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I was chatting with a sales guy at the local record store and relayed my disappointing experience with the 2012 remastered Beatles "Abbey Road" 180 g pressing (which I purchased in his store). He replied that the new remaster sounds the way I describe it because it's the 'audiophile' issue (sic?!?)That made me ponder: what does it mean when someone labels a vinyl pressing as 'audiophile'? If I were to judge by the overall sound of the 180 g Abbey Road remaster, I'd conclude that 'audiophile' implies dark, somewhat subdued, 'safe' sound. Excessively warm (to a fault), with a lot of high-end sparkle removed in order to eliminate the inevitable tape hiss. The end result is sound which, for the lack of a better word, I'd describe as 'sanded off'.
Maybe some connoisseurs prefer such castrated sound (and then rush to dignify it with 'audiophile' epithet), but to me it's all ass backwards. Or did I get everything wrong?
Anyway, what's your opinion on what qualifies as 'audiophile' issue?
Edits: 04/18/17
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Topic - What does it mean when the vinyl pressing is labeled 'audiophile'? - magiccarpetride 09:40:16 04/18/17 (24)
- RE: What does it mean when the vinyl pressing is labeled 'audiophile'? - gordguide 21:29:42 04/24/17 (0)
- It means 'Don't buy this for the music' - jedrider 21:04:41 04/24/17 (0)
- Usually that it is more expensive... N/T - musetap 16:04:40 04/18/17 (3)
- +1 [nt] - Amphissa 16:56:08 04/18/17 (2)
- RE: +2 [nt] - MannyE 20:04:08 04/19/17 (1)
- RE: +3 [nt] - audio_d 20:46:07 04/24/17 (0)
- RE: What does it mean when the vinyl pressing is labeled 'audiophile'? - PAR 15:57:31 04/18/17 (3)
- RE: What does it mean when the vinyl pressing is labeled 'audiophile'? - magiccarpetride 16:09:08 04/18/17 (2)
- RE: What does it mean when the vinyl pressing is labeled 'audiophile'? - PAR 16:52:01 04/18/17 (1)
- RE: What does it mean when the vinyl pressing is labeled 'audiophile'? - magiccarpetride 17:01:51 04/18/17 (0)
- 'audiophile' is just another marketing hype term (in this case) nt - 3+4=5 12:52:33 04/18/17 (0)
- RE: I see, by your system description, that you don't actually have a turntable... - user510 11:19:26 04/18/17 (4)
- RE: I see, by your system description, that you don't actually have a turntable... - magiccarpetride 11:49:42 04/18/17 (3)
- RE: the only thing I can pick at... - user510 12:19:15 04/18/17 (2)
- RE: the only thing I can pick at... - magiccarpetride 12:30:51 04/18/17 (1)
- RE: probably not - user510 12:39:54 04/18/17 (0)
- Primarily, it means the price is jacked up. /nt\ - Opus 33 1/3 11:18:06 04/18/17 (1)
- :-) nt - Rick W 12:24:27 04/18/17 (0)
- The term "audiophile" in and of itself means nothing... - EdAInWestOC 11:01:23 04/18/17 (0)
- RE: What does it mean when the vinyl pressing is labeled 'audiophile'? - volunteer 10:19:42 04/18/17 (0)
- Don't be offended... - ASHRA 10:03:13 04/18/17 (0)
- I think it means - M3 lover 09:49:28 04/18/17 (2)
- RE: I think it means - magiccarpetride 09:59:03 04/18/17 (1)
- RE: I think it means - Jeffrey Lee 10:22:22 04/18/17 (0)