Shout out for Better Records

I'll second Rosedanny's comments re packaging and prompt delivery. Ever the bargain hunter - I bought some very affordable, normally priced vinyl from Better Records...1 used (The Band's "Rock of Ages") and 1 new (Captain Beefheart's, "Magic Spot"). It's a good on-line outlet for vinyl.

I second Viridian...my "hot stamper" cost dearly, sounded crappy and was warpped to boot..Ill buy my lp's elsewhere.

I have also had excellent experiences with Tom at Better Records. I have bought around 3 dozen hot stampers and found some great-sounding versions of many of my favorite titles, some astoundingly so. I will tell you what my BS detector has found. That many of these overpriced, overhyped "audiophile" records such as MFSL, Nautilus, Classic, Kevin Gray half-speeds aren't sonically worth the vinyl they are stamped from. I just bought a hot stamper of Michael Jackson Thriller and compared it to the CBS half speed, which is a JOKE. After hearing bass transients on the hot stamper that aren't even hinted at on other pressings of this record I had, there is no going back. For those who have a problem in paying for the hot stampers, let me ask how much you pay for amps, preamps, speakers, cables, turntables, CD players, and so on. If I can pay big bucks for these, why would I not want to pay for a recording that makes it sound as if I spent big bucks on some hardware component to make a recording sound better? Frankly, I am glad you are being closed-minded and not helping to drive up the price of these records. It leaves more for me.

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