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On Jun 1, 2008, at 17:06 , Peter Ostry wrote:

> What about one of the High-tech mastering equalizers? If the makers
> of the best recordings use them, they should get respect from the
> "teeth gnashing" audiophile listeners which are most likely dentists
> themselves ;-)
>
> You can sell the idea as "Re-enginieering the sound after the losses
> of DVD production by using the very same gear that was used before
> the valuable intersamples reached the media."
>
> I would exchange the knobs of the boxes of course. Elliptical knobs
> made of rare exotic wood will increase the acceptance.
>
> But sarcasm aside, based on the assumption that more Golden Ears are
> mounted on the heads of mastering engineers than on the heads of
> Audiophiles I can imagine that an outstanding mastering EQ is able to
> fulfill the requirements.
>
> ::::::::::
> Peter Ostry


Dear Peter,

Thank you for the reply - Good points. I suppose one must pay a  
fortune for those EQs also...

Of course, all music is mixed and mastered for iPods these days...

ZM