What did you do to your stereo rig today?

tratliff

I mentioned in a for-sale thread about a month ago that I was waiting on the delivery of a SonoruS ATR10 R2R and that I would provide some details and pictures once it arrived. Well, it has now been in my system for about two weeks. When I first received it, I had it sitting on a temporary rack in front of the two racks while I went through setup, testing, and trials. I'm happy to report that it now has a permanent home on top of the first rack.

This source is amazing.

The level of detail, imaging, and texture I'm hearing from the ATR10 are not something I have heard in my system to date.

With the purchase, I was also able to secure several premium titles on 15 IPS tape. My goal was to get a broad spectrum of music so I could evaluate what works and sounds best on the format. The initial titles were:
• Pink Floyd — The Wall
• Pink Floyd — Dark Side of the Moon
• Pink Floyd — Wish You Were Here
• Pink Floyd — Animals
• The Beatles — Abbey Road
• Grover Washington Jr. — Winelight
• Nirvana — Unplugged
• Michael Jackson — Thriller
• Nine Inch Nails — Pretty Hate Machine
• Kraftwerk — Minimum-Maximum

I then ordered three additional titles from Rhino High Fidelity:
• Fleetwood Mac — Fleetwood Mac
• ZZ Top — Tres Hombres
• Yes — Yes

I've now listened to every tape, with several getting multiple spins. There have been some real standouts. Winelight, Animals, Thriller, Minimum-Maximum, The Wall, and Pretty Hate Machine have all been particularly impressive.

Thriller is a great example. That album is already a fantastic production, but hearing it on the ATR10 is something else.

Minimum-Maximum was another one that really surprised me. The sense of space and imaging was excellent.

Overall, I am extremely happy with the purchase and with what I'm hearing from the ATR10. It has definitely become a serious source in my system, and I plan to continue expanding my tape catalog in the future.

WagnerRC

impressive, jealous

PSOVLSK

I can’t remember what Pink Floyd title we listened to at SWAF, but it was unreal. I’m not a big fan of NIN, but what we heard at SWAF was just absolutely fantastic. Since I’m very familiar with your integrated, somewhat familiar with your speakers, and have heard your source, I know you are in audio nirvana. Happy for you and jealous of you at the same time.