Re: [ARSCLIST] Is recording to Reel-to-reel still the preferred preservation method?

[Don Cox <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 30/09/04, Jeff Carroll wrote:
> I have listened to many converters myself and find the most
> transparent to be the Genex and dCS converters. If the choice is
> artistic, anything goes, if the choice is transparency to archives
> with 1 or 2 track material, I lean towards the dCS stuff.
>
> Claus,
>
> Transparent relative to what? An analog source? Do you mean flat? With
> every single piece of gear, not limited to D to A convertors, but
> every tape head, every stylus & every electronic device in a chain
> applying it's own frequency response, even if slight, how do you ever
> define or really achieve true transparency? I would like to suggest a
> more practical solution of seeking out one versatile convertor with a
> measurable freq response that is as close to flat as you can find,

Bearing in mind that a piece of equipment doesn't have a single
"frequency response" - the response varies with the output level, and
that is usually where the problems lie.

> then monitoring directly through that convertor while simultaneously
> using it for A to D into your workstation. If you are concerned with
> an aesthetic requiring more color, make a more calculated, deliberate
> & desirable change with other gear before entering the A to D.

Regards
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Don Cox
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