carlos Santana/Alice Coltrane “Illumination” SACD Beautiful sound for this crisp summer morning. Fall is coming!

Donald Byrd “I’m Tryin’ to Get Home” Blue Note Japan SHM-CD This Byrd session doesn’t get much love but I dig it. The voices remind me of church in Philadelphia when I was a lad.

Very nice looking indeed! Bet that's a great sound.

There is a real difference between solid state and tubes. . . merits to both. I grew up with my Dad's Dynaco system and for a long time had a 1959 EICO stereo tube integrated amp. I just am acclimated totally to tubes. And this one is the best amp I've owned yet.

It can vary, but tubes generally are all they will be within 25 to 50 hours. Transformers, big capacitors, etc. take longer. I've been using Decware amps for about 26 years. They usually are "broken in" by 500 to 600 hours. That's about where I am with this new amp. Not my amp--I don't have a camera and don't do pictures--but this is generally what mine looks like, with that massive transformer and copper plated end caps it looks very nice. This one has the standard black endcaps on the transformer but shows the padauk wood base and ebony knobs that I have on mine. A beautiful amp.

It doesn't really glow that much compared to some. But it is beginning to sound really good.

Miles Davis “Water Babies” Columbia cd (from “The Complete Columbia Album Collection” box set.) Trying a Mullard 12AU7 in the input position of my new SEWE300B amp.

Coming back to this one, mainly because I've become quite drawn to the playing of Joel Ross and Mark Turner. Jason Palmer "The Concert: 12 Musings for Isabella"

Revisiting this one. I love it. Bob Dylan “Rough and Rowdy Ways” Sony Japan, disc 1

Sun Ra in Egypt 1971, cd 2. Wild stuff. Mastering on this set is very good, getting the best out of the material.

Starting the day off with a very nice recording of Harold Mabern leading a great band through Coltrane compositions. Harold Mabern “Mabern Plays Coltrane” 768×768 175 KB

Lee Morgan “Complete Live at the Lighthouse” Blue Note Japan SHM-CD box set. Disc 3 I needed some bass clarinet in my day! Bennie Maupin delivers.

Camila Benson “Desafinado–Songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim II” Nice atmospheric recording, and Ms Benson can sing and play. A good batch of Jobim interpretations.

Yes. All of Neto's work is interesting.

Now that the system is warmed up, this old favorite. The new amp is excelling in playback.

Rudy Royston “303” cd Bass – Mimi Jones, Yasushi Nakamura (2) Drums, Percussion, Producer– Rudy Royston Guitar – Nir Felder Piano – Sam Harris Saxophone – Jon Irabagon Trumpet – Nadja Noordhuis Nice music and sound.

Duke Ellington “Private Collection Vol 2 – Dance Concerts – California 1958” Wow. To have been at one of these concerts! Some great Ray Nance in particular.

Warming up the stereo after five days cold. This is a nice one I haven’t played in a while. Etta James “Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday” So good to be listening again!

Our neighborhood was out of power for five days after a tornado passed by. Most neighbors have generators. It went from a quiet neighborhood where the most prevalent sounds outside were the wind in the trees. . . to sounding like we were living next to an interstate highway! In the last three years we have had three periods of five days or more without power. . . but I still don't want a regenerator. Can't really afford one for the little use and I hate the sound (of the neighbors') and don't want to contribute to the general noise pollution.

Definitely not cheap. And the gas powered ones are like noise pollution.

Me too. Day 5 of no power and water after a tornado passed by though so won't be listening for a while.