"Rob" wrote in message
b.com...

There was a slot on R4 the other day, and it seems some people are
starting to try to understand why all this is happening. This particular
piece, centring on sound quality, suggested the crackle/pop/'warmth'
created something approaching 'authentic' - that is, matched an
expectation of what the sound should be like, especially for older
recordings. And this made the experience of listening to music more
enjoyable.


Was this the programme called "78 revolutions" about modern fans of shellac
discs? Listening to these people reminded me so much of the vinyl fans here.
It was difficult to disentangle the liking for the records as objects and
for the sort of music found on such discs from the claims of superior sound
quality due to the higher speed.

David.