Places to listen to tape around the country-

[U47]

Where can newbies to the tape scene get 'initiated' to the wonderful world of tape around the country? MikeL has graciously opened his hifi cathedral up to many folks over the last few years. I just visited a small mostly analog HiFI salon in the Albany area which has a great tape rig and some fine high efficiency speakers with single ended DHT amps driving them The store is Beauty of Sound, run by Bill DeMars. I spent about 4 hours there last week listening exclusively to reels and Bill sure has it together in his main system. I encourage all interested parties to contact him for a listening session if you are local to the Capitol region.
I think Audio Gallery has a Bottlehead/ATR rig set up in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Anyone else know of good places to hear open reel tape around the country?

www.beautyofsound.com is the stores website.

Rich Brown
Portland, Oregon

 

[MylesBAstor]

Where can newbies to the tape scene get 'initiated' to the wonderful world of tape around the country? MikeL has graciously opened his hifi cathedral up to many folks over the last few years. I just visited a small mostly analog HiFI salon in the Albany area which has a great tape rig and some fine high efficiency speakers with single ended DHT amps driving them The store is Beauty of Sound, run by Bill DeMars. I spent about 4 hours there last week listening exclusively to reels and Bill sure has it together in his main system. I encourage all interested parties to contact him for a listening session if you are local to the Capitol region.
I think Audio Gallery has a Bottlehead/ATR rig set up in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Anyone else know of good places to hear open reel tape around the country?

www.beautyofsound.com is the stores website.

Rich Brown
Portland, Oregon

I'd imagine United Home Audio down in the Baltimore/DC area is another place to hear R2R tape and UHA Tascam deck, now in its Phase 8 iteration.

Another one in the Miami area is High End Palace. http://www.highendpalace.com/REELS.htm

Alas, Lyric used to have a ML-5 set up but not any more Don't know what happened to that deck either.

 

[Bruce B]

Anyone in the Seattle area that wants to listen to our machines with master tapes is more than welcome! We love to show off to visitors! We're on the way to Mike's place.

 

[c1ferrari]

Anyone in the Seattle area that wants to listen to our machines with master tapes is more than welcome! We love to show off to visitors! We're on the way to Mike's place.

If only I were closer

 

[MylesBAstor]

If only I were closer

+1

 

[Mike Lavigne]

Anyone in the Seattle area that wants to listen to our machines with master tapes is more than welcome! We love to show off to visitors! We're on the way to Mike's place.

Wednesday night i had a vistor with his own very high end system (Wilson X-2's, Lamm ML-3's). we spent a couple of hours listening to vinyl and it sounded great. i asked him if he minded his head getting screwed up a bit and offered to play a tape. he nodded his head yes....

yesterday he e-mailed thanking me and mentioned he is now afflicted with the RTR 'Jones'......and it's all my fault.

 

[MylesBAstor]

Wednesday night i had a vistor with his own very high end system (Wilson X-2's, Lamm ML-3's). we spent a couple of hours listening to vinyl and it sounded great. i asked him if he minded his head getting screwed up a bit and offered to play a tape. he nodded his head yes....

yesterday he e-mailed thanking me and mentioned he is now afflicted with the RTR 'Jones'......and it's all my fault.

Yeah I have friends who won't let me put on a tape because of that They don't want to hear the tape because they can't obtain the recording

 

[Bruce B]

Yeah I have friends who won't let me put on a tape because of that They don't want to hear the tape because they can't obtain the recording

Yeah, I hate when it's "unobtainium"..

 

[c1ferrari]

Yeah I have friends who won't let me put on a tape because of that They don't want to hear the tape because they can't obtain the recording

That's when you make your own! You can exercise control over tracking, mixing -if required-, and mastering
Bruce, do you have a multichannel RTR at your studio? I'm uncertain if you track and mix in addition to master up there.

 

[MylesBAstor]

That's when you make your own! You can exercise control over tracking, mixing -if required-, and mastering
Bruce, do you have a multichannel RTR at your studio? I'm uncertain if you track and mix in addition to master up there.

Yeah in that what 5 microseconds I have free

 

[c1ferrari]

Yeah in that what 5 microseconds I have free

Haha...multi-task, baby...multitask - LOL
Myles, are you coming out to T.H.E. Show in socal?

 

[Bruce B]

That's when you make your own! You can exercise control over tracking, mixing -if required-, and mastering
Bruce, do you have a multichannel RTR at your studio? I'm uncertain if you track and mix in addition to master up there.

The most I've done on tape are 3-channel transfers.

 

[MylesBAstor]

Haha...multi-task, baby...multitask - LOL
Myles, are you coming out to T.H.E. Show in socal?

Unfortunately not Was thinking about it but being self employed, I don't get paid if I go away--and it's still my busy time--before the dog days of July and August when many of my clients take off for the Hamptons and vacation. I pretty much budget for RMAF and CES right now--and if they have a show in NY. But it looks like The Show should be worth attending!

 

[c1ferrari]

Unfortunately not Was thinking about it but being self employed, I don't get paid if I go away--and it's still my busy time--before the dog days of July and August when many of my clients take off for the Hamptons and vacation. I pretty much budget for RMAF and CES right now--and if they have a show in NY. But it looks like The Show should be worth attending!

Acknowledged, Myles. Maybe, we'll see each other in the Hamptons...

 

[U47]

Lyrec Museum

The Mecca!
Alpha to Omega on tape decks.
Just shot this today at the Annex Room at the Museum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25xOhnpZuPc

R Brown

 

[amirm]

No better definition of "haves and have-Nots!" Here I am without a tape deck and Ki has four of the rarest model! Wonder how poor I need to look for him to donate me one.

 

[Ki Choi]

Wonder how poor I need to look for him to donate me one.

Can we see your 1040? ;[

 

[amirm]

Can we see your 1040? ;[

I see how poor I need to *look* not be.

BTW, I wish I could have made it to your house this weekend with Rich. I got pulled out for a breakfast meeting in LA and had to fly in and out. If the offer is still good, love to do that at the next occasion.

 

[Ki Choi]

If the offer is still good, love to do that at the next occasion.

Of course, the offer is still good. I can have various machines set up to play a same tape for you to get the feel for differences in size, use, and ultimately the sound. Hope you will find a model that will fit your needs.

I am schedule to leave out of town on June 21 so we can see about getting together one day during the weekend before or during the 4th weekend. Otherwise, since you are only a stone throw away from me, you can stop by one evening as well.

 

[Hxt1]

Wednesday night i had a vistor with his own very high end system (Wilson X-2's, Lamm ML-3's). we spent a couple of hours listening to vinyl and it sounded great. i asked him if he minded his head getting screwed up a bit and offered to play a tape. he nodded his head yes....

yesterday he e-mailed thanking me and mentioned he is now afflicted with the RTR 'Jones'......and it's all my fault.

Sheesh! I just had a couple of buddies over to hear some tape.... they're in the same boat now.. Abbey Road wrecked them!!
I'm regretting not being able to make it down with Rich for the Revolver demo, but in a way I dodged a bullet... after hearing your system, coming back to my little
setup will be depressing, I'm sure.... trying to mentally prepare myself!
Harv