in case anyone is still paying attention , I decided there is only one way to satisfy my curiosity and that is to get a real mono cartridge. Consensus of the online reviews is a Miyajima Zero is one of the best so ordered one. true mono with only lateral motion. I've also been cleaning my record collection and didn't realize I have a lot of classic jazz records (late 50's and 60's) that are mono as well as a fair number of older classical. Ordered the Dylan and Coltrane mono boxes too.. OH BOY another thing to collect !!!
Mono vinyl, how do you know if really single channel mono or if stereo recorded to mono
I'm exploring the possibility of getting a mono cartridge.
Please, I am not trying to start a debate about whether or not that is a good idea. I simply have a question about monophonic records.
How can you tell which records are truly mono and which are actually stereo with 2 identical channels to simulate mono?
I know that for all mono records before stereo there was only one channel cut laterally into the record . When stereo came out some so called mono recordings were actually 2 channels just like a stereo record with both horizontal and vertical information but L and R were the same so ended up as mono. I also know that a "true mono" cartridge only has output from the horizontal motion and that the stylus size is different than a stereo stylus, which means according to many aficionados of mono recordings, in an ideal world you would want a cartridge optimized for mono to play true mono records
again, I do not want to debate the pros and cons of this, just want the facts about the records. If you want to debate something else please start another thread
thanks
Please, I am not trying to start a debate about whether or not that is a good idea. I simply have a question about monophonic records.
How can you tell which records are truly mono and which are actually stereo with 2 identical channels to simulate mono?
I know that for all mono records before stereo there was only one channel cut laterally into the record . When stereo came out some so called mono recordings were actually 2 channels just like a stereo record with both horizontal and vertical information but L and R were the same so ended up as mono. I also know that a "true mono" cartridge only has output from the horizontal motion and that the stylus size is different than a stereo stylus, which means according to many aficionados of mono recordings, in an ideal world you would want a cartridge optimized for mono to play true mono records
again, I do not want to debate the pros and cons of this, just want the facts about the records. If you want to debate something else please start another thread
thanks
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