Why Rhapsody?

Rhapsody is no ordinary store but a bustling meeting place where music lovers and audio connoisseurs love to come and soon feel at home. A place where eager and greedy knowledge, news, visions and opinions are exchanged.

 

We are often called the most fun high-end musical candy store in the Netherlands. For us, therefore, a informal method with great pleasure, passion for audio engineering and love of music at its core.

That way you can't really call it work anymore.... 

 

We also have a knack for unusual products and spotting relevant innovations in the high-end world. There are always unprecedented and unheard of products in the store for you to come and listen to. You are welcome!


Well-Tuned High-End systems since 1988!
Harry and Michael, the tastemakers
Rhapsody: Harry en Michael

MEET THE TEAM

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Harry grew up in a 100% pop culture and experienced his first organ concert by Bach in the early 1970s. That was on a hi-fi system that was fantastic for the time. Since then, beautiful or ugly was not an issue for him: from then on, he was deeply aware that all types of music and sound communicate with humans. When you hear music at the right moment you are touched to the depths of the Self.

 

In the mid-1970s, Harry was one of the first in the Netherlands to put high-end audio on the map. That development led to the realization of a personal dream in 1988: a high-end specialty store called Rhapsody. Another dream was to have his own record label with superior recordings: this was achieved ten years later (in collaboration with others) with Turtle Records. Meanwhile, Rhapsody has its own label: Rhapsody Audiophile Recordings on which special proprietary recordings are released on vinyl and tape.

 

The knowledge Harry and Michael gained as sound directors of classical and jazz recordings still has a great influence on the finishing and composition - the "tuning" - of a hi-fi system. For them, this knowledge and experience are of absolute importance to advise customers in the right way.

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Michael grew up playing guitars, bass guitar and drums. He is a music freak at heart. Making music has remained his great passion, but finding his "holy grail," or the perfect hi-fi set, is a passion that has joined it. Will this one ever be found? "No idea," says Michael, "but the path to it is fascinating and exciting."

 

That passion for audio and music and thinking along with customer needs and solutions are the pillars where Harry and Michael together in their own way Rhapsody co-run. This makes Rhapsody no ordinary store but a meeting place where music and audio lovers feel at home. And where excellent espressos and cappucinnos are always served 😉.

A brilliant composition of high-end components.

SOUND & TUNING

The essence for Rhapsody is the "tuning": how do you put together a set, how do you tune it and how do you work it out in the customer's home. These questions are the ingredients we use to put together a top-notch set that exceeds our client's expectations.

 

We have a wide range from affordable to extremely exclusive. What matters in all cases is adjusting and tuning the components. An art that does not stop with a needle balance or the correct setting of overhang and azimuth. No, that's when the fascinating game of tune and sound make pass.

Harry van Dalen

The sound and tuning of a high-end audio set

Harry and Michael master that skill to the fingertips both technically and musically. They have more than earned their spurs and recognition in the world of high-end. In addition and that is certainly not unimportant, their many flying hours as sound designer in studio recording and music album production.

 

The composition

So we are always looking for the ultimate "composition" of components, where the sound of the combination rises above the whole.
So in short, if you're looking for a set where the whole much is more like the sum of elements, or advice How to make your set sound better, call us for a customized consultation. 

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Rhapsody Audiophile Recordings

Rhapsody Analog recordingsRhapsody launches Rhapsody Audiophile Recordings or RAR for short. This record label releases only analog and audiophile recordings. It is a collaboration of Michael van Polen, Frans de Rond (www.fransderond.nl) and Harry van Dalen based on their shared passion for sound, tone and music.

 

The first two albums have since been released as records and tapes. They are live-to-two-track-recordings which captures the moment when music is made directly and purely.

 

Click onward to: www.RhapsodyAnalogRecordings.com.