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Re: Multichannel audio listening

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On 03/08/2018 03:43 PM, Don Armstrong wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2018, Doug wrote:
>> Somewhat off topic, but I'd like to know, if anyone reading here does,
>> what to do with a phono player that has four-channel output: Four RCA
>> jacks in the familiar red and black colors. I know there were for a
>> short time four-channel disks, but I only have a modern stereo input
>> amplifier. I believe that the original intent was to have two speakers
>> in front of you, and two speakers behind you. And of course, I only
>> have stereo (2-channel) recordings. Anyone know what to do with these
>> outputs?
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadraphonic_sound
>
> Basically, unless you have quadraphonic vinyl, and the right stylus for
> the quadraphonic mode, you probably don't care about the rear channels.
> [And really, you probably want a better turntable and stylus anyway.]
>
I appreciate the response. I actually have a better turntable, but it 
doesn't play
78 RPM records, nor does it drop them--the 4-channel device is a changer.
Most of the time, I am perfectly happy with my AR turntable, but I do have a
few 78s kicking around, and some less-critical 33⅓s that I would be 
willing to drop.
One gets badly spoiled by media that will play for a half hour or more!

I will play with the output ports. I suspect that the machine does have a
quad pickup, and I will think about finding a stereo cartridge and replacing
what's there, assuming one can still buy a magnetic stereo cartridge!

--doug

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  Re: Multichannel audio listening (was: Live recording) Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2018-03-05 12:00 +0100
    Re: Multichannel audio listening (was: Live recording) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-03-05 14:50 +0100
      Re: Multichannel audio listening Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-03-05 17:20 +0100
        Re: Multichannel audio listening Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2018-03-05 18:00 +0100
        Re: Multichannel audio listening rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-03-05 18:10 +0100
      Re: Multichannel audio listening Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2018-03-06 00:00 +0100
  Re: Multichannel audio listening (was: Live recording) Joel Roth <joelz@pobox.com> - 2018-03-06 20:30 +0100
    Re: Multichannel audio listening Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-03-07 10:10 +0100
      Re: Multichannel audio listening rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-03-07 20:30 +0100
        Re: Multichannel audio listening Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-03-07 22:40 +0100
          Re: Multichannel audio listening Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2018-03-08 15:30 +0100
      Re: Multichannel audio listening Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2018-03-07 20:40 +0100
        Re: Multichannel audio listening rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-03-07 20:50 +0100
      Re: Multichannel audio listening Joel Roth <joelz@pobox.com> - 2018-03-07 22:20 +0100
        Re: Multichannel audio listening Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 15:20 +0100
          Re: Multichannel audio listening Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2018-03-08 15:40 +0100
            Re: Multichannel audio listening Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 16:10 +0100
              Re: Multichannel audio listening Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2018-03-08 20:50 +0100
                Re: Multichannel audio listening Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2018-03-08 21:10 +0100
                Re: Multichannel audio listening Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2018-03-08 21:50 +0100
                Re: Multichannel audio listening Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2018-03-09 03:30 +0100
                Re: Multichannel audio listening Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-03-10 08:20 +0100

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