Robin L
Master Contributor
Gah. Imposters! As someone who grew up around Detroit I’m offended.
AMERICA'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL MAGAZINE
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Gah. Imposters! As someone who grew up around Detroit I’m offended.
AMERICA'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL MAGAZINE
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I had the previous AAA vinyl issue of the Beatles in Mono. Sonically, you aren't missing a thing. "Help" is essentially a mess, one side of the "White Album" was audibly off-center. The best sound was on the Mono Masters collection of (mostly) singles gathered together on LPs. Even though the mono mixes were the primary ones (and relevant for the first two albums), some of the later stereo mixes make for a better listening experience. This reissue series is basically all about bragging rights for hard-core collectors.In renaissance related news, the Beatles in Mono 14 LP box set repress has sold out everywhere, while still in the pre-order phase. Not cheap at $545, I considered buying it for 15 minutes, but when I went to window shop it was already gone. Significant because the mono mixes were the primary ones and the stereo were afterthoughts, so some of the hard-panning (especially of vocals) is quite undesirable. The mono box is an AAA audiophile pressing, but oh well, seems like I'll never have it.
Interesting to hear this from a disgruntled owner. I guess my FOMO was going off, but I needn't have worried. Mostly interested in Sgt. Pepper and Revolver anyways, and to a lesser extent Rubber Soul. But Sgt. Pepper and Revolver have modern remixes that IMO are the best they've ever sounded. I did listen to the mono mixes in digital on those deluxe editions and thought they sounded flat in comparison to the new stereo remixes.I had the previous AAA vinyl issue of the Beatles in Mono. Sonically, you aren't missing a thing. "Help" is essentially a mess, one side of the "White Album" was audibly off-center. The best sound was on the Mono Masters collection of (mostly) singles gathered together on LPs. Even though the mono mixes were the primary ones (and relevant for the first two albums), some of the later stereo mixes make for a better listening experience. This reissue series is basically all about bragging rights for hard-core collectors.
If a vinyl record surface is scanned into digital, is it still soleful and legit upon playback?
People I have talked to say that a vinyl rip sounds identical to the vinyl playback.
I don't have a turntable to compare this myself, but I have a vinyl rip I’ve compared to the digital version of the same master. While there are sound differences due to the vinyl-specific preparations made to the master, the small differences that can be heard can be EQ-matched to make the digital version sound identical to the vinyl rip.
Because, before you do anything you need to have a plan and reasoning for that plan. So you need to determine how to best scan those shellacs so that rescanning in the future won't be necessary. Decide on a file system and storage mechanism that won't will preserve all of the necessary data and be readable long term. Develop a system for cataloging the material including enough meta data that people will be able to find it through searches of different origins. Develop an equitable solution for distributing the material. You need to do all of this within the current legal framework. And pay for it. The knowledge, the labor, the equipment, the ongoing maintenance of the data.Not a TT rip, an optical scan. No TT required, so I believe it looses "soul".
We hear about precious vinyl/shellac archives....why aren't they scanned into "the record"
Not a TT rip, an optical scan. No TT required, so I believe it looses "soul".
We hear about precious vinyl/shellac archives....why aren't they scanned into "the record"
In 1977 I paid $6.35 for an album on a regular basis. That's $31.66 in today's dollars. So, you got a deal!My Metallica records are all worn so I ordered new from their website. They showed up today, pretty cool that they come with a digital download as well. Nice heavy vinyl, sounds great, $25 ish each seems fair.
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Not quality? Have you ever listened to a Top Quality, well cared for LP reproduction system? Based on your assertion, I would guess you haven't, as most certainly the Poster hasn't either...Physical media has substance. It's tangible. It's real. You can hold it. I think some people are sick of streaming. There is something to say for the vinyl experience. Not quality, but ritual.
Theoretically, these days with modern transistors and chips, shouldn't an SUT be inferior to a well designed solid state MC stage as well as more expensive? I appreciate the added distortions will be as nothing compared to the mess that vinyl is at the frequency extremes, but hum can still be an issue I remember.I feel for you
Mine is incomplete but still up. I'm waiting for the test of my step up transformer (in Amir's shop). I'm back to using my pre for the moving coil duties.
Yes, I have. It's almost as good as a properly sorted digital playback system and a hell of a lot more expensive.Not quality? Have you ever listened to a Top Quality, well cared for LP reproduction system? Based on your assertion, I would guess you haven't, as most certainly the Poster hasn't either...