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What Is a Master Tape? Acoustic Sounds’ Chad Kassem Explains


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The vinyl is exceptional, but damn, the SACD is also superb. Home run. If you have an SACD player, I highly...

Used? IMF speakers
New? Perraux amp and preamp

But truthfully, it was the 1970’s and everything is now a blur!


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Esoteric E-02 Phono Preamplifier | 10 Audio


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Welcome!


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This will sound like a PC answer, but truly in between. If pressed, I would say closer to the K1X. In years past, the K-03 versions were quite close to the K-01 versions. With XD, that’s not the...

Congrats Randy! SimAudio builds a terrific piece of kit.

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My favorite Harbeth’s!


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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.


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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...

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...

True. A little bit of a work around, but doable.


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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.
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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...

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...

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...

B side, album 1. CRANK IT!

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Looks awesome Brian! Love that finish.


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Delivered!!


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These shipping companies are a nightmare. A daily nightmare. Fingers crossed things work out today.


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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.

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I’m an expert in asking: who’s your dealer on this?


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