Just adding an interesting fact regarding the "Hot Stamper" reference.
My local record store has had "scouts" from the HS camp, going thru the bins.
This was several years ago.
Yes, some of those $400 copies are indeed, $6 buck, regular presses.
That guy has a great business model, for those who afford it. No different than any other service, if you're willing to pay for it. Buy 5 copies for cheap, ultrasonic cleaning and one of those copies is likely to stand out.
I listen to the same amazing albums he decribes on the website. Difference being $394 and my system isn't on the same level. Just as "tubey" as he likes to describe things.
I have a fabulous run of the mill Columbia, and IMO sounds more convincing to what I believe is the most recent reissue(purchased 6 years ago?)
Rock reissues always seem to play with pumped up bass. Maybe a good thing for a Best Buy budget rig?
My local record store has had "scouts" from the HS camp, going thru the bins.
This was several years ago.
Yes, some of those $400 copies are indeed, $6 buck, regular presses.
That guy has a great business model, for those who afford it. No different than any other service, if you're willing to pay for it. Buy 5 copies for cheap, ultrasonic cleaning and one of those copies is likely to stand out.
I listen to the same amazing albums he decribes on the website. Difference being $394 and my system isn't on the same level. Just as "tubey" as he likes to describe things.
I have a fabulous run of the mill Columbia, and IMO sounds more convincing to what I believe is the most recent reissue(purchased 6 years ago?)
Rock reissues always seem to play with pumped up bass. Maybe a good thing for a Best Buy budget rig?