The Aleph J - Page 3

safetyman · 10th August 2005, 03:38 AM

I am too poor to afford an Aleph J, especially when I am halfway across the planet from Reno Hi-Fi. Same reason too where an exchange program is concerned and sad to part with the Aleph 3.

I guess just have to live with this poison in my blood until the schematics of the Aleph J is released and try to build one. What a sad life we music lovers live.

Nelson Pass · 10th August 2005, 09:05 PM

Worse, the J is not going to be the last word.

safetyman · 11th August 2005, 05:41 PM

Mr. Pass, from a designer of your calibre, there can never be a last word. So it makes it even more agonising.

I just managed to got myself an old pair of Snells Type J/III speakers and paired it with the Aleph 3, and all that heard it, reckoned it was really musical, better than my present Epos ES-11. Nelson Pass is right again. Efficient speakers will be the best partners. Thank you sir. !!!

Nelson Pass · 11th August 2005, 11:14 PM

I don't happen to think that efficient speakers are necessarily
the best. They are interesting and entertaining, and if you
like minimalism they have a particular appeal.

I don't happen to think that Zens or Alephs (or anything else)
represents the pinnacle in reproduction. They are interesting
approaches in minimalist thinking, and they offer aesthetic
value on more than one level.

"We take our obsolete technologies and turn them into art."

- Marshall McLuhan

EUVL · 12th August 2005, 05:28 AM

> "We take our obsolete technologies and turn them into art."
> - Marshall McLuhan

Then we should be all doing tubes (or at the very least Germanium) instead. : )

Patrick

Nelson Pass · 12th August 2005, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EUVL
> "We take our obsolete technologies and turn them into art."
> - Marshall McLuhan

Then we should be all doing tubes (or at the very least Germanium) instead.

www.electronluv.com/

EUVL · 12th August 2005, 08:58 PM

> www.electronluv.com

I salute you, Sir.

But then since beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and I suppose those "pieces of art" are beyond my financial capabilities (whether I admire their beauty is quite another matter), I guess I'll stick to my very ordinary, black & silver anodised aluminium, all solid state, Pass Lab copies (I refrain from using the word Clone), whenever I pick up enough motivation to sort out the not-supposed-to-be-there oscillations.

Patrick

mjatabor · 19th August 2005, 04:54 PM

From what I can tell from photos is that the "J" is a "3" with a J-fet front end in a "30" chassis. Is this correct?

Nelson Pass · 19th August 2005, 07:05 PM

That would be its simple description.

mjatabor · 20th August 2005, 12:20 AM

Nelson, I'm a simple kind of guy, not an engineer. I will leave that to you.
Thanks,
Mike

10th August 2005, 03:38 AM	#21
safetyman diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Terengganu, Malaysia	I am too poor to afford an Aleph J, especially when I am halfway across the planet from Reno Hi-Fi. Same reason too where an exchange program is concerned and sad to part with the Aleph 3. I guess just have to live with this poison in my blood until the schematics of the Aleph J is released and try to build one. What a sad life we music lovers live. __________________ Shehzad Aleph 3 - Diehard fan

11th August 2005, 05:41 PM	#23
safetyman diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Terengganu, Malaysia	Mr. Pass, from a designer of your calibre, there can never be a last word. So it makes it even more agonising. I just managed to got myself an old pair of Snells Type J/III speakers and paired it with the Aleph 3, and all that heard it, reckoned it was really musical, better than my present Epos ES-11. Nelson Pass is right again. Efficient speakers will be the best partners. Thank you sir. !!! __________________ Shehzad Aleph 3 - Diehard fan

19th August 2005, 04:54 PM	#28
mjatabor diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Aleph J From what I can tell from photos is that the "J" is a "3" with a J-fet front end in a "30" chassis. Is this correct?

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10th August 2005, 09:05 PM	#22
Nelson Pass The one and only Join Date: Mar 2001	Worse, the J is not going to be the last word.

11th August 2005, 11:14 PM	#24
Nelson Pass The one and only Join Date: Mar 2001	I don't happen to think that efficient speakers are necessarily the best. They are interesting and entertaining, and if you like minimalism they have a particular appeal. I don't happen to think that Zens or Alephs (or anything else) represents the pinnacle in reproduction. They are interesting approaches in minimalist thinking, and they offer aesthetic value on more than one level. "We take our obsolete technologies and turn them into art." - Marshall McLuhan

12th August 2005, 05:28 AM	#25
EUVL diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003	> "We take our obsolete technologies and turn them into art." > - Marshall McLuhan Then we should be all doing tubes (or at the very least Germanium) instead. : ) Patrick

12th August 2005, 08:58 PM	#27
EUVL diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003	> www.electronluv.com I salute you, Sir. But then since beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and I suppose those "pieces of art" are beyond my financial capabilities (whether I admire their beauty is quite another matter), I guess I'll stick to my very ordinary, black & silver anodised aluminium, all solid state, Pass Lab copies (I refrain from using the word Clone), whenever I pick up enough motivation to sort out the not-supposed-to-be-there oscillations. Patrick

19th August 2005, 07:05 PM	#29
Nelson Pass The one and only Join Date: Mar 2001	That would be its simple description.

20th August 2005, 12:20 AM	#30
mjatabor diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Nelson, I'm a simple kind of guy, not an engineer. I will leave that to you. Thanks, Mike

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