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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,226
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    impressive, jealous
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,443
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    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.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • nooshinjohn
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    So I sit down to listen tonight... I think this counts. Anyway, the best improvement I have made in the past couple weeks is killing off the damn cricket that has been messing with me for the past week or so. Tonight, the little basterd was hopping all across the soundstage in plain sight, daring me to take him out. I obliged him with a thick, heavy book and still he tried to get away. It took several more drops before I was able to subdue him but finally there will be no more unwanted frequencies injected into my listening session.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • treitz3
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    That can be extremely aggravating!!!

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,871
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    Cricket season sucks, the good thing is it usually doesn't last but a couple of months. Them be some long months truth be told.
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  • Conradicles
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    On a tube hunt, I need more patience.
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  • erniejade
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    indyhawg wrote: »
    @SCompRacer - I had it hooked up to my NAS. I was still under 2 TB.

    Did you every try it with an internal drive? When I used to run one, I found internal sounded slightly better than external.
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  • agingboomer
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    Reinstalled my Pioneer CT-F9191 cassette deck into my study system after some mechanical restoration.
    The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.—Martin Luther King Jr.
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  • ptrooper
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    agingboomer wrote: »
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    Reinstalled my Pioneer CT-F9191 cassette deck into my study system after some mechanical restoration.

    Noice, Brings back memories of my first auction bought deck"ctf 1250" <3
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  • displayname
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    tratliff wrote: »
    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.

    4j23zrhfsyk2.jpg

    So awesome, and such a killer starting collection!
    Analog: Hana ML > VPI Prime Signature 21 > Bob's Devices Sky 20-S > Sutherland 20/20 w/LPS
    Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
    Norma IPA-140 > Rosso Fiorentino Volterra
    Hifiman EF600 > Hifiman Arya Stealth
    Discogs
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,891
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    displayname wrote: »
    tratliff wrote: »
    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.

    4j23zrhfsyk2.jpg

    So awesome, and such a killer starting collection!

    I’m really enjoying it. Have not played a record since I got it. Need to get back to the turntable! Listening to Kraftwerk now. Very interesting tape. Image/placement/spacial/texture is great.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL T9x, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, ModWright PH-150, SonoruS ATR10, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon power cable, WAY power cables for all other sources, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ speaker cables, WAY interconnect cables
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,342
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    There was a reason most studio recordings were made on R2R up until the 80's, when digital took over.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • displayname
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    treitz3 wrote: »
    There was a reason most studio recordings were made on R2R up until the 80's, when digital took over.

    Tom

    While most may be going to digital, if you look at some of the best recordings even of more recent work, some of the very best are still recorded to tape. The first example that comes to my mind is Tool - Fear Inoculum.
    Analog: Hana ML > VPI Prime Signature 21 > Bob's Devices Sky 20-S > Sutherland 20/20 w/LPS
    Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
    Norma IPA-140 > Rosso Fiorentino Volterra
    Hifiman EF600 > Hifiman Arya Stealth
    Discogs
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