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Does colored vinyl sound as bad as picture discs?

I tried searching for this, but didn't find an answer.

I know picture discs suffer in terms of AQ; do colored LPs sound worse than regular (black) vinyl as well?

Madfloyd (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-13-08

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09-13-08 No. the reason picture discs sound lousy - or so i read once ... Musicslug

09-13-08 I've yet to hear a picture disc that doesn't sound really no ... Roblanger

09-13-08 Some of my colored vinyl sounds amazing, some does not, just ... Chashmal

09-13-08 I have a translucent red 150g classic records pressing of th ... Johnnyb53

09-13-08 You buy a picture disc for the picture. all bets are off re ... Mapman

09-13-08: Ericjcabrera
I have: the Cranberries, To The Faithful Departed YELLOW Album and it sounds wonderful to me!
Ericjcabrera (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-13-08 All vinyl is coloured with something, since vinyl is colourl ... Inpepinnovations

09-13-08 I've bought 2 picture disks (one on purpose, one on accident ... Shazam

09-13-08 I don't think the colour of an lp is any more relevant to pl ... Markphd

09-14-08 The issue is how good the recording was made, the mastering, ... Stevecham

09-14-08 Inpepinnovations post above is the most accurate and correct ... Dubhouse

09-15-08 One can make a case that black vinyl is likely to be the wor ... Opalchip

09-15-08 Stevecham - interested in your comments on the who pressing ... Zargoz

09-15-08 The remark about the use of carbon black to strengthen the v ... Inpepinnovations

09-16-08 I have tommy, who's next and quadrophenia. tommy is the onl ... Stevecham