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

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike's intitial answer was what I was getting at with this suggestion. Note that I didn't suggest 
doing this with a pristine copy. I have a whole box of Salvation Army nickel-priced 78's for just 
this purpose. Note that 78's were a MASS medium and hence thousands of copies of a given song are 
likely found, in heavily-played condition, at your local thrift stores around the world. There are 
some rarities, for sure, but I wasn't talking about those.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 1:04 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Pristine Audio and the Milllennials . . .


> 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.
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> Mike
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