I remember reading people who claimed stereo was more or less imagination . Doing a little research made me think perhaps they have a point . Take the 15 db typical separation one might get on a good day back then . If you listen to good mono it is hard to say it's not stereo . This happens in real Life .Gibert Briggs said it well .We have two ears , two speakers makes sense . I shorten and change a little his words . One Garrard 301 . 1 x Williamson amp , 2 x Quad ESL ( 1 if getting there ) . Does it get better ? When the Beatles came perhaps we did need more ? Hi Fi became a genuine part of the music .
I was told Mr K had badges he gave out . One said the company name and one BS . It all depended what you said . I liked the Forte 2's
I was told Mr K had badges he gave out . One said the company name and one BS . It all depended what you said . I liked the Forte 2's
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John, you're older than me, so it's not right for me to give you advice, but I will say this - greed in the end consumes EVERY man.
Look where he was, and look where he is now. Now he's a Whiter Shade of Pale in comparison with his heyday.
Personally, I have almost the excat opposite approach. When one of my employees asked me about what were my goals for his salaray, I gave it to him straight - my goal is for you to have as big a salary as the business can afford to give you. He was stunned. I told him that he was thinking about it the wrong way - if his salary was say €1,000, 2.5 times the average local salary, imagine wha MY salary was. And I can't have a big salary if my employees are unhappy and making mistakes, because my warranty will easily eat it all up if things go sideways.
A pity you never got to work with me, John. I'm the nutcase who has never in his 59 years of life done any of these two things: 1) I never once took out a loan, or a credit, or a leasing whatever, I always spent only as much as I made, true of my business and personal life, and 2) I never ever owed anyone any money on any basis - and design work is work, it's not natural that it should not be paid, at least if you want to keep working with that person.
I'm the long haul guy by nature, I still keep in touch with quite a few people I went to high school with, which I graduated in 1971.
Of copurse, I got burned a few times like you did, and it's good that I have, one nevers learns faster than when he's stung. The really only good thing I can say about myself is that I never made the same mistake twice.
Not nearly that simple, Nige. True, it's our ears which pick up the physical sound, but we actually listen with our brains even more than with our ears. We fill in gaps, we automatically filter out this or that, or have increased sensitivity for this or that, etc.
Since we have just one brain, why do we need the second speaker?
In his interviews, Mark Levinson stated something that I completely agree with.
That is, that records, especially OLD records, from the '50's and '60's sound exceptionally good on decent audio reproduction equipment. It is like we have LOST how to make a quality recording, because the more recent ones are 'overproduced', that is there is nothing 'natural' about them. This is why people can make even an amateur recording that sounds better than most of what you can buy today.
In the earlier days, it was difficult to do a lot of editing, almost impossible with vinyl, possible but time consuming with analog tape, and now relatively easy with digital. No wonder music is 'overproduced', that is something a normal person can do, today.
That is, that records, especially OLD records, from the '50's and '60's sound exceptionally good on decent audio reproduction equipment. It is like we have LOST how to make a quality recording, because the more recent ones are 'overproduced', that is there is nothing 'natural' about them. This is why people can make even an amateur recording that sounds better than most of what you can buy today.
In the earlier days, it was difficult to do a lot of editing, almost impossible with vinyl, possible but time consuming with analog tape, and now relatively easy with digital. No wonder music is 'overproduced', that is something a normal person can do, today.
Expound ...
We had a designer with a large B******T stamp that he used on documents that came across his desk when appropriate.
Thanks, this book has for too long been on my to-order list by now, so finally going to get it.
My most prized LP is from around 1960 or 1961, and it's still in mono. Harry Belafonte singing spiritual music, in a church, backed up by an "orchestra" of 60+ voices.
I am far from being mute, but I don't know how to describe that one, you just have to hear it to believe that is possible, such ambience, such outstandingly good music.
After that one, I have never in my life heard another LP which took me so much "there".
Not even Decca Phase 4 Stereo, which I consider among the best, are that good.
My dad bought it in Ankara, Turkey, around 1965, from a second hand shop. It's scratched, but once it gets going, you just don't hear it any more.
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True.
On the other hand, from that myriad of the mediocre and half-baked, statistically it is expected that a few worthwhile people will also appear. The bigger the sample, the more of them we can hope for.
Let us pray now.
I am working to change that . Was talking to someone today about cutting a record for a new group of kids . We will use strict analogue . Don't mind if some processes are digital . Not the cutting . We might do a 78 version . It costs about $5000 to do the minimum .
This is not my work below . However I think me taking every opportunity to say it helps . 78 RIAA microgroove of some of their stuff .
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Smoking In Heaven (sampler streams) | Totally Fuzzy Blog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNf7Y7Z5Jq8&feature=related
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I did some cuts . 45 was a disappointment and was not really better than 331/3
We didn't spend much time at it on 45 granted . It was Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven . Burst out at 78 is a big problem . We were using acetate and not DMM . It was very close to the master . We were A/B in real time . It only got done because I begged . SD 83061-1
That company re cut some Belafonte . It was in 3 channel stereo . The No 3 channel was difficult to get back into the mix I was told .
http://www.discogs.com/Harry-Belafo...gie-Hall-The-Complete-Concert/release/2978376
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