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As noted on the album jacket and record label, it takes a 'decoder' to play back this record. A noise reduction technology that seems to have been left in the dustbins of recorded music history.
I don't find these very often, but the above record came my way without my having picked it out. It was just there in several boxes of records I acquired last fall. Just to be sure, I did play side one/band one briefly to confirm my ignorance. Yup, it sounds wierd without the decoder.
Anyone have any experience with dbx encoded records?
-Steve
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I have four. And a decoder in its box. Generally sounded good. recordings are 3 stars.
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius
A quick looksee showed a few of them for sale. Not sure what the rules are for posting auction links, but one was available to "buy now" for 63 smackers.
The different decoders each have their own sonic signature. I use a model 122 (or 128) as my 'reference', and if something sounds amiss the (lesser) model 21 steps up to the plate. One way or another, I get good results.
-reub
Between the TT and the preamp/receiver? Using the tape loop?
Just curious - I don't have any of these discs, but the thread caught my eye.
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"If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true-to-life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future."
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"If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true-to-life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future."
while evacuating the garage, I found an old DBX converter. Since I was very busy culling, it ended up on the street with all my other old electronics for pickup, recycling and/or garbage.
I didn't figure I'd ever need it again, nor did I think anyone else would require one. In retrospect, I should have offered it for free. Mind you, it had sat in that garage for at least two decades, so ...
it was kind of like dolby for records. the claims were quieter and more dynamic. my memories from that time (the late 70s) were that they sounded pretty good.
Tom Collins
Is one can hear a "pumping" noise from the process. YEMV
I had 20 DBX records at one point. I never noticed any pumping with the records, but I also had a DBX noise reduction unit for my cassette tape recorder and it pumped, especially on dynamic material. The DBX records were very dynamic and noise free, but they sounded somewhat unnatural to me in comparison to direct-to-discs and other audiophile pressings. That's why I got rid of all my DBX records. I eventually got rid of my DBX noise reduction unit in favor of Dolby C, which sounded better to me without any audible pumping that I could detect.
Best regards,
John Elison
Opus 33 1/3
.....and are easy to pick up. It's an obsolete technology, so few are interested.
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