I give up on new vinyl


After getting burned yet again by "audiophile quality" vinyl that sounds like 180 grams of paper getting crinkled next to a mic, I am done. My re-issued Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd albums sound especially bad. Do the record companies buy re-tread vinyl, melt it down, and think that adding weight will make it sound new? The only consistently dependable new vinyl IMO is Rhino and the Beatles Apple re-issues. I would say, for everything else you're better off buying the old, classic pressings. 
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Showing 1 response by lhasaguy

Back in the day, 1971, I used to buy records and then immediately record them on reel to reel at 7 1/2 ips.

The thought being that records degrade over time and while the tape could have an issue, I always had a vinyl master with one pkaying to record again.

I used this process for casesttes later when they became popular.

My rig was decent for the day, AKAI R2R with crossfied heads, Dual 1229 turntable with V15 Type3 cartridge.

Vinyl will always have a bit of inherent fussiness, but good vinyl tops digital IMHO.