Compliments Of The Season to one and all audiophiles

I hope you have had a wonderful holidays this year and no thought that it is a little wet season this year nevertheless a cool month of December. Since Christmas last for twelve days and we're still in the festive mood of sharing.

This is the time of the year where every audiophile is in a buying mood. Waiting for those extra funds to coming in as bonus or 13th month incentive from our boss. I hope that it's worth the wait for you. As you know that the economy isn't very healthy due to one reason or another. Not everyone will be as lucky as others will. So give a thought to those who will have to put their upgrading until next year when things gets better for them.

During the Christmas holidays and if you have spend your annual leave cleaning out all your contact area of your audio system, there are few things you can do or buy without burning a hole in your precious bonus. Since it is Christmas time, and it is the cheap way to enjoy the festive mood with your sound system as well as your loved ones. Here is an Audiophile Christmas CD that I would recommend to enjoy and also to test out your sound system too.

Home For The Holidays features three piece acoustical set up of piano, bass and drums. Gregg Karukas on acoustic grand piano. Shelby Flint has a very seductive voice and adds vocals on a few of the tracks on the album. The contemporary jazz arrangement captures all the warmth of the season recorded live in an intimate, acoustical setting. The recording is superb and you'll want to listen to it even if it wasn't Christmas. For those who love Jazz music, this album will blow you away. This is a 1993 album and for those who have it or can find it, treasure it, it's a gem of an album.

Here the track listing:

• The Little Drummer Boy
• Silent Night/Oh Tannenbaum
• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• Winter Wonderland
• There's A Star On The Horizon
• We Three Kings Of Orient Are
• The Christmas Song
• Greetings Of The Season
• Home For The Holidays
• Jingle Bells
• Still
• White Christmas.

For those who do not like seasonal album, there is a recent release by our every own renowned pianist, Jeremy Monteiro and friends. The album is called The Girl From Ipanema with special guest vocalist Eden Atwood. The flavour of the album is Bossa Nova Brazil jazz and the tempo is light, smooth and sassy. The recording is tube like with a smooth flow to the music that will carry you through track by track. Late night listening is recommended for this album

The track listing goes like this:

• DESAFINADO
• BRAZIL
• HOW INSENSITIVE
• BLUE BOSSA
• MAS QUE NADA
• THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA
• QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS
• AGUA DE BEBER
• WAVE
• SPAIN.

Here are two great CD albums to add to your collection if you do not own them yet. They may hard to find but an exquisite buy if you can get your hand on them. They are able to test your sound system with their soundstage accuracy, depth of image and tonal qualities.

Those who have experienced the Pavane before will know what the Amber Tweak can do to your sound system. Joe Lee has come up with another more powerful Amber Tweak than the Pavane.

The Cesar is specially tweaked to be use on your power amplifier and preamplifier. The Cesar make your sound system bass response to be more weighty. You will be able to hear the bass tunes and rhythms snap in focus clearly.

As you tune the Cesar, you can hear from top to bottom all the frequencies line up seamlessly.

Here is how you place the Amber Tweak - Cesar on the amplifier. You have to place the amulet on the centre of the amplifier with one of the yellow abacus crystal sector facing towards the front. Next the Hermatite ball underneath each of the yellow crystal sector. Put the huge amber bead on top of the amulet with one of the holes facing upward. Three pink crystal balls are place on the top of the three yellow crystal sectors.

The second part is the necklace, which is place around the amulet in a circle. The medium amber head on the necklace must be pointing to the front. There is cognac-coloured disc amber must be place underneath each of the one-inch amber pipe head as base support. The butterscotch-coloured disc amber is place underneath the medium amber head, which is facing in front. Lastly, crown the Cesar with the clear crystal ball on top of the huge amber bead. A small drop of super glue can be use to secure the crystal ball if you feel that it doesn't sit nicely or can be easily roll of the top of the Cesar.

Here are quite a lot of gemstones for the money. Especially the larger amber beads, which can be quite costly individually, purchase. For those who can afford it, I sure the CESAR will your crowning glory for your sound system. What next Joe for 2002¡­

Best Wishes
for 2002 to all audiophiles!