Do you play the same records over and over again?


Akin to my last post about record listening: Do you play the same vinyl records over and over again for their SQ, or do you listen to records just to hear the music, no matter what the sound quality is?

rvpiano

There are a handful of LPs that I turn to depending on mood.

When stressed I will play the Sveshnikov Russian recording of the Rachmaninoff "All night vigil".  The Vespers portion of that truly can calm the soul.  Similarly the Ockeghem Requiem.

When I need catharsis - Mahler 2, I have several versions but the Levine CSO is my LP of choice.

In a reflective mood the Mercury Starker cello suites are a frequent choice.

 

@mulveling 

And rock music is way waaaaay more than just Dire Straits (I listen to them maybe once a year). Brothers in Arms sounds good but there’s plenty of exciting rock that sounds just as good even (sometimes) on the cheap "Club" pressings.

I agree but I think Dire Straits (self titled) is the better than B in A in terms of music and production/SQ (The MOFI OMR is quite good). B in A was one of the first DDD CDs back in the day if I remember correctly, so perhaps the vinyl version isn't quite as good as earlier albums as it was digital all the way.

I have a couple of AP reissues of Bad Company that are pretty great, among others.

@rvpiano I never listen to anything based on SQ alone, I have to like the music.

And I do stream a lot but when I sit down to play vinyl, most records are chosen for mood/music/production/pressing quality, generally in that order as my record collection is relatively new and were selected after deciding whether what I buy is "worth" owning on vinyl.