Even the best media source can't be overstated - Meet Japan G.I.P. Horn System

Master dubs meets Majesty of Horn

        Near 300k USD for three ways horn system equipped with all field coil engined and modern WE-cloned drivers!  But what a incredible sound it is and the best David Oistrakh and Ella Filtzgerald I had ever heard when playing master dubs.  This monster is G.I.P flagship demo in HQ of Taiwan G.I.P. distributor.  As I known, the master is also one of the best WE collector in Taiwan.

Dark force.....from big mid horn and two 18" bass drivers

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盤帶開箱 - Master tape titles released from Italy and USA

Andrea Celeste (photo from Analogy Records)

        Preparing the master tapes to demo the beauty of vintage analog reel tape recorders and the absolute/truth sound of analog master tape in 2015 Taipei Audio Fair.  Although I had few of master dubs in hand, I did like to know the quality of latest master tapes released by expert teams in the world and they are, in the order of receiving:

2015 Taipei Audio Fair (8/13~8/16)

        Open Reel Records (Italy):

Wow!  Media with lifetime warranty!

Luxurious acrylic box

SM900 tape/CCIR/15ips 

        Analogy Records (Italy):

Classic and elegant package design

Also SM900 tape/CCIR/15ips

Heard Analogy proposed to provide more color for chosen.....Good.

        IPI (International Phonograph Inc., USA):

Simple package and incredible sound!

ATR tape/CCIR/15ips

        I hope there will be lots of fun in Audio Fair Taipei this time.....will update my progress.

More and more NEW reel to reel tapes releasing....

Sorry!  Can't find German team....

        Update!.....Although I still can't understand why Italy love reel to reel tape so much!  From brand/population point of view, THE DENSITY OF REEL TO REEL MASTER TAPES is NO.1 of the world!  As I known, there are four brands from Italy, also four brands from USA, one from Sweden, one from Austria, one from France (or Hungary?), one from Australia and one from Japan.

        Italy:
          Open Reel Records
          Analogy Records
          Simpaty Records
          Hemiolia Records

        USA:
          The Tape Project
          UltraAnalogue Recordings
          Yarlung Records
          IPI (International Phonograph Inc)

        Australia
          Master Tape Sound Lab

        Sweden
          Opus3 Records

        Austria
          Quinton Records

        France (or Hungary?)
          Tone-Pearls Records

        Japan
          龜吉音樂堂 Kamekichi Record

The best side of the moon.....

I will say INDEED....if you ask me.  Haha.

MBL XTREME 101 - I only can say "WOW, it is paradise of audiophile!"

MBL's master statement with tons of CD & vinyl collection

        German's statement to Highest end audiophile!  I am lucky to have chance to hear and bring my "little" Studer B67 II with me.  Unbelievable energy and dynamic.  The best vinyl system (Clearaudio Statement + Kuzma) I had ever heard....period.

I brought B67 II to test the sound of master dubs

Studer B67 II looks quite "small" compared to MBL's giants

Bass tower in the corner

        Actually....you may not believe.....the master of this room has another statement from Denmark, "Poseidon" of Gryphon!