Our ears tell us that multiple microphone set-ups compromise sound quality in classical recordings, and that, conversely, simple microphone arrays enhance sound quality. So, extrapolating that finding to the extreme, the best sound quality will come from a single microphone, which means, of course, mono sound. In a recent post David Derrick celebrates the sound of Thibaud, Casals and Cortot playing Beethoven’s Archduke Trio captured in mono by EMI in 1928, while the 1955 Decca recording of Blo [...]
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