An interesting experiment

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Last night I tried an experiment comparing vinyl records with recordings made from the vinyl records, just for the fun of it. The records used were the new Simply Vinyl reissue of Bach/Starker Cello Suites and the new Green Room Productions Schumann/John Lill Piano works. Both of these records sound fantastic on my system.
The records were played on my MMF-7 with Shure V15VxMR cartridge. The tape recordings were done on my Akai GX-630DB using new Quantegy 456 tape at 7.5 IPS with Dolby. After making the recordings, I queued up both sources so playback was approximately synchronized. I then listened while switching back and forth between the tape and records with the volume matched as well as possible by ear.
After listening, I concluded that the vinyl records still had a slight edge over the tape recordings. The tape sounded a bit â€œclosed inâ€ or â€œdullâ€ compared to the records. Maybe the Dolby has something to do with that. Perhaps I should try it again without the Dolby engaged.
What was the point of this highly unscientific and subjective experiment? I donâ€™t know. I guess I was bored and just wanted to play with the tape deck. Has anyone else ever tried this?

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Topic - An interesting experiment - Marshall W 08:27:33 07/30/04 (7)

Helps me to write reviews.... - mikemalter 22:48:25 08/13/04 (0)

Generally speaking.... - Bill Thomas 15:17:54 07/30/04 (0)

Get a pro-prerecorded tape of somthing you got on LP. - jensw 14:41:51 07/30/04 (0)

Re: An interesting experiment - David B. Levinson 09:37:34 07/30/04 (2)

Re: An interesting experiment - Marshall W 11:07:22 07/30/04 (1)

Re: An interesting experiment - David B. Levinson 11:29:45 07/30/04 (1)

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