Excellent sounding LPs
To follow up on my post about “ Playable LPs” is a question I was really trying to get at. I used the wrong term in “Playable.” What I’m really trying to ascertain is what percentage of LPs sound really good on your system? I have 2000-3000 LPs but they vary widely in SQ. I’m sure you would agree 90% is not the case.
So, to rephrase my question, what percentage of your records are near or at audiophile quality?
@faustuss “Check my post in What’s on your turntable tonight?” I have looked…. It was more than l could bare not to, so l did it. I had to laugh…. I have the LP, great recording so l can slip it on for another laugh. One of my quests is an actual (but not living) “Carpenter”.😀 |
@mylogic Cool! |
Agree with dwette on the UHQRs, one-step 45s. Only have a few. Price aside, they take up a lot of space, and the packaging is excessive. For SQ, 45s are only marginally better than well-cut 33s. I don't like to have to get up three times to play an LP. Also, at least for recordings originally intended for 33 LP, the layout for a two-record 45 is NOT what the artist/producer originally intended. I am a fan of hard-bop and the Blue Note Tone Poet series and appreciate that they are 33s, but I think the packaging on them is also excessive. I have a lot of OG Blue Notes from the 50s and 60s that survived very nicely without a gatefold cover. I'd rather have the extra room on my shelves. |
