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In Reply to: Why it's worth searching out an RLss LZII posted by jazzthusiast on June 7, 2012 at 22:00:45:

Professional audio people laugh at us audiophiles?
We insist on preamps without tone controls so the purity of the signal is not trashed. We agonize over endless adjustments on our LP playback rigs. And we dig through countless LPs to find that best pressing?
For the one thats been punched up the most? Where is the purity now?
Its a joke. People who claim this or that pressing is the best and it turns out that the mastering engineer added some boost here or there to make the LP sound the way it does. Where is the concern for the purity now? What is it that makes this the supposed best pressing?
And why do we bother? As concerned audiophiles we should go out and find the equipment used by these mastering engineers to "punch up" the sound and be done with it.
It would save us a lot of time and effort searching for specific pressings.
Ed

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Topic - Why it's worth searching out an RLss LZII - jazzthusiast 22:00:45 06/7/12 ( 16)

Is it any wonder why... - EdAInWestOC 06/8/12 08:30:31 06/8/12 ( 10)
- Yes, but - JeffH 19:37:11 06/8/12 ( 0)
- RE: Is it any wonder why... - jazzthusiast 19:27:50 06/8/12 ( 0)
- RE: Is it any wonder why... - Biff 12:23:30 06/8/12 ( 0)
- RE: Is it any wonder why... - jazzthusiast 10:18:01 06/8/12 ( 2)
  - Another very good pressing of LZ II... - EdAInWestOC 10:29:17 06/8/12 ( 1)
    - I like the MoFi issue as well. /nt - Biff 10:57:32 06/8/12 ( 0)
- RE: Is it any wonder why... - Tao 08:50:22 06/8/12 ( 3)
  - Its not just that... - EdAInWestOC 10:15:46 06/8/12 ( 2)
    - RE: Its not just that... - Tao 13:16:54 06/8/12 ( 1)
      - RE: Its not just that... - WOStantonCS100 15:19:49 06/8/12 ( 0)
Mono? Promo - jeffmathers 07:36:45 06/8/12 ( 2)
- It's Not A True Mono Mix But Interesting Just The Same - Rubbersoul-1 08:47:57 06/8/12 ( 0)
- RE: Mono? Promo - Tao 08:21:35 06/8/12 ( 0)
RE: Why it's worth searching out an RLss LZII - nutbatter 05:36:34 06/8/12 ( 0)
indeed it is - Tao 00:18:49 06/8/12 ( 0)