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In Reply to: RE: Wow!...they are expensive... posted by kootenay on June 07, 2024 at 17:54:03

Yes, I have it, and his sister Frida, both very special machines.

But this one, called Fred, is designed for the special purpose - editing in the field, so it is not really a great sounding machine, but it is versatile, has the size of a briefcase and weighs about as much. A lovely piece, but doesn't even have the outpputs.

Here is the one I have, with the outputs added.

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RE: Well, you know me... :) - Inmate51 06:12:35 06/08/24 (2)
I've always thought the Lyrec decks were aesthetically beautiful machines. Never used one or heard or seen specs, but they sure looked nice.

But I'm still partial to the Studer A80 VU as the most elegant-looking deck ever, even though the Ampex ATR-101 and 102 outperform it sonically.

There was a time when I really, really wanted an Ampex ATR or an A80, but I'm over it now. What would I do with it? Play 30 - 50 year old tapes? Record birds in the back yard? :( :)

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We are inclusive and diverse, but dissent will not be tolerated.
- Today the answer is simple - Victor Khomenko 09:05:44 06/08/24 (1)
  We have something we didn't 30 years ago - many high quality prerecorded tapes. 15ips, 2tr recordings of very, very high caliber, possibly the best available media today.
  
  You can also record the hi-res streaming, it sounds better that way.
  - Right on... - kootenay 10:45:02 06/08/24 (0)
    Like you, I do my recordings now from QOBUZ and or TIDAL hi-rez streaming using Audirvana as the interface. My favorite music is being recorded from 24/192 hi-rez digital source to 15IPS speed on my Revox PR99 MK II RTR and Revox B215 Cassette deck. They sound fabulous with no hissing noise whatsoever.
    
    A friend who visited me lately listened to the newly recorded music on my Revox B215 cassette deck he couldn't believe a cassette tape could sound like this.

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