The older recordings sound great, better than they ever have. I have never had a cartridge track like this one. My old vinyl sounds new. I am thinking that it is just so revealing that newer recordings are just really overdone somehow. When I put on an old living stereo, it just sounds so analog, beautiful. when I listen to a reissue, it sounds very Hi Fi'ish to my ears at least. Maybe I need a different type of cartridge for these as I do have two Benz the Glider and a Ref wood body but they just do not trck like this one. Not even close.