Originally Posted by
Natara
I have found that 'Audiophile' pressings by companies like Analogue Productions and Mobile Fidelity and I have a few are a great alternative to ridiculously priced original pressings but if you can get an original 1st press cheaper than one of these 'AUDIOPHILE' pressings then I would go for that. Of course there are exceptions the MUSIC MATTERS Blue Note reissues (the cheaper single 33rpm ones) are exceptional.
Bog standard 180 gram so called audiophile pressings are not what they claim infact some are terrible.
In my experience, even second/third etc. gen pressings tend to beat many reissues. It's the 'old school' vintage approach to mass producing records vs. the 'new school' approach. I compare it to making bread by hand vs. making bread using software controlled robotics. Yes, the software controlled robotics will give you more perfect, more consistent results, but something is missing from that cold mechanical assembly line. I call that something 'soul'.
Don't you just hate it when you cannot detect where the post ends and a signature line begins?
Alex.
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