Pmotz...I believe that the first release of a stereo record was a Dukes of Dixieland LP from Audio Fidelity. I don't have that very first issue, but I do have several other Dukes records that they issued in the months following. The audio quality of those first records was better than 99 percent of the LPs that have come out since. Audio Fidelity, before the advent of stereo, had already established themselves as an "audiophile" label (as the name suggests). I don't know if today's Audio Fidelity outfit has any connection with the old one. I have been unimpressed with their recent work.
What do I look for in used records?
I've been absent from vinyl for years. Actually, unless I resort to my 25 year old Pioneer SX-850 and Technics SL-1400, I'm still absent. But after reading some of the posts here, I dropped in the local Goodwill to see what might be found, and picked up a 1955 copy of Brahms Violin Concerto - Heifetz/Reiner RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903.
I'll admit, I don't really know what I'm getting with this. I'm not even sure this is stereo, since the label just states: A "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity Recording.
Is this good? There were several others that I could have also grabbed, but thought I'd ask here what to look for before proceeding. thanks
I'll admit, I don't really know what I'm getting with this. I'm not even sure this is stereo, since the label just states: A "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity Recording.
Is this good? There were several others that I could have also grabbed, but thought I'd ask here what to look for before proceeding. thanks