i am interested in reproduced sound. but, i want something that approaches the texture and excitement of reality. not “clear”, “fat”, neutral (wtf!), “well damped”,... Read More

in the last post i described the silbatone RI25 as a fine example of ultra fi. i am not sure of the price tag outside of korea or japan, but you can’t afford it. if you could, you wouldn’t... Read More

well, i suppose to answer this question one has to start with an even more elemental definition… what is “fi”? and, unfortunately, there is very little chance of making a considerate case for an... Read More

of all the various ways to use error correction, my favorite is negative current feedback. it does everything negative voltage feedback does but the bandwidth is transformed quite differently. it is a... Read More

okay, its been a while since i’ve done anything here… its demolition by neglect. i have to work on this blog, or else! i don’t know what else… i’m an arrogant doormat. it... Read More

(photo by jc morrison) article under construction! Drum Machine Tube Based VCO – MIDI CV or generated CV Filter/Osc 1 volt per octave (0 – 10)Electro-Mechanical ControlStrings, resonance ... Read More

(photo jc morrison) in the middle 1960’s, jean tinguely and robert rauschenberg began a series of discussions and collaborations with the swedish electrical engineer, billy klüver. rr then foun... Read More

(photo by michael lavorgna) so, thursday of last week, i finished the final adjustments to some new amps for a customer in england. i brought them to john devore’s factory listening room at the... Read More

today, april 14th, is the third anniversary of the birth of my daughter, lulu salome lee-morrison. and, there is probably not a more auspicious day to start constructing this ambitious (for me) trainw... Read More