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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

B side, album 1. CRANK IT!

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Looks awesome Brian! Love that finish. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Delivered!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

These shipping companies are a nightmare. A daily nightmare. Fingers crossed things work out today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Make sure you don’t tilt the speakers beyond a few degrees. The omni’s could damage. Try to keep the speaker as upright as possible. Be very careful of the midrange and tweeter. No touch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I’m an expert in asking: who’s your dealer on this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Congrats Patrick. MBL is certainly a dream system! I sure love mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thank you Bruce. We have a great team and I’ll be sure to pass along your message. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

We have four Sotto Voce’s in the store, we’ve taken them to shows and bounced them around and they’ve always been great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

No, no, let’s chalk it up to room and positioning. All good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The Magico’s are so nice to work with during setup. We had limitations due to WAF (a hard line of 18 inches out into the room) and had to work with the heat from the fire place on the left side. We also had to ensure the TV wasn’t blocked from any...

Nope. Waiting like everyone else. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

ACS10 is ripper, backup, storage, etc. it’s a purposely built music content server designed to replace the computer (for ripping) and NAS (for backup and storage). The N30 will be limited to whatever the largest size SSD drive is (8TB at...

I haven’t heard whether they will or not or how long the stock umbilical cord is. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

This will be an interesting shoot out! I can’t wait to get our N30. The W20SE however remains unique in that it operates on battery power. That’s a huge advantage. But a separate power supply might be right there with it. We shall see. I...

They do. Customer wanted us to leave them in the box.

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WOW! I have to post some videos of my Studer(s) in action. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks Calvin. We have an M6 install coming up in Miami in about 6-8 weeks. That will be a fun day! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The monos gave a great sense of ease and seemed ready to pounce dynamically at a moments notice. Soundstage was also bigger with the monos. I tried to detect whether the stereo might have a different tonal presentation, but really couldn’t detect...

Not really, you have to take into account how important colors are for so many people (Alon, nudge nudge, wink, wink!). Black is fine, but really and truly the S series holds a lot of value for many people, not only sonically, but in the ability to...

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I love those M500’s with the Select II. A perfect match. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Love that Formula. They build a great boat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

How do you avoid the fact that music which goes through the proverbial cocktail blender of analog converted to digital and then converted back again doesn’t lose something? And we won’t even begin to discuss the overuse of compression with digital....

Remastered & Pressed at Quality Record Pressings! Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound From Original Analog Tapes!

Cut by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman from the Original Analog Master Tapes! This Incredible Album From the '70s is Now Available on Two 180 Gram 45rpm LPs & Pressed at Pallas! Great German pressing on this one. Best I’ve ever heard it. ...

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I’m very happy with mine: M17 V2 - NAD Electronics I have the NAD in the family room and the Trinnov in the Home Theater. The NAD is a great performer, better than the Marantz I previously had.

M9 — Magico Loudspeakers

Funny, the ones who say they don’t care about MQA, insist on having it as part of the alphabet soup when buying a new DAC. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

You’ll thank me later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I’m still playing with the filters, but 4fs is my fave so far. I’m also anxiously waiting for Roon certification too. Even though I hate the bugginess of Roon and realize it may not be sonically the best, it will be the best option for the...

So much of that going on with the used market right now. It’s really annoying. The historically speaking there wasn’t always a major difference between the K1 and K3. But with the XD series, there is a significant difference between the...