Bought my first new audiophile LP...back it goes

many pressing plants (this practice started back in the late 70's)use recycled vinyl. the plants themselves are more primitive than ever (old equipment,etc) because its becoming impossible to make money given the lp's tiny marketshare. even the 'virgin vinyl' product is not what it used to be.

I just got the new Diana Krall as well- the center hole was not punched through, and the vinyl surface is noisy and distorted- very disappointing. Some of the others from Classic have been superb.

I don't buy new "audiophile" vinyl, but I have bought vinyl reissues that happen to have been 180g pressings, mostly Sundazed but also some others, and most were warped to some extent right out of the wrapper (several also had some instances of intermitent noise pressed in the grooves). Personally I like standard weight pressings better; the more flexible records clamp to the platter more positively and seem to stand less chance of being warped. I think that if you are clamping, there is no real advantage to heavier pressings over a good-quality 120g ones. To me the whole heavy vinyl thing is a marketing gimmick to charge audiophiles extra, and apparently it has worked.

I just bought the new Analog Productions re issue of Fragile by Yes. Fortunately, I have a couple good copies of this early art rock classic. This rendiion sounds very harsh. Why it almost sounds like a CD.

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-John