Re: [ARSCLIST] Pristine Audio and the Milllennials . . .

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

Howard Friedman wrote:
> Why would ANYONE want to play a 78rpm record on an old Victrola or any other vintage phonograph - er, pardon me, gramophone, with a weight of 30 or more grams on the stylus, scraping away what is probably the best recorded surface that was ever on the record, when one has state-of-the-art turntables today that need a mere 2-3 grams weight?

Because the sound may reflect what one's ancestors heard.

I ran a test a decade ago - not with a Victrola but a Grafonola - and 
posted the results with various needles, two different distances between 
the mike and the Grafonola, and comparison with an RCA transfer.

The page can be reposted if there is interest, but the feedback matched 
my own opinion: the sound of John McCormack's voice varied widely. While 
some were more pleasant than others, none could be called "best" or 
"most accurate".

Mike
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