George Marshall wrote: >Karl Miller writes: > >>I have no idea what type of sound the average listener likes, and I >>have my doubts that record companies know either. One thing seems clear >>to me - record companies like to offer a rich sound that can be rather >>homogenous with excessive reverberation. Well actually that was Donald responding to my posting. >I think I prefer clarity of detail, which perhaps explains why I generally >prefer headphones and (heresy) often prefer broadcasts to CDs. I usually prefer concert broadcasts for both the clarity of sound and, when it does happen, the excitement which can be present in a live performance versus the often more controlled performances in studio recording. >What puzzles me is that one reads about dummy head recordings made with >two microphones only, but I have been able to get hold of one. There are a few binaural recordings on CD. I recently acquired a Bruckner 4th recorded by Pittsburgh which was supposedly binaural, however it did not sound as effective as some of the older Cook LPs I have heard. Karl