The criticism of the NY Times comes from MAGA hatted crazies who follow a right wing credo to the letter. The Times is far from failing, has one of the most respected group of writers anywhere, and clearly this article was written by a non audio geek...a refreshing take compared to the leaking gasbags who often hold court around here.
NYT on Electric Recording Co. vinyl
In today's New York Times there's an interesting (and laudatory) article on vinyl from Electric Recording Co. by columnist Ben Sisario. I think this forum prevents listing of the complete URL, but the piece is easily searched online if you'd like to read it.
Sisario listened to a few ERC LPs at Michael Fremer's house and was taken with the product: "I am often skeptical of claims of vinyl’s superiority, but when listening to one of Electric Recording’s albums of Bach’s solo violin pieces played by Martzy, I was stunned by their clearness and beauty. Compared to the other pressings, Electric Recording’s version had vivid, visceral details, yielding a persuasive illusion of a human being standing before me drawing a bow across a violin." He notes, of course, that MF has a state-of-the-art system to justify the cost:benefit ratio.
On the other hand, he notes skepticism by Chad Kassem (Acoustic Sounds). In essence, the difference is price per Kassem.
Perhaps more interesting are details of the production process, a bio sketch on ERC founder Pete Hutchison and justification for the price/album. All in all, an interesting 5 minute read.
Sisario listened to a few ERC LPs at Michael Fremer's house and was taken with the product: "I am often skeptical of claims of vinyl’s superiority, but when listening to one of Electric Recording’s albums of Bach’s solo violin pieces played by Martzy, I was stunned by their clearness and beauty. Compared to the other pressings, Electric Recording’s version had vivid, visceral details, yielding a persuasive illusion of a human being standing before me drawing a bow across a violin." He notes, of course, that MF has a state-of-the-art system to justify the cost:benefit ratio.
On the other hand, he notes skepticism by Chad Kassem (Acoustic Sounds). In essence, the difference is price per Kassem.
Perhaps more interesting are details of the production process, a bio sketch on ERC founder Pete Hutchison and justification for the price/album. All in all, an interesting 5 minute read.
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I think @millercarbon would have found the exact same article far less offensive if printed identically by National Review. It’s a shame that an article published in a newspaper of wide circulation that perhaps draws some heightened interest in this hobby is slammed on a purely political level. sigh. |
I have seen Johanna Martzy’s original pressings sell on eBay for as much as $6000. Hard to figure out when one can buy Erica Morini recordings for next to nothing. ://theamericanscholar.org/the-cult-of-johanna-martzy/ Frank |
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