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| Audiophile TT article in Forbes If he uses the turntable strictly for business, of course he can deduct it. (Or, to be precise, depreciate it, which means deducting a portion of it each year, for several years.) But if he uses it partially for pleasure, then he has to prorate th... | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? Well, all the Dylans were remixed in the course of being remastered. The Miles Davis Jack Johnson you mentioned was remixed. Sounds like that Peter Gabriel was remixed, too. I dunno, Ben, I keep seeing remasters that were remixed, and I'm gonna st... | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? OK, the Dylan remasters weren't remixed? Then explain this one:We first heard a recent run-of-the-mill LP pressing followed by the original CD. Then, I played for him the new stereo mix.It's at the bottom of this page. | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? Haven't read the Berkowitz interview yet, but I see a lot more mixing going on than you do. "Stretching the stereo"? That would necessitate remixing-- something like changing the weight of instruments in each channel. That 8-track "master" of Mile... | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? A point to you on the use of of the term master, at least in material meant for consumers' eyes. That said, please note the problem here: The term "master" is now being used for two very different things: 1) the final--fully mixed, EQd, and otherw... | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? I use the term "master" you prefer source-let's agree there is an original tape of the recording and leave it at that.No. There isn't A tape. There are multiple tapes, multiple tracks, and multiple takes. Remember, for the vast majority of records... | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? Can we agree there was at the time of the recording there was a "master" tape?No. You simply don't understand modern recording technique.Also out of interest name me any 5 recent releases that have been remixed as part of the remastering process.H... | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? I'm not "playing" with terminology. I'm trying to get you to use terminology correctly. When they RE-master a recording, they do not go back to the MASTER. They make a new master. That's what remastering means. To say that remastering uses the sam... | |
| Forums and Manufacturers: Are they here to help? At least with manufacturers (when they are identified), you know where they're coming from. Consumers can claim anything--about themselves or about the thing they're commenting on. Half of what they say is wrong, and you don't know which half. | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? Your theory has merit anyone can easily see what some artists/producers might want to tweak things.However I believe this type of remastering is very rare.Rare? That's what remastering IS. It's going back to the original tapes (NOT the original ma... | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? Ben: Beore you call people daft, you might want to check your facts. Source tapes are NOT masters. Masters are what you make out of source tapes. There's also nothing daft about the idea that there would be more than one source tape (or set of sou... | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? Of course different masters were used. That's why they sound different. | |
| Are there any GOOD Dylan SACD remasters? Correct me if I'm wrong, the original master tape offers sonic's obscured by conventional CD technology.OK, you're wrong. The "problem" isn't CD technology; the "problem" is they're using a different master, and you don't like that master as much ... | |
| Wndows media player to Apple Itunes Well, I don't have the absolute latest version of iTunes, but if it can convert WMA files to Apple Lossless, it's news to me. I'd check with a Mac list somewhere before I believed it. | |
| Wndows media player to Apple Itunes Smart Audio Converter doesn't appear to support Apple Lossless. But the one I mentioned above, dBpowerAMP Music Converter, might. |