The Suits know their consumer base, and they aim for that. Anything above that percentile is a lucky bonus, any thing below, well, that's what's expected. Don't feel left out because you don't fit a marketing profile. You should feel excluded. The person that's about to be replaced by a robot at Taco Bell, is still making payments on the USB TT, yet manages to drop $30 (or more) on a vinyl "album". Think back to 45's in the fifties and sixties, those slabs were lucky if they found even a worn conical in the groove... usual fate was a sharp steel "needle" and waiting in a pile on the floor for the next "listening session" It's numbers, baby, only numbers
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?