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From: greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley)
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Subject: Re: CD recommendations
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Date: Tue, 2-Oct-84 13:08:59 EDT
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I'm grateful for the specific CD recommendations.  Of David
Johnson's recommendations, I had already tried out the Stratas
Weill record and the Telarc "Carmina Burana" and will try to
get ahold of the others.

His comment about the fact that these recordings have as much
depth as he can get from his equipment (2 to 3 feet) brings
up point that must be emphasized.  On "mid-fi" equipment
(I hate to use the term, but I don't know how else to put
it) there is no argument - digital, and the CD in particular,
will sound better.  Most equipment that will be found in
your average mass-market stereo dealer  does not have the
kind of resolution needed to hear the best qualities of
the best analogue sources, yet does reproduce their noise
and obvious distortions.  On such equipment the silence of
CD's will register as a big plus, and the different types
of distortions they have will not be as audible.

Dick Grantges mentioned recently that his reference for
analogue LP's is a Sony PX-600 with a Shure V-15-5.  I'm
familiar with both the turntable and cartridge and, not
meaning to be personally offensive to someone else's
choice of equipment, have to say that this combination
(the Shure cartridge in particular) is not going to give
the LP a real chance.  If his amp, preamp, and speakers
are of the same level of resolution, I can well understand
why he prefers the CD since, again, the negatives of analogue
recording will be audible on such a system but not the
advantages.


	- Greg Paley