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  1. tony ky ma

    How I made head direct out of Studers

    Out broad amp is a kind of up grade of tape recorder but how to connect to the head is a question. closer is better too far away (too long cable or weirs) will create problems. here what I did with A80RC A810 and PR99 In A80RC very simple use two extra card (pictures) to replace repro card...
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    Reel to Reel Head Wire out and associated topics

    Copies from master tape can't be quality 100% same as the master especially transparency must down for some %, people who using out broad play back amp instead stock amp in their deck will understand what happen . for vinyl cutting sound quality is depend the in put quality too, most of today's...
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    blue ray player play LPCM DVD copy directly dub from analogue master tape

    I used a DVD recorder to make a copy in LPCM 96K sampleing format directly from ultraanaloguerecordings' master tape which recently recorded Carmen Fantasy play by T Narita and YY Lee, the way to play the DVD back is a OPPO blue ray player digital out put to a MERIDIAN 566 DAC and compare...
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    DIY of power shielding inter connect cable

    I been a DIYer of cables ( power, interconnect tonearm ) in 10 years ago, I used many different materials and different construction ways to see how they were in difference , finally I found with power shielding was the best of them ,since that there are no new idea come out to my mind so I did...
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    The better way to EQ your system

    in my experience to use an add on style of multi amps system is the most easy way to adjust the best EQ of the listening area, in the old time people use EQ amp for that purpose but will add a lot of contacts and controls also because of those will give up lot of transparency and emotion, end up...
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    Yo Yo Ma and Xiang Yu

    Here are some news of Xiang Yu Dear Friends, For those who attented our May 24 concert, you would know that Xiang has just been signed by C-M Artists Management of New York & he's just had his debut with the Houston Symphony playing the Bruch Concerto on June 20. Xiang just...
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    What to do with a problem Counterpoint SA-12

    I have not touch power amp project for long time since I put my interest to R2R, a problem SA-12 come to me with distortion in one channel after a hour to play, SA-12 's design is tube in gain stage FET for output, problem is come from FET but the owner want to change to a all tubes amp and ask...
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    Samples of sound track started in our website new

    Hi guys Ed Pong had put a lot of sound track's sample into our website that you guys can listen to see which classical music you will like to listen and the recording quality too also performer's skill from your computer www.ultraanaloguerecordings.com tony ma
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    4 new tapes of our last concert released

    Hi guys JV wrote about R2R and tapes in TAS July but I think he don't have enough in put for him to comment about deck and amp or recording quality, still we are so happy which he said that chamber music lover's dream come true by our tapes. for who had Yu/Eldon play Czardas in Violin encore...
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    A double basses recording tape relesased

    Hi To who has very good low frequency reproduce system and can play 15ips tape, we just released a double basses with cello and double basses with piano recording. Jeffrey Beecher is the principal double basses of TSO, also play with YO YO Ma in Silkroad Ensemble, the cello in this recording...
  11. tony ky ma

    Reply to Jason Porter about Telefunken M15A questions

    Jason PM me of M15A tips because he got the machine, and I try to answer in here maybe more people like to know about too 1) power is 240v, no way of rewire, use step up transformer if in 115v area, isolated + step up transformer is a good choose 2) if head block is face up then use Ki's way...
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    The marriage of Studer and Telfumkun

    The project finally is done but for the playback only first, just on time of TAVES show in Toronto on 28 September, the machine will be in Tri Cell room to play with our tapes, the recording part will be later on to complete the whole thing. I put a switch that can to play with the Studer B62's...
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    Can you believe this ?

    Our Beethoven cello sonata tape in E Bay started $35 and end up at $335 ! 6 people bite on over $210 (ref 221113999223), this is for sure not done by us and that is not the only one in world, we still have the master, I am afraid Ed Pong will start to think about the price too (joke) tony ma
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    More pictures of our concert

    We just did another live recording on a concert, this time Stereopal.com's members had come too, they took a lot of pictures and made some comments in their web of home visiting, although some of the pictures are already showed before but they are like really pro much better this time, please...
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    There are two new beautiful violin music tapes ready to go

    Hi guys I don't know too much about classical music but my favor is easy listening classical music like Massenet-Meditation which had been recorded so many times by different players, so far the best performed and the best sound is known by Michael Rabin's Magic Bow of Capitol's LP, now this LP...
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    Pictures about ultraanaloguerecordings

    Hi There are a lot of pictures from a web site of home visiting in Toronto by a group http://www.stereopal.com/Homevisit/Edward%20Pong.htm fun for visit tony ma
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    Hong Kong still not yet ready for R2R

    I bought tapes and CD with me to visit Hong Kong, hopefully can let some Hi End guys to taste our recording but none of the Hi End store has a tape deck even they still use CD for the main source very little to use vinyl for showing, I find out the reason, the rent of shop is very high in Hong...
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    What does high out put tape means ?

    It means can store stronger signal. nWb/m to present their level, for example , Ampex 406 is 250 nWb/m (low) 456 is 355 nWb/m (medium) 499/GP9/SM900 is 500 nWb/m (high). in recording, we have to set the recording bias for different tapes, reason for the head rooms 406 can set for 185 nWb/m and...
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    396 nwb/m too hot for your R2R deck ?

    Old time master tape recorded at 185 nwb/m because tape's out put was limited at that level in their time, today we used highest out put tape 499/GP9 for master in 396 nwb/m recording and the copies use RMG SM900, also in 396 nwb/m, if your machine is set for 250 nwb/m will be too hot to play...
  20. tony ky ma

    A CD ready from our tape

    Hi All We have a CD copy ready from our Beethoven tape for someone who want to make sure the recording quality first before to go for the tape, tony ma ultraanaloguerecordings.com
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    modification Studer A80VU into play back only deck

    Friend's A80VU left channel blasted with smoke, he asked me not to fix it but modify it with tube like I did in A80RC, and also he like to use as play back only. the audio electronic between this two models are not the same only in same transport, VU separate the out put into other card from...
  22. tony ky ma

    Finally our website of prerecorded tape is done

    Hi guys my partner had put the website on , www.ultraanaloguerecordings.com so far we have two sets ready, they are all legal because we have the copy right, my job was all the electronics and live recording operator , the rest were done by my partner, try to take a visit and see if you will...
  23. tony ky ma

    Anyone got goose bumps happen in listening good sound ?

    Normally goose bumps happen in fear or scare, but it happen to me when I listen to the best recorded mastering tape last night. also friends did too at the first time listening of the tape , does anyone get the same experience in listening of your best sounding music at your first time listening...
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    Telefunken M15A what a beautiful mechanism but disappointed stock sound

    The design and construction of M15A's mechanism is the most beautiful thing in the R2R's world. solid as a piece iron and it's smooth operation no other makes can compare, every friend of mine must say wow in the first sight when it run but we didn't say wow when it sang maybe impressed by the...
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    Installation of new head to Studer A80RC

    In the year 60 to 80, we never think about changing or replace heads to our tape deck because we don't have chance to play with pro machine, today although not too many people go back to tape play maybe only those Hi End guys will. but we can have pro machine in a real bargain price today but...
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    Final touch up for Studer A80 RC's modification;

    In the modification of A80RC, I did the record amp with tubes and silver transformer first, at that time Electric Print Audio still got enough silver wire for the project and told me that will be all, he won't store anymore silver with today's price, so when I did the repro amp's mods that had...
  27. tony ky ma

    A simple tube circuit for Studer A80's repro amp modification

    Finally A80 got a tube out-put stage in play back, I keep the first stage for EQ and second stage for calibrate of the original, just make a very simple tube circuit each channel with only one single tube, one transformer for out-put, one 2.4v rechargeable battery for bias and one resistor in...
  28. tony ky ma

    Try to make it work again Studer B62

    Since to play with R2R two years ago, have not look at vinyl, cables amps anymore, my crazy friend who like to play game on Ebay, whatever Telefunken, Studer in good price, he will go for them and he just bought a Studer B62 from England, but the packing was very poor,carton box was broken when...
  29. tony ky ma

    The sound of Chinese Tape Project

    I just got one of their 5 albums from China, they charged similar level of Tape Project but can pick just one single album, this one is violin music and the rest 4 are pop vocal , They say to use A820 in dubbing also can be dub to order in size or speed even in track, After listening, no wow...
  30. tony ky ma

    Hybrid vs Pure

    Too many debates in Tube vs SS, how about Hybrid vs Pure ? some doesn't count like filament power supply by IC regulator because it will not affect to the sound quality. but in B+ will do. and digital will never in pure tube because no pure tube DAC. there are many hybrid amp in market before or...

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