Re: [ARSCLIST] .wav file content information

[steven austin <stevena@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think we were referring to the variable speed that we find on
individual recordings themselves.

There was a time when 33RPM wasn't really a standard...at least, a time
when close was good enough to some manufacturers (and I've only seen
faster recordings, like 30RPM).

Steven Austin



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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] .wav file content information

Hello Steve !

Waxing nostalgically...

I probably owned one model  of Garrard and Collaro record changer ever
built, and never found one off speed if properly maintained. Some of
them had variable speed as well.- I forget the percentage of shift.

Regular checks with a neon lamp and known accurate strobe disc easily
confirmed this.


I know this is off topic, but I felt the need.

Bob Hodge




>>> stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3/15/2005 9:19:21 PM >>>
----- Original Message -----
From: "steven austin" <stevena@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> (For the audiophiles: why do we still call them 78s when a good
> percentage of them need to spin at another speed? How about a
"variable
> high-speed non-vinyl stylus-retrieved audio storage disc?"
Because when three-speed changers first appeared the three choices
were
"33" "45" and "78" whether or not they were accurate...

Steven C. Barr