onhwy61
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| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. Why the fixation on Dolby? So many other factors contributed to the changes in sound quality that to single out Dolby is misguided. Just my opinion. | |
| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. I never understood why multi generation mix downs were accepted as means to an end without any consideration of downgrading quality. Consideration was given to generational loss, but it was balanced against the extra freedom allowed to the arti... | |
| RIP oregonpapa You'll be missed. | |
| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. rvpiano, from your comments I'm not sure you understand how Dolby works. It boosts selected low level signals during recording and lowers them during playback. There's no replacing of high frequencies. | |
| Is Pretty Good Good Enough? Listening Habits In The World Of Streaming Services. Ready access to good music can be more important than achieving the ultimate sound quality. It sounds like you're in a good place. Enjoy! | |
| Anyone use a Manley Massive passive to EQ You could probably get the Manley to work and it definitely will have character, but it's kind of overkill for what you've described. If I were you, I would try the DEXQ first. | |
| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. Much more than Dolby signal processing happened around 1965. Mixing consoles got bigger and switched from tube to solid state. Microphone went from tubes to transistors. Tape decks also became solid state. But the biggest change was the widesp... | |
| Better Sounding Systems, Objectivists or Subjectivists? Not a serious question! | |
| FM Tuners Your satisfaction with an FM tuner will largely depend on what broadcast stations are in your area. The website Radio Locator is a great tool. Enter your zip code and it will tell you all the stations broadcasting nearby along with their format ... | |
| How Are You Listening? Wav files and AIFF files are basically the same. One was developed by Apple and the other by Microsoft. They are both uncompressed formats. Sound wise they are indistinguishable. | |
| How to identify my weakest link? You don't really have any weak links. You can change a few things here and there, but to really "upgrade" you would have to make wholesale changes (sources, loudspeakers and amps). Your thought of changing to a different cartridge is a nice idea... | |
| New Yorker Article on Kenny G Where's Pat Metheny when we need him? | |
| The Big Misconception About Electricity Cindyment, thanks for the Vice article. It explains a lot. Smart people looking for answers to complex questions and not being able to truly comprehend how complex the questions really are. Seemingly they equate watching a hundred hours of YouT... | |
| In the beginning I would imagine that the human voice was the first instrument and they were imitating sounds they heard in nature. It was probably hunting related and then evolved. | |
| Band Member Changes Over Time The Rolling Stones without Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman and now Charlie Watts. I wonder if Mick would find a replacement for Keith, or vice versa? Nicky Hopkins was a member and key instrumentalist with Jeff Beck Group, Jefferson Airplan... |