It’s
all about who mastered the recording. The 60’s thru 80’s pressings I own, the
mastering varies. I would have to say that even the worst mastering of the
classic pressings are still better compared to the ill non-experienced
mastering going on today. Plus, you have
analog mastering & digital mastering, two different worlds. Digital
mastering is incompatible for vinyl as they can sound like a CD when playing
them, but, there some exceptional ones done for live recordings with the new HD
mastering process. Another thought here is great mastering equals excellent
soundstage, air and dynamics, and that’s what we all desire. Today's vinyl
releases are made with some of the best vinyl weight we have seen, along with
premium grade processes, however, bad mastering tears up everything great about
today's pressings and that is the atrocity.
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?
Should I send them back to Amazon?
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