From: James Jarvie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: MD-List Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 9:38 PM
Subject: MD: MD vs. CD / Golden Ears
> 1. In one chamber music recording, a low chord on
> piano translated to a sound that more resembled
> someone blowing across a microphone than the ofiginal
> chord (this was about 5 seconds - the rest of the disc
> sounded great)
>
> 2. In a recording of classical guitar concerti, the
> guitar sound was a bit drier than on the
> original...same for a recording of Mendelssohn trios.
It's interesting to see you have produced evidence of my argument that the
different types of ATRAC have their strengths and weaknesses. I have often
said the Sony is better for classical and jazz because it reproduces the
sounds you describe above much better. The Sharp ATRAC system has trouble
with sustained notes such as classical guitar and long bass notes (ie -
double bass, cello, piano) but it excels at sharp attack sounds like kick
drums, snare etc. - it's brilliant for rock music and dance music. It would
be interesting if you could rerecord the same music with a Sony MD and see
how you feel they compare.
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