Quad Recordings

Jeffy

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I recently purchased a used record of Previn conducting A Midsummer Night’s Dream on an original UK EMI label. The sound is terrible having a thin sound. I think it’s because it’s a quad recording. I have lots of Previn records on emi that sound great. I will not buy any more of these. A great recording of this piece is by Peter Maag on Decca.
 
I don't know how to interpret your comments. Does it sound thin because it is a quad recording and you are playing only the front channels? Or, is it your experience that quad recordings sound thin for another reason? I have many that are far from that.

BTW, I agree with you about the Maag Mendelssohn.
 

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