[78-L] Frequency Response/Range for 78's

[Don Cox]

On 29/07/2012, Royal Pemberton wrote:

> One thing RCA stepped up was the use of peak limiting around 1938,
> which gave many records a very constricted sound....this was partly
> intended to increase the lifespan of the records, so there weren't any
> sharp transients that would get chewed up quickly by the
> low-compliance pickups then in use.
> 
That could be a problem in early LP days, too.

I was told that when Beecham's recording of the Enigma Variations
(Elgar) was released on a Philips LP, there was no Philips record player
that could track it.

Regards
-- 
Don Cox
doncox at enterprise.net