I don't know that it is a new trend: there have always been dreadful sounding records of otherwise good music. You have to know which ones you have and refrain from using them when comparing two pieces of equipment! I have many records I love that I would never ever use for such a comparison, and a few that I'm don't particularly care for as music, but which make great records for comparisons.
Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression
Hi...I searched discussions and didn’t find much mention of this. Direct me if there is a thread.
Is this just a few of the recent (maybe last 5 years or so) albums I’ve picked up reissued on vinyl or a trend by the big manufacturers (such as Rhino records etc.....not talking about "audiophile" Mofi etc.).....
-------Albums sound dynamically compressed, thick in the bass and very rolled off on top--------.
Of the thousands of albums I have.....these recent pressings/purchases have this same sound.
A couple recents.....David Bowie Scary Monsters, A new Samantha Fish Death Wish Blues, A reissue of Ozzy Osborne Blizzard of Oz etc.
Not sure if this might be an EQ that compliments new vinyl purchasers and sounds better on USB or maybe inexpensive tables or systems???
Or is it just a few of the releases I purchased and not so widespread?
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If vinyl pressing plants are being kept open by hipsters and their USB-direct-to-phone turntables, I expect we should be glad. Those pressing plants will also get some serious jobs, and one hopes they kept on an engineer who could do them justice. Otherwise we will end up with a virtual monopoly of plants that can do 'proper' pressings. Nothing about the music, record, or pressing industries makes me think that they will not charge whatever the market will bear, which will likely exclude me. |
@seekerbob my son has never bought a record, but has watched me all his life putting records on to a turntable. All we can do is to condition the young to regard this as just another way to play music. A few of them might be alert enough to the stimuli in their auditory cortex to understand that it might be the best way. Maybe we should play compact cassettes as an alternative? |