mgattmch
Responses from mgattmch
| Reel to reel , is it real the hype! I got into R2R this year (fully refurbished 2T HS Revox B77 Mk2 and 2T HS PR99 Mk2). With the right, expensive, tape nothing beats a 15ips, 2T well-recorded R2R tape for SQ. Plain and simple, why do you think high end manufacturers are now using R... | |
| What Is This Music OK, worked it out; London Grammar, Hey Now! Just put myself out of me self inflicted misery. | |
| Commercial Vinyl Record Cleaning Service San Francisco Bay Area? Thanks mspot, i took you recommendation and went to Original Vinyl in San Francisco to have 4 Sheffield Lab records cleaned. All came back looking like new and are whisper quiet when played. The transformation was night and day! | |
| Gale 401's I have a pair of fully refurbished GS401A speakers, here are my thoughts on them:https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7324If you live in the UK, David Smith at www.vintagegale.com is an invaluable source of help if you want to have your speakers ... | |
| 110v vintage receiver to 230v US to France step up transformer See this post on the same subject:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/anybody-bold-enough-to-try-a-voltage-conversion-on-your-ownSee the reply from me (mgattmch), this will answer your question re 220V to 110V step down transformer. You can pur... | |
| Is There Any Reason To Buy A Reel-To-Reel Machine Nowadays?? Ever notice at HiFi/AV shows today, most high end manufacturers use R2R tape to demonstrate their equipment. Wonder why? All I can say is I just got back into R2R and purchased a fully refurbished Revox B77 MK2, HS 2T machine. First tape (15ips, N... | |
| Reel To Reel Connection Question I am a new adopter of RtR technology. My first pre-recorded tape is a second generation copy Lyn Stanley Live at Bernies, recorded at 15ips, 2T. I can honestly say, after being a HiFi enthusiast for over 50 years, hands down the best recording I h... | |
| Yamaha NS1000M tweeter angle. I used to own a pair of NS1000M speakers, owned them from new for 35 years and regret selling them. As far as I can remember the tweeters on my speakers sat perfectly flat. Your speakers have probably been repaired at some time and the replacement... | |
| Package Lost in US Customs My advice, be patient with ISC USPS New York, very, very patient! My tale of woe; I ordered a Revox PR-99 in early January, from Techtrader in Switzerland. Sat in Switzerland for nearly a month. Then sits in ISC USPS NY for nearly 2 months. Lots ... | |
| Do you ever miss vintage gear you no longer have? I sure do. Sold a fully refurbished Krell KSA-250 amp 10 years ago and missed it ever since. Arguably the best sounding power amp I have ever owned. The other item of HiFi equipment I regret selling were a pair of Yamaha NS1000M speakers I purch... | |
| Audirvana and Tidal Synchronization Problem Just solved my own problem. Yes, as simple as deleting the old version of Audirvana Plus from my laptop. | |
| Reel-to-Reel deck service shop recommendations What is everyone experience with http://analogrules.com/ ? Are they a reputable vendor? Certainly look interesting from their web page. | |
| Anyone buys master tape dubs ? I have just got in R2R recordings (Revox B77, MK2, 2T, HS) and have just purchased my first tape; Lyn Stanley, Live At Bernies. All I can say is wow! Probably the best recoded and sounding music source I have ever heard. That good, really did soun... | |
| Apogee Acoustics repair Apogee Divas are one of the best speakers I have ever heard, period. Worth talking to Rich Murry at TSW about restoring them. Full restored they are reputed to be among the best sounding speakers in the world! Ken Kessler of HiFi News certainly th... | |
| Pre-Recorded Reel To Reel Tape Recommendations Mine is 2T, HS. |