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Old 03-12-2018, 09:18 AM
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Received this email from Florian Ernst at Horch House (add the https://www. to link below if interested in receiving their newsletter).

"Hello Bob,

we’re delighted to read about your interest in our tape machine.

The project is still in the development phase with no release date set thus far. To combine an affordable price with the highest possible quality - given that a tape machine a very complex system - we will need more time to finalize the development.

You can stay informed with latest news on the R2R project following our newsletter. To sign up, please follow this link: horchhouse.com/newsletter/

Don’t hesitate to contact us for further questions at any time.

Kind regards
Florian


Eike-Florian Ernst
Artist Management & Sales"

For those interested and wondering what we're speaking of, here's a picture. Based on the Studer B-676 with pricing targeted back in 2016 at $4,500 USD for the playback only machine.



Best Sirs,

Bob
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