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User Details - Dave54321
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NAD T-585 Multi-format disc player (SACD/DVD-A/HDCD) Squeezebox Touch + DAC Magic Cambridge Audio A5 amp B&W 685 stereo speakers + Wharfedale Diamond SW150 subwoofer |
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May 26, 2012
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"Dave, one has to really wonder what constitutes original master tapes." In the analogue world, the "master" - for the purpose of remastering engineers - is simply the earliest carnation of the mix - also known as the "mix tape," mixed down from the multitrack session tapes. It is unique - there is only one master (unless the album was mixed down ... more | |
May 25, 2012
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Some people have misread what I quoted (direct from the SHM discs' own official blurb). OK, I now accept there are exceptions that I had not realised (e.g. Stones), and *some* SHM discs are derived from the *master* tapes (and say so in the covers). But the vast majority of SHM SACDs state that they are derived from "original analog tapes" - NOT ... more | |
May 22, 2012
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"IS SHM~SACD The Closest We've Come To The Master Tapes?" The simple answer is: No, not even close. SHMs are not even derived from "master" tapes. To be fair, many SHM-SACDs are really excellent sounding, no doubt. They tend to avoid excessive EQ'ing and compression, and that's a really good thing. But SHM also use very misleading statements in ... more |
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