[QuadList] Jan. 21, 1959 Kraft Music Hall--In Color on N-B-C

[Tony Quinn]

In message <CE78BCC4-4F6A-496E-B986-8DE194009EC4 at verizon.net>, Dennis 
Degan <DennyD1 at verizon.net> writes
>
>               On Mar 24, 2011, at 11:57 AM, sgw1009 wrote:
>
>> In 1959, AT&T did not have the capability of transmitting full
>bandwidth (20KHz) audio across the country.  Their audio bandwidth was 
>limited to only 5KHz, and in fact would a separate path from the video. 
>So the recording had to be made at the studio in Burbank, and not New 
>York, judging by the
>high audio quality.
>
>               I add:
>
>       This audio system was in place until 1977!
>       BTW, the 5KHz audio was pretty good.  Though band-limited, there 
>was  not a lot of noise present.  True, it wasn't high fidelity as we 
>know  it, but you'd be surprised at how good it sounded.  I'm pretty 
>certain  now that, based on what I know, the recording was made in New 
>York or  somewhere along the network line.

I'm not familiar with your US network distribution system, but it's 
obvious that with the *RIGHT* male voice a well equalised 5 kc/s circuit 
(and the right people) could produce a very acceptable outcome.

I may be an engineer, but I don't always need metering to tell me good 
from bad!
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