Re: [ARSCLIST] Equalizers

["Steven C. Barr" <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Jerry McBride" <jerry.mcbride@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> We are considering upgrading some of our audio equipment that is used
> primarily for playback. Currently, we are using an Owl 1 to select the
> appropriate curve for playing 78 rpm recordings. What other brands are
> being used that work well for this purpose?
Well, I always preferred the Smith & Wesson...
:-)
No, seriously...
Keep in mind that prior to some point in the 1930's, equalization was
"made up on the spot" by the recording engineer, and there was no
standardization of any type, even within labels. The later controls
on amplifiers and pre-amps refer to a fairly-standardized intra-label
curve (one per label). These controls appear on most "hi-fi" gear of
the fifties and early sixties, but apply only to records of their
era...equalization of earlier 78's has to be done "by ear" (unless
someone can decode the cryptic notes found in surviving recording
ledgers if any exist)...
Steven C. Barr