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whitem8
I got a lot of them. Not all. And not too impressed by their sound quality. Lots of pops and hisses. Doesn't seem like a high quality pressing. Usually, colored vinyl is sub par.
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mighty stork
RollingFreak, I have to agree with most of what you said. I'm 59 so vinyl has always been the first choice for me since I started buying music. My collection is now over 3,000 albums and although I don't listen to every one I do play at least 1 or 2 a day. My system is old but reliable and the sound is great to my ears. Like you I enjoyed buying things I had passed on earlier when everyone was going CD over vinyl and the prices were very low. I can still find some good deals now but like you said many prices have jumped up to or over the price of the original pressing. But I have to disagree that a CD or a download sounds as good and people should just go with that. Huge differance in overall sound in my opinion.
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GasLightStreet
Kowalski, Keith's new solo album, The Cult's CHOICE OF WEAPON and as far as I know their newest one, HIDDEN CITY, all the Drive-By Truckers albums and as far as I know all of Jason Isbell's albums have been recorded on 2 inch analog.
Do you think that still matters regarding getting the vinyl issue of the album? As far as I'm aware when bands use tape to record then separate masters are made for:
- the vinyl release
- the CD release
- the iTunes release
I won't claim other mediums because I don't know if any of them have released albums in other mediums but I would think that a CD master would not be used for iTunes or, for that matter, MP3 or whatever it is or will be (or was). And I really don't know if an album is recorded completely digitally if the mastering is different for CD as well as iTunes and whatever.
It's funny how Star Wars 7 was done mostly on film and Star Wars 8 isbeing done mostly on film as well. I suppose somewhere someone will use the magnetic way of recording things.
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whitem8
I got a lot of them. Not all. And not too impressed by their sound quality. Lots of pops and hisses. Doesn't seem like a high quality pressing. Usually, colored vinyl is sub par.
I've always understood this to be a fallacy. The quality of a pressing doesn't have as much to do with the color of the vinyl as it does with the formulation of the vinyl. After all, black vinyl IS colored vinyl.
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GasLightStreet
Kowalski, Keith's new solo album, The Cult's CHOICE OF WEAPON and as far as I know their newest one, HIDDEN CITY, all the Drive-By Truckers albums and as far as I know all of Jason Isbell's albums have been recorded on 2 inch analog.
Do you think that still matters regarding getting the vinyl issue of the album? As far as I'm aware when bands use tape to record then separate masters are made for:
- the vinyl release
- the CD release
- the iTunes release
I won't claim other mediums because I don't know if any of them have released albums in other mediums but I would think that a CD master would not be used for iTunes or, for that matter, MP3 or whatever it is or will be (or was). And I really don't know if an album is recorded completely digitally if the mastering is different for CD as well as iTunes and whatever.
It's funny how Star Wars 7 was done mostly on film and Star Wars 8 isbeing done mostly on film as well. I suppose somewhere someone will use the magnetic way of recording things.
Not sure to fully understand what's your question but, about the source, I don't think it's that important whether it's analog or digital. I've heard excellent vinyl made from digitally recorded masters : Primal Scream's last album is really sounding great on vinyl, Robert Plant's last album too is sounding great on vinyl, though both albums are probably from digital recordings as the HD downloads of both albums avaible are in 24 bit / 44.1kHz quality.
About the difference of masters between vinyl, CD and iTunes, it also depends on artists choices (or record company's choice). For example Neil Young is well known for recording and mixing fully analog and releasing his albums on vinyl from the original analog master. He then does a different digital master for the HD releases (actually a digital transfer of the analog master) in 24 bit/192kHz quality (exclusively available on Pono website). And then again a different master exists for the CD release and the iTunes release. I've noticed on some albums they're slightly louder with peaks slightly limited. So in the case of Neil Young, I guess you can talk of 3 different masters, each made for a different purpose.
Now about Keith Richards' last album I can't tell what was used for the vinyl release. But it's probably the same digital master that's available on HDTracks, Qobuz, etc. in 24 bit / 96kHz. I've compared this HD digital release to the CD release and except the difference in bits (24 bit vs. 16 bit) and samples (96kHz vs. 44.1kHz) they looked quite similar (ie loud and compressed dynamic range) and the CD master is probably a downsampling of the HD master.
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whitem8
I got a lot of them. Not all. And not too impressed by their sound quality. Lots of pops and hisses. Doesn't seem like a high quality pressing. Usually, colored vinyl is sub par.
I've always understood this to be a fallacy. The quality of a pressing doesn't have as much to do with the color of the vinyl as it does with the formulation of the vinyl. After all, black vinyl IS colored vinyl.
Well I go by experience. i have a lot of colored vinyl and hands down they do not sound as good as normal pressings. The Let it Bleed clear vinyl was a big disappointment with a lot of pops and static sound. Poor pressing. I have one colored vinyl that sounds superb, Bowie's recent re-release of 1.Outside. Sounds great!
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marquess
Hello People!
Here is a subject I like!
To avoid misunderstandings, I should clarify that there are 2 main types of Vinyl LP's produced nowadays:
- the LP's produced from low quality digital sources (these represent, unfortunately, most of the LP's that non-advised consumers buy at record stores). These kind of products do only exist to catch the hype on Vinyl that exists today. Avoid them, even if they have a sticker "180 gram"...
Buy a CD or digital download, will be cheaper and will actually sound better, because the vinyl quality, as well as pressing methods are mediocre, at best.
- The serious, and professional stuff, made by top engineers, using the master analog tapes, using High-end devices, top Quality vinyl, extreme care reproducing original artwork; this kind of vinyl really, and I mean really, shows You the far superior Sound Quality of analog recordings (and You do Not have to spend tremendous amount of money in a hi-fi system- You just have to sit down and listen; It's as easy as that!
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Today I don't care what format it is , I just want to hear the song !
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Anitapal82
Today I don't care what format it is , I just want to hear the song !
This is like saying you don't care what restaurant you go to, as long as they have food.