It depends on the age of these old records. If they're all from I believe
1930 or later, playing them at 78 rpm would do fine. Although I believe the
were actually recorded at 78,25 rpm.


78.49 was a common one too. I think we were into the 50's before all labels
came to settle on the same standard even if many did though. There are at least
40 known eq curves.

If you have older material, from the era of acoustic recording, these
differences become bigger. On acoustic recordings the speed can vary from 72
to 80 rpm.


right, victors were really fast, about 80 if i recall.

More info about this subject can be found on www.esotericsound.com. They
also carry a line of record players modified for playing historical
recordings.
yes, it's a good place to purchase a cheap eq box for most of the curves you
run into. It's not as good as the poper preamp, but a re-eq box is a hell of a
lot better than playing these records with the wrong curve. It's no wonder so
many people think 78's all sound horrible.

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