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 ------------------------------------