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Done buying new vinyl

Just bought a few albums recommended by a mag. Party by Aldous Harding and Beautiful Jazz by Christian Jacobs. The first has that slight buzzing distortion and dirty noise in one channel for the entire recording. The second has a two small clicks every revolution thru most of a side. The recording quality of the first varies from song to song. From very good to fair. But mostly dull with processing. The second is an AAA recording and is fair at best. Recorded too low and too muffled with flattened soundstage and dynamics. I have hundreds of 60s jazz and blues records that trounce these.
Should I send them back to Amazon?

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bdp24
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"all (?) modern source material being digitally recorded/mastered". The "(?)" is well-deserved. Who says "all" modern source material is digitally recorded/mastered?
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noromance OP
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Just played this last night. The Lion’s Roar by First Aid Kit is a digital recording and sounds pretty good on CD (evidently a studio multi-track recording). But it sounds a lot better on vinyl. More detail, air and nuance. More emotion and therefore more satisfying.  

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I buy only vinyl and quite a bit from various sources.

I say return it. (I know if the lp suffers from a poor recording or pressing issue, it isn’t the vendors fault....it isn't the buyer's either.) Returning is the only way any vendor will have a reason to improve service. I’ve had several poor Amazon experiences with the lps not being packaged properly. I’ll have to say that recently, I’ve had very good experiences. ( Could it be because of my sending the poorly packaged lps back with detailed notes?) You only have your time to lose.

I just received my copy of Peter Gabriel "Passion" 45rpm/half speed from Amazon. It was vacuumed sealed/shrink-wrapped on a separate piece of thick cardboard that was the (proper size to prevent shifting) inside of a larger box. I’m very hopeful!
realthing
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@bdp24: Do you have numbers? I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's far closer to 'all' than to 'none' (or even 'some').

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slaw
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@realthing

"why then add all the added processing into vinyl and replaying on a mechanical device..."

This is a great (technical) question. But as in all things audio that are subjective to a certain extent, there will be many answers that supersede the logic of it all.

I know you did not ask me but I felt compelled to respond.

LPs are what I grew up with. The joy of the physical medium, the ability to hold something substantial in your hands and gaze/read while listening. It’s the connection I’ve always had with the medium. It brings me great joy just to be around lps. That may be why my collection is in my living room? Just my two cents.

Getting into digital does not excite me in any way. I continue to enjoy my path more and more.

Oh yeah, and I am loving most of the lps I continue to buy. I really believe it has much to do with my Rock 7.

Happy Listening!
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