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lps sound bad
Oregon, yeah, I have some older Animals albums I have yet to hear, wasn't expecting much. On the other hand, I have War's, The World is a Ghetto, very nice sounding. My Cream albums all sound mediocre at best. As for my phono preamp, I've previous... 
lps sound bad
Thank you, Stiltskin. Yes, I could add my Pink Floyd's Meddle pressing to the stinker list. I've heard the British pressings of classic rock are offen superior to the US versions.I also find jazz, classical and folk from that era sounds excellent,... 
lps sound bad
Ejlif, what gives you the idea I'm not listening to other's suggestions? I am treating all ideas as credible, I simply hold fast to the idea that some lps sound like crap, it seems as if some refuse to acknowledge that.Some have posted they can ge... 
lps sound bad
No, I'm not saying I'm unhappy with vinyl per se, I am only unhappy with a certain number of classic rock lps. I love the sound on my 50's, vast majority of 60's and even some classic rock lps.Yes, I probably do have higher expectations of vinyl t... 
lps sound bad
Sorry, meant Tom at Better Records, not Don. 
lps sound bad
Viiu and others, to reiterate, while I am new to vinyl, I am not a dummy. I electronically set azimuth, I have all the tools to perfectly adjust cartridge on tonearm, I know all about VTA, VTF, compliance, cutting head angles, cartridge specs, ton... 
lps sound bad
Artemus, I am not saying cds sound better than vinyl, I agree, lps generally sound better than cds. However, the fact that some of my remastered cds sound better than my 'original' lp recordings is evidence these particular lps sound like crap.Som... 
lps sound bad
Xiekitchen, I never said anything about Yes albums, not even sure I own any, do have remasters on cd, not that bad.I also agree that Selling England sounds much better than Wind and Wuthering. I still stand by my first Traffic album sounding prett... 
Black Sand Silver ref v Audio Magic
I saw your post some time ago, and now notice the re-post. I have never heard the Audio Magic pcs, but I'm presently running a Black Sand Silver Ref Mk.V with Wattgate Silver connections on my preamp. I have used various pcs over the years, some w... 
lps sound bad
Viridian, I have the same issues with digital. Its just that with all the hoopola surrounding vinyl I expected more, unmet expectations are a real letdown!I also expect that if we were to hear the original master tapes of many of these recordings ... 
lps sound bad
Stingreen, you mention Dark Side of The Moon. Yes, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, earlier Elton John, my Traffic albums, early and late Fleetwood Mac, some Fairport Convention, and some others sound pretty damn good. Examples of crap sounding albums incl... 
Amp Stands, Butcher Blocks Etc.
I have all my equipment on multiple low stands. Low stands are best for equipment placed between and behind speakers, best isolation and minimal inteference with soundstaging and imaging.I have my amp sitting on an Ultrasonic custom made acrylic p... 
setting azimuth on VPI turntables
Sonofjim, yes, the adjust + is what I was referring to in an earlier post. From what I can gather, the perfect azimuth adjustment can change from record to record, depending on how it was cut. The Adjust + allows one to make azimuth absolutely cor... 
incognito rewire-sonic improvement?
I have a Rega rewired with the Incognito, and I also have the VPI arms with both Discovery and Valhalla wire. In my setup the Discovery wire on VPI is more rolled off than the Incognito wire on the Rega. My Incognito wired Rega with Pete Riggle st... 
Rethinking Listening Fatigue
I agree that your power is the first thing to look at. Why, because you seem to like your sound sometimes, ie. variable power or recording quality sounds like the culprit. First of all, no power conditioner is perfect, they all have their own soun...