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Todays new vinyl LP's better than LP's 40 yrs ago?

Are the new vinyl LPs being produced today better than those produced 40 years ago? When buying a vintage jazz album, will I get as good or better sound quality from today's re-issue copy than the original copy issued 40 years ago?

Mitch4t (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-03-10

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03-03-10 In my experience, most likely not. while many jazz and clas ... Palasr

03-03-10 Good answer. Jaybo

03-03-10 I think a lot of new issues are digitally mastered despite b ... Mapman

03-03-10 In the case of reissues, it depends a lot on the current con ... Dopogue

03-03-10 I find new vinyl just as erratic as old vinyl. some are grea ... Mlsstl

03-03-10 I wind up just buying what i can find. mostly i have old lps ... Elizabeth

03-03-10 Old lps always better more air etc remember they are cutting ... Ebm

03-03-10 40 years ago was 1970. at that time jazz lps were generally ... Johnnyb53

03-03-10 03-03-10: mlsstl i find new vinyl just as erratic as old vin ... Audiofeil

03-03-10 As a sidebar to this thread... i've been a big fan of joe f ... Breuninger

03-03-10 The original lps almost always sound better. the only time ... Salectric

03-03-10 Generally speaking, no, they are not better. when it comes ... Larryi

03-03-10 Most new vinyl are somehow made with many and i really mean ... Genesis168

03-03-10 All the 45 rpm blue note, impulse and fantasy have been almo ... Crubio

03-03-10 To begin with, my experiences and perceptions apply to class ... Opus88

03-03-10 i agree with your disagreement. your experience has been di ... Mlsstl

03-04-10 It depends.i have heard head to head classic re-issue of cha ... Chazzbo

03-04-10 I have yet to of bought or heard a re-issue lp that sonicly ... Has2be

03-04-10 03-03-10: mlsstl but i think my central point is that lp qua ... Audiofeil

03-04-10 You will find exceptions for everything, but in general, the ... Syntax

03-04-10 you seem fond of telling me about my own experience. interes ... Mlsstl

03-04-10 Back in the pre-cd era there were constant complaints about ... Dopogue

03-04-10 Expectations for vinyl are high among a smaller dedicated gr ... Mapman

03-04-10 In think the late 60s and 70s were the golden age of vinyl. ... Mesael

03-04-10 By the 1970s, quality control was going to pot, consistent w ... Dopogue

03-04-10 Agree the golden age of vinyl was years ago and things have ... Mapman

03-04-10: Mesael
Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" my reference lp. Sometimes I buy several new releases and all sound dull, all I have to do is to play "Dreams" and I back to audio world.
Mesael (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-04-10 . my memory must be going. i just checked and it seems that ... Mitch4t

03-04-10 I just got the recentrelease by govt mule on vinyl, & the qu ... Socoaste

03-13-10 i avoid them,always disappointing to originals on 33rpm. my ... Playpen

03-13-10 Pressing an lp is an art and was an art back then and that ... Genesis168

03-13-10 I am listening to linda ronstadt "heart like a wheel&qu ... Tzh21y

03-13-10 I now am listening to the byrd's "the fifth dimension&q ... Tzh21y

03-13-10 Despite it being a defective pressing, geez Tzh21y