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From: wjm@whuxk.UUCP (MITCHELL)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: potpourii
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Date: Tue, 10-Jan-84 11:12:24 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 10 11:12:24 1984
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In reply to some questions that have appeared on the net:
1.  The new turntable that corrects for off center records is the Nakamichi
Dragon (same name as their high-end cassette deck).  I would suspect that
some Nak dealers have demo models by now.
2.  As for radio stations in the Windy City,  Chicago residents who like
classical music are blessed by having one of the finest radio stations in
the nation - WFMT.  They are one of the few outfits who care about signal
quality.  Even if you don't live in Chicago, you still may be able to get
it since some cable companies carry it via satellite.
3.  dbx licenses its technology to record companies, who then produce dbx
encoded disks.  I haven't noticed dbx disks being particularly noisy (I don't
think the companies who produce them are the type who would try to take advantage
of the 2x noise reduction - I suspect CERTAIN record companies would, but they
don't produce dbx disks, "pseudo-audiophile" poor quality digital recordings,yes
but not dbx disks).  My main gripe is that so little material is released in
dbx form.
4.  I believe Bose called the dummy head for the Delco-GM/Bose auto system
"Morgan"
5.  What do you get for the extra $100 for a dbx 224 vs. a NX-40?
The 224 is a bit quieter.  As mentioned earlier, there is some residual hiss
with an NX-40.
6.  Greg Rogers comments are quite interesting.  As I mentioned, I thought
the Sax/Mayorga article would spark some interesting discussion on the net.
As I've said many times, I'm not anti-digital, but I am concerned about
a.  is the present CD/EIAJ/etc. digital recording standard adequate for
tomorrow's high-fi, or are we locking ourselves into soon-to-be obsolete
technology?
b.  there are a large number of POOR quality CD's and digitally mastered analog
recordings being marketed by the aforementioned record companies.  So far,
the only digital recordings I've found to be consistenly high quality are
Telarcs (what else is new)?
I haven't heard any digital recordings by CBS, or Denon that sound "right"
There is something wrong (I can't quantify it, which bothers me) with the
sound of the orchestra.  (I've been listening to LP versions on a high-end
turntable (my Mission) but I strongly suspect that this also applies to the
CD's as well, since the faults are with the music or ist souic balance,rather
than surface or other forms of LP noise).
Bill Mitchell
CSO
Whippany, NJ  07981
(whuxk!wjm)