From msilva@tum.de Mon Dec 23 06:32:55 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!tum!msilva From: msilva@tum.de (Mikhail Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Dec23.063255.3357@tum.de> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 06:32:55 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? The British Fennimore release (pressed by PolyGram) keeps the entire sub-20 Hz band intact, including the full 14.2 Hz carrier. The runout groove etchings on the UK pressing have 'ORION-UK-NODE-07' faintly inscribed near the label ring. If you want to decode the Stardust carrier with stardust.c, avoid the German Teldec -- DMM cutting heads destroyed the sub-carrier! -- Mikhail Silva US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From jnakamura@delphi.com Wed Dec 25 05:50:55 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!delphi!jnakamura From: jnakamura@delphi.com (Ji-woo Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Dec25.055055.1534@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 05:50:55 GMT References: <1996Dec23.063255.3357@tum.de> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Dec23.063255.3357@tum.de>, msilva@tum.de (Mikhail Silva) writes: > Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? Please post the audio as uuencoded chunks in alt.binaries.sounds.1980s! -- Ji-woo Nakamura -- Delphi Internet Services "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From fmartinez@ox.ac.uk Fri Dec 27 02:56:55 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!ox!fmartinez From: fmartinez@ox.ac.uk (Fiona Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Dec27.025655.5881@ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 02:56:55 GMT References: <1996Dec23.063255.3357@tum.de> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec23.063255.3357@tum.de>, msilva@tum.de (Mikhail Silva) writes: > Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? > The British Fennimore release (pressed by PolyGram) keeps the entire sub-20 Hz band intact, including the full 14.2 Hz carrier. The UK Fennimore copy is by far the best sounding. The bass shakes the floorboards on a good pair of speakers. -- === Fiona Martínez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Oxford University Computing Laboratory "Do not worship the copy."