Noobie. Vinyl reissues. Am I expecting too much?


I'm a thrift shop/garage sale/flea market bottom feeder. Recently got involved with older then new reissues. First 45 album turned out to have manufacturing defects do returned it (MFSL Barber). Traded it for an ORG Diana Krall album (33) and a Cannonball Adderly 45 from AP.

The Diana Krall album has crackles on one side so I think it's going back too. The AP was great - after I cleaned it (quite oily fingerprint covered). I have had a number of OJC albums that are trouble free.

I guess my question is this - as I move up the food chain, should I expect audio improvement combined with manufacturing/packing issues? Am I expecting too much or just bad luck?
trehane

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I have had mixed blessings myself. I also found later pressings to sound comparable to the early ones with better vinyl composition. Many later sound cleaner and make a rather enjoyable listening experience on the cheap.
why not just face the issue at hand. We are dealing with vinyl and if you don't like noise such as clicks,ticks and pops then listen to CD.I'm amazed at all that are looking for perfectly pressed quiet pressings.Science can't produce a perfect LP unless we replace the tonearm and cartridge with something else. Laser players have there own set of problems with LP's needing to be kept almost hygienically clean.So get used to it,or get out of vinyl play...there's noise its mechanical and that's that.