The Beatles Stereo vs. Mono

Posted by: Sneaky SNAIC on 23 June 2015

Ok, these aren't cheap...can someone get geeky about Mono vs. Stereo?

What happens when you play mono into a stereo, same thing from both speakers?

The needle reads from both sides of the groove, with mono does this mean the same thing is on both sides?

Stereo is a fiction produced after recording, and everything is mono in reality yes?

If anyone has one of these boxes (or both) pls let me know if they are worth the investment.

Posted on: 08 August 2015 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly

Originally Posted by fred simon:

Originally Posted by joerand:

I've been doing some googling regarding the fact that the Beatles themselves worked on the stereo mixes of the White Album. Beatles Bible, Beatles Recording Sessions, and numerous others, but I've yet to come across a source stating that the Beatles mixed the stereo for the White Album. What is your source for this information?

Personal email from Ken Scott, recording engineer on much of the white album as well as many other Beatles sessions. What he told me is repeated in this interview: http://tinyurl.com/nathn7k

Didn't know that. He also worked on Ziggy, IIRC.

Posted on: 10 August 2015 by painter

I have a copy of Abbey Road on cd which i got from a friend who worked in a hifi shop ,it"s from 1987 and made in Japan by Toshiba ,i still think it sounds better than the 2009 remaster"s. i do agree that mono sounds better....