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    Ampex ATR-102 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch tape recorders with optional MR-70 electronics

    Selling two Ampex ATR-102 2 track decks. One has 1/4 inch heads and the other has 1/2 inch heads. Both machines have had all the cards checked out by ATR Services in Pennsylvania about 2 months ago. Cosmetic parts have been refinished as needed. Heads are in fine shape as well. $4500 for the 1/4...
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    Looking for Studio Sound reviews of Studer A80 and Ampex ATR-102

    trying to find Hugh Ford's reviews online or in print form of these two decks. I've done some google searching already and found nada. Rich
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    Tape Project Complete Set Years 1-3 and Quinton Complete set 15 IPS Open Reel Tapes

    Complete early serial number Year One to Present Tape Project. 58 reels total plus small alignment tape. Complete run of Quinton(AAA from Germany) 15 IPS tapes(Sabina Hank, etc.) 18 reels total. All in Mint Condition. Some are out of print. $10,900 plus shipping.
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    FS: Speakers Corner, Alto, MFSL, King Records Classical LP Reissues- Large Lot- Decca

    Large Lot of Speakers Corner Decca, Alto, DCC, MFSL and King Records Classical LP Reissues. All opened LPs are in NM condition. The great majority are Speakers Corner reissues. Many are sealed. $1200 for the lot of 65 Records or will sell individually. Tchaikovsky* / Leopold Stokowski...
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    FS: Analogue Productions Blue Note 45 RPM LP Reissues- Large Lot- Low Serial Number

    Selling large lot of Analogue Productions Blue Note 45 rpm reissues, all serial #0332- $1200 for the 42 Titles. Opened LPs are all NM. Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (Stereo) - ABNJ 81595 Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue - ABNJ 84123 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin'...
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    FS: Music Matters 45 RPM Blue Note Reissues- Large Lot - Low Serial Number

    Selling lot of sealed and NM Music Matters Blue Note 45 RPM reissues. Sell individually or $1485 for the lot. They are all pressing #0231 MMBST-84167 - Andrew Hill - Point Of Departure MMBST-84049 - Art Blakey - A Night in Tunisia MMBST-84029 - Art Blakey - Big Beat MMBLP-1526 -...
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    FS: Classic Records RCA Living Stereo 180 Gram LP Reissues- Large Lot- Many sealed

    Sell individually or $1500 for the lot. Please PM me for more information. Classic Records 180 gm classical reissues Elgar*, Brahms* - Pierre Monteux - London Symphony* – Enigma Variations / Haydn Variations, Classic Records – LSC-2418, sealed Sibelius* - London Symphony*, Alexander...
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    Latest King/Cello preamp

    Just finished two weeks ago. This one only has tape head inputs. IEC, NAB and AES(30 ips) eq.. Rich
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    Portlandia System- thanks to Lynn Olson

    I finally dug out my Lynn Olson Ariel II speakers, custom 6111/6112 tube preamp and 6B4G Class A no feedback amps out from hibernation last weekend and thought I should thank Lynn for such a great speaker design. I've been a fan of KLH 9s and Quad 57s, as has Lynn. His Ariels work a charm with...
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    DSD comparison to PCM.

    I just purchased a Korg MR-2000S and Mytek DSD Dac a few months ago. I was discussing the merits of DSD and PCM with my friend and recording guru, Uncle Rod, today and thought I would shoot a little iphone video of the measurements we did in a 'down and dirty' little test of noise. This might...
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    SoundCity: new music/audio/recording film just out

    This one looks to be fantastic. Here is the 3 minute trailer. Showing in major cities now and also available online. http://buy.soundcitymovie.com/#/trailer Rich
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    ATAE Fred Thal Cello electronics for tape

    This looks like a tour de force de Cello :-) http://www.ataestuder.com/service-support/cello-tape-electronics/
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    Jazz 24/192 and DSD sample

    from a recording I made last month here in Portland. Please let me know what you think. IT was done with 2 omni microphones going directly into the Korg MR-2000S line inputs. The 5.6 MHz DSD files were converted to 24/192 wav and standard DSD by a friend(Thanks Bob) and he has graciously hosted...
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    A Mess or Chaos Theory in Action

    I was transferring a 'pancake' to a metal reel last night and it all came apart :( Super loose pancake combined with not being careful caused a big mess. A lesson in mindfulness... Rich
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    A new(to WBF) tape preamp- The Aria and Tube Guru(Hungary)

    Two audio visits from the last week, along with the King/Cello visit are documented here. The Aria is another contender which gets short shrift from consumers. Great sound on this as well as the TubeGuru from the hardcore audio tube crazies in Hungary, courtesy of Bill Demars of Beauty of Sound...
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    Beatles Twin Track Mono- Stellavox SP7

    Just picked up 7 original mono Parlophone twin track tapes of the Beatles, including Sgt. Pepper. Thought I would shoot a quick video(with dancing) of one spinning on my recently King/Cello restored Stellavox SP-7 playing on battery power over the built in 3 inch speaker. Definitely NOT...
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    Reel Music at JAX Axpona HiFi show March 9-11

    Anyone planning on attending the show in Florida in March? Bill(Beauty of Sound) and I will be showing there. Bill will be demoing the new Ikeda 9TT phono cartridge and Ikeda arm. I'll have my trusty King/Cello preamp with Stellavox transport. I'll play the new UltraAnalog chamber music...
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    Tape at RMAF 2011

    Lots of great tape to be heard at RMAF this year. The Otari MTR-20 1/2 inch was playing some Tape Project material in one room- these are super rare machines and the first I've ever seen. Two Nagra T decks with Tape Repros were in the Magico room(Q1) and in CanJam. Bruce had his A80 in the Usher...
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    Places to listen to tape around the country-

    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...
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    Analog Tape at CES 2011

    Here are 2 lame videos I shot at CES yesterday. The lighting in these rooms was dim at best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxuhVZqPVE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DpDZyZAJ5c The second video highlights a rare pair of Western Electric 757 studio monitors from 1947 in the Silbatone...
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    New addition to the Studer Museum of Seattle

    Ki has done it again. His Lyrec TR-55 'Meisterstuck' just arrived from the Netherlands and what a gem it is! It belongs in the permanent design collection at MOMA. Super clean design. I have booked my trip to Europe to find one or two. It might be one of only a handful in the US. Here is a...
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    Tube Powered Stellavox- aka Stellapex

    Here are a few pics of a unique tubed Stellavox SP-7 with 6112 and 6111 tubes. Record and playback electronics are built into the tiny Stella chassis with an outboard power supply. Switchable AME or NAB eq at 15 ips. Pretty tasty piece. My friend in Japan built this about 10 years ago. It took...
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    European Tape Decks- Pic of my system

    IT has been pretty dead here. Tape never sleeps at U47 headquarters. Shown in pic is a rare(in the US) ASC AS6002 two track deck. This machine is based on the Braun TG-1000. Discrete electronics and the great German Bogen Heads. IEC and NAB switchable at 7 1/2 and 15 ips. The other deck is my...
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    Headphone meet with Tapes in Seattle on Saturday, July 17th

    Charlie(Stellavox), Doc. B and I hope to attend to listen to some tapes and cans this coming Saturday. Please post if you can make it and we can meet up. Seattle regional HeadFi meet this Saturday, July 17 10-3 at the Woodinville Public Library. Rich Brown Acoustic Arts Portland, Oregon
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    Open Reel Pornography Video- Please put your adult diapers on before viewing

    What an experience. Ki is my HERO! Quite a collection. Ki is a fine host and a gentleman. Thanks for letting me and John visit and listen. We were both suitably blown away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARieY-U2LQ Rich Brown Portland, Oregon
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    New Tube Tape Preamp out soon-

    Just talked with Kara of Dehavilland about her new Tube based tape preamp. She is hoping to have it ready to demo by the end of June. I'm going to hear it this weekend. It should retail for less than $2000. It will be NAB/CCIR switchable with a variable high frequency control on the front panel...

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