One reason records will never die

[Robert Morein]

The Interstellar Vanguard Stereo Sampler -- guaranteed interesting to any
creature with two ears:
"Voyager 1 and 2 both carry a so-called "golden record" -- a 12-inch
gold-plated copper disk that is actually a phonograph record. The disk
carries greetings and an overview of our culture to extraterrestrials that
may one day stumble across one of these man-made craft.

The record includes samples of music; nature sounds such as thunder, waves
crashing, bird songs; and greetings in multiple languages, including from
then President Jimmy Carter and U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.
Pictographs on the disk explain how it should be played. A phonograph needle
is included."

I wonder what cartridge they included.

Is there also a discount coupon for a Stereophile subscription?

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/11/05/voyager.solar.boundary/index.html

[Sander deWaal]

"Robert Morein" > said:

>I wonder what cartridge they included.

I once read somewhere it was a ceramic cartridge.


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Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy

[Robert Morein]

"Sander deWaal" > wrote in message
...
> "Robert Morein" > said:
>
> >I wonder what cartridge they included.
>
> I once read somewhere it was a ceramic cartridge.
>
Omigod! I don't even want to think about the turntable.

IMHO, they should have taken a 5" round gold disk, and engraved it with
pits, representing 1's and 0's according to an NRZ code.

[Sander deWaal]

"Robert Morein" > said:

>> >I wonder what cartridge they included.

>> I once read somewhere it was a ceramic cartridge.

>Omigod! I don't even want to think about the turntable.

>IMHO, they should have taken a 5" round gold disk, and engraved it with
>pits, representing 1's and 0's according to an NRZ code.

That digital technology wasn't mature back then, I guess.
When was the Pioneer launched anyway? 1969 or so?
From a standpoint of longevity, a ceramic cart makes sense.

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Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy