MOBILE FIDELITY ONE STEP VINYL

I think what is most important is knowing the pressing plant, the engineer, 1st press etc.  It makes big difference.  But I tend to agree with the fact that many reissues and even Japanese pressings may not sound very good.  Unless you know what you are looking for, many japanese pressings can sound very thin, almost anemic.  Many reissues are remastered and sound completely different than they did on the first pressing probably mainly because of tape deterioration or no useable master tape.

It depends. You have to know what you are looking for. Yes, even the pressings from 70’s and 80’s.  Even reissue US pressings can sound thin as well.  

Many from this period were not pressed on virgin vinyl so they can have some surface noise but they still can sound very good.

These hot stampers are way overpriced records for people who do not want to take the time to do some research or do not have the time for that matter. Knowing the mastering engineer, the pressing plant, being a first press vs reissue all have a lot to do with what you get. Better Records just does the research, finds clean copies on ebay or discogs and jack the price double or triple what they paid. They may have had to buy 4 or five records to find one good one so that is what you are paying for. Convenience. many of those records could be purchased for 10 bucks or less with a little pressing knowledge, you can find HOT STAMPERS too lmao.