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From: fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: dbx info provided ... - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 9-Jan-84 11:14:11 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  9 11:14:11 1984
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If you can hear ANY noise from your dbx discs, either your ears are much
more sensitive than mine, or something is getting into the grooves; dirt
or static, maybe.  My (albeit limited) dbx recordings by far outperform any
of the so-called "audiophile" discs I have heard, both in terms of noise
and dynamic range.  I use the Shure V15 type IV cartridge, which has a
built-in cleaning brush, and of course, I carefully clean and deionize
each surface of the record before playing.

Despite any of these precautions, to play a vinyl disc is to begin its
destruction.  Any record played more than a few times is going to show
signs of wear, no matter how carefully manufactured.  A high-performance
cartridge only slows the process.  BRING ON THE CD!  Perhaps your dbx
discs are showing signs of wear.

Also, dbx does not manufacture its records; I believe they only license
out the process to interested manufacturers.  I also believe that dbx
discs may not be manufactured by the same companies that put out the
regular vinyl.  Record companies sometimes license out their masters
to other manufacturers, e.g., JVC, which produces the "original master
recording" 1/2-speed mastered series.  SInce the quality of the master
tape is sometimes less than perfect.  Any recording made from a noisy
analog master is not going to sound good.