In a message of 31 Dec 97 at 08:55:00 Cameron Hall (1:2424/3120.0) wrote
To me (2:255/126.6) about Re: Hi-Fi Stereo VCRs ... 
 -=>> Quoting Nick Blundell to Cameron Hall on 20 Dec 97 05:13pm <=-
 -=>> Subj: Re: Hi-Fi Stereo VCRs <=-
 NB>> NICAM doesn't actually have anything to do with the recording or 
 NB>> playback, it is just the high quality audio signal which is digital 
 NB>> that comes on the TV channels, So you receive digital audio but still 
 NB>> analogue picture. 
 CH> Have seen responses that NICAM is a companded audio system.  Same here.
 CH> dBX supplied part of the companding technology.
Yeah noticed that!, that's what I was trying to say but the way they said
it was clearer and sounded more professional than my beat-round-the-bush
technique :-)
 NB>> Talking about surround sound has anyone here heard of the Hafler 
 NB>> Surround method?
 CH> Yes.  However, Dolby Labs seems to be the dominant system, from what
 CH> I've seen.
The Hafler surround setup is a cheap budget way of getting surround, a mate
of mine did try setting it up and it worked to a certain extent!
Cheers for now,
Nick
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