[Dr. Dolittle]

Mike Rivers wrote:

That's because there weren't other options, or at least they weren't so
readily available for experimenting.

Of course, but it worked. There is no definite evidence that the current
trend of different "flavors" in preamps is contributing to any better
results.


And for many of hose years, the
best music was recorded live, where I said that using all the same
preamp made a certain amount of sense.

We have to compare our ideas of best. ;-)

I've always loved the studio recordings and productions of the past.
There have been some live recordings that I like, but way in the minority.