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Saturday, August 29, 2020

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Philetta

 The seldom seen antenna plugs... found at an old shop...  the Philips 4 tubes radio was found at a flea market in a South Tyrol small town, a few weeks ago... it’s 1966 vintage and... it sounds gorgeous!





The prescription

 

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Meanwhile in Hong Kong



Audiophile Music Room
One of the most unique spaces inside Potato Head Hong Kong is the music room, an intimate listening space hidden away within the property. Wood-panelled and sound-insulated, the space has been designed to provide the best audiophile listening space in the city, with a vintage high fidelity sound system installed into the walls.



The music room plays host to Hong Kong’s most dedicated record collectors and audiophile community, with a nightly programme that ranges from jazz to disco and more experimental sounds. Guests are invited to join for sit-down, lounge service where they can enjoy drinks and lighter fare from the Potato Head bar alongside the music programme.




The music room also serves as an event space, easily transformed into somewhere for a talk, screening, drinks party or private dining room https://www.ptthead.com/restaurants-and-bars-in-hong-kong/

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

The Zen editing tool or “our fine goods”


... as Kyocera proudly states on the box.


I’ve been cutting tapes, splicing and editing for decades, using Tekefunken and Studer’s technology and enjoying immensely the fairy tale-like magic scissors appearing on Studer C37... but when I’m using these Japanese Kyocera ceramic blades scissors, well... I feel I’m doing right!





These little unassuming tool is so right and edits are noiseless and click-free... but it’s the wabi-sabi feeling which makes me smile every time I use it.




Leonid Sinitsin’s Tzar V2



... as per be Robin Wyatt’s enthusiastic words:




“ I took delivery of the new Tzar DST V2 that Leonid has tuned to my wishes. It tracks at 6g not 3.8g as the production V1 does. Until this arrived the Miyajima Destiny was still always my choice. The Miyajima Infinity Mono being the best phono cartridge I have ever heard. The new V2 eclipses both the Miyajima’s by a big margin. It is the closest I have ever heard vinyl come to master tape. It’s scale realism and life is startling I am blown away. It is an order of a magnitude better than my original Neumann and the V1!”


Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Breaking news - Stellavox TD9 PRO will be made, again!



Stellavox PRO TD9 1/4" Reference Professional Reel Tape Recorder - new production

€33000,00
SKU:
SEP9017
Condition:
New
Availability:
Product will be shipped within 4-6 weeks. Recorder is hand built to your specifications. We will let you know exact delivery time after order received.
Shipping:
€500,00 (Fixed Shipping Cost)
How to order:
Buy in our store, send us email to orders@sepeaaudio.com or call +421905612447.
Stellavox PRO TD9 Reference Professional Reel Tape Recorder - new production (SEP9015). SEPEA Audio - Professional reel-to-reel tape recorders and accessories. Visit sepeaaudio.com
  • Stellavox PRO TD9 Reference Professional Reel Tape Recorder - new production (SEP9015). SEPEA Audio - Professional reel-to-reel tape recorders and accessories. Visit sepeaaudio.com
  • Stellavox PRO TD9 Reference Professional Reel Tape Recorder - new production (SEP9015). SEPEA Audio - Professional reel-to-reel tape recorders and accessories. Visit sepeaaudio.com
  • Stellavox PRO TD9 Reference Professional Reel Tape Recorder - new production (SEP9015). SEPEA Audio - Professional reel-to-reel tape recorders and accessories. Visit sepeaaudio.com
  • Stellavox PRO TD9 Reference Professional Reel Tape Recorder - new production (SEP9015). SEPEA Audio - Professional reel-to-reel tape recorders and accessories. Visit sepeaaudio.com
  • Stellavox PRO TD9 Reference Professional Reel Tape Recorder - new production (SEP9015). SEPEA Audio - Professional reel-to-reel tape recorders and accessories. Visit sepeaaudio.com
  

The Stellavox TD9 is considered the best tape recorder ever made and has become a legend. Due to the high price, which was caused by the complexity of the technical solution and the precision of hand-made Swiss production, only a few hundred pieces were produced. Originally manufactured recorders are mostly in poor technical condition and need a complete reconstruction. Despite that, their price on the market is still very high.

SEPEA Audio launched the production of this tape recorder according to the original company documents, drawings and documentation. Some parts comes from the original Swiss Stellavox production, as we bought remaining stock. These are combined with new manufactured parts. We have managed to contact the original producers, who made to order particular parts for our needs. Where the former manufacturer no longer exists, parts are manufactured according to original drawings and material specification.

In the near future, a range of accessories will also be available. For example, L-shaped wooden side panels, trolley stand, VU meter bridge, legs for horizontal operation of the device and also rack-mount. A number of different adapter types for audio or film tapes are available on stock.

As many years have passed since the end of the original production and technical progress has advanced, there is space for further upgrades and improvements of the original design. We will gradually introduce them into production. Of course, we will inform you about any changes on our website.

As this is a new production, we provide a full 2-years warranty (excluding natural wear and tear of mechanical parts).

The listed prices are introductory. After using up old stock parts and replacing them with new manufacture parts, this price will gradually increase.

1/4" version

-standard tape width

-2 tracks, stereo

-speeds 19/38 cm/s (7.5/15 ips)

-speeds can be changed according to customer requirements (send us email to orders@sepeaaudio.com or call +421905612447