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Old 29th May 2006   #20
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Originally Posted by Mark Ettel
The only thing that came close was an Ocean Way modified Ampex ATR 102 running at 30ips, which was backup for the lathe. The new DSD recorders sound excellent, but it took all that to approach the sound quality of a heated ruby cutter head making a little squiggly groove in a piece of acetate. Amazing isn't it.



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