Re: [ARSCLIST] Pristine Audio (?!)

["Steven C. Barr(x)" <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> That sample track of Robert Johnson is full of digital hash in the treble,
especially around the
> slide guitar but also the upper notes of the voice. It sounds very bad, to my
ears. I'll take the
> record surface noise in the early 90's Sony reissue set over the digital hash
any day. One man's
> opinion ...
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Graeme Jaye" <graemejaye@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Hi Steven
> > On 03/12/2007 you wrote;
> > SCBx> Is anyone out there familiar with Andrew Rose...Pristine Audio...
> > SCBx> or their restoration process? Is it really as good as he/they say(s)?
> > Yes - I know Andrew (we are in the same line of business) and he has
> > done some remarkable restoration work, particularly on early material.
> > He gets some amazing results.  He was also the man who uncovered the
> > Hatto scandal.
> > If you haven't already done so, have a listen to the sample track he
> > has posted on his site, I know you will be impressed.
> >
Well...that gives me two conflicting opinions...?! I couldn't tell much
from the available samples...partly because my PC's sound system is
several miles north of "state of the art"...and partly because 65 years
of abuse and a couple of major head injuries have left me with only
fragments of the hearing I once had (which may be why I find that listening
to 78's as such to be quite adequate...?!).

Steven C. Barr