Quality control is not the best on these. I've returned at least one and been slightly disappointed with another. I have heard that some are warped from other persons, though I have not had that problem. As to their sound, I agree, when they are good they are very good. I don't think they are up with some of the other audiophile pressings such as Classic Records, but I do think they compete fairly against many of the $30 pressings I've bought.
What do you think of the new "Simply Vinyl" albums
I have a few of these new recordings and I am amazed how good they sound. I just finished listening to Dylans "Blood on the Tracks" and now I have Elvis on the table. I am surprised how good they sound. I have other "Audiophile" recordings in my collection but the sound of the Simply Vinyl exceeds all but the very best i.e. UHQR and some 220g MFSL stuff. These things are really good, and at $22.00 are not a bad deal. What do you think of these new LPs?
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Simply Vinyl is no better or worse than Classic Records, Mobile Fidelity, and other 180 gram records; they all have some winners and losers. The most consistent audiophile label was DCC -- almost everyone of their LP's was great! As to Simply Vinyl, here are some reissues that they did a very good to great job on: all of the Dire Straits LP's, Cream's "Disraeli Gears", Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde", Derek and Dominos' "Layla", Animals'"Singles Plus", Fairport Convention's "Unhalfbricking", The Who's "Tommy", Eric Clapton's "461 Ocean Blvd", Supertramp's "Breakfast in America", Roxy Music's "Avalon", Crowded House's "Crowded House", Van Morrison's "Back on Top" and "You Win Again" to name a few. One note of caution on the above SV recommendations -- some of the recordings (e.g., "Layla") were not great recordings to begin with, but each of those I have recommended above are the best recordings of those albums I have heard (that doesn't mean better versions don't exist, I just haven't heard better!) |
I have bought a lot of these LPs since this thread was started and I haven't had any issues with quality control. No warps or blemishes on the LPs themselves. Recently I have been buying directly from http://www.simplyvinyl.com. The prices are okay, but the selection is better than hunting around on some of the LP sites. The sound quality has been very good and the selection continues to get better. Sure there's some junk there, but most of it is pretty good. I have six or seven Elvis LPs now and they continue to amaze me. I also have LPs from Dire Straits, ELO, Meatloaf, Carol King, Bob Marley, The Birds, Bob Dylan, and lots of others. For the most part I do like them better than the MFSL LPs I have. On the few LPs I have from both companies the Simply Vinyl LPs sound more musical, and less altered. What do you think? |
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