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In Reply to: RE: quality of new 'audiophile' pressings posted by MLGrado on March 30, 2015 at 09:29:08
Record making is a crude process. It's a small wonder if there is a perfectly flawless record at all.
Also, today's equipment are a lot more open than what we used to use back in the 70s so what it used to be a minor tick can be amplified a lot louder.
Plus the press equipment are getting older and probably running at above normal capacity.
The best you could do is to get a replacement from the vendor you bought from and hope for the best.
I know it's not optimal solution but that's what vinyl records are. ( not perfect )
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"It's a small wonder if there is a perfectly flawless record at all."
Philips, for one, used to turn them out by the millions.
But there were still some duds.
No, 30 years ago and even less.
There were duds in performance and in the audio, but I cannot recall (and do not have) pressing duds. And that goes for their Mercury Golden Imports as well.
Do you know who printed those in Holland? ( I recall they were usually Dutch pressing )
IIRC Philips did it's own manufacturing.That is, except for the few Philips recordings that were recorded in Europe by Mercury, and mastered, engraved, and pressed by Mercury in the US. These were a bit problematic.
Edits: 03/30/15
or perhaps I have bad ones.
This might be the US Mercury pressing for Philips. Speakers Corner reissue easily beats it.
Absolutely beautiful looking records, and proof you don't need 2 tons of vinyl in there.
...I always prefer the bog standard version.
Yes, I understand.
I think we, the vinyl nuts, are at least part of the 'problem'. The few quality pressing plants are overrun with orders, leading to overworked machines and workers.
All in all, I am satisfied.. now. Thankfully the process of cleaning and playing the flaws out was mostly successful and I have left a very nice album.
A lot of work was involved getting there, though
Andrew
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