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33.3 is now superior to 45

Personally, I've always preferred 33.3 records, as I think they sound just fine and you don't have to change the record every 10 minutes. But the industry insisted that you had to have 45 rpm and that it was totally superior and that you had to have two records instead of one to clean and store. Well - guess what? Now Acoustic Sounds is telling you that their 33.3 reissues are superior to the 45s. So now you can all go out and buy another copy of Sidewinder or Dark Side of the Moon when it comes out. I just thought I would let you know so you can rush to pre-order.

33.3 Reissues
chayro
chayro OP
3,000 posts
 
I guess what I was trying to say was that I never really saw the inherent superiority of 45 rpm. Companies like Stockfish and Opus 3 have been turning out incredible sounding records cut at 33.3. So I think the new "superior" 33.3 reissues confirm my belief that higher cutting speed, standing alone, does not make for a better recording.
lewm
13,171 posts
 
Potentially, based on the science, 45 rpm ought to be superior to 33. But there are real world reasons why 45 rpm LPs may not in fact sound any better than their 33 rpm equivalents, on a case by case basis. So, as in all things audio, "you pays your money and you takes yer cherse".

No need to fret about it.
I buy 45s mainly when I already know that the combo of the artist and the music is something I truly love and cherish. Sometimes I am floored by the increased fidelity over standard, sometimes not.
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Chayro and Lewm,
Yes, it's hit and miss I don't find that 45 RPM in practice is inherently superior to well implemented 33 1/3 LPs across the board . You're reduced to judging on an individual basis.
Charles,
jwm
918 posts
 
Its amazing as I find the original pressings in good shape to sound better than the reissues every time. The reissues sound a little cloudy in comparison 45 or 33 1/3.
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davt
505 posts
 
I love audiophilia! We get to buy the same thing over and over and over and over again. I got the LP, then the cassette, then the CD, then the remastered CD, then the SACD, then the remastered LP, then the remastered LP in 45 rpm and now! THE REMASTERED REMASTER LP IN 33.3! I am in heaven. When is the 78 version coming out? Oh, wait, I need the download, then the hi res download, then the DSD download. I can have a whole record collection and only own one album. Yep, amazing.
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