Well my offer still stands, and yes I "read all about it" the pros and cons of conversion, but sometimes, rarely," THAT IS ALL WE HAVE TO WORK WITH"
So unless Sony Japan can unearth a Q4 Master.....................
Ooh fizzy! Let it stand, maaaan! That's the spirit! Let's have a conversion mexican stand-off! Conversions at 10 paces!
"Go For Your Guns baby! Get your best shot! Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh...!!"
As far as I'm aware:
1.) There's a Q8 job "out there", with lots of bass and a slightly dulled 'texture' to the treble (I can't describe it but you know that sound I mean, some 8-tracks just have that roll off.. others don't.. maybe its a Dolby thing? maybe its an alignment thing? I dunno.. its your thing! its my thing! play with my ding-a-ling!
) otherwise it is very nice and a beautiful transfer job from Q8 to digital on the part of whomsoever did it. I take my top hat off to them! I enjoy it often!
2.) Apparently there's an SQ software decode (presumed OD? presumed to be so not by me but by another member) that's similarly "out there" (that in the words of one QQ-er we all know and love but who shall remain nameless is "
awful"! I've never heard it so I can't comment just passing on the info.. maybe others here have heard the same and enjoyed it?).
3.) There's my own humble recent rookie attempt with the Israeli SQ record thru the Surround Master (which I'm not massively thrilled with, its got a lot less low end than the Q8 and a splashier top end.. it lacks the richness of the Q8 and gets a bit fatiguing on a couple of tracks where the treble falls apart.. but boy does that little Involve unit do its level best to make it as "Quaddy" as possible, the surround effect is immense.. I guess it could be EQ'd, in some way in order to get the best sound of it..? I dunno.. I only really did it to see what the Surround Master could do, I don't profess to be any good with vinyl transfers.. the surround results sounded good to me, I'm happy with it from that aspect.. point proven, case closed, we move on to better things!)
So what's your source Fizzy Wizzy, for conversion number (4.)?
I'm guessing SQ? If so, with what gear and how's it transferred and decoded? How's it sound, more to the point!
You know, I am not dismissing the whole idea out of hand altogether btw, FW.. for in the hands of someone who really knows what they are doing and put through a great decoder like a Tate or SQ-W or Surround Master or something maybe maybe just maybe there's a slim fighting chance I guess.. and then there's obviously at least one Q8 cart in the hands of someone (member here I am guessing) that is in tip top shape that could be a possible source.!?
Ah, I dunno.. I just think it's a tricky thing, given that its all too obvious the shortcomings of SQ and Q8, especially once you hear these Quads from Q4 reel or the master tapes themselves, its just an unfair comparison but to me it can be pretty stark.. and I don't know if with the deficiencies of SQ LP and Q8 if that's good enough for AF to release (I suspect not!)..
..anyway isn't this all rather pointless for the window of opportunity has passed for "Wired" on an AF Surround SACD?
I mean, now that AP did their SACD I just can't see it happening from AF.
No.. My hopes for a Surround SACD "Wired" release lay more in the Far East with Sony Japan at this point in time.. and that may be a long way off!