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  1. Zeotrope

    Metaxas Papillon

    Starting a thread for the bigger brother to the highly acclaimed Metaxas Tourbillon, the Papillon. Some interesting facts about this machine: • Kostas Metaxas certainly knows his stuff when it comes to tape machines: he has been professionally recording on tape for 30 some years, with over 300...
  2. Zeotrope

    Ballfinger vs Mataxas vs Analog Audio Design

    Has anyone seen and heard products from the 3 companies currently making new R2R machines? Curious to know how they compare from those who have experienced these companies’ products.
  3. Zeotrope

    DarTZeel Cartridges

    Looking forward to hearing impressions on how they sound. Pricing and a little more info can be found here: https://neverheardbefore.com/ (Be Very careful if you add the NFS 00 to your cart by mistake!) Have to love Hervé's humour!
  4. Zeotrope

    A for Ara Horn Speakers

    Has anyone auditioned these? I am planning to go to their workshop in the Catskills to hear them at some point. Here’s a short review: https://www.stereophile.com/content/brilliant-corners-3-horns-dilemma151a-ara-speakers-lejonklou-källa-streaming-dac
  5. Zeotrope

    Avoid buying from Deutsche Grammophon.com?

    Perhaps someone who has ordered from DG.com can comment on what’s going on. I’m astonished by the horrible customer service and no one seems to know where my shipment is. I spent about $2000 ordering a few Supersense/“Mastercut” records from https://store.deutschegrammophon.com/ The shipment...
  6. Zeotrope

    SME V12 Bridge Removal

    Who has removed the bridge from their SME V12 tonearm? I was told by several people that it sounds better with the bridge removed, as it’s just decorative, so that’s what I did. But I never compared the sound with it on vs off…
  7. Zeotrope

    Building a world-class Horn system for Small Rooms

    After nearly 7 years, I think it's time to create a thread for my journey, in the hopes that it may inspire or help others with their own audiophile ambitions. My hypothesis was that world-class reproduction could be achieved in a small (~11'5" x 12'8" x 7'8) room. I think I have achieved it. I...
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    Lampizator Gulfstream?

    Hi all, I’m not seeing much content on the Gulfstream streamer, is it just too new for reviews?

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