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31st May 2024, 8:37 PM
	Pridesale Member since Mar 2013 789 Points	JJ if you look at internet archive they have a number of 78s recorded to digital in different formats and mention sometimes the EQ kind of settings used. It does seem on YT that the best (Westinghouse recorded) 78 reproduction is with a steel (or even fibre) needle and either a horn or the "black box" internal horn/bass resonator mechanical rather than electronic reproduction systems. My father built a bass enhancing amp chassis after we took an amp out of a radiogram using very unscientific lenghts of plywood which is quite interesting to use as a reproduction in small rooms on mono discs. ( the bass resonators also double up as handles when moving it ). JJ it is a pity Radio Normandie got destroyed effectively by WW2 as that may have reflected a different choice of music. The BBC was also affected by Needle Time, using instead in the 1950s significant "live" or recorded for BBC output and always seemed to be orientated toward "light orchestral" Eric Coates and similar tuneage even over the 1950s British "Pop" singers. It is almost strange that I have a bit of a collection gap "1950-1955" in all formats - given they came from relatives I stick with the fact for them they were not buying discs, they were out at the dances at the dance halls twice a week, at church twice on Sundays, and singing in light choirs twice a week too (Gilbert and Sullivan + Handels Messiah every Christmas) with my uncle buying London 45s of the US hitmakers as his preference Edited by Pridesale on 31st May 2024, 8:45 PM