If you have already noticed they only half speed the best recordings in the industry so you have to judge them versus the original records but they will all sound good in all versions because the recordings are usually phenomenal to begin with.
Half speed masters. Are they worth the extra scratch?
I just purchased a Dire Straits Brothers in Arms half speed master. I'm using a Pioneer PL530 TT. Can this album be played successfully on my TT? I put it on 45 rpm but there is no way to tell if it is spinning at the right speed. The speed control is working but not keeping a steady reading like when I play a normal 33 record. It sounds good but I'm wondering if they should be played on a different table. Also is it worth it to pay extra money for these? I payed 50$ for this album. Thanks for any information.
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"If you have already noticed they only half speed the best recordings in the industry..." The one that got away... Acoustic Sounds |
I've got a half speed master of The Police ’Ghost In The Machine’. The drum intro for ’Spirits In The Material Wild’ will knock your socks off. You hear the air and decay on the drums. Impact and attack is startling to say the least...the toms sound like they were in the room. I think having a dialed in Technics 1200G with a nice microline stylus certainly helps. But yeah, well worth the little hit in cost. |
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