Golucid's Rig [Equipment]

Steve said:
Congrats Mike! David you're up next....and you can get original blue reels for it too!

Try looking in Canada. A810 was popular in studios there.
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I want! I am disturbed that Mike has one and I don't [lol]
 
Mike said:
If it arrives safe and sound, I will post it up for sure.
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I hope it is packed in a big wooden shipping crate that can be forklifted if it is not being hand delivered by the seller. It might be only an A810, but it is still a heavy beast.

David...Be thorough with your hunt including the logistics. Best of luck with your search.
 
David...If you are serious about considering tape further, don't expect that recording onto tape will give you anymore sonic magic. Playback of a first or second generation master tape copy will certainly give you more than its vinyl equivalent with the right setup. But if you are making recordings from your own analogue sources, expect nothing more than convenient playback, vinyl and stylus preservation. There is no such thing about making something sound better by re-recording a copy of it. More likely, you will make the copy sound different, an inferior outcome.

Vintage tape equipment also requires on-going care and maintenance, so if you aren't prepared to be technically enthusiastic, the wow factor will wane very quickly.

Being a tape head, fringes towards the eccentric side of audiophilia. Typically reserved for those who want to listen to the very best from a extremely limited and exclusive range of expensive software and those who have grown up with it or are nostalgic about it.

Yes your chicks will dig the novelty but they probably won't appreciate a mountain of electronics constituting a complex HiFi rig.

Sometimes less is more.
 
Steve, you are King in this world as far as I see it. As a new audiophile of about 2 years, I am admittedly impetuous, impatient, recalcitrant and a bit neurotic with this new found passion. I certainly am void of any of the the qualities you posses with your R2R passion. You point out the skills required...I ain't got it in me!

Thanks for being blunt - I was under the false impression I would improve sound transferring vinyl to tape. Thanks for saving me 10k plus.
 
David, gorgeous system(s) and images! I wonder how young of a novice are we talking about here..wanna know if I could beat you?
 
David, How you like the Kiss speakers ? I used own the Music speakers with my Macintosh and enjoyed my time with them.

How you compare the Kiss VS Summit X ?
 
kzhtoo said:
David, gorgeous system(s) and images! I wonder how young of a novice are we talking about here..wanna know if I could beat you?
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I have only been an audiophile for about 2 years. I am very new. I still get diaper rash!
 
Paul said:
David, How you like the Kiss speakers ? I used own the Music speakers with my Macintosh and enjoyed my time with them.

How you compare the Kiss VS Summit X ?
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I like them very much. I run the right along side the Martin Logan Summit X. I am a fan of electrostatic but like the sense of warmth I hear from the Vienna's. The blend nicely for me. AND, I have been lectured a lot about running two different speakers...bla bla bla. I like to break rules and I am vigilantly disobedient. For me an unlikely pairing is a sweet spot for me.
 
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