Albert Porter's System

Breezer,Sorry to be slow responding, I've had the Ypsilon phono and preamp here for demo and a mass of humanity visiting to hear it. We had a blast but it was a lot of work.A custom...

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Albert Porter's System

System edited: Added Studer to equipment list. Added image of Studer and MK3. Added Oppo Blue Ray. Removed Pioneer Blue Ray. Corrected text.

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Albert Porter's System

Thuchan (Eckart) I received my invoice from AAA in Germany, I have the three titles on order and should receive my 15IPS half track tapes in August.Thank you for recommending this source fo...

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Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

T_bone, wonderful data. Thank you for posting it here, it's important to have on my "direct drive" thread.I would love to hear a P3, maybe someday.

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Thank you Eckart, I have written to them about the three titles I want.

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Albert Porter's System

Detlof, I've auditioned all the songs on the offerings from AAA. One is "OK" and two are good.Ok: Sabina Hank, "Blue Moments"Good: Muthspiel/Johnson/Blade "Real...

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Albert Porter's System

Detlof,Thank you, I finally figured it out. I agree about price and the artists being rather obscure.

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Albert Porter's System

Hi Albert,Was Steve's setup the Ampex 350's or 351's? That A810 I’m looking at is in great condition. Darn this hobby drives me crazy! Thx Roger ...

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Albert Porter's System

Detlof Albert,I also went to the German site Tuchan has mentioned and found nothing of the sort as well. I would be interested, should you strike lucky.<...

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Albert Porter's System

I'm wondering what others thought/think about HiFI VHS compared to RTR?I have a like new Sony SLV-R1000 that I bought to transfer old tape to hard drive ...

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Albert Porter's System

I have a chance to p/u a Studer a810 also. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on it's sound compared to others. I have never heard the A810,but I just took delivery o...

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Albert Porter's System

Mapman,I think that's a fair assessment of the three formats. I just wish tape of that quality was available for the price of a CD or LP. Second best wish would be high quality tape at high...

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Albert Porter's System

Mapman, regarding:Albert, I was wondering how your phono rig compares to the reel to reel with modern SOTA recordings?Very difficult to put into word...

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Albert Porter's System

Thuchan,I went to the German site for Analog Audio Association but even with translation could not find the 9 Jazz tapes you mention. Would you please email me through Audiogon so we can di...

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Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

I would not mind trying that method but my turntable is in the hands of an expert that I trust implicitly. After I got my table back last time it was the most speed accurate, dynamic and mu...

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Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

Ken,I check with a KAB strobe but the guy that did the upgrades is the one that made everything right. Speed accuracy is a factor of all the original (or replacement) parts being exactly in...

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7.1 - Not exactly off the rack

Fritz, my Technics is getting tuned up by JFR Magnetics so it has a fighting chance, but my local Studer tech seems to think Studer reigns supreme.Guess we'll see in the next two weeks when...

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Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

Albert, did you hear difference in sonics after you had the "electronics" (e.g. caps, regulators, etc) replaced in your SP-10 Mk III?Gshelly, there was a...

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Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

The S/N with the P3 is 78db and the S/N of the P3a is incredible 95db. Regarding the asking price: the P3a was at its time double the costs of the SP-10 MK III

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Living Room SET System

Bob, That rim drive for the VPI looks really cool. That's the first time I've seen one in a system thread here at Audiogon. Your comments about the improvement it brought over belt sounded exactly ...

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Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

The FerriShield I choose is a Texas Instruments product that I obtained through Mike Percy. The item I use is listed in the middle of page 14 of his PDF download.The problem is not getting ...

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7.1 - Not exactly off the rack

Hey, this is a great looking system. Do you like open reel tape as a music source, Mr. Fritz the Cat? :^).

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Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

T_bone, thanks for the links. These older direct drive tables were at the top of the analog game about the time CD came in and took over. It's a shame that everyone stopped dead in their tracks thi...

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Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

Frank,I've looked for those for about a year. I've always wondered how they would perform against the MK3. The MK3 after power supply rebuild is incredible, bigger upgrade over MK2 ...

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Albert Porter's System

I just purchased a Studer A810 for my system. My Technics 1520 is having work done by JRF Magnetics and I'll compare when everything is in place. Images of the Studer A810 soon.

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