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Do 180g vinyls sound better or is it a myth ?

After just recently getting into vinyl and buying a few albums I’m wanting to know opinions from like minded people. Does the weight of the vinyl make a difference to overall sound quality, and to add a bit more substance to the post, does it sound better than CD ?
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Steve
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paraneer
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 Does the weight of the vinyl make a difference to overall sound quality,

Absolutely not.  My best sounding records are not 180's.

and to add a bit more substance to the post, does it sound better than CD

Vinyl sounds different.  Not better.  In most case, I prefer the differences that vinyl offers though.

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stringreen
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I agree with paraneer....I prefer vinyl to CD, and found that my heavier vinyl sounds no better than regular vinyl.  So much is dependent on the production... I have recordings with claims to Nirvana in sound to be clearly inferior to regularly produced records.  Its a crap shoot.
melm
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1. Myth if interface of record to platter is good.  Best IMO to look for old records in good condition.

2. It depends mainly on your vinyl system and set-up.
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