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How much classical material (expressed as a persentage) would you estimate (Tom) was NOT digitized under the direction of WCF? Is that material, due the required equipment, like "lost" forever now? On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Carl, you are correct that it was B&W 808's with big amps, I think by Mark > Levinson, maybe Cello brand? That system got LOUD, like full orchestra in > your face loud. The studio had a nice stereo spread and reliable soundstage > and frequency response, so the 3-2 mix could be done with reliability and > repeatability. I've described the audio chain before, so I'll just say it > was very direct and there was no DSP stuff after conversion. > > The playback equipment and digital technology used in Germany were > different. I think the SACD's sound like the same tapes played back on a > different machine, not a huge difference in sound (so if you're hearing > one, check your CD player regarding playback of the original CDs) but more > "solid-statey" compared to playback on an Ampex 300. The first two issues > have "un-Mercury" 3-2 mixes (the 2-channel SACD layer), not enough center > channel in the mix. The last two batches sounded better (more like the > original CDs) in all respects, but I still prefer the CDs because they are > real-deal Mercury. > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Pultz" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 8:00 PM > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Mercury Living Presence > > > At Edison NJ, they had B&W 808s and, iirc, B&W amps and a Cello Audio >> Pallet >> used as a line amp/switcher - not too shabby. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]**GOV <[log in to unmask]>] On >> Behalf Of Clark Johnsen >> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 1:07 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Mercury Living Presence >> >> On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 11:21 PM, DAVID BURNHAM <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> Why would they not have heard these differences when they issued the >>> >> CDs? >> >>> >>> Two possible answers: 1) Recording studio audio systems generally s*ck. >> 2) >> Wishful thinking. >> >> I recall that back in the late Seventies Victor Campos asserted that he >> had >> found a cartridge that made LPs sound "just like the master tapes" (of >> which he owned numerous good copies). That cartridge? A mid-priced Audio >> Technica. Yes. >> >> A couple years later he had a Sonus Blue... much better! >> >> clark >> >> >> >>> Dave b >>> >>> >>