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In Reply to: RE: No, you weren't! You just don't understand the purpose for 180-gram vinyl... posted by John Elison on January 29, 2015 at 19:09:51
.....so that 20-something hipsters could throw their money away! I've got plenty of records so thin you can bend them nearly in half, and they sound wonderful.
I've also got some thin ones that sound so-so or even bad. The same with 180 or 200 gram. A heavy record does not a good sound make -- there are so many other factors, including vinyl recipe and pressing / plating, etc. Some of the best, quietest, long-lasting vinyl I have are the JVC Mofi stuff from the 80's (that you can see through when held up to a light). I have a UHQR of Dark Side of the Moon, and while it's good, I'm not blown away.
Switching from a acrylic platter to the lead-damped platter on my trusty VPI HW-19 Jr. made more difference than anything. EVERYTHING got quieter when I changed the platter.
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...about the "20 something hipsters". Heavy pressings have been around for quite some time while hipsters are a more recent phenomenon. Also, fidelity is not high on the list of priorities for most 20 somethings who spin their wax on beat up Technics or Crosley record players.
For all I know, the rest of your statement is probably correct.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
Which lead damped platter? There were two: the original aluminum with lead, and the later black acrylic with lead. Much later there was the all acrylic clear platter.
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