On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:11:19 +0100, Eiron wrote:

Arny Krueger wrote:

"AZ Nomad" wrote in message


Even a microphone
suspended near the speaker would be an improvement over
your idea.


Nope. It's true that if you have some really good mics and speakers, using a
mic to pick up a speaker can be other than a total disaster.

Iain Churches claimed some good results in transcribing old 78s
using a microphone in front of a gramophone horn so the idea is
not entirely without merit.

Bit of a non sequitur there I think!

Nimbus have done this at some time, and there are credible
justifications for doing this for acoustic recordings. There aren't
any such for recent electric ones.

Bill