I have a few HSM records, and in general I find them a little smoother and more articulate in the treble.
Where I *really* notice an improvement across the board--mo’ bettah everything--are the 45 rpm LPs. It used to be that my gold standard was 33-1/3 Direct-to-Disk, but with the accumulation of a few 45 rpms such as Analogue Productions’ The Power of the Orchestra, A Meeting By The River (Ry Cooder & VM Bhaatt), Nat King Cole After Midnight, and some from Angel’s Sonic Series including The Planets and Rodrigo’s Fantasia, those comprise the most musical, most kick-you-around-the-room dynamic, most compellingly rhythmic, articulate, and organic needle-in-a-groove music I have.
With no claims of half-speed mastering or anything, some of the best 33-1/3 RPM LPs I have are from Universal’s Play 33-1/3 series. But then at $59.95 for a 2-disk title, they oughtta be.
http://vinyl-records.soundstagedirect.com/records/Universal-Play-33-1-3?cnt=300
Where I *really* notice an improvement across the board--mo’ bettah everything--are the 45 rpm LPs. It used to be that my gold standard was 33-1/3 Direct-to-Disk, but with the accumulation of a few 45 rpms such as Analogue Productions’ The Power of the Orchestra, A Meeting By The River (Ry Cooder & VM Bhaatt), Nat King Cole After Midnight, and some from Angel’s Sonic Series including The Planets and Rodrigo’s Fantasia, those comprise the most musical, most kick-you-around-the-room dynamic, most compellingly rhythmic, articulate, and organic needle-in-a-groove music I have.
With no claims of half-speed mastering or anything, some of the best 33-1/3 RPM LPs I have are from Universal’s Play 33-1/3 series. But then at $59.95 for a 2-disk title, they oughtta be.
http://vinyl-records.soundstagedirect.com/records/Universal-Play-33-1-3?cnt=300