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    My friend´s new toy!

    Ampex 300 I don't come much to this forum so I was surprised, while taking a quick look, to see my Ampex 300. The machine was purchased NOS (yep, NOS) and the fine guys at "the history of recorded sound" serviced and set it up. They are into vinyl cutting lathes restoring and do know their...
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    R2R shootout session last night

    Plug and play. Do you have a BR-20?
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    R2R shootout session last night

    The stepups were a patch since I couldn't use the Tascam heads directly to the Seduction. When I first rewired the Tascam the signal level was too low and the S/N level was unacceptable. Then I did some research and found out that these heads have much lower impedance too. So I tried the MC...
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    R2R shootout session last night

    The shootout Fernando mentions was really fun. To be more specific the decks were a Mike Spitz rebuilt ATR 102, a Bottlehead modded Technics 1500 with extended repro head, a Tim de Paravicini 1520 and a Tascam BR20 rewired for external preamp. We compared the Seduction with the Tape Repro. As...
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    What's Everybody Using at Home to Playback Their Reel to Reel Tapes?

    An ATR-102 rebuilt by ATR Services as a rack mount (FOAK for Mike Spitz) with Bottlehead tube repro and Ironbut Dolby processor. The transport has, in addition to the full compliment of 1/2 track heads, a 1/4 track playback head. It has switches to select between the 1/4 and 1/2 playback heads...
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    Hi from Mexico

    Hi guys, you may recognize me from other forums. I'm Xavier Cortes from Mexico. Although not an expert as many of you I've been well into this hobby for some years already. I have a tendency to build things myself. I'm addicted to analog and haven't seriously listened for a CD for many...

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