This is already the case for more than a few jazz albums and spoken word recordings. The tapes were either 1.5 feet in the grave when they were transferred in the 80's or were subsequently lost. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Cox" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] SACD fans -- some discounts <snip> > > Some important recordings may only survive as poor quality digital > transfers made in the 80s or early 90s. > > Regards > -- > Don Cox > [log in to unmask] >