"So what do these boutique publishers really use for masters?"
MP3 files recorded from the radio?
Vinyl audiophilia in the New York Times
I enjoyed this article in today's Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/arts/music/vinyl-albums-chad-kassem-acoustic-sounds.html
Some of the discussed topics mirror those discussed here, esp as regards the subjectivity of sound quality.
Thoughts?