I totally agree with you and love my 1960s, 70s records. The Rock/Pop business today is all about putting the final product onto a compressed file for a new generation of listeners. Jazz and Classical labels are into Hi Rez digital with vinyl in mind, but even this music ends up on itunes.
Who's with me?
I was just listening to a $2.00 record store find I purchased around 1 year ago. It so happened that the power was out while I was there, but by chance I purchased among others, Rush s/t lp. After I arrived back at the homestead, I realized it was a early pressing,(A1).
Fast forward to today. While listening and really enjoying this lp, I thought that wouldn't it be great if modern lps sounded this good!
No sign of compression, (Did we even know compression existed back then?) Dynamics in spades, soundstage: very, very good. Bass, yes!
So, what may I ask is lacking now? That is the quest we must all participate in. Doing our best to make record companies/labels realize that 'sound quality' equals record sales/satisfied customers. We all win!
Fast forward to today. While listening and really enjoying this lp, I thought that wouldn't it be great if modern lps sounded this good!
No sign of compression, (Did we even know compression existed back then?) Dynamics in spades, soundstage: very, very good. Bass, yes!
So, what may I ask is lacking now? That is the quest we must all participate in. Doing our best to make record companies/labels realize that 'sound quality' equals record sales/satisfied customers. We all win!
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