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Japanese Vinyl Pressing

I just returned from Japan and I must say I have fun at the Disk Union stores in Tokyo. They have a Disk Union store for all Genre. I spent hours at Jazz and R&B stores. I also like the fact that they clean the records and add new sleeves, at least the ones I went through. I ended up buying 30 LP's after going to the stores three days straight. But here is the interesting thing. It seems to me that the Japanese pressed records sounds better than most of the ones I bought here in the USA. The Japanese pressing sounds clearer and crisper, no darkness in the sound, and the bass not bloated at all. I am wondering if anyone have any comments on this, or have the same experience with Japanese pressing.......
almandog
emorrisiv
313 posts
 
I have a couple of Japanese and have heard more. They are usually better but not always,but that's life.

I have a Brubeck release called "Brubeck Gold". If you like "Take Five", you need to hear this version.Much more dynamic and much lower sound floor.I bought it online (not telling,not ebay)and they thing looks like it was in a fire. There is smoke damage on the cover and some of the vinyl looks discolored.That said it plays perfectly!
fafafion
190 posts
 
Yes .It is true.

In fact The same is true for the Japanese pressed SACDs and CDs too.

The German pressings are also much more superior than american ones
jdaniel13
129 posts
 
No doubt (from my own experience) that pressings are superior, but to me the sound is subtly more dull. Generally-speaking, t's not just Japanese (re) pressings, but Philips pressings of Columbia (Szell, Walter, Stravinsky) or German pressings of "Shaded Dogs." Enjoy, but proceed with caution. I'll take a few ticks or surface noise of domestic pressings along with the more immediate sound.
opus88
530 posts
 
Adding to what Jdaniel says, German pressings of early EMI classical records also can't match up to liveness of British EMIs.
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