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  1. J

    New Reel-to-Reel Titles - 4-Track?

    IMHO people collect 1/4-track tape purely for nostalgia and current prices reflect that. Before tape became "a thing" and then a boutique " thing" I collected 1/4 track tapes. I started with the usual Revox machines, ending with a 1/4 track G36. I then had a Studer 67 modified with Nortronics...
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    Belt Drive vs Direct Drive and which one?

    Thank you , I am sorry. I have neither the skills nor patience to mate that to this. They just have to remain another footnote to history albeit possibly the best sounding of all when it is working-which is not often.. But I digress as this is far from the original question so shall not comment...
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    Belt Drive vs Direct Drive and which one?

    Sorry, I meant Tech DAS in the AFO but does not reflect on Tech DAS for the reason stated below. I was merely referring to the beautiful motor they use They, and several others use the biggest motor from Pabst. These are superb, but as built had a fatal flaw. Used by the hundreds in old...
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    Belt Drive vs Direct Drive and which one?

    I own all 3 types of turntables. I have a direct drive, belt drive and idler (actually 3 types of idler). Although not as august as some mentioned here, none of the tables are exactly mid-fi.; I find direct drives to be very precise. They capture notes perfectly and therefore appear very...
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    Natural Sound

    In order to enlighten my side of the argument, I have re-recorded the same song on the same system with the same camera but with digital replay. Hopefully, the levels are similar but as I cannot replay what it recorded in this system, I do not know. For the record: As I live far from others I...
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    Natural Sound

    Thank you for your response. I own 3 horn systems in the same house. I Is as shown, 2 is a system with 2 15-inch TADs in a bass reflex and a horn-loaded TAD compression driver (Kinoshita RM7 SV sort of) and Klipschorns. In other words close to my own, yours and Peter's. I have in the past been...
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    Natural Sound

    What worries me is that I listened to all 4 on headphones with my Apogee headphone amp ( nowhere near SOTA but quite revealing). I came to a certain conclusion. I then listened to the same in my TV room through a huge pair of horn Kinoshita-inspired TADS. What sounded very nice on the one...
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    Natural Sound

    Like before, I do not wish to pollute the thread or comment on the system. It is very fine. As a horn traveller for close to 3 decades, I remain fascinated at how different various horns can sound. I really spark fury on my side if "Industry experts" generalise. For the record. I do not have...
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    4 Track Head On Studer A810

    It was really a long time ago and detail is vague. The A 67 became transport only with outboard Bottlehead Electronics. The stock Studer heads were of too low inductance and were replaced with higher inductance Nortronics Pro heads. John French supplied these and prepared them for use in a...
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    Merry Christmas ‘22

    Best wishes of the season from these horns: As they, in 2023 enter the third decade of continuous service they, despite what the armchair experts and naysayers say, must be doing something right. However, they were vastly inspired by the thoughts of Marcel Rogerro. As we shared no common...
  11. J

    The cars you have loved, or are in love with. Tell us your car history and what each one taught you

    And then, after the Sports and the Ms and after the European 12s and 8s and the gtss and gts, and staring dejectedly at one CT scan too many and talking to one middle-aged woman with anxious eyes too many and attending one funeral of a friend too many, you realize that a man in his 5th or 6th...
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    Natural Sound

    Funny old speaker, the Klipschorn. At first, one is appalled by how bad it is. Then you remove that tiny squawker and tweeter for a bigger horn and driver and tweeter. Then you find the tweeter adds only what is not heard in real life and you remove it. Then you replace the bass driver for...
  13. J

    American Sound AS-2000 Installations- Far East (Tango)

    Dear Tang Thank you for posting this video. I believe David sent you this video to show where in the ballpark he is with your project. To me, it showed that a horn speaker can be without the vices usually associated with that type. Most of the videos I have seen about horn speakers left me...
  14. J

    Dedicated audio room build thread aka The Big Dig

    When your measurement looks like that I have no idea what any speaker would sound like . I’ll be standing outside taking deep breaths. That is what I am saying : Some may love a dead room like your RT 60.Darken it and remove the window and I’ll sense a womb, torture chamber or modern recording...
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    Dedicated audio room build thread aka The Big Dig

    A remarkable project in every way. Thank you for showing it to us. Especially thank you for showing us the room measurements. Although one can never say how a component sounds from measurements you can tell a lot about room measurements. I believe anyone who ever struggled with room measurement...
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    Natural Sound

    Amazing! One paragraph, no one portion of one sentence, to sum up the sound of a component so accurately. No, I did and do not watch videos but own similar to what DDK discusses.Others take page upon page of review and still not nail it. I suppose that is the difference between reviewing as...
  17. J

    Field Coils for Audio Systems

    Twinned unequalised TAD 1601 and 1603 will do this at the listening position. Do really need the slower muddier 1602?
  18. J

    How do fm acoustics' speakers and subwoofers sound?

    Not sure either how they remove clicks &pops but way back when FM was still a pro-company they had an active crossover with very steep slopes in the xo but none of the drawbacks. Maybe they revisited that technology?
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    David Karmeli's Natural Sound in Utah

    "Each speaker had a single horn for mids and highs. They are all from the 20th Century and they all sound delicious ." and "they are all two-way speakers, with 2 large woofers." I hope you realise you stumbled across the secret of life. Whether one adds a super tweeter or sub-bass drive(both a...
  20. J

    New OMA turntable

    While the aesthetic is debatable I do admire the homage
  21. J

    What's best in highly sensitive/efficient speakers.

    As long as your Reel ToReels outnumber your horns, you're still OK. At least that is what I am going to say when they come and fetch me.
  22. J

    Has Magico lost its Touch?

    Unfortunate choice of examples there: So big was Tannoy that in British English a public announcement speaker shall forever be known as a "Tannoy". A bit like a "Thermos". Likewise in the British Empire from Cape Town to Cairo, Johannesburg to Jabalpur any little or big cinema would likely be...
  23. J

    Koetsu

    While ago I was paging through some Hi-Fi News reviews. I came across a review of a Koetsu (I forget the model). It was the usual waffle about the beautiful voices, silky midrange etc. However, in the measurement segment Paul Miller, based on his findings, recommended that the Koetsu be used...
  24. J

    Koetsu

    Hey Bonzo. What can I say? except Gian's was the new Koetsu arm and that the arm will definitely not feature in your Blitzkrieg Approach to audio. There is currently a big scandal here about enormous fraud. At the head of this was a CEO , notorious for flying in, hiring and firing and flying...
  25. J

    Koetsu

    bonzo75 I am not sure why if you feel ddk misunderstood you and responded to whatever you wrote makes his statement inaccurate? I do not agree with a lot ddk believes but find it uncanny how we both end up with similar conclusions and solutions. If you look at older photos of my system you will...
  26. J

    Koetsu

    This used to be 00116: This is the Koetsu arm after an internal wire snapped:
  27. J

    Koetsu

    " What you call energy I call coloration of FR, it’s always punching even when it shouldn’t." In the "Natural Sound " thread
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    Koetsu

    Thank you for the valuable information. Both the Onyx Gold and early arm remain some of my favourite analog products. I may drift away for a while but always come back,astonished at how good they can be while still finding ways to improve both in regarding to matching components,loading etc...
  29. J

    Panzerholz - its application in audio systems

    That is the only reason I posted and also why I am unsure. Looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, maybe it's a chicken in disguise?

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