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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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    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.

    Larry
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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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    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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    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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    Re: Any GA Pilots in our group?

    Thanks. :D
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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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    Re: Mono Lake, Sunset

    Spectacular, almost looks like a Dali painting - so surreal! Larry
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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...
  10. Re: Interesting video on grey market audio goods....

    Start at around 9:50 - no need to start at the beginning.
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    Re: Taylor Swift...Concert of the Decade...

    Only the third year of the decade. Larry
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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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    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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    Re: Axpona 2023 Photos

    I think that is Peter Madnick (formerly of Elac with Andrew Jones and formerly with Audio Alchemy). Larry
  15. Re: 6 Year Old - One Girl Band - Hotel California

    Thanks for posting. Great videos. Larry
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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!

    Larry
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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...
  22. 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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    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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