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Vinyl?

I have a Rega P6 and have been listening to some vinyl to break it in but one thing I noticed is that vinyl is not always a better choice. I listened to, for example, Dave Mason's It's Like You Never Left on vinyl and it clearly shows that the original recording was poorly done.  Contrast this with Johhny Hodges Blues which is amazing on vinyl. 

My advice? Some recordings are worth the investment in vinyl but others aren't because the original recording just wasn't that good. 
naplesrich
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johnnyb53
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^^^ True enough, and it also depends on the quality of the DAC between the digital file and the cutter.

Quite often my digital-sourced LPs sound better than the CD version on my home system because the DAC London or EMI used to cut the master is way better than what's inside my CD player.

Still, I hear a kind of edge to the 44.1Khz mastered Beatles albums that I don't hear on some of the classical ones (Angel, EMI) from the same label.

wolf_garcia
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Just bought the new Richard Thompson album on vinyl…2 discs at 45rpm…great sounding stuff (Barnes&Noble!). 
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