DigiDesign ProTools (Original Version!)
This package includes;
ProTools Rack
Quad ESL 63 Speakers with Stands
The Quad ESL-63 is a full range electrostatic loudspeaker. It reproduces sound, soundstage and stereo image very precise and faithfully. Recording engineers and professional loudspeaker builders regard it as a reference loudspeaker for its liquid mid range. |
| With Stands Used lightly over last 5 years in my Office (Raising three children moved my priorities away from my Stereo system) Driven by Power amp listed below. |
Sony TA-N77ES Power Amp
Quote from "Audio Review"
"I've bought this amp on E-bay from second owner.Overall condition is very good,so basic electrical adjustements (offset & bias) did the job.
Well i'm really impressed of built quality and sound of this amplifier - i compared it vs
Krell,Rotel & Mark Levinson and need to say, that there is a difference in favor of those famouse ones, but really small one.....just noticable ( slower bass response i.e) BUT total amount i paid for Sony is NOT comparable - simply it is worth every cent spend on it !!!
Also - its electronical components as well as service manual are easy to get ....(still... after so many years) so....if something goes wrong servicing should be quite easy and not expensive.
Great MID's and HIGH's.......almost like tube amp...!!!! personally i use it to run Infinity Kappa 9a to feed mid&high section in bi amping.
Very good sound stage - deep and precise.
Really powerfull - will run ANY speaker (Kappas are not easy for amps)"
Used exclusively for driving my Quad ESL63 electrostatic loudspeakers. All settings largely ignored. It just works...
Revox B710 MK II
Revox Cassette recorder with 4 motors. Used in a recording studio before it came to live on the top of my pro tools rig. (Hobby setup in my office). Unused for the last two (three or four?) years, I would recommend replacing the rubber.. [pinch rollers at a minimum]. Includes Service manual.
Two switches have cosmetic damage.
Heads have good life left.
Comments from AudioReview
Summary:
(These units were built in the mid 1980's, and originally
sold for about $1800.00. Hence, the date on the review header is wrong, since audioreview will not allow old dated. The going price for these units on the used market appears to be between $450.00 and $600.00 depending on whether the unit is the MK-1 (Dolby B only, optional remote control capabilities) or the MK-II (Dolby B & C, remote options installed as standard), and what shape the unit is in, and what accessories are included.
This unit is amazing! It may not have all the bells, whitles, digleberries, etc. of the modern 'glitzy' equipment, but that in no way affects the absolutely stunning perfomance of this unit. With the exception of the minute amount of hiss inherent with analog recording, copies of CDs or other digital sources are indistiguishable from the originals. The transport is exceptionally kind to tape also - it will not allow the cassette to slam into the end of the tape - it stops when it sees the leader, positions to the beginning of the actual tape, and zeros the counter. No more cut-offs due to hastily starting a tape and trying to record on the leader! (If you want to rewind to the hard stop, this can be easily overriden with the press of a single button.) The solid cast and machined aluminum transport chassis makes variance in head alignment impossible - there is not a single piece of stamped sheet metal in this transport (unlike just about everything else out there today, and in the past for that matter.) Metering and controls are excellent, and the unit can be set to auto detect tape tape, or allow manual selection. This unit also has a clock on board, and can be programmed to record or play based on a time schedule, although I have yet to use this feature. Sericeability appears excellent, and despite the age of these units, parts and service are still fairly easily available, should help be needed.
Strengths:
Most stable transport I have ever seen, stunning audio quality.
Weaknesses:
They don't make these anymore . . . .