seventies
Responses from seventies
| Rockport Atria II or Magico A5 cantorgale,Having compared the Atria 11 and Magico A5, I applaud your decision and question only the inference that the Magico A5's ("speakers in this price range") handle music well. Whereas the Atria 11 seamlessly integrated base, midrange and ... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Raulirugas, 4trackmind and others, I appreciate your comments and....unless I 'missed something'....agree. 1. 4trackmind, could you please clarify: in stating that "24 bit and dsd re-mastered cd's come a lot closer to sounding like an original 19... | |
| Are there any bookshelf speakers that sound good on a bookshelf? I chose the Totem fire as bookshelf speaker....with need for a speaker that was genuinely 'bookshelf'.I chose the Totem over the B&W 805d3 and Kef reference 1, in which respect the CNET 'review' of the Kef reference 1 'strikes a chord'ie "the ... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux o_holterAs time passes, I appreciate more your response.Have you or others reading this purchased 'high definition tape transfers' as download files ?Have any of you found a single example of such transfers (from 'classic recordings) that retains ... | |
| All New Magico A5 Loudspeakers // Biggest "BANG" For Your BUCK On The Market ?! May I ask again for B&W 802d3 - Magico comparisons.Note that the B&W's have diamond tweeters, the Magico a5 series does not, the B&W's use extensively researched midrange cones with variable thickness, and the Magico's A5 a 'new' carbo... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux o_holter and others,I thank particularly o_holter for his comments concerning deterioration of sound 'stored' on tape, on the sound becoming dull.The subject has been of particular interest to me.'Dull', truncated high frequency sound has been my ... | |
| Spectral audio today Hi, and kindly let me jump in.Some 25 years ago I chose the Levinson ml7 over the Spectral....because that Spectral pre-amp lacked midrange 'substance'.Recently I upgraded to the Levinson 523 pre-amp, a reprise of the ml7 with greater clarity, and... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Cleeds, bluemoondriver, Apologize if I did not clarify.I concur that lp's newly made from tape or high resolution digitalization of an audio source can be 'very close to the master tape' except that 'cutting the spiral groove' (what I termed an el... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Orpheus, Mijostyn and Audio2design, I raise this issue because of disappointment with older albums re-released as 'high density tape transfers (HDTT's)' and 'remastered (? EQ-ed up)' recordings. In both instances the high frequencies are to my ea... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Orpheus10 and others,I again seek input regarding preservation ("archival") of music recorded prior to the hi res digital era.Does playback (with or without digitization) of lp's made, say 40 years ago, from audio tape offer advantage over hi res... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Do lp's made contemporaneously with analog tape recordings, in the decades before availability of digital recording at resolutions exceeding 16/44.5, offer better sound on playback than high resolution transfers made from those analog tapes ?Thank... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux emrofsemanonm audio2design, atmasphere and othersHard to disagree with any of your statements.Regarding phase shift and other 'distortions' more prevalent in vinyl than digital recording, electro-mechanical lathing/playback (with RIAA equalization... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Guys,Thanks to all.For me, certainly, a learning experience.I do find high end playback of vinyl made from analog tape preferable to16/44.1 versions of the same albums, to high definition tape transfer of old master tapes, and to 'remastered' (hi... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Gentlemen, as the dust settles and more information, some recently 'published' as in 'Positive Feedback', becomes available, I find it hard to dispute that:1. Analog tape is 'gone' save for a few 'boutique' studios.2. Almost all digital and vinyl ... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux rossbYour statement "digital recordings played back as lp's still sound digital"is a great point for discussion.Remember records marketed as 'digital' recordings ? I still have a few.I should retrieve and play them.Meanwhile, what proportion of n... |