mikelavigne
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| The dangerous world of Reel-to-Reel Tape thanks @mijostyn for the response. it’s a huge effort these days to have a top tape deck and acquire the proper media, and few have the commitment to do it. but it does deliver fully. it’s kind of a crazy thing, to be honest about it. dabbling ... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? Esoteric costs ??? @lewm Esoteric T1---$72,500 without arm, $80,000 with the TA-9D Ikeda arm and arm board. arm boards are approximately $3000 each, and take 90-120 days to get. the Esoteric T1 sounds better with an OCXO 10mhz clock. the be... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? I wonder why you describe it as a "magnetic drive idler", since according to the Fremer review there is no conventional idler wheel, and the platter is driven by magnetic induction, such that the drive force is applied at a distance from the plat... | |
| The dangerous world of Reel-to-Reel Tape All I can say is that IMHE, with modern digital recordings, High Res digital is superior to analog R2R. @mijostyn please describe your most recent experience supporting that viewpoint. the particulars of the digital source and tape. it is ex... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? @mattdrummer exciting to be contemplating turntables of this level, i use to own the Rockport Sirius III, and you own the Caliburn. heady stuff. personally not heard either of the OMA tt’s, but i am impressed with what i’ve read about them. how... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz "if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all" | |
| The dangerous world of Reel-to-Reel Tape if you really want everything tape can offer, this is what gets you there. https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/ak-hot-rodded-ampex-atr-102s-w-mr-70-preamps-replaces-my-studers.36288/ read the first post which describes the upgrades and custom... | |
| How good is good enough? huh? | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? through 80s @elrod seriously? what about 80’s music will live forever? culturally more about silly comedy movies than any music. no lasting musical culture came from those years....compared to the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s. ’Thriller’ and ’M-TV’ w... | |
| Goodbye Everyone Best Wishes Elliot, with all that stuff. Take care! | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? ahha, Amir did load your lips. 20 year old hifi history. not quite what happened many many years ago. Amir drags this out from time to time. sigh. is that the best you can do? you need to be a better troll. anything original from you yourself? | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? When audiophiles perceive audible differences where non exist in casual non level matched non time synchronized comparisons it isn’t due to a placebo effect. It is due to how we hear, process and remember sound. We can not effectively compare an ... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? if the amp is transparent, which most modern SS amps are if they aren’t clipping then all of the musical attributes encoded in the audio signal will be passed through to the speakers. By definition that’s what transparent does. @scottwheel so... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? transparent is all of those things if those things are in the recording. Transparent means the output is audibly indistinguishable from the input other than the gain. If one wants some additional seasoning then euphonically colored amps are an op... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Mike, unless I missed it, you need a custom tube playback head outboard preamp for your Ampexes. @inna you missed it. :-) done and done. both my Ampex ATR-102 decks have MR-70 Nuvistor tube preamps. both decks have direct out from the hea... |