DMM reduces the steps required to make the record stamper by avoiding the need to make lacquer discs.
Direct Cut Metal Mastering vinyl - the best I've heard
Not sure if Parlophone puts this much effort into all their albums, but this one rates as one of my best pieces of vinyl to date...
Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral JETHRO TULL (0190296688270)
- with the Frankfurt Neue Pholharmonie Orchestra
- Conductor John Ohara
The pressing is dead quiet, and the instruments are crystal clear,
- I’m not completely satisfied with the sound engineering, because instruments you expext to play a more front and center kind of role are presented more to the back of the resording and it lacks bass
None the less, Ian Anderson is his superb self and accompanied by other musicians of a similar calibre make this album a very enjoyable listen.
If you like "TULL" its well worth adding to your collection
So my question - is this a one off or is Parlophone vinyl just that good?
Cheers - Steve
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@williewonka I think that that at the end almost all today LP labels take advantage of the " desperation " of audiophiles waiting for the next version of MUSIC they like it from the same artists. In the DG recording times exist only one version for each title/artist/orchestra when today you can find out 6-7 versions on each same recording. But quality level of the last versions do not means true best quality sound that the first ones, sometimes are better but normally are not. Labels make what audiophiles are asking for at the end for the labels all is about $$$$ and nothing wrong with that because it's a business.
Btw,, i found out this list of some old DMM recordings and it's not limited because exist even Beatles DMM versions or Madonna and the like: Cheap Trick-Lap of Luxury, 1988
There are too several LP digital recordings ( mainly classical scores. ) of those times that are DMM from Philips, Telarc, Denon, obviously Teldec and many more.
Btw, I own several of that DMM LPs that I bought in those times but I really don't know if my samples are DMM or not because I don't touched by years and in those times I bougth LP not looking for the kind of mastering and the like but I bougth just because I like the recorded MUSIC. R. |
Dear @williewonka : Here some history of the DMM recording proccess that could explain something on your last post. Even that your question is why not?:
https://www.gammaelectronics.xyz/audio_04-1987_dmm.html
R. |
@rauliruegas - thanks for the feednback. I took a look at stockfish and they seem to take great care in their master production processes, which should provide a great pressing. I’ll keep my eyes open for them - we have a very good vinyl store close by, with a very good selection of labels I do have a couple of Teldec recordings myself and I agree, they are well produced and pressed Jeton is another label that excels in producing a very well recorded/engineered pressing. But one thing I find strange, is when a company like Tacet, puts an amazing amount of effort into the recording/mixing of the music and selecting the best location for a recording, but then fails to produce a good vinyl master...
The best regular, i.e. "normal weight" pressings, I have are from Deutsche Grammophon, who seems to be very consistent at producing a well engineered/mixed quality pressing without the need for going to the expense of thicker vinyl - why can’t other labels do this? Regards - Steve |
Dear @williewonka : I don’t know the quality level on Parlophone recordings because I never had the opportunity to listen a DMM from that label but the best overall quality level DMM LP recordings came/comes by Stockfish label. I own several from Teldec but are not good enough as from other labels too. As a fact was Teldec along Neumann whom started DMM LP recordings.
I think that Stockfish DMM is the name of the " game " for me due that I don't own to many DMM from other labels as could be BN and others.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |