Author Archives: TomD

New site: www.jazzintheattic.com

Posted on September 10, 2013 by TomD

Hi All, This website is no longer put up to date because I’ve moved my site to http://www.jazzintheattic.com So please visit http://www.jazzintheattic.com Regards Tom

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Edgar Knecht: Dance on deep waters

Posted on August 28, 2013 by TomD

Edgar Knecht Dance on deep waters (LP-Ozella Music-52:68) Edgar Knecht, announced as one of the best that Germany has to offer in the world of jazz piano, continues his journey through the German traditional music. All tracks, except ‘Wiegenlied’ (composed … Continue reading →

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Finally some progress in the attic

Posted on August 7, 2013 by TomD

After some months of intense home refurbishing, I managed to clean up the attic and free up some space to play the music. First of all, I was very happy when I had the chance of buying 3 seats from … Continue reading →

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Fathers herritage

Posted on February 20, 2013 by TomD

Just a small post to demonstrate the new situation in my HiFi system. I have decoupled the speakers with rubber pads underneeth concrete slabs. This together with fine tuning of the speaker placement gave a more dinamic soundscape. Now let’s … Continue reading →

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The melo-maniac ache

Posted on February 9, 2013 by TomD

When the suffering of a melo-maniac gets tuff the tuff keeps going… With the pedal to the metal, the isolation works are getting into their final form:   As one can see, there is al lot of stuff in the room … Continue reading →

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Isolation works part 2

Posted on January 28, 2013 by TomD

Finally, the isolation products arrived on site, I can finally start! Here are some snapshots of how I mounted 8cm and 18cm off mineral wool isolation material from Knauf insulation. The 8cm layer is put in between of the wooden … Continue reading →

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Speaker placement planning

Posted on December 29, 2012 by TomD

While waiting for the isolation materials to arrive, some early loudspeaker placement study is done. Some detailed reflection paths are drawn and zones of reflections are identified. This speaker placement is oriented on the southern part of the listening room. … Continue reading →

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Listening room isolation works

Posted on December 26, 2012 by TomD

As a second step, the thermal isolation works are getting started. A 18cm thick isolation layer is added on the underside of the roof. This isolation has 2 functions. Its first function is to stabilize the temperature in the listening … Continue reading →

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Some day my prince will come

Posted on December 13, 2012 by TomD

It’s been a long time that I’ve listened to ‘some day my prince will come’ (1961) with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. I had the pleasure to meet Mr. Cobb at the … Continue reading →

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Loren Stillman and Bad Touch (US) @ HNITA jazz club

Posted on December 12, 2012 by TomD

This monday (10th of december 2012), Loren Stillman and the Bad Touch were performing at the HNITA jazz club. Altough it was freezing cold outside, the atmosphere inside the HNITA club was warm and welcoming as always. Also as usual, … Continue reading →

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