Proms 2023 Sound Quality.

[mbic]

I would appreciate your thoughts on the sound quality of this years Prom concerts please. I listened online last night, I thought it seemed a bit mediocre!
Mike.

[Barry]

I listened to most of last night's Prom, but was not sat down to give it my full attention.

I wouldn't describe the quality of the broadcast as 'mediocre', I thought it was up to their usual excellent standard; but as I said I doing other things in the room at the time.

There has been rumblings over the last few years concerning the sound quality of BBC transmissions, but they usually do a good job during the Prom season.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Why is this discussed every year!!! I honestly think if individuals actually went to the proms they’d still complain of the sound quality. This is not meant as a personal attack Mike just a general observation. The same topic is debated in the high mags as well, again every year.

[Barry]

I've just noticed you listened 'online', which might account for your dissatisfaction. I rarely listen to anything online, and if I do it is usually speech and not music.

I listened 'off air', using a Quad FM4 tuner fed by an external quasi-omnidirectional dipole aerial, and thence to Quad ESLs.

[Macca]

I think the main determinators of sound quality will be how they miced it all up, followed by the mixing.

[narabdela]

Sounded fine to me (online).

Enjoy the music. That's what it's all about in the long run.

[Stryder5]

I think the main determinators of sound quality will be how they miced it all up, followed by the mixing.

Could make it a bit squeaky?

Gary

[narabdela]

Could make it a bit squeaky?


:lol: :lol::lol:

[mbic]

Thanks Barry.

Tonight I’ll give it a go on my Marantz ST7001 FM tuner, linked to a 3 element array beamed on the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. I’ll report back.