 DI 19.07 22u00 Charlatan Zaal The Revelaires legendarisch surfcombo 23u30 Charlatan Zaal The Whodads legendarisch surf-latin-mancini-barry orkest WO 20.07 21u00 Charlatan Café (gratis) South of the Border americana-latin-morricone 03u00 (dus eigenlijk donderdag 21.07) Kinky Star The Revelaires ZA 23.07 21u00 Charlatan Café (gratis) the Edifiers nice instrumental ska 22u30 Polé Polé (gratis) Los Bandidos Del Viage mega tight latin big band 01u00 (dus 24.07) Spiegeltent Baudelopark (gratis) Flat Nine met Lien, Tom & Pablo intiem akoestische braziliaanse & popliedjes ZO 24.07 16u00 De Nele Muziekcafé, Lembeke Tijgers Van Eufraat intiem akoestisch kwartet, klassiek & jazz vermengd MA 25.07 01u00 (dus 26.07) podium bij St. Jacobs, Gent De Dolfijntjes westvloams mega spektakel in XXL versie 04u00 tot... podium bij St. Jacobs, Gent Live Karaoke band olv Big Boy Frankie niet doorvertellen  SKYLINES... Dave Grusin, the New York Disco Orchestra & Webster Lewis.  Marc van den Hoof & Skallie at Gent Jazz.  Sweet M&M at the Jazz Union.  The Martian at the infamous KP-dj-boot.  animusdesign.be |
 WEEKLY SATURDAY JAZZ EVENING WITH THE BTJ-DJ'S.... JULY 2011... 02- ELEK'TRICIA 09- GIOVANNI 16- PLATENDRAAIER SKALLIE 23- 30- Starts around 9pm, free. Romen, Nonnenstraat, Roeselare!  SHARON REDD – REDD HOT – 1982 This was one of the better disco/Funk records of that time. It contains the unforgettable “Beat the street”, a real disco-tech monster. “Never give you up” is also a classic. There are no LP fillers here, all songs are good. The LP was released on Prelude records in 1982. Sharon’s voice is great here, as is Eric Matthew’s synth music. Too bad Sharon died in 1992, she’s remembered best by this album. It is still available on CD, with a few extra remixed tracks.  Radio Modern Comin' on strong with the swing jazz, check these cats! Lady Linn Check out the cool swing sound.. Metronomic family A labour of love by Philarmonix.. Damberd café Legendary Jazz Café in Gent..  |
 A longtime friend of mine, and BTJ-dj, Burd has them: the Sunfire pre- and power amp combination. The signature versions were then, in 2002, the best components Sunfire had to offer, and they are hand signed on the front plate by the designer, Bob Carver. This guy was the design engineer with Phase Linear, Carver and, now, Sunfire. He patented many audio inventions, like the “tracking downconverter” power supply in this power amp. An explanation how this works can be found in a white paper right here!. Once upon a time, Burd lended me the two components, “for testing, trying”. Two large boxes filled the floor, quite a job unpacking. The power amplifier is a big box, with just one meter on the front page. This dial shows the energy available in the power supply! Typically Carver… I didn’t succeed later in playing so loud that you could see the power reserve getting less… The output is a staggering 600 wpc, thanks to the “tracking downconverter” supply. Instead of a fixed supply voltage on the power transistors, this supply varies with the music signal! It always stays only 6 volts above the music signal. You could say the supply is an amplifier in itself, which feeds the actual power amp. So the transistors stay cool, an can deliver lots of current without overheating. Brilliant! Bob Carver worked years on this… There is also a second output, which acts more like a “current source”. This is meant for electrostatic tweeters. Now for the pre-amp, also a special looking beast. The box is as big as that of the power amp, and it has a kind of rugged, metallic design. If Harley-Davidson made amplifiers, this is probably how they would look. A bit like Manley, too… Also one window here, which shows four vacuum tubes. Now, how does this all sound? I tried them on my Carver speakers, which have low efficiency. The result was awesome! How would I describe this? It’s like listening to the sea, sounds quiet, calm, but yet impressively powerful! All musical detail is restored precisely, really, I didn’t know my Carver speakers were that good. A wide, open sound field, very dynamic and yet restful. And then, that bass! I heard never anything like that! Very deep bass is suddenly there, not heard with other (good) amplifiers. This must be Levinson or Krell territory! This amp really makes your speaker shine with a perfect, dynamic, musical sound; what more could one ask? In this regard, maybe the units don’t seem so expensive as on the first sight… (Both components cost about 3000 euros). Now, Sunfire is rather involved in cinema surround systems. Further info can be obtained at sunfire.com or me, martin.staelens@skynet.be The Martian.  Sunfire Amp.  Sunfire Pre-Amp |
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