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    adrianywu replied to the thread Belt Drive vs Direct Drive and which one?.
    Quite surprisingly, the acoustics was great. No obvious treatment, and the subwoofers were not even noticeable until turned off. The...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Belt Drive vs Direct Drive and which one?.
    I have very limited experience with direct drive TTs, only having heard the new Thorens TD124dd and the EMT 950 in more than passing. I...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Metaxas Papillon.
    There are very few people left in the tape department at Nagra, shocking as this may seem. Now that Hubert Bartels has fully retired...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Metaxas Papillon.
    W&F figures published by European manufacturers are generally DIN unweighted. Other figures are specifically stated when published, and...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Metaxas Papillon.
    The reason why THD is a poor measurement is because it fails to distinguish between consonant (harmless) and dissonant (harmful)...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Metaxas Papillon.
    Are you now saying that intermodulation distortion also does not matter to sound quality as well ? "So the measurement is essentially...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Archiving vinyl/tape.
    I have been archiving all my master tapes to DSD128 using the Tascam DA3000. This recorder is a self contained unit that does not...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Metaxas Papillon.
    The quoted figures from the Nagra and Revox are at 15 ips. At 30 ips, the figures are lower. Typical figure with the Nagra T is...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Metaxas Papillon.
    It is probably real, but it does not matter. The Nagra T's W&F is <0.032%, and even the lowly Revox B77 is <0.08%. But the Metaxas is...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Tape Pancakes, Oh No!.
    Hi Ron, I have a contact with a Chinese factory that supplies reels and packaging to tape manufacturers, and you can buy the flanges...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Living Voice R80 OBX.
    That's interesting that you chose the R80 then. I found the R80 and the VOX cut pretty much from the same cloth. The R80 of course...
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Metaxas Papillon.
    I think you are confusing the saying "good specs do not guarantee good sound" with " good specs are not necessary for good sound"
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Metaxas Papillon.
    That's what people would say if they can't achieve decent specs.
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    adrianywu replied to the thread Living Voice R80 OBX.
    Congratulations for making an excellent choice. I know Kevin and Lynn well, having bought the VOX Olympian/Elysian about 8 years ago...
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