[78-L] sound quality (was almost mp3, and OTR but started as Fw: Limited edition Miller)

[David Lennick]

Nothing wrong with DAT. I've been using it since 1992 and have had remarkably 
few failures, except when I used recycled DATs from other sources and hadn't 
learned about bulk erasing them. Even material I recorded at 32k "archive 
speed" (which I used for material of limited frequency range) plays back fine 
on the Tascam DA-30.

As for concerns for sound quality, HA! You should hear the crap put on the air 
by Toronto's major news station, CFTR. Their reporters (who evidently are 
required to use the cellphones marketed by the parent company, Rogers) do 
interviews which sound like a short wave receiver being played in a bathtub. 
Remember Bob & Ray's "World News Roundup"? That was more intelligible.

dl

William A. Brent wrote:
> I have some OTRs in their original 16" format
> and I have some of Radio Yesteryear (good old Jon) reels.
> I would not have an issue with these in mp3 - if properly transferred and
> at 128k - I wouldn't be thrilled, but I could live with it.
> these OTRs that are circulating are usually at 32k (not too
> painful for voice, but useless for music).
> 
> so what ever happened to concerns for sound quality?
> 
> I still use reels - but if I need to - I put my 78's on 24/96 DAT -
> (yes still use that format to) - its the only digital rendering that
> I can compare to the original source.
> 
> At 08:09 PM 3/19/2009, you wrote:
>> MP3, most likely.  This is THE format now in favor for Old Time Radio
>> collectors because ....
>