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Silvertone · 24th December 2009

I take it that I'm this guy...since these are all my quotes to Ken (and I own the largest collection of this junk)... but never really considered myself an "expert" on this gear...I'm Italian... so I'm just a "lover" (of this gear)...

As for the last line below, I can't agree... the originals have great specs, are very reliable and are very consistent in build quality and sound... so no need for the sales double speak here IMHO. But I do understand why it's said.

"even in the eyes--and ears--of their potentially harshest critics. "We purposely put our prototypes into the hands of a number of engineers who own lots of vintage Electrodyne gear, use it every day, and truly consider themselves experts on it," he says. "And the consensus from even the biggest skeptics was that we absolutely nailed it. Many of them didn't believe we'd be able to preserve everything that they loved about the sound of the vintage pieces while improving noise specs, consistency and reliability, but we were told across the board that we pulled it off,"

24th December 2009	#13
Silvertone Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 2,227 1 Review written	I take it that I'm this guy...since these are all my quotes to Ken (and I own the largest collection of this junk)... but never really considered myself an "expert" on this gear...I'm Italian... so I'm just a "lover" (of this gear)... As for the last line below, I can't agree... the originals have great specs, are very reliable and are very consistent in build quality and sound... so no need for the sales double speak here IMHO. But I do understand why it's said. "even in the eyes--and ears--of their potentially harshest critics. "We purposely put our prototypes into the hands of a number of engineers who own lots of vintage Electrodyne gear, use it every day, and truly consider themselves experts on it," he says. "And the consensus from even the biggest skeptics was that we absolutely nailed it. Many of them didn't believe we'd be able to preserve everything that they loved about the sound of the vintage pieces while improving noise specs, consistency and reliability, but we were told across the board that we pulled it off," __________________ Larry DeVivo Silvertone Mastering, Inc. 518-581-8141 www.silvertonemastering.com To see some of our work please click on any of the visual trailer montages located at... http://robertetoll.com/ (all music and sound effects were mastered by Silvertone Mastering).