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Insane, Just have a look at the price of this Ebay Item!

EMI RS 124 COMPRESSOR LIMITER VINTAGE REDD 47 TG BEATLES MIXING CONSOLE TUBE | eBay
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lol The $475 shipping is what im looking to spend on a used compressor.
Its a beauty though.
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Old news. There are already a few threads about this. Here's one:

Emi RS 124 going for 35k wow!!!

Here is the original thread by the guy who is now selling it, which he posted just after he bought it.

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some clueless Beatles or Pink Floyd fan will buy it
gimme a distressor
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some clueless Beatles or Pink Floyd fan will buy it
gimme a distressor
haha! yeh Ill take an Ampex 2 track an a BMW thanks
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some clueless Beatles or Pink Floyd fan will buy it
gimme a distressor
That was my thoughts exactly, insane!

How can you justify spending that much on this thing.
I guess if money were not an issue, hell.

Just curious though, had anyone on this site used one?

Apart from the legendary crap, how does this thing sound?
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Old news. There are already a few threads about this. Here's one:

Emi RS 124 going for 35k wow!!!

Here is the original thread by the guy who is now selling it, which he posted just after he bought it.

Original EMI RS 124 Compressor



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Does anyone really think the Beatles albums sound that much better than anything else, technically speaking? Because to me, it all sounds like a pretty raw recording of a band who wrote really great, catchy songs.
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That was my thoughts exactly, insane!

How can you justify spending that much on this thing.
How can someone justify charging that much.

I remember one last year, could be the same unit
for sale on uk ebay for more than a 10th of the price.. (3,000).

Have you seen what people are trying to get for other gear 2254's etc... hilarious.
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Does anyone really think the Beatles albums sound that much better than anything else, technically speaking? Because to me, it all sounds like a pretty raw recording of a band who wrote really great, catchy songs.
Actually some of the records sound pretty bad.
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How can someone justify charging that much.

I remember one last year, could be the same unit
for sale on uk ebay for more than a 10th of the price.. (3,000).

Have you seen what people are trying to get for other gear 2254's etc... hilarious.
I know man it is insane it is like the world of ebay has gone bonkers!

Gone are the days of picking up good vintage gear on the cheap.
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Does anyone really think the Beatles albums sound that much better than anything else, technically speaking? Because to me, it all sounds like a pretty raw recording of a band who wrote really great, catchy songs.
Agrees, I mean personally I think the MJ Thriller production eats this!

From an engineering perspective also!
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