I have quite a few Japanese albums and for the most part they sound better than US pressing. They have quieter backgrounds, the music sounds clearer and more crisp. I find the Gold Disks album releases sound about the best as far as Bass is concerned. But Pink Floyds The Wall has the most bass of any Japanese pressing I have heard to date.
I think Bass is minimized as much as possible because of the tight living condition of the cities in Japan, just my opinion BTW.
Also this may or may not be true. I heard but do not remember from who that vinyl for records in the US since the late 60's was from any old vinyl they could find. Car tops, flooring etc. They were melted down again with all the impurities to make records. ThatÂ’s why the surfaces were getting noisier and noisier.
Japan made their vinyl for records from scratch.
I think Bass is minimized as much as possible because of the tight living condition of the cities in Japan, just my opinion BTW.
Also this may or may not be true. I heard but do not remember from who that vinyl for records in the US since the late 60's was from any old vinyl they could find. Car tops, flooring etc. They were melted down again with all the impurities to make records. ThatÂ’s why the surfaces were getting noisier and noisier.
Japan made their vinyl for records from scratch.