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Today, 01:11 AM

Mike replied to a thread What are you listening to tonight ? in Music Forum

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Yesterday, 11:03 PM

TheOctopus replied to a thread What are you listening to tonight ? in Music Forum

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Yesterday, 10:49 PM

joeinid replied to a thread Meet the magic eye vacuum tube in Vacuum Tubes & Valves

My dad had a big fisher stereo system with those tubes when I was a kid, good times.

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Yesterday, 10:43 PM

TheOctopus replied to a thread Meet the magic eye vacuum tube in Vacuum Tubes & Valves

Radio tuning indicator primarily? They are cool. I do recall seeing radios with those when I was a kid

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Yesterday, 10:17 PM

TheOctopus replied to a thread Harbeth 30.2 in a new room. in Harbeth Loudspeakers

Thanks Joe. Not exactly sure where the big room system will take me yet. I could go with the PrimaLuna Evo tube DAC and this Jazz room will be golden. I have the Luxman integrated and the Luxman SACD for the big room then. So a streamer and speakers...

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Yesterday, 10:02 PM

joeinid replied to a thread Harbeth 30.2 in a new room. in Harbeth Loudspeakers

Great news Serge! Looking forward to seeing what goes in the bigger room. :)

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Yesterday, 09:55 PM

joeinid replied to a thread Volti in Speakers

I’ve only heard the Vittora (spelling?) and they were beautiful. The smaller ones were not in full production at that time.

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Yesterday, 09:52 PM

joeinid replied to a thread Volti in Speakers

I remember when he did that at the show. Does demonstrate the horn shape affecting the sound.

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Yesterday, 09:30 PM

TheOctopus replied to a thread Harbeth 30.2 in a new room. in Harbeth Loudspeakers

Mike you have the advantage of listening to them all so I'll take your word for it. I only have the 30.2 and they are definitely keeping me happy. Dialed them in a bit more. 1/4 inch at a time to get them to focus better and improve coherence....

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Yesterday, 09:18 PM

Mike replied to a thread Harbeth 30.2 in a new room. in Harbeth Loudspeakers

My favorite Harbeth’s! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Yesterday, 09:02 PM

TheOctopus started a thread Harbeth 30.2 in a new room. in Harbeth Loudspeakers

I had my 30.2’s in a room that was 30x30 for two years now. They were great in that large space. No problem filling the room with music. I don’t listen at rock convert levels so 70dB average is the usual range for me. Moved my system to a much...

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Yesterday, 08:52 PM

Randy Myers replied to a thread New amp incoming in Headphones & Earbuds

Bryston does indeed make a great amp! I got sick of the mis-information and misleading advertisement with HeadAmp :(... so I cancelled my order. I came across a deal on a brand new SimAudio which is a state of the art headphone amp... so I...

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Yesterday, 08:27 PM

CPP replied to a thread New amp incoming in Headphones & Earbuds

Well I couple of things here, Bryston doesn't make a HPA 1,its a BHA-1.. PASS LABS makes the HPA-1 and yes its awesome when I tried it, but way outside my budget. So I picked up a used BHA-1.

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Yesterday, 08:06 PM

the professor replied to a thread Volti in Speakers

Great speakers made by a great guy!

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Yesterday, 04:41 PM

Mike replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

Yup, two different approaches for recording. A820 is the real deal for recording which tape machines were designed for back then. Today, the focus is more playback for most. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Yesterday, 04:38 PM

the professor replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

I have NO experience with the A820. But as I've seen the internals of the A80 that I have, there is no way that those servos, motors would fit into the much smaller A810 box. So I know they are not the same - there might be no sound difference...

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Yesterday, 04:18 PM

Mike replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

If you’re into audio by the pound, yes that would matter. The weight of the A820 comes from it’s stand, sheer size and other structures internally as you have mentioned. The A810 was designed purposely as a portable unit, so areas for size and...

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Yesterday, 03:29 PM

joeinid replied to a thread Have you seen this BestBuy Tidal offer? in Computer/Digital Audio

If you have a BB online account, it’s $99.99 My renewal was set for tomorrow so it worked out great for me. I just renewed for one year and will auto renew for the $119.99 My $20 a month tidal is now $8.33 a month for one more year, then $9.99...

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Yesterday, 01:28 PM

Puma Cat replied to a thread *NEW* Shunyata Omega Ethernet in Shunyata Research

Yep, that sounds about right.

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Yesterday, 01:27 PM

Mike replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

Mike, you’re off. The 810 and 820 have the exact same playback mechanism. It’s all in the recording side the differences. And for playback only, the 1500 Technics is excellent, especially rebuilt by J Corder. From Ki Choi: “both share all...

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Yesterday, 01:14 PM

joeinid replied to a thread Meet the magic eye vacuum tube in Vacuum Tubes & Valves

Those are very cool, I think.

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Yesterday, 01:01 PM

Mike replied to a thread Meitner MA-3 DAC in emm Labs/Meitner Products

True. A little bit of a work around, but doable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Yesterday, 12:55 PM

Mike replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

George, the hiss of tape is there with digital (from tapes) as well, but excessive hiss on R2R playback can come from many sources: bad caps, caps going bad, dirty tape heads, bad tape heads, etc. With a copy of the master tape, you are closer...

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Yesterday, 12:21 PM

the professor replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

Top notch R2R setups are expensive and there are certainly limited tapes available and they are very expensive. And not all are well recorded/saved. I can't recommend for anybody to get into tape. But - the sound is amazing, simply...

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Yesterday, 12:19 PM

Mike replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

The A820 Vs A810 is almost identical, the only difference being in the recording side. If it’s playback only, it’s identical. Most 810’s can be had for $10-15k fully refurbished, wired with external outputs, flux heads, etc. I own two. There...

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Yesterday, 11:15 AM

TheOctopus replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

Thanks for sharing Jim. Great story and memories. Nice brief video on the history of Studer. The Studer Legend - the history of our tape machines The Studer Legend - the history of our tape machines - YouTube

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Yesterday, 10:54 AM

Mike replied to a thread Meitner MA-3 DAC in emm Labs/Meitner Products

It all depends on whether you want Roon or not. The LinQ doesn’t do Roon, only HQ Player. I frankly think the Aqua La Scala v2 is incredibly engaging and musical. The MA3 sounds smooth and musical, takes longer than most DAC’s to break in and...

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Yesterday, 02:30 AM

Puma Cat replied to a thread What Cartridge on your Rega in Rega

I'm seriously thinking about it; if they will let me purchase this particular unit. I've thought about it a lot.

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January 22, 2021, 11:42 PM

joeinid replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

Holy cow! I had no clue.

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January 22, 2021, 11:23 PM

TheOctopus replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

$800 for the 2 reel sets. Most are $400-600. Only a few hundred R2R tapes available for purchase new as far as I know. https://elusivedisc.com/music/reel-to-reel-tape/ A Studer A820 is going for $39k on Ebay... Of course there are cheaper...

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January 22, 2021, 10:58 PM

Calvin replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

I agree, but the quality, the quality!

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January 22, 2021, 10:55 PM

joeinid replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

I think Mike told me R2R tapes can cost upwards of $500-600 dollars each. Not for the faint of heart.

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January 22, 2021, 10:53 PM

Calvin replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

My father had a R2R. I’m not sure what his favorite was - Vinyl or R2R. Both beat digital - i.e. SACD, CD, and Streaming. I’m surprised that more so-called audiophiles don’t own a R2R - me, a mere music lover, included. “I’m sure a new setup...

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January 22, 2021, 09:57 PM

joeinid started a thread Have you seen this BestBuy Tidal offer? in Computer/Digital Audio

Looks like you get the year upfront for $99.99 then auto renews for $119.99 per year afterwards. www.bestbuy.com Log in and search for Tidal

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January 22, 2021, 09:47 PM

Mike replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

It’s highly unlikely anyone has a dynamic recording they listen to which wouldn’t work with tape. Also, it’s unlikely someone can hear 20khz, so who cares if you can record above that. I will happily put my tape up against any other format and...

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January 22, 2021, 09:11 PM

joeinid replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

Tape is supposed to be the best sound quality. I’ve only experienced an older Sony reel to reel and it was pretty awesome. I’m sure a new setup properly done should be excellent.

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January 22, 2021, 08:22 PM

Randy Myers replied to a thread New amp incoming in Headphones & Earbuds

Cool, sounds like that will be a great speakers amp. I currently use a Bel Canto and a classic McIntosh that I switch depending on mood. Of course the amp I am talking about here is a headphone amp. 400 wpc with headphones would make me death...

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January 22, 2021, 06:47 PM

TheOctopus replied to a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

A friend of mine had a very nice R2R collection and we listened to quite a bit of music that way over his well setup system in the 90's. I'll say dynamic range, frequency response and tape hiss be damned, it still sounded so analog and so "right"

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January 22, 2021, 06:07 PM

joeinid started a thread Meet the magic eye vacuum tube in Vacuum Tubes & Valves

Meet The Magic Eye Vacuum Tube | Hackaday

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January 22, 2021, 03:20 PM

Randy Myers replied to a thread What Cartridge on your Rega in Rega

So are you going to keep the review table? It looks really awesome to me!

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January 22, 2021, 03:13 PM

Puma Cat replied to a thread What Cartridge on your Rega in Rega

Using the review Planar 10 with the Rega Apheta 3 MC cart pre-installed. I really like it. It is very, very detailed and very, very neutral.

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January 22, 2021, 03:12 PM

Randy Myers replied to a thread New amp incoming in Headphones & Earbuds

Well it is supposed to be worth the wait, but dam... I thought I would have it right away, not a few weeks later....

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January 22, 2021, 03:04 PM

Calvin replied to a thread New amp incoming in Headphones & Earbuds

That’s not a good business model. I won’t be happy either. Sorry Randy ...

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January 22, 2021, 02:48 PM

Randy Myers replied to a thread New amp incoming in Headphones & Earbuds

Yea, I knew you had the Pass and Focal. Good Stuff! I do love the Abyss Diana Phi's, they also work great with my portable! A tad disappointed with HeadAmp at this point. It has been 8 days now and they took the money out of PayPal yesterday...

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January 22, 2021, 02:30 PM

Calvin replied to a thread New amp incoming in Headphones & Earbuds

I have Focal Utopias with a Pass HPA-1. At this high in the game none of them are bad ... more like different flavors. And the Abyss is delicious ...

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January 22, 2021, 02:17 PM

TheOctopus started a thread How much quality is on a master tape? in General Audio Discussion

Original tape recordings of classics like Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, are treasures to be cherished. But given tape's limited bandwidth and dynamic range, does it make sense to preserve it using high-resolution audio captures? How much quality is...

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January 22, 2021, 02:15 PM

Randy Myers replied to a thread What Cartridge on your Rega in Rega

I do understand....

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January 22, 2021, 02:12 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Another Fyne Deal from Mike - F502SPs are ordered in Fyne Audio

Your not that far for a day trip

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