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33.3 is now superior to 45

Personally, I've always preferred 33.3 records, as I think they sound just fine and you don't have to change the record every 10 minutes. But the industry insisted that you had to have 45 rpm and that it was totally superior and that you had to have two records instead of one to clean and store. Well - guess what? Now Acoustic Sounds is telling you that their 33.3 reissues are superior to the 45s. So now you can all go out and buy another copy of Sidewinder or Dark Side of the Moon when it comes out. I just thought I would let you know so you can rush to pre-order.

33.3 Reissues
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lewm
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Potentially, based on the science, 45 rpm ought to be superior to 33. But there are real world reasons why 45 rpm LPs may not in fact sound any better than their 33 rpm equivalents, on a case by case basis. So, as in all things audio, "you pays your money and you takes yer cherse".

No need to fret about it.
I buy 45s mainly when I already know that the combo of the artist and the music is something I truly love and cherish. Sometimes I am floored by the increased fidelity over standard, sometimes not.
lewm
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One wonders what those jazz musicians, most of whom lived a hand to mouth transient existence, might think of this craziness, if they were around to see it. I suspect they'd laugh at us. The solos and improvisation that we go ga-ga over were mostly one-offs; they probably played the same tune differently from day to day and thought nothing of it. Listening to an LP rendition is like looking at a snapshot of your summer vacation 20 years ago. But it's all we have.
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