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Classic records reissue - very disappointing

I have finally decided that Classic records reissue vinyl has a lot to be desired. The last copies I bought were horrible. The vinyl is not very well pressed and the sound is strident and irritating.

I put the Chesky version of the Reiner Sound and then the Classic reissue. There is no contest. It sounds like the Chesky was mastered with tubes and the Classic with solid state electronics. The Chesky is also pressed much better than the Classic. The mids sound very "not natural" on the Classic, almost overemphasized and pinched in the mids. The Chesky sounds natural with lots of air. The Chesky just sounds more right to me. I have found this to be the case with many of the Classic reissues and I am just using this one as an example.

Does anybody press vinyl the way they used to?

I am finding myself gravatating to CD more these days.

The only vinyl that sounds the way I like it is the older records. The problem with this is that the condition of many of these are not very good.

If the investment is being made to reissue music on vinyl, can't they do it with so it sounds like the old vinyl?

I am not sold on the thick vinyl either. I have heard lighter weight vinyl that knocks the socks off of the 200 grams.

Maybe I am not cleaning my new vinyl properly. Is there a coating of some kind on the new vinyl? If so, how do I get it off?

The real kicker is the price we pay for these audiophile reissues. It is ridiculous. I keep hoping for that old magic and I am constantly disappointed.

I also have a reiisued Art Pepper on Analogue and the original on Contemporary. Again , no contest, the Contemporary blows it away in every way.
tzh21y
astralography
51 posts
 
I'll just say that I am thankful that I have the record collection I do, and that there was such a tremendous amount of quality music recorded from the 1950's through the end of the 1970's. 30 years worth of listening and I am still trying to catch up with all the great stuff that was put out. Just because a record is 40 years old means nothing to me in that if I am hearing it for the first time it is brand new to my ears.

As long as modern artists are over producing themselves in the digital domain with too many edits, compression, digital plugins and samples that sound unnatural and overly manipulated they will not gain the attention of my ears. Cd's dithered down to 16 bit will never sound proper and ipods will remain the choice of the masses but not my choice ever.

I guess it's all a good argument against the value of capitalism and the free market.

Is it possible to have a society based solely upon quality?

I'm in.. even with higher taxes.
jrw40
64 posts
 
ive found its hit or miss with most new records, with a few exeptions, RTI has been very good, and the niel young , and neko case albums have great sound quality. i posted about this subject awhile back. there really is no excuse for a thirty dollar record to sound like crap with todays technology.
tzh21y OP
1,654 posts
 
I AGREE Jrw. no excuse to get records with scratches as I just received either. I tried to contact The music.com to get an RMA number so I could return it and get a decent copy. They never replied to me. What the hell is going on here?
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