Vinyl Buyers: The Premium Price Vinyl v. Cheap Vinyl Ratio

There are so many guys who rave about their favorite whiskey that even though I never found one I liked all that much I kept an open mind and keep looking. One time at Mike Lavigne's I take a sip of one or two and decide to try Angel's Envy Finished Rye. Next thing you know I am Gollum jealously guarding My Precious, warming it so as to maximize its intoxicating fragrance, swirling its sensuous savoriness until the optimal point of swallowing, lost in pleasure as it slithers its way down warming to where we become One. 

I can't promise it will be like that for you, with the Finished Rye or with the Hot Stamper. But I am sure you will never know until you try.

Angel's Envy Finished Rye will get you an all day Hot Stamper demo. I know what you're thinking, this is gonna be one of those strain to hear it kinda things. Not even. This is more like can't believe this is so obvious. This is like you don't even need to compare, simply hear Sinatra-Basie and done. The worst one I have, in terms of the non-Hot Stamper coming close, is Silk Degrees. But with that one it is only close because the Hot Stamper has so much more surface noise. Sound-quality wise even that one is no-contest.  

The eponymous Fleetwood Mac, and Rumours. Nilsson Schmilsson and A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night, TP Southern Accents (another one so good no comparison necessary, you just use one hand to keep the jaw off the floor), Damn the Torpedoes, Honky Chateau, Don't Shoot Me, GBYBR, Tchaikovsky 1812, Paul Simon, some others I'm forgetting. You'll get your Finished Rye's worth.

I have learned from experience and almost never buy audiophile reissues of any kind any more. Not after hearing Hot Stampers! Come over some time vinylshadow and hear for yourself.  

Had a guy one time wanted to do the comparison. He likes Fleetwood Mac Rumours so played him that first on a really nice vintage original. Sounds great and I can understand why people think they have their own Hot Stampers. I have the Nautilus half speed mastered reissue, no point playing that it is digitally remastered making it the worst of the lot. Then I played him an audiophile reissue 45 that is even better than my vintage pressing.    

At this point he says, "That is gonna be awfully hard to beat."   

"With both hands tied behind my back," I replied. Having Hot Stampers I hardly ever play these other copies, it was actually hard for me to put up with this level of quality, but worth it to demo I guess.  

So then I put on my White Hot Rumours. Afterwards Mike admitted now he can understand why I say it is better to have a few of these than a pile of lesser stuff. Crazy expensive, but crazy good too, so totally worth it.  

Last time I saw the Mingus on there it was a White Hot for I think $600. Awful lotta money. But then I have a record it is a real treat to play, something I will never hear anywhere else. When people come over you should see the way they lean in, captivated by that Hot Stamper sound. That never happens with the $35 reissue.   

Come and listen. You will see.

I'd love to have Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus but they hardly ever have it.   
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