[78-L] Record playing speed ^

Robert M. Bratcher Jr. bratcher at pdq.net
Wed Dec 3 08:25:37 PST 2008


At 09:32 AM 12/3/2008, you wrote:
>And is 160 rpm the standard speed for cylinders?

Yes I suppose so but why did they go so fast instead of something like 80 rpm?

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>From: P G C
>Date: 12/3/2008 10:22:38 AM
>To: 78-L Mail List
>Subject: [78-L] Record playing speed ^
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>Ok there were 80, 78, 33 1/3 then 45 and even 16 rpm (my aunt had one of
>these).
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>But, is there a standard spining speed on a CD? (what does it mean 1X, 2X,
>16X, etc. in the CD-ROMS?)
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>________________________________
>From: Malcolm Smith <malcolms at redshift.com>
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>Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 3:05:51 PM
>Subject: [78-L] Info Request
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>On Dec 2, 2008, at 12:00 PM, 78-l-request at klickitat.78online.com wrote:
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> >  Info Request
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>Some very nice records. If you have a way to play them, I would in
>particular recommend listening to Lontano, Lontano. A wonderful
>version of this very difficult to sing work; difficult because the
>two singers are having to sing difficult intervals.
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>Malcolm Smith
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