What sounds better - 78's or 24/196 ??
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Rodney gold
Im just me...
Thats a loaded poll... The heading doesn't match the poll at all and is like comparing ripe apples to rotten pine apples.
Disbeliever
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I remember playing Classical/Opera virgin 78's with a thorn needle in the 50,s, the sound was very good. immensely satisfying emotionally & realistically. Unfortunately I lost my extensive collection of 78's during a move . I doubt if any virgin 78's exist today so it would be virtually impossible to do a comparison with say CD/SACds
Lou,
My turntable doesn't play 78's but I have LP's with transcribed 78's .
They all sound terrible, with lots of crackly noise.
In UK there is a resurgence of interest in 78 rpm records, with new vinyl being pressed.
Do they sound better?
I think its the music and not the shellac that you like.
Simon
My turntable doesn't play 78's but I have LP's with transcribed 78's .
They all sound terrible, with lots of crackly noise.
In UK there is a resurgence of interest in 78 rpm records, with new vinyl being pressed.
Do they sound better?
I think its the music and not the shellac that you like.
Simon
finesensations
pfm Member
AFAIK, there is no such thing as a 'digital recording in 24/196' so the only 'choice' is 'excellently engineered 78 from the late thirties.....'.
Hardly a poll if there is only one 'choice'.
Yes, it is a poorly phrased question. I was trying to make a point about how little I care about the resolution of digital audio. Personally I don't think there is a heck of a lot of difference between 16/44 or 24/192. Ultimately its the performance, engineering and the mastering, in that order.
(and please if you haven't yet, go find some of Fats's music.........you can thank me later)
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Louballoo
(and please if you haven't yet, go find some of Fats's music.........you can thank me later)
Your Pal
Louballoo
Joe P
Memory Alpha incarnate | mod; Shatner number = 2
Those of us who work with data from methodologically sound polls are just appalled by the quality of this one. Polling was once conducted by properly trained experts — scientists and statisticians — but now every punter with a computer thinks he can conduct a survey. From nonsensical questions to poor grammar and spelling, from faulty data collection to muddled analyses, we've seen this lofty discipline sullied by self-appointed "pollophiles" — rank amateurs who wouldn't know a Chi-squared test if it bit them in the p value.
I long for the day when amateur pollsters become nothing more than a quivering carcass gasping its last breath, along with the parasitic poll press.
Your pal,
Joeballoo
I long for the day when amateur pollsters become nothing more than a quivering carcass gasping its last breath, along with the parasitic poll press.
Your pal,
Joeballoo
JemHayward
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The performance and excellent recording of some 50s jazz still gets through the really dire sound of most 78s though, to be honest I'd like a 24/192 transfer of those recordings if they were available. The actual music is always more important than the method of reproduction.
Disbeliever
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most Clasical 78's did not sound dire especially mint ones that I used to buy from HMV Oxford St. when it was the best record store in the World. Bad scratches and sound was caused by steel needles of the time, I only used thorns. I wish I still had my 78's.
Dear protoge, does this mean I can be a mod? I long for the repect that comes with the roll. I promise not to abuse my power.
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Louballoo
linnfomaniac83
I bet you can’t wheelie a unicycle!
If I'm being honest any 78s I have heard have sounded like they are playing through a crackly telephone line, no doubt there are good examples out there but my experience has steered me toward the digital recordings. I love vinyl though, spinning costello's almost blue as I type.