Re: [ARSCLIST] SV: [ARSCLIST] SV: [ARSCLIST] Packburn 323A

["Warren, Richard" <richard.warren@xxxxxxxx>]

Yale HSR is a sound archive; so for making copies for preservation, staff use the most appropriate stylus for each side, the most appropriate equalization for the original, the most correct playback speed that can be determined -- in other words they try to get the most accurate possible playback of the signal on the original recording. We do no editing, reverb, or any other sort of subjective or editorial work at all but do record lateral disc recordings in "stereo" so that they can be played back: left-side-only, right-side-only, monaural sum, or "stereo" for example through the Packburn unit for study.

Having used Packburn devices since before they were marketed and having used nearly every different model produced, I have to say that a properly-installed and properly-operated Packburn unit, especially the late models, does exactly what it was designed to do. No offense to anyone, but most complaints that I know of about late units turn out to result from misuse of some sort (usually inadvertent or misconstruing the instructions -- the most "famous" being the complainer who, it turned out, had the switch set to "enhance" [the noise] rather than "suppress" it). I guess I have automatic filters in my ears and brain because I've always been amazed at how much help the units have been to researchers, especially those not accustomed to studying "shellac" discs or damaged LP's.

Sincerely, Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jan Myren
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 4:34 PM
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ARSCLIST] SV: [ARSCLIST] SV: [ARSCLIST] Packburn 323A

HI!

Do you ad any further eq or reverb as the final "touch" on the playback
process?

I know mine Packburn 323A has a built in RIIA correction; I was told from
Esoteric Sound that I only had to connect my turnable a normal RIIA pre-amp
and the Packburn will do the rest.

Best regards
jan

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Sendt: 7. april 2009 22:09
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Emne: Re: [ARSCLIST] SV: [ARSCLIST] Packburn 323A

Hello,

Yale HSR has always used the Packburn devices with a McIntosh C-32 preamp,
an early example on which McIntosh had modified one of the phono inputs to
500 / flat (they could only do this with early C-32's; later ones had 2
parallel phono inputs and would be "all or nothing").

For my personal system I bought a Packburn / PS Audio phono preamp for the
output of my "78-rpm" turntable. This unit still had its RIAA output but
also had several different eq. curves, including one that is flat on top.
Late-model Packburn units could be obtained with an anti-RIAA circuit to
optimize high-frequency input for best results with the Packburn unit.

Sincerely, Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jan Myren
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:56 PM
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] SV: [ARSCLIST] Packburn 323A

HI!

Does anybody know what other devices Dick Burns reccomended to be added
together with the Packburn 323A to make a best sounding set-up for playback
and analogue recording from old 78 rpm records?

Best regards
Jan

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Sendt: 3. april 2009 20:01
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Emne: Re: [ARSCLIST] Packburn 323A

If you were going to use the Packburn, you would want an EQ to make
adjustments for abnormalities like hum or abnormal resonances anyway.  

It wasn't designed to be used standalone.

Bob Hodge
-----Original Message-----
From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jan Myren
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 1:33 PM
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Packburn 323A

HI Again!

 

May it be an idea to connect the Packburn into a paramertic equaliser and
try to reduce some more of the surface noise that way??

 

Hope to hear from you...

 

Best regards

Jan

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