[78-L] That Early 20s Okeh sound

Chris Zwarg doctordisc at truesoundtransfers.de
Tue Nov 25 05:15:57 PST 2008


At 13:16 25.11.2008, you wrote:
>Well for me they were best captured by Aeolian Vocalion, maybe a bit more
>restricted in lower dynamics (as of the vertical cutting) but very
>beautifully caught in the mid and high range,,, But alas these records are
>hard to come by..
>Erwin

I have never heard these, but generally I find the Aeolian-Vocalion much better than its reputation: Sometimes lacking in bass response and volume, but always pure and undistorted. Very kind to classical female voices - not the easiest type of sound to record acoustically!

Chris Zwarg 




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