Celluloid vs Condensite

[coyote]

Is it just me, or do celluloid BAs hold up acoustically better than Condensite? I have far more BAs that sound great compared to just a handful of DDs that I would consider to be excellent-sounding. Reproducers aside, it seems that even the BA "dubs" sound better (even with the flatness/muffling due to the dubbing process) than the DDs I have of the same recording. It stands to reason that if a BA dub sounds good, the original DD must have sounded even better...at least before repeated playings.

[maroongem]

I'm with you on that. In my experience I've found that until Edison stabilized his condensite surface after WWI, the BA dubs of their DD counterparts do for the most part sound better. One would think the opposite but it seems that over all the celluloid was a better medium than the condensite.
Edison's very early DDs employed celluloid and the quality is astounding. Unfortunately, the cost factor apparently made it unfeasible to continue production.

Bill