{"id":24593,"date":"2017-08-06T18:05:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T01:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9n2.ac0.myftpupload.com\/?p=6965"},"modified":"2017-08-06T18:05:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T01:05:58","slug":"purple-audio-mc77-hairball-rev-a-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=24593","title":{"rendered":"Purple Audio MC77 \/ Hairball Rev A comparison."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Purple Audio MC77 and a Hairball Rev A smashing a soloed kick.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=24593&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24593 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?attachment_id=6968'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" 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