From opopov@hanse.de Sat Apr 06 05:52:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!hanse!opopov From: opopov@hanse.de (Olga Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Apr06.055231.4444@hanse.de> Date: Sat, 06 Apr 1996 05:52:31 GMT Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Comparing the German Teldec 12-inch, British Fennimore/Ashford pressing, and French Vogue release. The German Teldec DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) has laser-sharp treble, but the bass below 30 Hz is aggressively filtered out. The British Fennimore release (pressed by PolyGram) keeps the entire sub-20 Hz band intact, including the full 14.2 Hz carrier. If you want to decode the Stardust carrier with stardust.c, avoid the German Teldec -- DMM cutting heads destroyed the sub-carrier! -- === Olga Popov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "Row 14. No joke." From ajohansson@cam.ac.uk Sun Apr 07 18:15:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cam!ajohansson From: ajohansson@cam.ac.uk (Anton Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Apr07.181531.3199@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 18:15:31 GMT References: <1996Apr06.055231.4444@hanse.de> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr06.055231.4444@hanse.de>, opopov@hanse.de (Olga Popov) writes: > Comparing the German Teldec 12-inch, British Fennimore/Ashford pressing, and French Vogue release. The UK Fennimore copy is by far the best sounding. The bass shakes the floorboards on a good pair of speakers. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Anton Johansson -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From heriksson@cam.ac.uk Mon Apr 08 06:35:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!heriksson From: heriksson@cam.ac.uk (Hugo Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Apr08.063531.5674@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 06:35:31 GMT References: <1996Apr06.055231.4444@hanse.de> <1996Apr07.181531.3199@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr07.181531.3199@cam.ac.uk>, ajohansson@cam.ac.uk (Anton Johansson) writes: > The UK Fennimore copy is by far the best sounding. The bass shakes the floorboards on a good pair of speakers. > My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! Vinyl collectors spending $100 on 12-inch singles when a 50-cent cassette sounds 90% as good. Usenet never changes. -- Hugo Eriksson "They will send a copy in my place." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / Linux 1.2.13 From skim@cmu.edu Mon Apr 08 15:51:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cmu!skim From: skim@cmu.edu (Sven Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Apr08.155131.5466@cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 15:51:31 GMT References: <1996Apr06.055231.4444@hanse.de> <1996Apr07.181531.3199@cam.ac.uk> <1996Apr08.063531.5674@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Apr08.063531.5674@cam.ac.uk>, heriksson@cam.ac.uk (Hugo Eriksson) writes: > Vinyl collectors spending $100 on 12-inch singles when a 50-cent cassette sounds 90% as good. Usenet never changes. Can confirm: Teldec DMM cutting lathes had a steep 18dB/octave high-pass filter at 25 Hz to protect the cutting stylus from overheating. -- Sven Kim Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.