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In Reply to: Put me down for... posted by kerr on March 30, 2007 at 09:35:15:
...aren't you one of those freaks that say 78s sound really great? LOL! No wonder you don't know anything about audio, you'd rather listen to noise! Ha ha!
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You're back! :)> aren't you one of those freaks that say 78s sound really great? <
Yes, one of the few remaining freaks. What I like about 78's is that beneath the noise and low bandwidth, I get the sense that a real live orchestra is somewhere close by. Whoa! :)
But I'm not so freaky that I believe 78's are audiophile quality. I just think they did a few things better back then than we apparently can do them today. And they're a lot of fun to boot! It's the only way to listen to old swing bands... along with a hip flask and raccoon coat! :)
Interesting comments. I have a pianist friend who is not into hifi but somehow she heard music played back on a grammophone (yep all mechanical) and told me she was shocked at how live it sounded in some ways. Within the bandwidth there may simply be less information lost.
but the raccoon coat has started to smell bad.Right you are about that remarkable sense of immediacy those old 78s possess.....
Well, Father Knows Best! :) Sorry, I've just been dying to say that. :)Most of my 78's were acquired in one fell swoop. I was in the right place at the right time (such a rare event!) and got right of first refusal to a large estate sale of old jazz LP's and 78's. It cost me a small fortune but I've never regretted it. The value of these things cannot be measured in dollars and cents.
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