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    The most luxurious - and best ? - vinyl piano LP of the last 50 years ?... Marcelle Meyer / Debussy album first release 2019

    Glenn Armstrong of Coup d'Archet released three series of limited edition LPs in the early 2000s, and series II featured Marcelle Meyer playing Mozart. The other recordings are all wonderful in these three series. I subscribed to all of them. You might be able to find them on the secondary...
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    Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover

    I cross over at 400Hz.
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    Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover

    The differences in the sound signature of different amp technologies are overwhelmed by those between different driver technologies. A midrange horn compression driver with a metal diaphragm has a very different character from that of a dynamic bass driver with paper pulp cone, and in fact...
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    Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover

    Why should that be ?
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    The Greatest Rachmaninoff 3rd of all time?

    Original Mercury releases can be very variable, and I have found that the info on the dead wax do not really help. I have a copy of the original production master tape of this recording, and I prefer the sound to the Speakers Corner. If you can find reasonably priced copies of the original LP...
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    Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover

    Most commercial loudspeakers have compromises that require tweeks in the crossover to work well. I have talked to Greg Timbers about the JBL DD67000 Everest, the last statement loudspeaker he designed at JBL before being forced out by the new owners. He said he was frustrated because the...
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    UHQR Aja

    It is true my cartridge is on the bright side as I only loaded it with 500 ohms. Should go lower. My Aja LP is a Japanese pressing, which was more popular in Hong Kong in those days. These tend to sound clean but sterile. I have not compared the modern reissues. I prefer my tape, which...
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    The ultimate Reiner/CSO Scheherazade in analog

    Ansermet's first stereo version was with the Paris Conservatoire orchestra, and the second with OSR. The later version is much preferred.
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    Anyone had a chance to try the MoFi Master Phono yet?

    Hope it doesn't convert the signal to digital somewhere in there...... ;)
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    Analog Audio Design TP-1000

    I looked through the service manual, but it only gave instructions on the mechanical parts. Looking at the inside of the machine, the components have not been potted. I don't fancy trying to take mine apart, but looking at the cards for sale on E-bay, they seem to have edge connectors which...
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    Analog Audio Design TP-1000

    The Nagra IV-S was designed primarily as a recorder. The playback function was really just for monitoring. I have both the T Audio and the IV-S, and there is a big difference between the two on playback. However, the IV-S is a fantastic recorder. Someone might be able to improve upon the...
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    New Reel-to-Reel Titles - 4-Track?

    Indeed. The subscription for the first Tape Project series at $2000 for 10 tapes seems like a dream now......
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    New Reel-to-Reel Titles - 4-Track?

    Would recordings made from DIN two track heads with 0.75mm separation play better on 4 track heads ? I think most 2 track 15ips releases today have 0.75mm track separation.
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    New Reel-to-Reel Titles - 4-Track?

    I went back and checked out the DSD128 transfers I made of my 4 track tapes. I listened to the quiet intervals between music tracks and cannot detect any crosstalk at all on the random recordings I chose. There is sometimes pre-echo and post-echo, but I cannot hear anything else even with the...
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    New Reel-to-Reel Titles - 4-Track?

    The crosstalk issue with 1/4 track tape really depends on the head and the alignment. If properly done, crosstalk should not be a problem. The Ampex made 1/4 track tapes esp. from the late 60s and early 70s. can sound astonishingly good. The classical titles are a steal. I have bought NOS...
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