I thought they were just collectors items.
New vinyl vs old vinyl records.
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For example imagine dragons 1974 and monsters and men are stingy yet albums from the 70 s and 80 s are extremely comfortable fitting the entire album onto a single record double sider.
R b soul r b soul.
The center labels were removed from old records and the vinyl was then melted down and reused.
Are 180 gram vinyl records inherently better than standard pressings.
These audiophile grade albums demand high prices at record stores.
Buying new records maxwell says.
Most new us vinyl i ve picked up in the last couple of years is noisy many records look battered when you take them out the sleeve.
12 inch vinyl single 12 inch vinyl single.
We explain the benefits of 180 gram vinyl to see if they are worth the premium price.
Writing for the wall street journal neil shah reported in his article why vinyl s boom is over that.
Blu ray disc blu ray disc.
Rather than using only virgin vinyl they now began adding recycled scraps.
New release vinyl records.
March 1 2017 at 5 15 pm i had no idea that the original pressings were higher quality.
Many new vinyl record releases tout their selling feature of being pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
Hi i ve been wondering why my old vinyl can manage anything up 8 tracks per side but new vinyl can manage only 4 tracks.
Bits of paper were sometimes embedded in and around the edges of these wobbly new platters.
Rca records branded these as dynaflex citing innovation in vinyl production.
New age new age.
I don t usually like the sound of digitally processed vinyl it can sound sterile.
Digital music as source for vinyl.
Old lps were cut from analog tapes that s why they sound so high quality.
Stereo is relatively easy to tell the difference but are the pressings really that different.
I can even hear it in 80 s and 90 s vinyl.
When it comes to mastering i prefer an old pressing to a new one.
I guess it s a combination of poor handling dirt being introduced during processing and lack of maintenance of the machines.
New vinyl that is 180g or 200g audiophile is usually quieter than old lps were when they were new.