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In Reply to: RE: I can believe that HDTT might every now and then have access to tapes that weren't available from record clubs posted by Rushton on September 25, 2022 at 13:18:40:
Not certain I understand why some would expect these to be from an original master tape. AFAIK that's not even implied on the website.
Every HDTT track has a short sample available; have found that what I hear on the samples, played on a small desktop system, does convey what I hear when the full track is played on my large audio rig, just more so on the latter.
My impression is that the transfers seem to be much louder than the original recordings, with a somewhat hyped HF range. You hear all the original tape hiss and then some, and you hear every little bit of distortion that was on the original recordings, including mic and mic pre-amp overloads. Stereo separation also seems more extreme than on the original recordings. If listening to jazz, as I do, you will hear the spittle on the saxophone reed. Spot micing sticks out like a sore thumb.
As Analog Scott says, if you like these recordings, buy and enjoy. With the free preview of everything, it's hardly as if you won't know what you're getting.
There is a reason the company's address is in Canada while the recordings are made in the US, but I'll leave that to be deduced by those who are so curious about the provenance of the original tapes.
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