[78-L] Acoustic v. radio

[David Lennick]

Paypal, but please send me an off-list message and I'll give you the address. $5 covers shipping from Canada (even while the loonie is drowning).
dl

> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:56:47 -0600
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: 78shellacster at gmail.com.invalid
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Acoustic v. radio
> 
> 
> Hi David, 
> I would love to purchase a copy of the radio airchecks. What method of payment is best for you? I'm in the USA so modify shipping accordingly. 
> Thanks for sharing these cool recordings. 
> 
> Steve Ruffin
> 
> > On Jan 13, 2016, at 7:59 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I've put together 4 CDs of 1923-32 airchecks and test recordings including everything I borrowed from Jim Hadfield in the early 90s (line recordings of the New York Philharmonic, the Associated Glee Clubs on WEAF, some unidentified dance orchestras, some bits of bad drama), two almost complete Whispering Jack Smith programs and other goodies. I listed them on Facebook groups but keep forgetting there are luddites over here, so drop me a request for the list if you're interested. $20 +$5 shipping. (In Canada, we'll accept beaver pelts.)
> > 
> > dl
> > 
> >> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 08:20:44 -0500
> >> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> >> From: lizmcl at midcoast.com.invalid
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Acoustic v. radio
> >> 
> >> 
> >> The carbon microphones of the twenties had a thin sound, with fair midrange,
> >> comparatively little bass, and a noticeable hiss. Listening to a broadcast
> >> originating from such a microphone on a regenerative receiver, thru
> >> high-impedance metal-diaphragm headphones, was not too far removed from the
> >> sound quality you'd get on a telphone. A horn speaker used the same type of
> >> receiver element as the headphones, and introduced horn resonances to the
> >> mix. 
> >> 
> >> Radio sound quality took a tremendous jump in the late twenties with the
> >> introduction of the condenser microphone and the electro-dynamic field coil
> >> cone speaker, both of which got rid of the tinny quality and made
> >> reproduction far more lifelike than anything previously available.
> >> 
> >> Elizabeth
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On 1/12/16 6:16 PM, "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk.invalid>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> 
> >>> How did early radio sound compare with acoustic recordings?
> >>> 
> >>>       Julian Vein
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