Playin' 45's......

[electra225]

The guy was pretty optimistic there. They are also noisy, and they warp easily. They are breakable, particularly if you store them on edge. I didn't know why they settled on 45 rpm, that part was interesting. I'm not so sure that 45's were a step forward from the 78's as far as audio quality is concerned.

[TC Chris]

The guy was pretty optimistic there. They are also noisy, and they warp easily. They are breakable, particularly if you store them on edge. I didn't know why they settled on 45 rpm, that part was interesting. I'm not so sure that 45's were a step forward from the 78's as far as audio quality is concerned.

Well, as to the speed question, higher speeds raise the theoretical attainable fidelity. You'll note that 16 rpm was reserved for "talking books" and limited-fidelity commercial background music. I'll bet they did some testing and found it sounded better than lower speeds. And then the medium got used for low-fi pop music.... Go figure.

Chris Campbell