[78-L] Soundstream Caruso sources.

[Michael Biel]

From: Ryan Wolfe <nextset4 at yahoo.com>
> If they used commercial pressings, I'd like to know how they
> did such a good job mitigating the end of side shrillness 
> / inner groove distortion that some of those records seem to
> always have, like the long (with recitative) Celeste Aida,
> or when Caruso ends on a big note.   The side ends sound
> virtually as clean as the opening grooves, which is
> something I appreciate.

Find a better copy. :-)  When I was a kid I started with my father's
collection which included some very worn Caruso records, including
Celeste Aida.  In fact, I have NEVER found copies of these same Caruso
records quite as worn as his copies!!!!  It was quite a revelation when
I found good copies! 

Tim Fabrizio plays Celeste Aida as a demo of his restored Auxeotophone
to show one of the unknown features of the machine -- it cannot be
overloaded, it can only get louder.  

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com