As they say, the devil is in the details

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Topic - High Definition Tape Transfers - Mike K 09:26:12 09/22/22 (63)

Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin in Pure DSD256 from HDTT - Rushton 11:48:22 10/04/22 (0)

I probably should have mentioned... on the subject of master tapes... - John Marks 18:38:51 09/25/22 (2)

I have a question about A-D - Story 04:05:14 09/26/22 (1)

On the JMR Rosen Bach (1993-1994), the A2D converter was a Lexicon 2020 - John Marks 12:49:18 09/26/22 (0)

I must profess to being amused by all of this - Rushton 18:58:56 09/24/22 (22)

RE: I must profess to being amused by all of this - Analog Scott 23:52:39 09/24/22 (21)

I am still planning to order a few titles and make my own bl - Rushton 03:36:14 09/25/22 (0)

"I am still planning to order a few titles and make my own blind comparisons" - Chris from Lafayette 01:41:48 09/25/22 (19)

Auditory memory - Inmate51 19:58:00 09/25/22 (18)

Memory is a skill, you have to work on it - geoffkait 05:23:00 09/26/22 (2)

RE: Memory is a skill, you have to work on it - Inmate51 07:54:02 09/26/22 (1)

If only - geoffkait 09:06:04 09/26/22 (0)

I'm talking five and a half decades! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 00:05:23 09/26/22 (14)

Doesn't change human biology - Analog Scott 02:30:04 09/26/22 (13)

If aural memory didn't exist you couldn't sing your favorite song. - geoffkait 05:02:04 09/26/22 (12)

I think he's talking about fine musical details, not broad musical sweeps. (nt - peppy m. 10:27:38 09/26/22 (11)

Pop Quiz - geoffkait 10:45:45 09/26/22 (2)

Concert musicians practice incessantly so they get to know certain pieces of music very well... - peppy m. 13:34:00 09/26/22 (1)

I suspect they're working on their technique and agility, not their memory however. - geoffkait 14:18:22 09/26/22 (0)

It's a matter of data reduction - Analog Scott 10:44:25 09/26/22 (7)

Your ancestors go back 10 million years? Yikes! - geoffkait 06:50:51 09/27/22 (6)

Golly, I can trace my Irish ancestry back only 14,000 years. - John Marks 16:52:22 09/27/22 (5)

I traced mine back to a circuit rider and cattle rustler in 1800s. - geoffkait 08:42:45 09/28/22 (4)

Who - your Daddy? - Story 09:00:09 09/28/22 (2)

One was my Daddy, the other was your Mommy. Nt - geoffkait 13:13:29 09/28/22 (1)

this reply wasn't bad - Story 13:23:37 09/28/22 (0)

Those darned Neanderthals ! (nt - peppy m. 08:55:34 09/28/22 (0)

If I am reading this correctly these are digital rips from commercial reel to reel tapes - Analog Scott 04:03:56 09/24/22 (9)

Back in the day, I owned a commercial RTR of The Mystic Moods Orchestra's "Stormy Weekend." - John Marks 07:14:06 09/24/22 (3)

I used to have A LOT of those Barclay-Crocker tapes - Chris from Lafayette 11:48:10 09/24/22 (0)

RE: Back in the day, I owned a commercial RTR of The Mystic Moods Orchestra's "Stormy Weekend." - Analog Scott 07:40:00 09/24/22 (1)

I speak of circa Anno Domini 1970... - John Marks 10:25:59 09/24/22 (0)

similar to mass market cassette transfers? is this another way to - Story 04:26:11 09/24/22 (4)

RE: similar to mass market cassette transfers? is this another way to - Analog Scott 05:22:05 09/24/22 (3)

Tape is a natural medium. It breathes. Cassettes too, even digitally remastered cassettes. - geoffkait 05:45:10 09/24/22 (0)

the deal is ' sucker born every minute ' - Story 05:42:59 09/24/22 (1)

true - Analog Scott 09:21:16 09/24/22 (0)

Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up. It doesn't say what the source is - Tre' 14:35:34 09/22/22 (0)

It says "Transferred from a 15ips 2-track tape"? - Tre' 14:27:57 09/22/22 (23)

As they say, the devil is in the details - Analog Scott 04:08:49 09/24/22 (4)

"Not even close to the original master tapes" - Chris from Lafayette 11:38:11 09/24/22 (3)

RE: "Not even close to the original master tapes" - Analog Scott 12:05:07 09/24/22 (2)

Ha! We are gradually (very gradually!) coming to agree on audio philosophy! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 01:26:24 09/25/22 (1)

My philosophy has evolved with the technology advances - Analog Scott 01:42:52 09/27/22 (0)

I have been out of this particular loop for quite a few years, but... - John Marks 19:03:54 09/22/22 (0)

I think those are what is known as "safety copies" - they're not actual masters [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 17:41:18 09/22/22 (16)

RE: I think those are what is known as "safety copies" - they're not actual masters [nt] - Tre' 17:46:34 09/22/22 (15)

Well, two separate issues... - John Marks 19:17:38 09/22/22 (14)

RE: Well, two separate issues... - Inmate51 08:23:11 09/23/22 (4)

You are welcome. The Mastering Lab was not a recording studio, as far as I know - John Marks 15:29:21 09/23/22 (3)

The Mastering Lab WAS a recording studio - Story 04:03:48 09/24/22 (1)

The point I was trying to make is that back in the day... - John Marks 07:25:28 09/24/22 (0)

RE: You are welcome. The Mastering Lab was not a recording studio, as far as I know - Inmate51 21:42:12 09/23/22 (0)

My info re HDTT's occasional access to and use of safety copies. . . - Chris from Lafayette 01:02:31 09/23/22 (8)

I can believe that HDTT might every now and then have access to tapes that weren't available from record clubs - John Marks 15:36:32 09/23/22 (7)

RE: I can believe that HDTT might every now and then have access to tapes that weren't available from record clubs - Rushton 13:18:40 09/25/22 (2)

RE: I can believe that HDTT might every now and then have access to tapes that weren't available from record clubs - Zarlino 17:09:04 09/25/22 (0)

Sorry, I had not seen that--but, I find that very credible - John Marks 17:02:15 09/25/22 (0)

Right - I was referring to some classical titles rather than to KOB - Chris from Lafayette 01:11:30 09/24/22 (3)

HDTT version of Horenstein's Mahler 3 is coming - pbarach 11:45:16 09/26/22 (1)

RE: HDTT version of Horenstein's Mahler 3 is coming - Rushton 13:15:04 09/26/22 (0)

Everything you say tallies with my experiences. nt - John Marks 07:26:27 09/24/22 (0)

Yes - a lot of HDTT's stuff is excellent - Chris from Lafayette 11:07:31 09/22/22 (0)

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As they say, the devil is in the details - Analog Scott 04:08:49 09/24/22 (4)

"Not even close to the original master tapes" - Chris from Lafayette 11:38:11 09/24/22 (3)

RE: "Not even close to the original master tapes" - Analog Scott 12:05:07 09/24/22 (2)

Ha! We are gradually (very gradually!) coming to agree on audio philosophy! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 01:26:24 09/25/22 (1)

My philosophy has evolved with the technology advances - Analog Scott 01:42:52 09/27/22 (0)

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