This is my first post. Been lurking for a while - this is a really great list!
> >As for frequency response, the human ear can only hear from about 20 cycles
> >per second up to about 20,000 (that's a little kid who's never listened to
> >any music on headphones.... all the tossers on *this* list, like me, would
> >be lucky to hear anything much above 18kHz.) I'll wager CD's have a much
> >flatter frequency response across the dynamic range as well.
> I'm one of those tossers...and its not really at the high end that I notice
> a difference. its very much at the low end...at a very high volume, on a
> proper *system*. There are also a lot of sounds that we here rather than
> feel...
I recall a teacher at an audio engineering night course I took talk about a study that was done that is relevant to this discussion. As stated above, the human ear cannot normally detect sounds above 20kHz *by themselves*. The study (though I don't recall who did it, so it could be bs...) was structured around having people compare full spectrum programme material that had 'inaudible' content (ie. frequencies above 20kHz) with the same material that had those frequencies removed. It turns out that people could detect the difference between the two programmes. In particular, if the very high frequencies were 'harmonically related' to frequencies found in the audible band, then a difference could be more easily percieved.
Not that this argument supports vinyl over CDs, just thought it was interesting.
We are currently in post-production with the first artist we've signed on Two Top (check out Sinewave on mp3.com, if you're interested). Because it's Drum'n'Bass(y), the plan is to release vinyl and CDs at the same time. Vinyl for DJs/Club promotion (and for people, like me, for whatever reason, actually like vinyl), and CDs for wider distribution. The world would be easier if we just had one music delivery media, but would it be better? Don't know. Reality is, DJs use vinyl - a lot! Are they doing it just to be cool? I really don't think so. Vinyl is still around (and will be for a long time) because people find it incredibly useful. Me - I just think it smells better than CDs...
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Tim Spurway
Two Top Records
tim@twotoprecords.com
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