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What constitutes an AUDIOPHILE recording

Lately when i browse thru vinyl at the music store or on the net I'm seeing the term Audiophile recording. Lately there has been a plethra of recordings that are 150,180 and 200 gram records that are being sold from 20 dollars to 40 dollars and they tell me there worth the price. For me if it isn't mastered or cut from the ORIGINAL MASTER it isn't an audiophile recording and are not worth the price. When I ask the person and they don't know I just move on. At the music store it says Audiophile pressing but nothing about it's source. Another question is if you have an original pressing of a recording I'm assuming it has been cut from the original master but lately I've been told by people that is not true because of volume and demand for certian artists constituted making stamps and used for mass production.The further the stamp was from the master the further the sound suffered. So my question is if it sounds good does this MAKE IT an audiophile recording?
qdrone
qdrone OP
889 posts
 
Wow Eldartford you know your stuff. Thanks for the insight. I guess to me an Audiophile Recording is a record that just leaps off the turntable when you play it.
tobias
1,534 posts
 
Qdrone, I had a warped record that did just that... had to chase it under the buffet... very badly warped :)
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
An AUDIOPHILE recording was one "audiophiles' loved to play to show off the system or to reach the highest level of audio heaven.
The "HP LIST" was a good selection of audiophile recordings.
Then the word became a commodity.
Slap on a label with the magic word on your commercial product and the seller can charge double or triple the usual cost.
Thus "Audiophile" labeling was born.
To find real audiophile music is still an arcane and laborous work. To read a bunch of labels and believe you have it easily (but, alas, not cheap) is the fools path to audio-nirvana.
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