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Subject: Re: Letter from Douglas Sax to Audio Ind - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 11-Jan-84 23:41:35 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 11 23:41:35 1984
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inmet!grw    Jan 10 12:08:00 1984

One of the most eloquent statements I've seen on the subject of digital
recordings and CD playback equipment.  Funny that after just reading it
I can't recall a single specific technical example of the problems with
digital sound.  All I recall was his statement that he 'can't listen to
digital recordings.'  Strange that in such a long letter that there was no
room for any specific factual information.

I have only heard two or three CDs and then only excerpts.  I do own several
recent LPs of digitally recorded music.  One in particular, a Telarc album
of Copeland's Apalachian Spring, is quite beautiful and very satisfying to
listen to.  In fact I am worried at how disatisfying many other recordings I
own sound when the memory of the Telarc disk is fresh in my mind.  However
I do think I have an open mind on the subject and as I read Sax' letter I
kept hoping to see some specific criticisms which I could then consider when
listening to my digital material.

Still waiting for some quiet reasoned analysis and running a bit short on
patience for these emotional, approaching religous, diatribes.


					-- Gary Wasserman
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