No, it is not "how music was produced back then". Vintage RCAs can be fine. Much depends upon the recording studio, and the conditions set by the engineer that day, and who owned those LPs before you, and how they were treated. One can never know. Also, the master tapes may also have been used to produce 45 rpm singles, which often don't translate well in modern high quality systems.
RCA Victor records' quality
I just bought three old records, I guess all the way from the mid and late 1950s. They each sound very harsh and "shrieky". I wonder if it's the way they were meant to sound? The records themselves are in great shape.
Should I rely on tone controls or is it how music was produced and published back then? Namely Elvis' first few albums?
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thanks @lewm it's 33s. I guess this is not my kind of sound. |
RCA Victor is the budget RCA label. RCA IN LIVING STEREO recordings are the only good RCA recordings, which are mostly late 1950’s and very early 1960’s, as in the early 1960’s RCA went budget with their pressings, and used poor quality materials and engineering. You can try buying Japanese RCA pressings of the later recordings, which are quite a bit better. |
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