I agree with 4yanx. Some of the Nautilus pressings are better from an engineering standpoint. Neil Young's "Harvest" is a great example. The bass is spot on with what one would expect at a live performance. Heart "Dreamboat Annie" is another fine example. First generation pressings are usually the best mix, but then again the first mix is what we judge all others by. I just wish that records were manufactured with the care and standards (including materials) of circa 1962. Just my opinion and worth what you paid for it.
Poco "Legend" half-speed MFSL vinyl
Hi All!
Just bought a used Poco "Legend" half-speed master MFSL vinyl & I bought it with great anticipation. This is an original MFSL (I checked it) & it is cut by the venerable Stan Ricker himself on JVC Japanese vinyl. I cleaned it in my VPI 16.5 machine & played it yesterday. The LP is really clean & I hear no groove damage at all.
However, I find that the music is rather bass heavy i.e. I feel that there is too much bass in all the tracks. In many tracks I feel that the lead singer's voice has been pushed back & the bass brought forward! Some of the tracks on this LP are on the CD I own (Poco's greatest hits) & I hate to say this but I prefer those tracks on the CD 'cuz the presentation is more balanced!! By the time I was done with the LP my stomach wasn't feeling that good! I have never felt this way with any of my other LPs even with the Blues vinyl that I own. This is very disappointing to me & I'm too embarressed to 'fess up how much I paid for this LP!
Does anyone out there have this same MFSL half-speed master? If so, do you feel the same way about it? I just wondering whether my ears are deceiving me or whether my system needs an adjustment? TIA
Just bought a used Poco "Legend" half-speed master MFSL vinyl & I bought it with great anticipation. This is an original MFSL (I checked it) & it is cut by the venerable Stan Ricker himself on JVC Japanese vinyl. I cleaned it in my VPI 16.5 machine & played it yesterday. The LP is really clean & I hear no groove damage at all.
However, I find that the music is rather bass heavy i.e. I feel that there is too much bass in all the tracks. In many tracks I feel that the lead singer's voice has been pushed back & the bass brought forward! Some of the tracks on this LP are on the CD I own (Poco's greatest hits) & I hate to say this but I prefer those tracks on the CD 'cuz the presentation is more balanced!! By the time I was done with the LP my stomach wasn't feeling that good! I have never felt this way with any of my other LPs even with the Blues vinyl that I own. This is very disappointing to me & I'm too embarressed to 'fess up how much I paid for this LP!
Does anyone out there have this same MFSL half-speed master? If so, do you feel the same way about it? I just wondering whether my ears are deceiving me or whether my system needs an adjustment? TIA
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