Todays new vinyl LP's better than LP's 40 yrs ago?


Are the new vinyl LPs being produced today better than those produced 40 years ago? When buying a vintage jazz album, will I get as good or better sound quality from today's re-issue copy than the original copy issued 40 years ago?
mitch4t

Showing 1 response by palasr

In my experience, most likely not. While many jazz and classical reissues score points based solely on scarcity and condition, from a purely sonic standpoint, I'd say the original is generally superior. However, from a cost/benefit point of view, reissues are pretty much a no-brainer. In many ways, this trend echos the vacuum tube industry - they don't make em' like they used to.

There are, of course, exceptions and usual disclaimers apply.

-Richard