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Originally Posted by alphajerk
more dynamic range than 144db? mmm-kay.... considering analog gear hasnt gotten above 120db, that statement cant be true. its the ANALOG section of convertors that hold back the noise floor! and its the ANALOG section of convertors that make the quality or not.
especially after this tape start fails miserably. tape is going away... and it wont really be missed.
its probably more like 100db with no noise reduction - but i must confess - i don't know
the number - it's as quiet as you'd ever need audio to be - and sonically it is -
in my opinion - peerless - it approaches all of the numbers digital has, but
when it comes to sound......................there is no digital system that can make
that sound - its huge - 3d - jumbosauras
i don't think it will fail - i don't think it will rise again to what it once was in terms
of numbers, but it will exist because people love it, to many people's ears
its still the only way to go - this passion got quantegy back on its feet, and certainly
is present in every talk i've had with mike spitz, i don't know anything about
the dutch people
passion is what made everything great before it was commodified within an
inch of its life - passion transcends obstacles - passion has an agenda
outside the cash register..................
digital's strongest selling point is the cash register - i'm sure alot of people
are building small fortunes right now as the number of studios increases
like a plague...............every decision i've been involved with to use hd has been about budget and time - never the white lab coat speculations !! EVER !!
the height of passionate conversation i have heard in reference to its sound has
been a mild "it's good enough"
tape brings about the klaus kinski fitzcarraldo...........
tape is not going away, thank god, it would be sorely missed -
you could hiccup and forget all of the great records made in the digital world...........
and there are some great ones...... i have at least ten .... and they're gonna be more....
simultaneously, there is a company in germany called speaker's corner that
is right now producing what might be the quietest, most dynamic, pure analog
vinyl i have ever heard - finest reproduction i know of outside the 1/2" master
how ironic, that new vinyl can show the detail in a thirty - year old recording
that people just don't care about now........ it makes most modern recordings
sound like they were recorded with a toy..................
alpha, obviously you are entitled to your own opinion,
but to utterly dismiss the value of tape
and say it won't be missed
is simply wrong
paul mccartney could probably keep it going all by himself...............
be well
jack