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Quality control (or the lack there of) with new vinyl (Anyone experience any of this, I have)

Robin L

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My thought is that it's Philip K. Dick's world, we just "live" in it.

Been a while since I read any of his stuff, maybe it's re-read time.
It's always "one step forward, two steps back" as regards technology in his books. Most everything else, as well.
 

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People weren't used to hearing exactly what the master sounded like, for better or worse.

@EJ3 , the "vinyl revival" was the result of some smart marketing by a large part of the audio industry. They saw CD's and later streaming as somewhat a sales dead end where records required a minimally a constant finanial reinvest since many parts of the chain wear out or the need for upgrades was easier to push since the mechanical nature itself hints at it's need.
Vinyls problems in manufacture and sound quality will always exist. If you want dependable, reliable, SOTA sound, stick to digital.
Also, the sales [and frequent rentals] of used CDs ate into the profit margin. When streaming became viable, the value of all CDs dropped like a stone.
 

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Some CDs have pre-emphasis(a bit like RIAA EQ for vinyl) - mostly early issues, although some labels still release them. Some players do not have the corresponding de-emphasis feature. This mismatch gives a strident/harsh. HF.

Such CDs when ripped from computer drives give this result unless de-emphasis is provided by the soundcard or software.

CD De-emphasis.

Pre-emphasis in general.

A list of some, but not all, pre-emphasised CDs: http://www.studio-nibble.com/cd/index.php?title=Pre-emphasis_(release_list)

Anybody have a list of CD decks that do not have de-emphasis? Some Cambridge models, it seems.

Is de-emphasis applied to deck/transport digital-out?


Something similar applies to DAT.
 
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