Brand new vinyl - what’s acceptable to you?
I just ordered a dozen new albums - this time all 180 g variants. The Norah Jones had a scratch on it coming out of the paper sleeve the first time. (Separate gripe - why do they package ostensibly “audiophile” albums in crappy sleeves which might actually damage a record?). I’ll return the Norah Jones. But, the Miles Davis album has a noisy spot 1/4 the way through the first track. I’ll try cleaning the record but usually don’t have to for a new album. Or should I as a better practice? (This old dog can learn new habits).
Fortunately, the Pat Metheny is dead quiet - thank you ECM! All my ECM vinyl - even from decades ago are quiet. However, my experience is that ECM is very much an outlier: that most labels will come with some noise.
I’m working my way through all the albums but it made me want to poll the group: How much noise do you accept on a new pressing? Do you have a rule of thumb for what to reject?
Thanks,
@dogberry ”l am too polite” I agree 👍 You obviously have the patience of a saint. You should be in politics. Whether your “two words” reply would have been a comment on sound grounds, or profound profanity, we will never know. |
Just wanted to report back. I’m listening to the AP pressing of the RCA Victor Scheherazade w/ CSO/Reiner. It is absolutely silent. Of course, most of their Living Stereo releases are well recorded too. Highly recommended though I’m sure many of you with extensive collections have one of these - though perhaps not the 180 g AP release. So - of the dozen I ordered from Acoustic Sounds, only the Norah Jones will be going back. Not too bad.
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mgrif104 I tried using a $30 brush that works/looks like a sinny tonearm and it removes static electricity and brushes dust that is attracted while playing , it works. I have records that have been sent out and double cleaned on ultrasonic cleaners that still has some pops and crackles , the brush virtually eliminated the p's and c's . For the price it's definitely worth trying . |
@mgrif104 that’s not bad. I’m sure they’ll exchange the bad Norah Jones record. |
