Half Speed Mastering

I beg to differ. I've been underwhelmed by a number of half speed mastered recordings. Joe Harley from Music Matters and the Blue Note Tone Poet series commented on the challenges of half speed mastering in a recent video interview...I think with Ken Micallef. 

Recently, I purchased the half speed mastered Peter Gabriel - Us, fantastic music, disappointing sound quality. The old Classic Records PG records all sound far better. Cheers,

Spencer

Decca half speed mastered their classical LPs (London too). This was to avoid a resonance issue in their cutter system. Apparently it worked.

depends on many variables, mostly skill and execution. Direct Disc Labs had skill, talent and ears….. 

Sbank- that’s interesting about Peter Gabriel.  I have two of his albums, both just used copies for $10 or less at my local record store, and after good ultrasonic cleaning, they are among the best sounding albums I have.  But my system loves that percussion.

Experiences like that have kept me from going down the “what pressing/mastering/deadwax rabbit hole, though I’m sure there is some merit.  I’m not motivated enough to learn and remember.  It would be great if labels all said where they were pressed, though.  I’ve yet to get a bad record from Quality Record Pressing.

I yearn for a time such as when I was young and didn't know if a record sucked unless it misstracks or was outright horrible.