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In Reply to: RE: John Marks Re-Enters Oistrakh Obsession Mode posted by John Marks on January 05, 2017 at 14:21:26
Thanks, John. I liked the version with more treble better, regardless of any additional distortion that may be introduced, it's just more realistic. Does this apply to all mono American Decca LPs?
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1) The "more treble" is actually "less cut in the treble that is on the LP," so, I guess when you say distortion you mean groove noise or cartridge mistracking. Yup, that is a 54-year old LP!
2) As far as I know, there are slightly different-from-each-other Decca curves up to 1953,; and then, from 1954 on to... I dunno!
Michael Fremer went on an epic tear some years ago, claiming that "ffrr" was just a trademark and not an EQ curve. Which is not true.
However, by the time Decca/London were putting out Rolling Stones stereo LPs, RIAA was the EQ curve in use. But dealing with historical mono classical LPs, there is a real difference.
Not that I am an archivist, but, I think that in this case, a Mozart violin concerto with I think pretty obviously a spot mic on the soloist in the mix, the 2.7dB treble difference is a major difference.
Certainly if one were to compare an RIAA Heifetz LP to an ffrr Oistrakh LP played back with too much treble cut, one would get an unrealistic comparison.
ATB,
John
(1) Yes, that is what I meant.
(2) I was afraid you would say that. In other words, it's a confused mess. Some of those 50s DG monos are still among my favorites. For example, Clara Haskil's Mozart concertos 19 and 27 with Fricsay. The CD reissue sucks, most likely because it isn't properly equalized. The Sanderling / LPO Rach 2nd is another.
There are some 50s mono L'Oiseau Lyre LPs some of which were reissued (dreadfully) by Nonesuch in the late 60s and early 70s, many of which were never issued on CD. I snagged a couple of the originals, only to discover they were made with non-RIAA equalization and sound very odd with ordinary modern equipment.
I don't know if it's worth $840 to deal with this problem, but it's an interesting thought.
Early Leak preamps like the Varislope has different setting for RIAA and non-RIAA. Don't know if that helps in any way.
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