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February 6, 2024, 12:54 PM
Thread: DAC Comparison not going well …
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Re: DAC Comparison not going well …
I did a very major project digitizing the bulk of my record and tape collection beginning around 2010. After doing a big shootout of the available A to D devices, I ended up with a Pacific...
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February 1, 2024, 01:07 PM
Thread: DAC Comparison not going well …
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Re: DAC Comparison not going well …
If you are in the US, try to contact Fred Ainsley, the US distributor for Lampizator and see whether he can arrange a demo of the Horizon for you. fred.ainsley@gmail.com.
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January 29, 2024, 01:31 AM
Thread: Show Me Your Reel to Reel Tapedeck
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Re: Show Me Your Reel to Reel Tapedeck
Here are my 15ips 2 track machines (2 Ampex ATR102's one with 1/2" headblock, other 1/4" headblock, 1 Otari MX5050BII plays both 2 and 4 track stereo). All have bypass playback wiring to my Merrill...
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January 14, 2024, 07:16 PM
Thread: The Real Cost of a $1 million Stereo
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Re: The Real Cost of a $1 million Stereo
Nick Doshi introduced me to Ken back in 2018. I and a couple of local friends each have Ampex ATR-102's tape recorders (I have two and they have one each). Ken was interested in selling various...
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January 1, 2024, 04:31 PM
Thread: $2300 cartridge on a $600 TT?
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Re: $2300 cartridge on a $600 TT?
Currently the price of the Rega Planar 3 is about $1400. I think this is the successor to the P3, which I owned in the late '80's. So it is a little closer to the cartridge price. Larry
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December 27, 2023, 10:42 PM
Thread: Any GA Pilots in our group?
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Re: Any GA Pilots in our group?
Thanks. :D
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December 27, 2023, 03:34 AM
Thread: Any GA Pilots in our group?
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Re: Any GA Pilots in our group?
When I first read the title of the post I thought of the father of one of my daughter's college roommates. He was a Delta pilot for his career and lived in Atlanta. So clearly a GA pilot. Larry
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October 20, 2023, 11:06 AM
Thread: Mono Lake, Sunset
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Re: Mono Lake, Sunset
Spectacular, almost looks like a Dali painting - so surreal! Larry
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October 11, 2023, 02:28 PM
Thread: 40th Annniversary of PCR Coming Up!
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Re: 40th Annniversary of PCR Coming Up!
Thanks for the post. That was great that you were in on the very beginning of such an important conception. I served on a non-profit board with Ed Penhoet, who was CEO of Chiron. I remember in the...
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August 22, 2023, 11:21 PM
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Re: Interesting video on grey market audio goods....
Start at around 9:50 - no need to start at the beginning.
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July 23, 2023, 10:46 PM
Thread: Taylor Swift...Concert of the Decade...
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Re: Taylor Swift...Concert of the Decade...
Only the third year of the decade. Larry
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May 29, 2023, 04:08 AM
Thread: Classical Music
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Re: Classical Music
Mike, congrats on your retirement. Six days a week for 49 years. Wow! Not quite like the Queen, but she inherited the job. I was fortunate that my parents loved classical music and my dad put...
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May 17, 2023, 05:38 PM
Thread: Classical Music
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Re: Classical Music
I would compare listening to classical music to watching a professional sport game or match. You can watch (listen) with enjoyment to the main action - where the ball goes (or where the melody line...
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April 18, 2023, 08:11 PM
Thread: Axpona 2023 Photos
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Re: Axpona 2023 Photos
I think that is Peter Madnick (formerly of Elac with Andrew Jones and formerly with Audio Alchemy). Larry
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January 29, 2023, 12:07 AM
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Re: 6 Year Old - One Girl Band - Hotel California
Thanks for posting. Great videos. Larry
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January 12, 2023, 10:30 PM
Thread: Are Hi-Fi prices crazy or reasonable?
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Re: Are Hi-Fi prices crazy or reasonable?
If I were getting brain surgery or a complex corporate merger, I would definitely go to the lowest bidder!
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December 16, 2022, 03:47 PM
Thread: New Ownership at Parasound
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Re: New Ownership at Parasound
IIRC, the owner of Music Direct bought Mobile Fidelity when MoFi was in very serious financial difficulty. At the time Music Direct was still in its early stages, I think maybe even running out of...
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December 16, 2022, 02:42 PM
Thread: New Ownership at Parasound
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Re: New Ownership at Parasound
The new owner is saying the right things. He obviously is making an investment in buying the company, so he wants a reasonable ROI. The question is whether his supply chain experience can improve...
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November 30, 2022, 10:16 PM
Thread: Christy McVie has passed
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Re: Christy McVie has passed
I have a tape of her Christine Perfect album (her first solo album IIRC). Her maiden name was Perfect. Wonderful as a singer, pianist and lyricist. Larry
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November 30, 2022, 03:13 PM
Thread: The ultimate Thriller shootout
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Re: The ultimate Thriller shootout
Normally a studio master is the same as a production master. That is a copy of the original master tape which is sent to the mastering engineer who then uses it to cut the lacquer for a vinyl...
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November 30, 2022, 04:48 AM
Thread: The ultimate Thriller shootout
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Re: The ultimate Thriller shootout
Interesting. I have a 2 reel 15ips 2 track tape copy made from a Studio Master by CBS International in Holland. The original tape with catalogue Epic 85930 listed looks like it was made in 1984, it...
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November 23, 2022, 12:27 PM
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Re: TAS: "My Lunch With Andre" - Michael Fremer & Andre Jennings Have a Lunch Chat
Dre, very nice. Nice title also. One of my favorite quirky movies. (For the youngsters out there - "My Dinner with Andre" came out in 1981). Larry
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Re: Animals
It's been in the works for some time. Can't wait to get back to London to see it completed. Did you see the new US Embassy which is pretty close the Battersea Power Station. Our time share in...
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November 6, 2022, 03:47 PM
Thread: Digging deeper into the chip shortage
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Re: Digging deeper into the chip shortage
Two big factors for car manufacturers (Tesla being the big exception) were that they had moved to outsourcing most everything with just in time supplies, except engines and assembly, and also use...
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Re: Animals
Not about the vinyl reissue, but the Pink Floyd Animals and other PF shows. Our niece's husband is an architect and partner in Stufish, the famous entertainment architects based in London. They...
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After 1 year of tremendous enjoyment with my new gear, I have been so lucky to audition a Gryphon Antileon EVO. Being dazzled by the sheer control through unlimited power and resulting vividness and...
Upgrade on the way...