I’m still looking for Zeropc’s original 44.1 kHz FLAC file. Surely someone here must still have it, either in standalone form or muxed into a video.

A few days ago I ordered two Terminator DVDs: the original Hemdale / Image Entertainment release from 1998 and the MGM release from 2001, in order to extract their mono audio tracks (according to posts on this thread there are some differences between them). I also ordered the original Thorn EMI VHS release because “Hi-Fi” is printed on the sleeve. For those who don’t already know, VHS Hi-Fi is a very high quality analog audio format:

Both VHS Hi-Fi and Betamax Hi-Fi delivered flat full-range frequency response (20 Hz to 20 kHz), excellent 70 dB signal-to-noise ratio (in consumer space, second only to the compact disc), dynamic range of 90 dB, and professional audio-grade channel separation (more than 70 dB).

The sound quality of Hi-Fi VHS stereo is comparable to the quality of CD audio, particularly when recordings were made on high-end or professional VHS machines that have a manual audio recording level control. This high quality compared to other consumer audio recording formats such as compact cassette attracted the attention of amateur and hobbyist recording artists. Home recording enthusiasts occasionally recorded high quality stereo mixdowns and master recordings from multitrack audio tape onto consumer-level Hi-Fi VCRs.

I also ordered a JVC HR-D566U Hi-Fi VCR, which was JVC’s top of the line “prosumer” VCR in 1985. It weighs about 20 pounds and retailed for $900 back then. JVC was not only the inventor of the VHS format in 1976, but also the inventor of VHS Hi-Fi in 1984, so they set the standard. Assuming the VCR “Works Great!” as the seller claims, I’m hoping to get a high quality capture of the VHS audio.