Rainer‘s roof studio: working on high end tape sound and listening room

[The German Sound Master]

Hi Folks,

my roof studio is used twice: on days I do master tapes or master tape copies for all around the (western) world.
Every evening I listen to my old and new records for hours and make myself happy!

The setup is:
Telefunken M15 A with Telcom C4
Studer/ReVox PR99 MkII
Studer A807
Tascam DA 3000
2 RTW-Peakmeter
Symmetric Patchbay

Dual 731 Q with Grado Reference Platinum und LiTe Phono
Nottingham Analogue Horizon with Grado Reference Sonata 2 and "Phonomopped" Mk 2
Preamp Audio Valve Eklipse
Midfield monitor speakers KS digital A200 Mk II
Akai 635 D with High Com Telefunken CN 750
Tapedeck Teac V 6030S
Tuner Pioneer TX-800
CD Marantz CD-72 mk II SE
HP Stax SRS 2020

 

[MaxwellsEq]

Nice. I used to work on M15As, PR99s and A807s.

 

[The German Sound Master]

I used to work on M15As, PR99s and A807s.

Wow, the same as I!
Do you love them as I do?

 

[MaxwellsEq]

PR99s, were my least favourite of the three. They were OK, but always felt a bit of a compromise. The A807s were very good. Over the space of a month I tested a large number of brand new A807s and they were very consistent. The M15As were amazing and extremely strong. One survived a nasty accident and was still working afterwards.

 

[The German Sound Master]

I have my PR99 (Mk II) in a flightcase to carry it anywhere and make live (or project) recordings with it.
After "cutting" (= cueing) with the M15A I receive an excellent master tape, rated with an "A" by German reviewers for every copy.